Ug Regulations
Ug Regulations
Ug Regulations
KARNATAK UNIVERSITY
DHARWAD
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Preamble
The education system anywhere in the globe is always evolving in nature and has to keep
itself abreast with the changing complex environmental conditions. The pace of adaptability of
the system would determine a Nation’s well-being. A vibrant and flexible educational system is a
sure bet against all odds that a nation could face in the contemporary world. The delayed
response of the system can take the Nation to medieval days. Against this importance of the need
to keep the educational system in vibrancy, the Government of India constituted under the
Chairmanship of Great Educationist and Scientist Dr. Kasturirangan. The Committee, after an
exhaustive examination of the existing educational system and of the need to adapt to the
changing condition of Young India aspiring for greater skills and knowledge, produced a
voluminous Document known as ‘The National Education Policy (NEP) – 2020’.
The NEP-2020 is based on the principle that education must develop not only cognitive
capacities - both the ‘foundational capacities’ of literacy and numeracy and ‘higher-order’
cognitive capacities, such as critical thinking and problem solving – but also social, ethical, and
emotional capacities and dispositions. In a broader way, NEP envisions an education system
rooted in Indian ethos that contributes directly to transforming India, that is Bharat, sustainably
into an equitable and vibrant knowledge society, by providing high-quality education to all, and
thereby making India a global knowledge superpower.
The Government of Karnataka, the most forward-looking State, and IT Capital of India
took the initiative of implementing the National Education Policy (NEP) – 2020 in right earnest.
The University Grants Commission UGC, New Delhi directed all the States and the respective
Central and State Universities to implement the NEP – 2020.
The NEP-2020 envisages a student centric educational system with an opportunity to
learn multiple courses and programmes and provides a comparable and globally competitive
educational system. It transforms the existing Higher Educational System into creative,
innovative and research oriented system. In addition to the traditional and time-tested system of
continuing with the 3-year educational programme, the NEP provides an opportunity to the
young minds to move up the ladder of knowledge stream by entering into the Honors and
Research qualifications. The under-graduate four-year programmes create a better avenue for
higher-degree study at Master's / Ph.D. level and also demonstrate to prospective employers a
higher capacity for independent learning and research, along with enhanced problem-solving,
critical thinking, independent learning and communication.
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The Karnatak University, Dharwad, an educational base of North Karnataka and premier
State University and NAAC Rated University, has a history of latching all contemporary changes
and developments which are student-centric and society-growth oriented. The NEP-2020 needs
the whole-hearted co-operation and support of galaxy of academia and educationist. Hence, the
University constituted a Committee under the Chairmanship of incumbent Vice-Chancellor Prof
K. B. Gudasi to frame regulations for all undergraduate programmes under the umbrella of NEP-
2020. These Regulations shall be known as Regulations Governing Under-Graduate Programmes
under NEP-2020 of Karnatak University, Dharwad.
The Salient Features of the Four Years Under Graduate Programmes
a. It is a Choice Based Credit System under Semester Scheme.
b. The programmes comprise of about 50% Discipline Specific Core Courses as Major
subjects, 20% Discipline Specific Core Courses / Multi-Discipline Specific Courses as
Minor courses, and remaining 30% Ability Enhancement Compulsory Courses, Skill
Enhancement Courses along with Open Elective Courses.
c. The relative importance of Courses of the study is measured in terms of credits.
d. The programme permits horizontal mobility in course selections and vertical growth in
the core courses.
e. The students shall take part in value-based activities.
f. The declaration of result is based on Aggregate Percentage of marks obtained and
Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) earned.
g. The candidate has an option to exit after TWO, FOUR and SIX semesters of the
programme and shall be awarded Certificate, Diploma, and General Degree, respectively
with a provision to reenter and complete the degree.
h. There is a provision to transfer the credits earned by the candidate during transfer from
one institution to other.
i. The programme permits the consideration of credits earned from SWAYAM and other
platforms recognized by the University.
j. The Programme has special provisions for independent learners to earn additional
credits from inter / intra disciplinary subjects apart from mandatory credits.
Definitions: In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires:
i. “University” means Karnatak University, Dharwad
ii. “College” means the Higher Education Institution affiliated to University.
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iii. “Programme” or “Programme of study” means a higher education programme pursued
for a degree specified by the Commission under sub-section (3) of section 22 of the
University Grants Commission Act, 1956 (3 of 1956).
iv. “Discipline” means faculty viz. Arts, Social Science, Science, Commerce, Management, etc.
v. “Course” means subject or paper having specified units which go to comprise a specified
programme of study. A course may be designed to comprise lectures/
tutorials/laboratory work/ field work/ project work/ vocational training / viva /
seminars/ term papers / assignments / presentations/ self-study/internship etc. or a
combination of some of these.
vi. “Credit” means the standard methodology of calculating teaching hours of the course per
week in the semester system.
vii. “Candidate” means, a person seeking admission or appearing for examination to the
Under Graduate Programme.
viii. “Student” means a person admitted to, and pursuing, a specified credit-based
course/programme of study in a higher education institution.
ix. “BoS” means Board of Studies in the various courses.
1. TITLE AND COMMENCEMENT
a. These regulations shall be called “Regulations Governing Four-Year Undergraduate
Programmes as per NEP-2020” for the Karnatak University, Dharwad.
b. These regulations are framed as per section 44(1c) of K.S.U. Act 2000 for introduction of
Programmes.
c. As per Section 44(3) of K.S.U. Act 2000, these Regulations shall come into effect from the
academic year: 2021-22 after H.E. the Chancellor’s assent.
2. UNDER GRADUATE PROGRAMMES OFFERED (U. G. Degrees in Honors)
2.1: Faculties of Arts and Social Sciences.
a. Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
b. Bachelor of Performing Arts- Music (B.P.A. (Music))
c. Bachelor of Visual Arts (B.V.A.)
d. Bachelor of Tourism and Travel Management (B.T.T.M.)
e. Bachelor of Social Work (B.S.W.)
f. Bachelor of Science in Hotel Management (B.Sc.(HM))
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g. Any other Programme introduced by the University from time to time
2.2: Faculty of Science
a. Bachelor of Science(B.Sc.)
b. Bachelor of Science in Pulp and Paper (B.Sc.-Pulp & Paper)
c. Bachelor of Computers Applications (B.C.A.)
d. Bachelor of Audiology and Speech Language Pathology(B.A.S.L.P.)
e. Any other Programme introduced by the University from time to time
2.3: Faculty of Commerce
a. Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.)
b. Bachelor of Commerce in Corporate Secretariatship ( B.Com.(CS) )
c. Any other Programme introduced by the University from time to time
2.4: Faculty of Management
a. Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.)
b. Any other Programme introduced by the University from time to time
3. SEMESTER SYSTEM, DURATION OF THE PROGRAMMES, REQUIREMENTS AND
OPTIONS:
3.1: All the under graduate degree programmes shall have eight semesters duration unless
specified otherwise.
3.2: Each academic year shall have two semesters; odd and even semesters.
3.3: Each semester shall have 16 weeks (06 days per week system) with 90 working days
(excluding Sundays and other holidays).
3.4: The Programme shall have multiple exit option at the end of TWO/FOUR/SIX semesters
(ONE, TWO, or THREE academic years respectively) with the award of Certificate,
Diploma and General Degree.
