Bihar: Wait for introduction of CBCS at UG level gets longer

PATNA: Universities in the state are unlikely to introduce choice based credit system (CBCS) at the undergraduate (UG) level from the 2020-2021 academic session.
The chancellor’s secretariat had earlier announced that the system would be introduced at the UG stage in all the colleges from the next session and even started framing uniform ordinance and regulations of CBCS. It had also initiated steps for getting the syllabi of UG courses revised as per the new system.But, the task is yet to be completed.
Introduction of CBCS seems improbable in view of the fact that the process of admission to UG courses in different universities has already started and students are submitting their applications. Since the universities have not yet announced the introduction of semester mode under CBCS at the UG stage, it cannot be implemented in the midst of the admission process.
PU students’ welfare dean N K Jha told this newspaper on Wednesday, “CBCS has already been introduced for self-financing courses at the UG stage. But the regular BA, BSc and BCom programmes of the university continue to run in the annual mode sans CBCS. Now that the process of admission has started, it cannot be implemented from the current academic session.”
Universities had implemented CBCS at the postgraduate level from the 2018-2019 session, but could not do so at the UG level because most degree colleges were not prepared for it. However, now, universities as well as colleges under their jurisdiction have geared up to accept the challenge.
Last year, the Raj Bhavan had initiated necessary steps for revision of curricula of all UG programmes in the light of CBCS. It was decided that the syllabus of a subject would be revised by a particular university with the help of all other universities where the subject was taught. Those entrusted with the job of revision of syllabi of different subjects included Patna University (physics, mathematics, geology, geography, personnel management and industrial relations, statistics, biochemistry, English, Urdu, Arabic, music and home science), Magadh University (economics, history, ancient Indian history, Magahi, chemistry, Buddhist studies and social work), Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Bihar University (botany, Hindi, Persian and electronics), Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University (zoology, anthropology, computer science, sociology, Bengali and political science), Veer Kunwar Singh University (philosophy and Bhojpuri), Lalit Narayan Mithila University (psychology, commerce, Maithili), Bhupendra Narayan Mandal University (biotechnology and industrial microbiology) and Kameshwar Singh Darbhanga Sanskrit University (Sanskrit).
According to Raj Bhavan sources, most universities have already revised the syllabi and sent them to the chancellor’s secretariat. Now, the Raj Bhavan will constitute subject-wise committees of experts and get the new syllabi vetted and modified. Once the revised syllabi based on CBCS are finalized and the uniform ordinance and regulations approved by the chancellor, they will be sent to all the universities for implementation.