Fresh syllabus at Berhampur varsity in new session

The Berhampur University has decided to revamp syllabuses in all post-graduate courses.  The new courses of studies will be introduced from the coming academic session. The revised courses of studies will be made keeping an eye on the change of curriculum in the National Eligibility Test (NET), conducted by the University Grants Commission (UGC) and jointly by the UGC and Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) (for science and engineering subjects). Subjects, existing in honours curricula in graduation classes, would not be repeated in the new syllabuses, said vice chancellor J K Mohapatra. "We have already directed the Board of Studies (BoS) of all the departments to prepare their new courses of studies accordingly," he said. The exercise started on January 28 and is scheduled to be completed on February 8," said a senior faculty member. The revised courses of studies would be placed before the academic council of the university for approval before introduction from the next academic session, the vice chancellor said. Besides senior faculty members of respective departments, at least two faculty members from other universities and professionals in the BoS are preparing the new courses of studies. The members of the BoS also study existing syllabuses of other universities and incorporate the local needs while preparing the new courses of studies, sources said.

The need to revise the syllabi was felt by the university authorities after the new NET syllabus came into effect in 2011. The university has also started coaching classes for NET aspirants with the revised pattern of the questions. "With these steps, we hope more and more number of students will get opportunities to clear the NET and be eligible to get junior research fellowship (JRF) and lectureship in different universities," the VC added.

Source: Times of India