3.5: The candidate availing exit option shall reenter the programme at the beginning of any
academic year to complete the degree with the prevailing syllabi.
3.6: All candidates shall be awarded Bachelor’s degree with Honors on successful completion
of EIGHT semesters (FOUR academic years) undergraduate programme.
4. PROGRAMME STRUCTURE
4.1: Each programme shall have three components, viz., i) Discipline Specific Core Courses
(DSCC) ii) Elective Courses (EC) and iii) Ability Enhancement Courses (AEC), as given in
Annexures-1(A, B, C, D, E & F) (Course means subject / paper).
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a) DSCC: DSCC are Compulsory Core Courses of the programme.
b) EC: Elective Courses shall have three categories, viz., Discipline Specific Core Elective
(DSE) Courses, Open Elective Course (OEC), Dissertation/ Research Project, Vocational
Course, and Internship.
i. DSE: Elective courses offered under the core discipline of the study are Discipline
Specific Core Elective (DSE).
ii. Open Elective Course (OEC): An elective course chosen from any other
discipline/subject, with an intention to seek exposure beyond core course / discipline
is called Open Elective Course in all the programmes.
The student shall select any one OEC in the given semester, other than his / her DSCC
across the disciplines from the Annexure 2.
A student can opt to study the OEC from the same subject in all the 04 semesters or
can choose different OECs in every semester.
iii. Dissertation / Research Project: An elective course designed to acquire special /
advanced knowledge; such as supplement study / support study to a project work, and
a candidate shall study such a course on his / her own, with an advisory support of a
teacher / faculty member is called Dissertation / Research project.
iv. Vocational Courses: Vocational course refers to instructional and hands-on training
programs / courses that focus on the skills required for a particular job function or trade for
various programmes mentioned in the Annexure -1(A, B, C, D, E & F).
v. Internship: It shall be a short term internship of 10-15 days in 6th semester and long
term internship of about 30 days in lieu of Dissertation / Research project work in 8th
semester for a job training in a suitable organization or hands on training or activity based
course at college level in order to gain work experience or to satisfy the requirements for a
qualification.
c) Ability Enhancement Courses (AEC): The Ability Enhancement Courses (AEC) shall
be of two kinds: i) Ability Enhancement Compulsory Courses (AECC) and ii) Skill
Enhancement Courses (SEC).
i. Ability Enhancement Compulsory Courses (AECC): Environmental Study, Indian
Constitution, English and Modern Indian languages (MIL) / Modern European
Language Communications (MEL) are AECCs. (Annexure - 3).
Environmental Study and Indian Constitution are mandatory.
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A Student shall study Kannada as a First Language and any one of MIL/MEL as second
language.
The student may continue to study the same language or may choose different
language in the second year. The student may opt for any language listed in the
Annexure-3 even if the student has not studied that language at PUC or equivalent
level.
Those who have not studied Kannada up to PUC / 10+2 Level shall study
Functional Kannada (simple Kannada) in I semester and can opt the same subject or
other MIL/MEL which may be continued till 4th semester. However, they may change
the languages every year. With the permission of the University, a student may opt for
any other language listed in the Annexure-3 even if the student has not studied that
language at PUC or equivalent level.
P.S.: 1) A deaf/spastic/mentally retarded/visually impaired/learning deficiency
student shall be exempted from learning any one of the languages like
English or MIL.
2) MIL means the languages mentioned in VIII Schedule of the Constitution of
India.
ii. Skill Enhancement Courses (SEC): These courses shall be chosen from a pool of
courses designed to provide value-based and skill-based knowledge and should
contain lab/hands-on training/ fieldwork (Annexure 4).
d) Special provisions for learners:
i. Fast track completion of 03/04- Year degree programme: The students who wish
to complete the undergraduate programmes faster may do so by completing the
different courses equal to the required number of credits and fulfilling all other
requirements in N-1 semesters (where N is the number of semesters of an
undergraduate programme). This facility is available for undergraduate programmes
with a minimum duration of three years or six semesters.
For example, a student may obtain his/her Six Semesters Bachelor’s degree, after
successfully completing five semesters of the programme, provided he/she has
earned required/ prescribed number of credits and fulfills all other requirements for
awarding the degree.
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Likewise, a student may obtain his/her Eight Semesters Bachelor’s degree with
honors, after successfully completing seven semesters of the programme, provided
he/she has earned required number of credits and fulfills all other requirements for
awarding the Bachelor’s degree with honors.
ii. Slow track completion of 03/04- Year degree programme: The students may
complete the undergraduate programme in slow track. They may pursue the three
years or six semester programme in 4 to 5 years and four years or eight semester
programme in 5 to 6 years.
Hence, the higher education institutions have to admit candidates not only for
programmes, but also for subjects or courses. But the new admissions are generally
made in the beginning of an academic year.
However, these provisions(4.1(d) i& ii) are applicable only for those students
taking admission for the 5th and 7th semesters of the 3 and 4 years undergraduate
programmes, respectively. Further, these options shall be applicable only after issue
of guidelines/ notification from the Regulatory authorities / University.
iii. Earning additional credits: The student shall have an option to study any number
of additional OEC/SEC from SWAYAM or similar platforms recognized by the
University.
4.2: DSCC: a. Students of B.A. and B.Sc. shall choose any two DSCC from 1 to 4 semesters
(Annexure-5 A & B). Among such two DSCCs, the student shall select one DSCC as
Major and other as Minor course in 5th and 6th semesters. DSCC other than the discipline
of the programme shall be considered as Minor and the DSCC belonging to the concerned
discipline shall be considered as the Major or Minor course.
Illustration:
i. Case 1 in B.Sc.: If the student opts Anthropology from Social Science Discipline as
one DSCC and Chemistry from Science Discipline as another DSCC in 1 to 4
semesters, Anthropology shall be considered as Minor and Chemistry as Major in
5th and 6th semesters.
ii. Case 2 in B.A.: If the student opts Statistics from Science Discipline as one DSCC
and Economics from Social Science Discipline as another DSCC in 1 to 4 semesters,
Statistics shall be considered as Minor and Economics as Major in 5th and 6th
semesters.
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iii. Some of the courses are allowed as Minor courses only (Annexure-5 A & B).
b. The student shall continue to study the previously opted Major course in 7th and 8th
semesters.
c. Once the DSCC is chosen, there shall not be any provision for change of DSCC.
d. For other programmes, Board of Studies (BoS) of the respective programmes shall
decide the DSCCs.
4.3: Each course shall have two components i) Lecturing (L) and ii) Tutorial (T)/ Practical (P).
Tutorial consists of participatory discussions, seminar presentations, desk work, etc. by
the students of the respective courses.
P.S: There shall be no tutorial for Practical subjects and the courses having 2 credits.
4.4: Credit system of the programme: Each 04-year programme shall have a minimum of 186
credits as mentioned in the Annexures-1 (A, B, C, D, E & F). Credit means the unit by
which a course is measured.
a) 1 hour lecture or 1 hour tutorial per week is equal to 1 credit and that of 2 hours
practical is equal to 1 credit. Tutorial is not mandatory for all the courses. However, the
concerned BoS shall decide the necessity for any Course.
b) Courses with 3 to 6 credits shall be evaluated for 100 marks and courses with less than
3 credits, including practical, shall be evaluated for 50 marks.
