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What are the advantages of Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) introduced by the UGC for
higher education institutions?

(A) Focuses on student-centric education

(B) Allows students to choose inter-disciplinary and intra-disciplinary courses.

(C) Makes education at par with global standards

(D) Makes it easy to estimate the performance levels of students in terms of marks.

(E) Offers flexibility for students to undertake studies at different times and at different
institutions.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :


1. (A), (B), (C), (D) only
2. (B), (C), (D), (E ) only
3. (A), (B), (C), (E) only 
4. (C), (D), (E), (A) only

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Correct Answer - Option 3 : (A), (B), (C), (E) only 
  • UGC [Institutions Deemed to be Universities] Regulations, 2016, grant of first degree though non-formal / distance education in the faculties of Arts, Humanities.
  • UGC Notified about Specification of Degrees (published in the UGC (Mandatory Assessment and accreditation of Higher Educational Institutions).
  • Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD), Govt. of India, has already initiated the process for developing New Education Policy (NEP) in our country to bring out reforms in the Indian education system.
  • University Grants Commission (UGC) participates more actively in developing National Education Policy, its execution, and the promotion of higher education in our country.
  • The UGC has already initiated several steps to bring equity, efficiency, and academic excellence in National Higher Education System.
  • The important ones include innovation and improvement in course, curricula, the introduction of paradigm shift in learning and teaching pedagogy, examination and education system. 

 

There is UGC, which allows the system of the choice-based credit system (CBCS) so that students depending upon their interests and aims can choose interdisciplinary, intra-disciplinary, and skill-based courses.

  • This can only be possible when a choice-based credit system (CBCS), an internationally acknowledged system, is adopted.
  • The choice-based credit system not only offers opportunities and avenues to learn core subjects but also exploring additional avenues of learning beyond the core subjects for the holistic development of an individual.
  • The CBCS undoubtedly facilitate us a benchmark our courses with the best international academic practices.

 

Advantages of the choice based credit system:

  • The shift in focus from the teacher-centric to student-centric education.
  • A student may undertake as many credits as they can cope with (without repeating all courses in a given semester if they fail in one/more courses).
  • CBCS allows students to choose inter-disciplinary, intra-disciplinary courses, skill oriented papers (even from other disciplines according to their learning needs, interests, and aptitude), and more flexibility for students). 
  • CBCS makes education broad-based and at par with global standards.
  • One can take credits by combining unique combinations.
    • For example, Physics with Economics, Microbiology with Chemistry or Environment Science, etc.
  • CBCS offers flexibility for students to study at different times and at different institutions to complete one course (ease mobility of students).
  • Credits earned at one institution can be transferred. 

 

Disadvantages:

  • Difficult to estimate the exact marks and Workload of teachers that may fluctuate.
  • Demand good infrastructure for the dissemination of education.
    • The CBCS provides an opportunity for the students to choose courses from the prescribed courses comprising core, elective/minor, or skill-based courses.
    • The courses can be evaluated following the grading system, which is considered to be better than the conventional marks system.
    • Therefore, it is necessary to introduce a uniform grading system in the entire higher education in India.
    • This will benefit the students to move across institutions within India, to begin with, and across countries.

Hence, we may say that the advantages of Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) introduced by the UGC for higher education institutions can be considered as follows: 

(A) Focuses on student-centric education.​

(B) Allows students to choose inter-disciplinary and intra-disciplinary courses.

(C) Makes education at par with global standards.

(E) Offers flexibility for students to undertake studies at different times and at different institutions.

But option (D): Makes it easy to estimate the performance levels of students in terms of marks said to judge a child based on the marks that are not the purpose of UGC or any other educational institution.

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