Kalipada Ghosh Tarai Mahavidyalaya, P.O. Bagdogra, Dist. Darjeeling, West Bengal, India-734014

Credit

The term "credit" refers to the weight age given to a course, usually in terms of the number of instructional hours per week assigned to it. This explains why usually "credit" is taken to mean "credit hours". The credits also determine the volume of course contents and delivery of Course such as lectures, tutorials, practical, assignments etc.

  • For the purpose of credit determination, instruction is divided into three components:
    Lectures (L) - Classroom lectures of one-hour duration. 
    • Tutorials (T) : Special, elaborate instructions on specific topics (from Lectures) of one-hour duration. 
    • Practical (P) : Laboratory or field exercises in which the student has to do experiments or other practical work of two-hour duration. 
  • Each one of these components is considered as equal to one credit hour. One lecture (L) as well as one Tutorial. (T) of one hour a week is considered as one credit, whereas one Practical (P) of two hours a week is considered as one credit. The total weight age given to a course in terms of credits will be equal to L + P / T where L is the number of one hour Lectures per week, T is the number of one hour Tutorials per week, and P is the number of two hours Practical per week. This can be written in symbols as: C = L + P / T, Where, C is the credit weight age for a particular course. 

Credit Details of the Courses of B.A./ B.Sc./ B.Com. Honours Program under CBCS

SI. No. COURSE Practical Based Courses
Non-Practical Based Courses
Theory + Practical Total Theory + Tutorial Total
1.     Core Course (14 Courses) (14x4) + (14 x2) 84 (14 x 5)+(14 x 1) 84
2.     Elective Courses (8 Courses)        
2A DSE (4 Courses) (4 x 4) + (4 x 2) 24 (4 x 5) + (4 x 1) 24
2B GE (4 Courses) (4.4)+ (4 02) 24 (4 x 5) + (4 x 1) 24
  Ability Enhancement Courses        
  AECC - 1 (ENVS) (2 x 1) 2 (2 x 1) 2
  AECC - 2 (Com. Eng./ MIL) (2 x 1) 2 (2 x 1) 2
  SEC (2 Courses of 2 Credits each) (2 x 1) 2 (2 x 1) 2
  Total Credit 140   140

An Under-Graduate Degree in Honours Program in a subject is to be awarded if a student successfully completes 14 DSC courses in that subject, 4 courses each from a list of DSE and GE respectively, 2 courses m AECC and 2 courses in SEC as per the provisions envisaged in these regulations.  

Credit Details of B.A./B.Sc./ B.Com. Program Course under CBCS 

Sl. No.  COURSE CREDIT
Practical Based Courses Non-Practical Based Courses
Theory + Practical Total Theory + Practical Total
1 DSC Course (12 Courses) (12 x 4) + (12 x 2) 72 (12 x 5) + (12 x 1) 42
2 Elective Courses        
2A DSE (6 Courses for B.Sc./4 Courses for B.A and B.Com.) (6 x 4) + (6 x 2) 36 (4 x 5)  + (4 x 1) 24
2B GE (4 Courses) (4 x 4) + (4 x 2)  24 (2 x 5) + (2 x 1) 12
3 Ability Enhancement Courses        
3A AECC - 1 (1 x 2) 2 (1 x 2) 2
  AECC - 2 (1 x 2) 2 (1 x 2) 2
3B SEC (4 Courses taking 2 courses each from chosen DSC course) (2 x 4) 8 (2 x 4) 8
  Total Credit   120   120
  • An Under-Graduate Degree in Science Program is to be awarded if a student successfully completes 4 DSC courses each in three subjects of choice, 2 courses each from a list of DSE based on the three subjects of choice selected above, 2 courses in AECC and 4 courses in SEC taking 2 courses each from any two out of the three subjects of choice as per the provisions envisaged in these Regulations. 
  • An Under-Graduate Degree in Arts Program is to be awarded if a student successfully completes 4 DSC courses in two subjects of choice along with 2 DSC courses L1 - 1 & L1 - 2 (Mil) to be studied in 1st and 3rd Semesters respectively and 2 core courses L2 - 1 & L2 - 2 (English) to be studied in 2nd. and 4th Semesters respectively, 2 courses each from a list of DSEs based on the two subjects of choice selected above and 2 courses from the list of GEs, 2 courses in AECC and 4 courses in SEC taking 2 courses each from the two DSC subjects as per the provisions envisaged in these Regulations.
  • An Under-Graduate Degree in Commerce Program is to be awarded if a student successfully completes 8 DSC courses along with 2 DSC courses L1 - 1 & L1 - 2 (MIL) to be studied in 1st and 3rd Semesters respectively and 2 core courses L2 - 1 & L2 - 2 (English) to be studied in 2nd and 4th Semesters respectively, 4 courses each from a list of DSEs and 2 courses from the list of GEs, 2 courses in AECC and 4 courses in SEC as per the provisions envisaged in these Regulations