5. WORKLOAD FOR TEACHERS
5.1: Each theory session may have up to a maximum of 60 students, extendable to 70 students
for B.A., B.Com. and B.Sc. programmes; up to a maximum of 40 students extendable to 45
students for other programmes irrespective of DSCC, DSE, SEC, OEC, Vocational and
AECC in the class rooms.
5.2: For a practical batch, each 14 students shall have one teacher.
5.3: To determine a teacher’s work load one hour theory/tutorial/practical class shall be
considered equal to one hour work load.
6. ADMISSION PROCEDURE
6.1: Invitation of Applications:
a) The University shall issue a notification for admission to various UG Programmes for all
odd semesters soon after the announcement of PUC II year / 10+2 results.
b) Admissions shall be purely based on merit cum roster as per the norms of Government of
Karnataka issued from time to time.
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c) Academic year normally commences in the month of June every year. The exact date for
commencement of academic year shall be decided by the University.
d) Affiliated colleges shall admit students for each programme not exceeding the approved
intake. Prior approval from the University is mandatory in case the admissions exceed
approved limit.
6.2: ELIGIBILITY: A candidate who has passed two-year Pre-University Course (PUC)
Examination conducted by Pre-University Education Board, Government of Karnataka, or
10+2 Examination conducted by CBSE or equivalent examinations by any Other State
or any other recognized Board / Department shall be eligible for admission to First
Semester U.G. Programme.
a) For B.Sc. Programmes, a candidate who has passed PUC / 10+2 with Science or
Diploma in Paramedical Courses (not less than 2-year duration) shall be eligible for
admission.
i. A candidate opting life science subjects like Botany, Zoology, Biotechnology,
Genetics, Microbiology, Anthropology, Psychology, Home Science, etc, as DSCC in
the B.Sc. Programme must have studied Physics, Chemistry, and Biology as
prerequisite subjects at the qualifying examination.
ii. A candidate opting subjects like Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics as DSCC
must have studied Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics as prerequisite subjects
at the qualifying examination.
iii. A candidate opting Statistics as DSCC for B.Sc. degree must have studied Statistics
or Mathematics as prerequisite subject at the qualifying examination.
iv. A candidate opting subjects like Geology and Forensic Science as DSCC must have
studied at least two science subjects as prerequisite subjects at the qualifying
examination.
v. A student of Diploma in Paramedical Course is eligible for Chemistry and any
other Life Science subjects as DSCC.
vi. For other B.Sc. degree programmes such conditions shall not apply.
b) For B.C.A. Programme, a candidate with PUC/10+2 Science or Commerce with
Mathematics / Business Mathematics / Accountancy / Computer Science or 3-year
Diploma with Computer Science / Information Science or 2-year JOC / ITI with
Computer Science, shall be eligible.
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c) For B.Com. Programme, a candidate with PUC/10+2 Commerce/Science/ Arts or 3-
year Diploma or 2-year JOC/ITI with Commerce related subjects shall be eligible.
Further:
i. The successful candidates of 3-year Diploma in Commercial Practice run by
the Department of Technical Education, Govt. of Karnataka, are eligible to
seek lateral admission directly to B.Com. III Semester, subject to compliance
with other regulations applicable to candidates of B.Com. I and II Semesters.
This is not applicable for other Diploma courses and hence such candidates
shall get admission to I semester.
ii. A candidate with PUC/10+2 Science/Arts shall have to study additional
subjects as prescribed by BoS in Commerce.
d) For B.Com (CS) Programme, a candidate of PUC / 10+2 with Commerce/ Arts/ Science
or 3 years or 2 years JOC / ITI in which a candidate studied Mathematics / Statistics /
Commerce as one of the subjects shall be eligible.
Further, a candidate having 03 years Diploma in Computer Science / any branch of
Diploma in Engineering with Mathematics as one of the subjects shall be eligible.
e) For B.A. /B.B.A. / B.P.A (Music). / B.V.A. / B.S.W/B.Sc. (H.M). / B.A.S.L.P.
Programmes: A candidate with PUC / 10+2 of any stream or 3-year Diploma Course
with any subject or 2-year JOC / ITI of any subject shall be eligible.
6.3: Admission Eligibility for Second and Subsequent Semesters:
a) All U G. Programmes shall have carryover system up to 8th semester (for Honors without
research Programme). The admission conditions are:
i. 75% attendance shall be mandatory for each semester and for each course to appear
for semester-end examination. Further, 20% attendance shall be condoned for the
students participating/involved in Co-curricular/Extra-Curricular activities like
NCC/NSS/Sports/Cultural Activities/Study Tours/Field Work/Seminars, etc., with
prior permission of the Principal of the College in writing.
ii. Candidates with 75% attendance but failing to appear for semester-end examination
shall also be eligible to seek the admission for immediate higher semester.
iii. Mere submission of application by the candidate to appear for examination without
75% attendance shall not be eligible for higher semester.
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iv. Candidates not submitting examination application forms but maintaining 75%
attendance shall not be eligible for admission to higher semester.
v. If the candidate appears for II semester end examination and discontinued for III
semester and wishes to take admission for IV semester in future, such candidates
shall not be allowed for IV semester. Such candidate shall again seek admission to III
semester as per University schedule. This is also applicable to other odd semesters.
vi. A candidate who does not satisfy the requirement of 75% attendance even in one
Course (subject/paper) shall not be permitted to take the University examination of
that semester and he/she shall seek re-admission to that Semester in a subsequent
year as per University schedule.
vii. Eligibility for admission to Bachelor’s Degree (Honors) with Research: A
candidate seeking admission to a Bachelor’s degree (Honors / Research) in a specified
field of learning shall have passed the relevant three-year bachelor’s degree with
minimum CGPA of 7.5 is eligible to continue the fourth year undergraduate
programme.
viii. There shall be a provision for carryover system from 7th to 8th semester, subject to the
fulfillment of 75% attendance in each Course and submitting the examination
application form.
ix. A candidate can seek admission to the 7th Semester in any College running Honors /
Research Programme subject to the availability of intake capacity of such Major
Courses in the College.
6.4: Medium of instruction:
The medium of instruction shall be Kannada/English as decided by the concerned BoS.
However, the candidate can write the examination either in English or Kannada.
6.5: Change of Programme:
Every U. G. Programme is specific in nature and hence, there shall not be any provision to
change the programme.
6.6: Change of subject / DSCC
a) The Change of MIL/MEL subject shall be governed by the Regulation as stated in
4.1(c)(i)).
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b) The DSCC chosen for I semester for B.A. and B.Sc. shall remain same for all other
semesters as per programme structure and hence, there shall not be any provision to
change the DSCC.
