12th Article | Volume 01 | Issue 03
Students’ Perception on CBCS Curriculum of Zoology at Undergraduate Level: An Opinion Survey of Students Under the Colleges of Vidyasagar University
Sankhadeep Mal
sankhadeepmal1794@gmail.com
Student
Ramakrishna Mission Sikshanamandira,
Belur Math, Howrah, West Bengal
Alik Kr. Mondal
akm@rkmsm.org
Assistant Professor
Ramakrishna Mission Sikshanamandira,
Belur Math, Howrah, West Bengal
Abstract
Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) is a modern curriculum system of higher education in India which was first introduced by the Academic and Administrative Reforms committee of University Grant Commission (UGC) in 2008 headed by Prof. A. Gnanam. It is a system that promises to bring in holistic development of an individual by providing flexible and multi-disciplinary learning experience. The CBCS provides a cafeteria type approach in which the students can take courses of their choice, learn at their own pace, undergo additional courses and acquire more than the required credits, and adopt an interdisciplinary approach to learning. The courses shall be evaluated on the grading system, which is considered to be better than the conventional marks system. To make the present curriculum uniform, international standard and more developed UGC implement the Choice Based Credit System at higher education level. There are different Universities in the country that have adopted this system through modifying up to 30% of core papers’ syllabus under the proposed UGC curriculum. The major objectives of the study were to explore the nature of the present CBCS curriculum of Zoology and measure the perception level of the students on the present CBCS curriculum of Zoology of Vidyasagar University. The major Findings of the study were suggested that the Vidyasagar University followed the UGC recommended curriculum pattern for framing the CBCS curriculum of Zoology and it has also been found that there was no significant difference in the male and female students’’ perception about CBCS curriculum of zoology at undergraduate level in Vidyasagar University.
Keywords: Multi-disciplinary, Credits, Interdisciplinary, Grading system, Perception
How to cite:
Mal, S. & Mondal, A. (2023). Students’ Perception on CBCS Curriculum of Zoology at Undergraduate Level: An Opinion Survey of Students Under the Colleges of Vidyasagar University. International Journal of Multidisciplinary Educational Research and Innovation. 1(3), 161-175. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8341139.
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