Curriculum

1. Admission: Students are admitted to different Departments under the Faculty of Arts as per the university approved admission rules.

2. Duration of the programme : 4 years Each year : 2 Semesters Total Semesters: 4 x 2 = 8 Each Semester: 26 weeks

4. Week-wise breakdown of each semester of 26 weeks
5. Classes: 15 weeks b. Break : 2 weeks
6. Semester Final Exams: 3 weeks
7. Evaluation of scripts and publication of results: 3 weeks
8. Vacation: 3 weeks (included within the scheduled summer and winter vacations)

Total Courses, Marks, Credits and Grades

Number of four-credit Courses: 28 Marks: 28×100= 2800

Each Course: 4 credit hours

Number of one-credit Courses: 8 Marks : 8×25=200

Each Course: 1 credit hour

Total Marks: 2800 + 200 = 3000 Total Credits: 28 x 4 + 8 x 1=120

N.B. a. 15 hours teaching is equivalent to 1 credit hour and will be treated as 1 credit

Each four-credit course: 4 Credit hours Required contact/ teaching hours: 60

Each one-credit course: 1 Credit hour required contact/ teaching hours: 15

Total classes in a Semester for each four-credit course : 60 of 60 minute duration each

Total classes in a Semester for each one-credit course : 15 of 60 minute duration each

Minimum credits required for the Four-Year B.A. Honours Degree: 120

28 courses of four-credit each and 8 courses of

one-credit each will be taught in 8 semesters as follows:

Year Semester Courses Total Credits

lst Year lst 3 four-credit and 1 one-credit 12 + 1

1st Year 2nd 3 four-credit and 1 one-credit 12 + 1

2nd Year 3rd 3 four-credit and 1 one-credit 12 + 1

2nd Year 4th 3 four-credit and 1 one-credit 12 + 1

3rd Year 5th 4 four-credit and 1 one-credit 16 + 1

3rd Year 6th 4 four-credit and 1 one-credit 16 + 1

4th Year 7th 4 four-credit and 1 one-credit 16 + 1

4th Year 8th 4 four-credit and 1 one-credit 16 + 1

4 Years 8 Semesters 28 four-credit & 8 one-credit Courses 120 Credits

Teaching and Evaluation of the 28 four-credit courses of 100 marks each

The courses earmarked for a semester must be taught in that semester, and mid-semester and semester final exams must be given in that semester.

Each course will be taught and evaluated by two teachers of the Department.

Both Course-teachers will have 2 classes per week of 60 minute each for 15 weeks.

If a single teacher teaches a course then he/she must have per week 4 classes of 60 minute each.

Even a single teacher teaches a course, the semester final test scripts are obligatorily evaluated by two teachers, one of whom must be the course teacher, and another, a suitable second examiner who may be either from DU or outside DU.

Each course will have 4 classes per week of 60 minutes duration each.

Total classes in a semester for each course in 15 weeks:

15 x 4 = 60

Total Contact Hours in a semester for each course: 60

The concerned teachers will post on the notice board the marks obtained by the students in the mid-semester test as soon as the results are ready.

The course teachers will also post the marks for attendance and participation on the notice board immediately after completion of the assigned part of the four-credit courses.

Dean’s List of Meritorious Students

Dean’s Merit List of Excellence

The list will include the names and particulars of students who have CGPA 4.00 in the B.A. Honours Examination.

Dean’s Merit List of Honour

The list will include the names and particulars of students who have CGPA 3.85 and above but below 4.00 in the B.A. Honours Examination.

Maximum of two students with the highest CGPA of any Department in a particular session will be included in this list. In the case of more than one student getting the same CGPA the number will increase.

Dean’s Merit List of Academic Recognition

The list will include name of the student who has the highest CGPA among the students obtaining CGPA 3.60 and above but below 3.85, in the B.A. Honours Examination of a particular session of any Department which does not have anyone eligible for a or b.

In the case of more than one student getting the same CGPA the number will increase.

Students who have taken readmission or have taken any improvement examination will not be considered for the Dean’s list of meritorious students.

Any major changes in the above rules will require approval of the Arts Faculty meeting and the Academic Council of the University. Minor changes may be made by the Dean and Chairmen of different departments of Arts Faculty with approval of the Deans’ Committee.

The Guidelines are based on Resolution No. 57. of the Syndicate meeting of 10.8.2011 on the basis of the recommendation of Faculty meeting of 28.7.2011 and Academic Council meeting of 7.8.2011, and Resolution No. 92 of the Academic Council meeting of 29.4.2013 on the basis of the recommendation of the Faculty meeting of 21.4.2013.