6.7: Change of College/Transfer
a) Candidate shall be permitted for change of college only for the odd semesters by seeking
admission within the stipulated period mentioned in the admission notification with the
due consent from both the colleges. There shall not be any provision for transfer/change
of college for even semesters. Further, lower semester examination failure/MPC
candidates are not eligible for transfer/change of college within the Karnatak University’s
affiliated colleges.
b) The same shall be applicable for the candidate seeking transfer from the colleges of other
University within or outside the state or country by producing the eligibility certificate
issued by Karnatak University with the confirmation of similarity of the programmes
with each other. Other conditions shall be same as in 6.7(a).
c) Such transfer of admission shall be within the intake capacity of the respective class/
subject of the respective College.
d) The Degree of 3 or 4 years shall be awarded from the University where the candidate has
earned a minimum 50% of the credits prescribed for the programme.
7: Examination
7.1: The prescribed courses of 3 to 6 credits shall be evaluated for 100 marks and that of less
than 3 credits, including practical, shall be evaluated for 50 marks. The project work /
dissertation shall have 6 credits and be evaluated for 100 marks.
7.2: There shall be a continuous assessment of the student. For this purpose, semester
examination is divided into two components:
a. Theory papers / SEC as theory:
i. Formative (Internal) Assessment - examinations conducted by the College for 40%
of maximum marks allotted for each Course; and
ii. Summative (Semester-end) written examination conducted by University after
16th week of the commencement of semester for 60% of the maximum marks
allotted for each Course.
b. Practical / SEC as Practical:
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i. Formative (Internal) Assessment - examinations conducted by the College for
50% of maximum marks allotted for each course in 14th week of the
commencement of semester; and
ii. Summative (Semester-end) written examination conducted by University after
16th week of the commencement of semester for 50% of the maximum marks
allotted for each Course
7.3: Formative( Internal Assessment (IA) ) examinations:
Theory Papers / SEC as Theory: The College shall conduct IA examination for theory
subjects in the 8th week for 10%, 12th week for another 10% of maximum marks allotted
for each Course. Duration of examination shall be 1 hour each, 10% shall be allotted for
Case study / Assignment / Field work / Project work/ Activity etc and the remaining 10% shall
be for seminar on the course.
i. Practical : The College shall conduct IA examination for practical paper in the 14th week
for 50% of maximum marks allotted for each Course. Duration of examination shall be 3
hours.
ii. SEC as Practical: The College shall conduct IA examination for SEC paper in the 14th
week for 50% of maximum marks allotted for each Course. Duration of examination
shall be 2 hours.
iii. Project work /dissertation: The College shall conduct written IA examination for
Project work /dissertation in the 14th week for 50% of maximum marks allotted for each
Project work /dissertation. Duration of examination shall be 1 hour.
iv. The Course teacher shall display the marks on notice board within 4 days after IA
examination and allow the student for verification of IA Booklet if he/she wishes.
Grievances shall be solved by the Course teacher and in complicated cases by the
Principal/ representative of Principal as per internal mechanism of the College.
v. There shall not be any provision for improvement of IA marks or for remaining absent.
However, IA exam shall be conducted for students who remained absent due to
participation in the events related to co curricular / curricular activities conducted by
recognized organizations.
vi. The College shall submit the IA marks to the University if student satisfies 75%
attendance in the semester and shall be eligible to appear for semester-end examination.
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vii. The mode of conducting semester end examination for discipline specific SEC shall be
decided by the respective BoS.
7.4: Summative (Semester-end) examination:
The semester-end examination, for 60% of maximum marks allotted for each theory paper,
shall be conducted by the University after 16th week of the commencement of the semester.
The University shall conduct the semester-end examination for either odd or even semesters
but not both simultaneously, unless otherwise specified.
i. Duration of theory examination shall be 02hours for 100 marks per Course (including IA
marks) having 3 to 6 credits.
ii. Duration of theory examination shall be 1 hour for 50 marks Course (including IA marks)
having the credits of less than 3.
iii. Duration of practical examination shall be 3 hours for 50 marks Course (including IA
marks) having the credits of less than 3.
iv. SEC as practical, the duration of practical examination shall be 2 hours for 50 marks
Course (including IA marks) having the credits of less than 3.
v. Each Faculty in consultation with the concerned BoS, shall decide the pattern of question
paper for uniformity for all the core courses and elective courses.
vi. Question papers shall be prepared by a team of members of respective Board of
Examiners (BoE).
vii. Concerned BoE shall decide the scheme of valuation of both theory and practical courses.
viii. There shall be a single valuation for theory papers from the members of concerned BoE
under the supervision of moderator who is in turn under the supervision of Chairman of
BoE.
ix. Practical/evaluation of project/dissertation work/Field Work assessment shall be
conducted before the commencement of theory examination at the concerned colleges by
two examiners; one from the same college as internal examiner and other from other
colleges appointed by University as external examiner. There may be two external
examiners but not two internal examiners to conduct the examination. A pair of
examiners shall conduct practical examinations for two batches per day having a
maximum of 12 students in each batch.
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x. The SEC offered from NSQF shall be evaluated by them. However, the SEC offered by the
University shall be evaluated for 50 marks as per the guidelines / methodology issued by
the University from time to time.
7.5: Passing criteria
a) A candidate has to score 40% in each course including the IA marks for passing the
course, subject to the condition that:
i. There shall be no minimum or separate passing marks for the IA examination. The
candidate has to score minimum 40% in the semester-end examination (Ex. for 100
marks paper; 40 IA + 60 semester-end exam and hence, minimum 24 marks for
semester-end exam required). If candidate scores 40% by cumulating marks from IA and
semester-end examination but fails to score 40% from the semester-end examination,
such candidate shall be declared as fail.
ii. If the course is having both theory and practical, candidate has to pass both theory and
practical independently. If the candidate fails in practical and passes in theory
examination, such candidate shall reappear for practical examination only and vice
versa.
iii. In all cases of failure in particular course, IA marks shall be protected and carried
forward; and the candidate need not reappear for IA examinations in such cases.
b) On successful scoring of minimum 40% in all courses, the candidate shall be declared
pass in the programme in that semester.
c) On successful scoring of minimum 40% in all courses and all the semesters, the candidate
shall be declared pass in the entire programme.
7.6: Percentage and Grading
a) If P is the percentage of marks secured (IA + semester end score) by the candidate in a
course which is rounded off to the nearest integer, the grade point (GP) earned by the
candidate in that course will be given as below:
Percentage (%) Grade(GP) Percentage (%) Grade(GP)
40 4.0 71-75 7.5
41-45 4.5 76-80 8.0
46-50 5.0 81-85 8.5
51-55 5.5 86-90 9.0
56-60 6.0 91-95 9.5
61-65 6.5 96-100 10.0
66-70 7.0
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Grade point of less than 4 shall be considered as fail in the course, hence, GP=0 and for
the absent candidate also GP=0.
b) A student’s level of competence shall be categorized by grade point (GP), Semester Grade
Point Average (SGPA) and Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of the programme.
c) Semester Grade Point Average (SGPA): The SGPA is a ratio of sum of the number of
Credit Grade Points scored from all the courses (subject) of given semester to the total
credits of such semester in which the candidate studied.
(Credit Grade Points of each course = Credits x GP)
d) Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA): It is calculated as below for 6 semester
programme:.
(Credit1xSGPA1) + (Credit2xSGPA2)+ (Credit3xSGPA3)+ (Credit4xSGPA4)+ (Credit5xSGPA5)+ (Credit6xSGPA6)
CGPA=
Total credits of programme (sum of credits of all semesters)
e) After studying and passing, all the credits prescribed for the programme the degree shall
be awarded with CGPA score after rounding off to second decimal and class
distinguishing as second class, first class, and distinction along with grade letter as under.
