Admission Process under NEP for B.A./ B.Sc. Sem 1

A. STRUCTURE

The following Four years under graduate programmes (FYUCP) structures have been

designed in the disciplines under NEP 2020:

1. Bachelor of Science,

2. Bachelor of Arts and Humanities

3. Bachelor of Social and Behavioural Sciences.

B. AIMS OF NEP:

The thrust of NEP under Choice based Credit System (CBCS) is on continuous learning and evaluation, interdisciplinary study and accumulation of course credits. lt aims at making the academic programs student oriented, flexible. interdisciplinary and relevant to the times. The students will have ample freedom to select the electives that suit their interest. aptitude and needs. The student is provided abundant opportunity during the programme of study to accumulation of credits by opting for Major Courses (MJ), Minor Courses (MI), Multidisciplinary Courses (MD), Ability Enhancement Courses (AE), Skill Enhancement Courses (SE), Value Added Courses (VA) under various disciplines. Students will choose major, minor, multidisciplinary and other courses at the time of their admission. However, student’s can swap between minor and major at the start of 3 rd semester only if vacancy/s available after following procedure laid down.

C. ELIGIBILITY CONDITIONS FOR ADMISSION TO SEM 1:

1. A candidate to be eligible for admission to the four-years under graduate programmes as per NEP 2020 must have passed the higher secondary part-ll examination (10+2 pattern) of the Jammu and Kashmir State Board of School Education, CBSE or an examination recognized as equivalent thereto.

2. A candidate must have qualified Common University Entrance Test (CUET) examination conducted by National Testing Agency (NTA).

3. Admission to Four years undergraduate programmes (FYUGP) shall be on the basis of merit and availability of seats in a particular "Major Subject". For the selection of the major subject, preference shall be given to the candidates who have studied the concerned subject at higher secondary part-II level

4. A candidate shall be deemed to be student of a college as soon as he/she has been accepted for enrolment by the respective Principal and has paid the prescribed fee for the course. The admission shall, however, be provisional unless regularized by the university.

D. LIST OF SUBJECTS OFFERED IN FOUR YEAR UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMME:

1. MAJOR COURSE (MJ): A major course as discipline specific core course is the

field in which a Student focuses during the course of his/her degree

2. MINOR COURSE (MI): A minor course can be opted from any discipline.

3. MULTIDISCPLINARY COURSES FROM OTHER DISCIPLINES(FOUNDATION COURSES) (MD):A multi- disciplinary course is an option to explore disciplines of interest beyond the choices students make in major courses. It will be changed in each semester.

4. ABILITY ENHANCEMENT COURSES (AE): These are generic skill courses aimed to enhance skills in communication, language, mathematical ability.

5. SKILL ENHANCEMENT COURSES (SE): Skill enhancement courses are aimed to promote skills pertaining to a particular field of study. The purpose of these courses is to provide students life-skills in hands-on mode so as to increase their employability/ self- employment.

6. VALUE ADDED COURSES (VA): Value added interdisciplinary courses are to enhance the standard of the students beyond specified academic curriculum.

7. SUMMER INTERNSHIP: Summer internship is a programme to develop professional ability through an appropriate training.

8. RESEARCH PROJECT/DISSERTATION: Project work is a course involving application of knowledge in solving/ analysing/ exploring a real-life situation/difficult problems/data analysis etc.