CGPA of the programme(Degree) Class obtained Grade Letter
9.5 to 10.00 Outstanding A++
f) 40% of Credits earned on par with the conventional mode of the respective courses if any
through SWAYAM and other recognized platforms shall be considered for calculation of
SGPA / CGPA.
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g) Additional Credits with minimum 4 Grade points in each OEC/SEC earned by the
independent learner under the provision of Section 4.1(d) of these Regulations shall be
considered for CGPA subject to candidate’s consent for inclusion.
h) Nevertheless, such students have to complete the mandatory credits as mentioned in
Annexure-1 A, B, C, D, E and F with minimum Grade point =4 in each course to declare the
result pass.
7.7. CRITERIA FOR AWARD OF DEGREE
On successful scoring of minimum 4 grade points in all courses of the programme, the
Certificate/Diploma/Degree/Honors Degree shall be awarded for the candidates.
CLASSIFICATION OF SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES: CLASSES AND GRADES
The results of successful candidates at the end of II, IV, VI and VIII semesters shall be
classified on the basis of aggregate percentage of marks obtained in all the two, four, six or
eight semesters and the Aggregate or Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) for award of:
a) Certificate course for completion of first two semesters if the candidate wishes to exit.
b) Diploma course for completion of first four semesters in the programme if the
candidate wishes to exit.
c) Bachelors Degree on completion of first six semesters in the programme if the
candidate wishes to exit.
d) Bachelor degree with Honors for completion of all the eight semesters of the
programme.
e) Nomenclature of the certificate, diploma, and degrees in different programmes is
mentioned in Annexure-7.
The University shall issue the final grade card (Marks card) consisting of grade points along
with marks of all courses successfully completed by the candidate at each stage the
candidate wishes to exit with SGPA for all the semesters, CGPA with Grade Letter of the
entire programme and Class obtained.
The Degree (General / Honors) shall be awarded in the Annual / Special convocation. The
Degree certificate shall consist of CGPA of the programme and Class obtained.
7.8: Recounting, revaluation, challenge valuation, photo copying of answer papers
There shall be provision for recounting of marks, revaluation, challenge valuation, and
photo copying of answer papers. The University shall invite applications for such purpose
immediately after announcing the results for every semester by giving 10 days time to apply
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for the same online as per the existing ordinance and regulations and process the same
accordingly.
7.9: Rank and Gold medals.
The University Ranks and Gold-Medals shall be awarded to both the students of 3-year
Degree and 4-year Honor Degree. A 4-year Honors Degree Student shall be considered for
the award of Rank and Gold Medal who complete the Honors Degree without a break. A
Student who exits at the end of 3-year and re-enters into the Honors Degree shall not be
considered. The Students who complete a 3-year Degree programme without break / lower
failure in the examination, including lateral entry from other college and does not
continue the Honors degree anywhere in India, shall be considered for the award of medals
and ranks. However, this is not applicable for the award of classes like, second/first class/
distinction to the students.
Further, there shall not be any provision for Rank and gold medal for the certificate and
diploma candidates in the exit option.
The award of Gold medals and Ranks for slow track learners shall be as per the guidelines/
notification issued from the Regulatory authorities / University.
7.10: Make-up Examination.
a) There shall be no immediate make-up examination for all semesters to the courses where
candidate failed to score minimum 40% for semester end examination unless specified
otherwise as in (c).
b) However, such candidate shall appear for examination during the regular schedule of
examination conducted by the University.
c) There shall be a makeup examination for the V and VI semesters (6 semesters
Programme) or VII and VIII semesters (8 semesters Programme) immediately after
declaring the final semester results of the programme as per the guidelines issued by the
Government from time to time.
8. Provision for improvement of the marks (Grade Point)
Improvement of the marks (Grade Point): There shall be a provision for candidates to
reappear for the examination for the concerned course of theory papers only (subject) in
which candidate wishes for improvement of his/ her grade point of SGPA in general and CGPA
in total of the programme subject to the condition that:
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i. The candidate shall be eligible to reappear for improvement of grade points only after
successfully passing the programme.
ii. The candidate may opt for the examination for any number of courses (subject / paper)
of the programme for improvement of grade point but not more than three times for each
course (subject / paper) as per the prevailing syllabus of the examination conducted in
the regular schedule of University examinations.
iii. All such provisions are there within 04 years from successful completion of the
programme, but not exceeding the period of 08 years of the duration of completion of the
programme.
iv. In all such cases grade points are considered if there is a progress in such improvements,
otherwise original grade points shall be retained.
v. No such candidates shall be eligible for the award of Rank, Gold Medal, Cash Prize, etc.
vi. The validity of credits earned will be for a maximum period of seven years or as specified
by the Academic Bank of Credits (ABC). The procedure for depositing credits earned, its
shelf life, redemption of credits, would be as per UGC (Establishment and
Operationalization of Academic Bank of Credits (ABC) scheme in Higher Education)
Regulations, 2021/ Regulatory Authority.
9. Duration for completion of the U. G. Programme
The duration for completion of the Programme shall be as directed by the Government /
Statutory authorities / UGC, etc., from time to time. However, the candidate has to write the
examination based on existing syllabi at the time of appearing for examination.
10. REPEAL AND SAVINGS FOR UG PROGRAMMES
All the existing Regulations governing various three / four years Bachelor degree
programmes in the disciplines of Arts, Social Sciences, Science, Commerce and Management
under semester and non semester schemes or any ordinances or regulations or guidelines
issued or adopted earlier by the University in this matter for constituent and affiliated
colleges of Karnatak University are hereby repealed.
However, the above Regulations shall continue to be in force for the students who have
been admitted to the degree programmes concerned before the enforcement of these new
regulations.
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Provided that the said repeal shall not affect the previous operation of the said
regulations / ordinances or anything duly done or suffered there under or affect any right,
liability or obligation acquired, accrued, or incurred under the said regulations.
The modifications made by the UGC/MHRD/ State Government/ Regulatory Authorities from
time to time in its Regulations shall also be applicable to these Regulations.
11. Removal of Difficulties:
If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of these regulations, the Vice-
Chancellor may, by order, make such provisions not inconsistent with the Act, Statutes,
Ordinances, or other Regulations, as appears to be necessary or expedient to remove the
difficulty. Every order made under this rule shall be subject to ratification by the Appropriate
University Authorities.
*****
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Annexure: 1 A: B.Sc. / B.A. Programme structure having practical core courses
(One major and other minor, both are practical core courses)
Discipline Specific Core Courses Elective Courses Ability Enhancement Course
(DSCC) Discipline Specific Elective Skill Enhancement Course Ability Enhancement
Total Credits
Compulsory Course
Semester
(DSE) /
(AECC)
Open Elective Course(OEC) Skill Based Value Based
Core Instr
Course L+T+P Credit Course L+T+P Credit Course L+T+P Credit Course L+T+P Credit Course uctio Credit
n Hrs
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*Intern 2+0+0 2 Cultural 0+0+2 +
DSCC- B 6 3+0+4 3+2=5 ship-1 + 0+1=1
Sports
Exit option with Bachelor of Arts / Science, B.A. / B. Sc. Basic Degree (146 credits)
DSCC- A 9 3+0+4 3+2=5 DSE A1 3+0+0 3
A and B are two core courses within or across the Disciplines for the Programme. For Voc., refer annexure -6.
L+T+P= Lecturing in Theory + Tutorial + Practical Hours per Week (no tutorial for practical course).
Each DSE shall have at least two papers and student shall choose any one paper from each DSE.
Note: 1. Each DSCC/ DSE /OEC shall have 42-56 hrs syllabus / semester for 100 marks in theory (60 Sem. End exam +40 IA
Exam) and 52 hrs practical/semester for 50 marks(25 Sem. End exam +25 IA Exam).
2. Kannada and MEL /MIL shall have 42 hrs syllabus / semester for 100 marks in theory (60 Sem. End exam. +40 IA Exam).
3. Environmental Study /Constitution of India shall have 25-30 hrs syllabus / semester for 50 marks in theory (30 Sem. End
exams +20 IA Exam).
4. SEC shall have 25-30 hrs syllabus / semester for 50 marks in Practical +Theory.
* in lieu of internship, 01 additional SEC/ Course based Activities may be offered
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Annexure: 1 B: B.Sc. / B.A. Programme structure having non-practical core courses
(One major and other minor, both are non- practical core courses)
Total Credits
Skill Enhancement Course
Compulsory Course
Semester
(DSE) /
(AECC)
Open Elective Course(OEC) Skill Based Value Based
*Core L+T+P Credit Course L+T+P Credit Course L+T+P Credit Course L+T+P Credit Course Instruc Credit
Course tion
Hrs
I DSCC- A 1 3+0+0 3+0=3 OEC-1 3+0+0 3+0=3 SEC-1 1+0+2 1+1=2 Health and 0+0+2 Kannada-1 4 3+0=3 25
Wellness + 0+1=1
DSCC- A 2 3+0+0 3+0=3 + 0+0+2 +
MIL/MEL-1 4 3+0=3
Yoga 0+1=1
DSCC- B 1 3+0+0 3+0=3
DSCC- B 2 3+0+0 3+0=3
II DSCC- A 3 3+0+0 3+0=3 OEC-2 3+0+0 3+0=3 NCC/NSS/R 0+0+2 Kannada-2 4 3+0=3 25
&R(S&G) / + 0+1=1
DSCC- A 4 3+0+0 3+0=3 Cultural 0+0+2 +
MIL/MEL-2 4 3+0=3
DSCC- B 3 3+0+0 3+0=3 + 0+1=1 Environmental 2 2+0=2
study
Sports
DSCC- B 4 3+0+0 3+0=3
Exit option with Certificate (50 credits)
III DSCC- A 5 3+0+0 3+0=3 OEC-3 3+0+0 3+0=3 SEC-2 1+0+2 1+1=2 NCC/NSS/R 0+0+2 Kannada-3 4 3+0=3 25
&R(S&G) / + 0+1=1
Cultural 0+0+2 + MIL/MEL-3 4 3+0=3
DSCC- A 6 3+0+0 3+0=3 + 0+1=1
Sports
DSCC- B 5 3+0+0 3+0=3
IV DSCC- A 7 3+0+0 3+0=3 OEC-4 3+0+0 3+0=3 NCC/NSS/R 0+0+2 Kannada-4 4 3+0=3 25
&R(S&G) / + 0+1=1
Cultural + MIL/MEL-4 4 3+0=3
DSCC- A 8 3+0+0 3+0=3 + 0+0+2
Sports 0+1=1
DSCC- B 7 3+0+0 3+0=3
Indian 2 2+0=2
Constitution
DSCC- B 8 3+0+0 3+0=3
Exit option with Diploma (100 credits)
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Choose any one Discipline as Major, the other as the Minor: Ex DSCC A as Major
V DSCC- A 9 3+1+0 3+1=4 DSE A1 3+0+0 3 SEC-3 1+0+2 1+1=2 NCC/NSS/R 0+0+2 22
&R(S&G) / + 0+1=1
Cultural 0+0+2 +
DSCC- A 10 3+1+0 3+1=4 Vocati 3 + 0+1=1
DSCC- B 9 3+1+0 3+1=4 onal-1 3+0+0 Sports
VI DSCC- A 11 3+1+0 3+1=4 DSE A2 3+0+0 3 SEC-4 1+0+2 1+1=2 NCC/NSS/R 0+0+2 24
&R(S&G) / + 0+1=1
Cultural 0+0+2 +
DSCC- A 12 3+1+0 3+1=4 *Intern 2+0+0 2 + 0+1=1
ship Sports
DSCC- B 10 3+1+0 3+1=4 Voc-2 3+0+0 3
Exit option with Bachelor of Arts / Science, B.A. / B. Sc. Basic Degree (146 credits)
VII DSCC- A 13 3+1+0 3+1=4 DSE A3 3+0+0 3 21
DSCC- A 14 3+1+0 3+1=4 Voc-3 3+0+0 3
Award of Bachelor of Arts Honours, B.A. (Hons.)/ Bachelor of Science Honours, B.Sc. (Hons) degree in a discipline etc. (188 credits) 188
**In lieu of the research Project, two additional elective papers/ Internship may be offered.
“A” and “B” are two core courses within or across the Disciplines for the Programme.For Voc., refer annexure -6.
L+T+P= Lecturing in Theory + Tutorial + Practical Hours per Week (no tutorial for practical course).
Each DSE shall have at least two papers and student shall choose any one paper from each DSE.
Note: 1. Each DSCC/ DSE /OEC shall have 42-56 hrs syllabus / semester for 100 marks in theory (60 Sem. End exam +40 IA Exam) and 52 hrs
practical/semester for 50 marks(25 Sem. End exam +25 IA Exam).
2. Kannada and MEL /MIL shall have 42 hrs syllabus / semester for 100 marks in theory (60 Sem. End exam. +40 IA Exam).
3. Environmental Study /Constitution of India shall have 25-30 hrs syllabus / semester for 50 marks in theory (30 Sem. End exams +20 IA Exam).
4. SEC shall have 25-30 hrs syllabus / semester for 50 marks in Practical + Theory.
* in lieu of internship, 01 additional SEC/ Course based Activities may be offered
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Annexure: 1 C: B.Sc. / B.A. Programme structure having combination of practical & non-practical core courses
Ex: A is Practical Core Course(major) + B is non- practical core Course(minor)
Discipline Specific Core Courses Elective Courses Ability Enhancement Course
(DSCC) Discipline Specific Elective Skill Enhancement Course Ability Enhancement
Total Credits
Compulsory Course
(DSE) /
Semester
(AECC)
Open Elective Course(OEC)
Skill Based Value Based
*Core Instruc
Course L+T+P Credit Course L+T+P Credit Course L+T+P Credit Course L+T+P Credit Course tion Credit
Hrs
DSCC- A 1 4+0+4 4+2=6 Kannada-1 4 3+0=3
Health and
0+0+2 0+1=1
Wellness
I OEC-1 3+0+0 3+0=3 SEC-1 1+0+2 1+1=2
+
+ +
4
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0+0+2 0+1=1 MIL/MEL-1 3+0=3
DSCC- B 1 3+0+0 3+0=3 Yoga
DSCC- B 2 3+0+0 3+0=3
DSCC- A 2 4+0+4 4+2=6 NCC/NSS/R
Kannada-2 4 3+0=3
&R(S&G) / 0+0+2 0+1=1 MIL/MEL-2 4 3+0=3
OEC-2 3+0+0 3+0=3 Cultural + + 25
II + 0+0+2 0+1=1 Environmental
DSCC- B 3 3+0+0 3+0=3 study 2 2+0=2
Sports
DSCC- B 4 3+0+0 3+0=3
Exit option with Certificate (50 credits)
DSCC- A 3 4+0+4 4+2=6 Kannada-3 4 3+0=3
NCC/NSS/R MIL/MEL-3 4 3+0=3
&R(S&G) / 0+0+2 0+1=1
III 3+0+0 3+0=3 OEC-3 3+0+0 3+0=3 SEC-2 1+0+2 1+1=2 Cultural + + 25
DSCC- B 5 + 0+0+2 0+1=1
Sports
DSCC- B 6 3+0+0 3+0=3
Total Credits
(DSE) / Compulsory Course
Semester
(AECC)
Open Elective Course(OEC) Skill Based Value Based
*Core Instruc
Course L+T+P Credit Course L+T+P Credit Course L+T+P Credit Course L+T+P Credit Course tion Credit
Hrs
DSCC- A 1 3+0+0 3+0=3 Kannada-1 4 3+0=3
Health and
0+0+2 0+1=1
I DSCC- A 2 3+0+0 3+0=3 OEC-1 3+0+0 3+0=3 SEC-1 1+0+2 1+1=2
Wellness
+ + 25
+ 4
0+0+2 0+1=1 MIL/MEL-1 3+0=3
DSCC- B 1 4+0+4 4+2=6 Yoga
Exit option with Bachelor of Arts / Science, B.A. / B. Sc. Basic Degree (148 credits)
DSCC- A 13 3+1+0 3+1=4 DSE A3 3+0+0 3
Voc-3
DSCC- A 14 3+1+0 3+1=4 3+0+0 3
VII Res. 21
Methodo
DSCC- A 15 3+1+0 3+1=4 logy 3+0+0 3
Award of Bachelor of Arts Honours, B.A. (Hons.)/ Bachelor of Science Honours, B.Sc. (Hons) degree in a discipline etc. (190 credits) 190
**In lieu of the research Project, two additional elective papers/ Internship may be offered.
“A” and “B” are two core courses within or across the Disciplines for the Programme. For Voc., refer annexure -6.
L+T+P= Lecturing in Theory + Tutorial + Practical Hours per Week (no tutorial for practical course).
Each DSE shall have at least two papers and student shall choose any one paper from each DSE.
Note: 1 Each DSCC/ DSE /Vocational / OEC Shall have 42-56 hrs syllabus / semester for 100 marks in theory (60 Sem. End exam
+40 IA Exam) and 52 hrs practical/sem for 50 marks(25 Sem. End exam +25 IA Exam).
2. Kannada and MEL /MIL shall have 42 hrs syllabus / semester for 100 marks in theory (60 Sem. End exam +40 IA Exam).
3. Environmental Study /Constitution of India shall have 25-30 hrs syllabus / semester for 50 marks in theory (30 Sem. End
exams +20 IA Exam).
4. SEC shall have 25-30 hrs syllabus / semester for 50 marks in Practical + Theory.
* in lieu of internship, 01 additional SEC/ Course based Activities may be offered
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Annexure: 1 E: B.Com. / B.Com. (CS)
Discipline Specific Core Courses Elective Courses Ability Enhancement Course
(DSCC) Discipline Specific Elective Skill Enhancement Course Ability Enhancement
Total Credits
Compulsory Course
(DSE) /
Semester
(AECC)
Open Elective Course(OEC)
Skill Based Value Based
Core Instruc
Course L+T+P Credit Course L+T+P Credit Course L+T+P Credit Course L+T+P Credit Course tion Credit
Hrs
DSCC- 1 3+1+0 3+1=4 Health and Kannada-1 4 3+0=3
0+0+2 0+1=1
Wellness
I DSCC- 2 3+1+0 3+1=4 OEC-1 3+0+0 3+0=3 SEC-1 1+0+2 1+1=2
+
+ +
4
25
0+0+2 0+1=1 MIL/MEL-1 3+0=3
Yoga
DSCC- 3 3+1+0 3+1=4
DSCC- 4 3+1+0 3+1=4 NCC/NSS/R Kannada-2 4 3+0=3
0+0+2 0+1=1
&R(S&G) / MIL/MEL-2 4 3+0=3
OEC-2 3+0+0 3+0=3 Cultural +
+ + 25
II DSCC- 5 3+1+0 3+1=4 0+0+2 0+1=1 Environmental
2 2+0=2
Sports study
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*Intern Sports
DSCC- 18 3+1+0 3+1=4 2+0+0 2
ship
3+0+0 3
DSCC- 20 3+1+0 3+1=4 Vocl-3
VII 22
Res.
Methodo
DSCC- 21 3+1+0 3+1=4 4+0+0 4
logy
L+T+P= Lecturing in Theory + Tutorial + Practical Hours per Week (no tutorial for practical course). For Voc., refer annexure -6
Each DSE shall have at least two papers and student shall choose any one paper from each DSE.
Note: 1. Each DSCC/ DSE /OEC shall have 42-56 hrs syllabus / semester for 100 marks in theory (60 Sem. End exam +40 IA
Exam) and 52 hrs practical/semester for 50 marks(25 Sem. End exam +25 IA Exam).
2. Kannada and MEL /MIL shall have 42 hrs syllabus / semester for 100 marks in theory (60 Sem. End exam. +40 IA Exam).
3. Environmental Study /Constitution of India shall have 25-30 hrs syllabus / semester for 50 marks in theory (30 Sem. End
exams +20 IA Exam).
4. SEC shall have 25-30 hrs syllabus / semester for 50 marks in Practical + theory.
* in lieu of internship, 01 additional SEC/ Course based Activities may be offered
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Annexure: 1 F: B.B.A./B.C.A./B.P.A.(Music)/B.S.W./ B.V.A./B.Sc.(Pulp & paper) / B.Sc.(H.M)/B.A.S.L.P. / B.T.T.M/ and any other
Programmes
Discipline Specific Core Courses Elective Courses Ability Enhancement Course
(DSCC) Discipline Specific Elective Skill Enhancement Course Ability Enhancement
Total Credits
Compulsory Course
Semester
(DSE) /
(AECC)
Open Elective Course(OEC) Skill Based Value Based
Core Instruc
Course L+T+P Credit Course L+T+P Credit Course L+T+P Credit Course L+T+P Credit Course tion Credit
Hrs
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DSE 2 3+0+0 3
DSCC- 16 3+1+0 3+1=4
NCC/NSS/R
0+0+2 0+1=1
DSCC- 17 3+1+0 3+1=4 Voc-2 3+0+0 3 SEC-4 &R(S&G) /
+ +
VI 2+0+2 2+0=2 Cultural 24
+
*Intern 0+0+2 0+1=1
DSCC- 18 3+1+0 3+1=4 2+0+0 2 Sports
ship
Exit option with Bachelor of Business Management, Computer Applications Degree, etc (146 credits)
DSCC- 19 3+1+0 3+1=4 DSE 3 3+0+0 3
Vocatio 3+0+0 3
DSCC- 20 3+1+0 3+1=4 nal-3
VII 22
Res.
Methodo
DSCC- 21 3+1+0 3+1=4 4+0+0 4
logy
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Annexure-2.
List of Open Elective courses for B.A., B.Sc. B.Com. and other Programmes
B.A. /BPA / BVA/BTTM/BSW/ B.Sc. (HM) B.Sc. / B.Sc. Pulp & paper Sc. / B.Com/ B.Com(CS)/ BBA and any
BCA/BASLP other programmes
1. Kannada 19. Sociology 1. Chemistry 1. Commerce
2. English 20. Geography 2. Physics 2. Tourism and Travel Management
3. Hindi 21. Logic 3. Mathematics 3. Business Administration
4. Sanskrit 22. Anthropology 4. Botany 4. Any other courses recommended by
5. Urdu 23. Philosophy 5. Zoology the respective BoS.
6. Marathi 24. Social Work 6. Electronics
7. Prakrit 25. Economics 7. Computer Science
8. Arabic 26. Criminology & Forensic 8. Statistics
9. Persian Science 9. Geology
10. French 27. Rural Development 10. Genetics
11. German 28. History 11. Micro-Biology
12. Russian 29. Women’s Studies 12. Bio-technology
13. Political Science 30. Education 13. Industrial Fish & Fisheries
14. Psychology 31. Folk Literature 14. Home Science
15. Agricultural 32. Linguistics
Marketing 33. Journalism & Mass
16. Yoga Communications
17. Music 34. Physical Education
18. Library & information 35. Computer Applications
Science 36. Applied Statistics
Note:1) Student shall choose other than his /her DSCC even across the discipline
2) A student can opt to study the OEC from the same subject in all the 04 semesters or can choose different OECs in every
semester.
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Annexure-3.
List of MIL and MEL for all Programmes
1. Hindi - MIL
2. Sanskrit - MIL
3. Marathi - MIL
4. Prakrit - MIL
5. Urdu - MIL
6. Persian - MIL
7. Arabic - MIL
8. English - MEL
9. German - MEL
10. Russian - MEL
11.French - MEL
12.Any other MIL/MEL as decided by respective BoS.
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Annexure-4.
SKILL ENHANCEMENT COURSES FOR ALL THE PROGRAMMES
Evaluation of Value Based Activities shall be as per the procedure evolved by the
University from time to time.
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B) Skill Based
Student shall study any skill course / trade from National Skill Qualification Frame work (NSQF) for level - 5, 6 and 7 for first, second
and third year of the U.G. Programmes respectively or one in each semester as prescribed by the concerned Faculties and approved by
the Academic Council.
Sem. B.A. / B.Sc. programmes Other U G programmes
Note: Skill Based Activities shall be evaluated for 50 marks as per the procedure evolved by the University from time to time.
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Annexure-5 A.
B.Sc. Programme: List of the Discipline Specific Core Courses (DSCC)
Note:
1. A student shall select any two of the DSCC, subject to the condition that not more than one
DSCC from given groups.
2. Out of two DSCC, if anyone is from Social Science Discipline, such DSCC will be minor from
5th semester.
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Annexure - 5B:
B.A. Programme: List of the optional Discipline Specific Core Courses (DSCC)
Group-A Group-B Group-C Group-D
1. Sociology 1. Political Science 1. Economics 1. History
2. Kannada 2. English 2. Criminology & 2. Journalism &
3. Geography 3. Sanskrit Forensic Science Mass
4. Hindi 4. Psychology 3. Rural Development Communication
5. Urdu 5. German 4. *Agricultural 3. *Women’s
6. Marathi 6. French marketing Studies
7. Anthropology 7. *Logic 5. *Folk Literature 4. *Linguistics
8. Philosophy 8. *Yoga 6. *Education 5. *Physical
9. *Social work 9. * Music Science Discipline Education
Science Discipline Science Discipline 1.*Home Science
1. *Computer 1. * Applied Statistics
Applications
Note:
1. A student shall select any two of the DSCC, subject to the condition that not more than one
DSCC from given group.
2. Out of two DSCC, if any one from Science Discipline, such DSCC will be minor from 5th
semester.
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Annexure- 6:
List of the Vocational Subjects for B. A. / B.Sc. Programmes
Note: The student shall opt any one of the above subjects which is relevant to the degree and
study from 5th semester onwards as per programme structures or shall opt the vocational
paper of respective Major course.
For other degrees, respective BoS shall provide the vocational subjects/ papers as per the
concerned programme structures.
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Annexure- 7:
Examples for Nomenclature of the certificate, diploma, and degrees in different programmes
Programme Example *Certificate(1Year) *Diploma(2-Year) 3 -Year Degree 4- Year Degree
B.A. History as Major U.G. Certificate course in -------- U.G. Diploma in -------- B.A. B.A. (Honor) History
B.Sc. Chemistry as Major U.G. Certificate course in -------- U.G. Diploma in -------- B.Sc B.Sc. (Honor) Chemistry
B.Sc. Pulp and Paper U.G. Certificate course in -------- U.G. Diploma in -------- B.Sc. (Pulp & B.Sc. (Honors) Pulp &
(Pulp& Paper) Paper) Paper
B.Com. Commerce U.G. Certificate course in-------- U.G. Diploma in -------- B.Com. B.Com.(Honors)
B.Com.(CS) Commerce(CS) U.G. Certificate course in -------- U.G. Diploma in -------- B.Com. B.Com.(Honors)
B.B.A. Business U.G. Certificate course in -------- U.G. Diploma in -------- B.B.A. B.B.A.(Honors)
Administration
BTTM Tourism and Travel U.G. Certificate course in -------- U.G. Diploma in -------- BTTM BTTM.(Honors)
management
B.V.A. Visual Arts U.G. Certificate course in -------- U.G. Diploma in -------- B.V.A. B.V.A.(Honors)
B.P.A.( Music) Performing Art in U.G. Certificate course in -------- U.G. Diploma in -------- B.P.A.(Music) B.P.A.( Honors) Music
Music
BASLP Audiology and U.G. Certificate course in -------- U.G. Diploma in -------- BASLP BASLP (Honors)
Speech Language
BCA Computer U.G. Certificate course in -------- U.G. Diploma in -------- BCA BCA (Honors)
Applications
B.Sc.(H.M) Hotel Management U.G. Certificate course in -------- U.G. Diploma in -------- B.Sc. (H.M.) B.Sc. (Honors) Hotel
Management
* Specified subject shall be mentioned as per the content introduced in the course for certificate and diploma
Prof. K.B.Gudasi,
Vice Chancellor, K.U. Dharwad
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Name and signature of the committee members revised the draft regulations pertaining to
the “Regulations Governing Four-Year Undergraduate Programmes as per NEP-2020” for the
Karnatak University, Dharwad (as per section 44(1)(c) of K.S.U. Act 2000)
Date: 21-10-2021
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