Undergraduate Programs Offered at Bhawanipur Anchalik College (BAC)

The undergraduate courses currently offered by BAC (Arts, Science & Commerce) are of three types.

1. For the fifth and sixth semesters in the session 2024–25 (admissions taken in 2022), the course structure is as per the CBCS of Gauhati University. The details of this structure are available at the following link: https://syllabus.gauhati.ac.in/ug/ug-cbcs-regulations. 

2. For the third and fourth semesters in the session 2024–25 (admissions taken in 2023), the course structure is as per the NEP of Gauhati University. The details of this structure are available at the following link: https://nep.gauhati.ac.in/home.

3. From the first and second semesters of the session 2024–25 (admissions in 2024) onwards, the college will be following the course structure of the NEP of Bhattadev University. The course framework for the Four-Year Undergraduate Programme (FYUGP) at Bhattadev University is demonstrated with the help of the table below:

Year	Sem.	Core 1 (4 credit)	Core 2 (4 credit)	AEC (2 Credit)	SEC (3 credit)	IDC (3credit)	VAC (2 credit)	Internship (2 Credit)	Research	Total Credit
1	I	1	1	1	1	1	2	-	-	20
	II	1	1	1	1	1	2	-	-	20
			For Lateral Exit, students need to complete one VOC course of 4 credits and he/she will be awarded UG Certificate.
Year	Sem.	Core/Major (4Credit) (Core1 or Core 2)	Minor (4Credit) (Core2 or Core 1)	AEC (2Credit)	SEC (3Credit)	IDC (3Credit)
2	III	2	1 (For double major +1=2)	1	1	1	-	-	-	20 (+4)
	IV	3	1 (For double major +1=2)	1	-	-	-	1	-	20 (+4)
			For Lateral Exit, students need to complete one VOC course of 4 credits and he/she will be awarded UG Diploma.
3	V	4 (out of 4 core courses, one course may be research methodology)	1(For double major +2=3)	-	-	-	-	-	-	20 (+8)
	VI	4	1(For double major +2=3)	-	-	-	-	-	-	20 (+8)
									Total	120(+24)
			After 3 years, student will be awarded UG degree with one major and one minor ,Total Credit 120 (After 3 years, student will be awarded UG degree with double  major  ,Total Credit 144)
4	VII	4	1(For double major +1=2)	-	-	-	-	-	-	20(+4)
	VIII	1	1(For double major +1=2)	-	-	-	-	-	1(or 3Core  courses each of credit 4)	20(+4)
									Total	160 (+32=192)
			After 4 years, student will be awarded UG degree( Honours /Honours with research)in a core discipline (Total Credit 160) (After 4 years, student will be awarded UG degree (Honours /Honours with research) in a core discipline with double  major(Total Credit 192)

Curricular Components

The entire FYUGP curriculum is divided into two parts 

A. Core Courses and

B. Common Courses

A. Core Courses

The core courses constitute majors and minors. A student will choose one major subject and one minor subject. Different options are described in the next section. All core courses have a credit allocation of 4. Altogether, irrespective of any major or minor options, a student will necessarily need to study 21 courses with a total credit allocation of 84 over a 3-year programme. In a four-year programme, the minimum credit for majors is 80 and for minors is 32.

(a) Major Course: The minimum credit requirements for a major course over a 3-year period are 60 credits accumulated from 15 courses and 80 credits for a 4-year UG programme from 20 courses.

(b) Minor Course: The minimum credit requirements for a minor course over a 3-year period are 24 credits accumulated from 6 papers and 32 credits for a 4-year UG programme from 8 courses.

(c) Double Major Course: If a student has a major course with 60 credits, he or she can convert his or her minor course to a double major with a credit allocation of 48 for 3 years and 64 for 4 years.

B. Common Courses

As the name suggests, these courses will have to be studied by all students at FYUGP. Together, the common courses have a credit allocation of 36 divided over 5 subdivisions. They are 

1. Inter-disciplinary Courses (IDC): Total Credits: 9

2. Ability Enhancement Courses (AEC): Total Credits: 8

3. Skill Enhancement Courses (SEC): Total Credits: 9

4. Value Added Courses (VAC): Total Credits: 8

5. Internship: Total Credits 2

A brief description of these courses is given below

1. Inter-disciplinary Courses (IDC)

These are 3-credit courses spanning over five different groups of subjects:

(i)  Natural and Physics Science

(ii)  Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Applications

(iii) Library, Information, and Media Sciences

(iv) Commerce and Management   and

(v) Humanities and Social Sciences

The level of these courses is Class XII. Each student needs to take any three courses, each with three credits from these five sub-groups during Semesters 1–3.

Key Points: A student CANNOT choose a multi-disciplinary subject, if he/she has already studied that subject in Class XI-XII. Also, the subject of these courses MUST not be among the Core Subjects the student has already chosen.

2. Ability Enhancement Courses (AEC)

It includes Modern Indian Languages (MIL) and English Usage (Communication), AEC is divided into four Courses each of credit 2 from semester I to IV.

3. Skill Enhancement Courses (SEC)

These are various skill courses with a total credit allocation of 9. All students need to complete three skill courses, each with three credits, in Semesters 1, 2, and 3.

4. Value Added Courses (VAC)

The VAC courses will come from four subgroups. All together, they will have a credit allocation of 8.

(i) Understanding India

(ii) Environmental Science

(iii) Digital and technological solutions and

(iv) Health & Wellness, Yoga Education, Sports, and Fitness.

Each student will have to take any two courses, each worth 4 credits, from any four groups during Semesters 1 and 2. Here, one course from the Environmental Science group is compulsory, except if the student takes a core course in Environmental Science.

5. Internship

All students are required to carry out an internship with a credit allocation of 2. The internship can be carried out within semester 6. As internships are meant to be done during semester breaks, they will not interfere with other classes.

Progression and Exits

The progression and exits during the whole course is given below.

(a) After 1 Year

One can exit just after one-year. In this case, the student will have to complete one extra Vocational / Skill course (Exit Course) of 4 credits and can exit the programme. The student will get a Certificate. The minimum total credit requirements are 40 (and 4 credits extra for the exit Vocational course).

(b) After 2 Years

One can exit the programme after two-year course as well. In this case, the student will have to complete one extra Vocational / Skill course of 4 credits and can exit the programme. The student will get a Diploma. The minimum total credit requirements are 80 (and 4 credits extra for the exit Vocational course).

(c) After 3 Years

If a student completes 3 years and earned required credits, he/she can exit the programme. In this case the student will get a Bachelor’s Degree with major or with double major.

(d) After 4 Years

After completion of 4 years, the student gets either a Bachelor’s Degree (Honours) or a Bachelor’s Degree (Honours) with Research with single or double major depending on the credit s/he has earned. Students will be eligible for Honours with Research, if she/he earns at least 75% marks or equivalent CGPA in the first six semesters. For Honours with Research student need to a 12 credit Course on Research Project/Dissertation.

Multiple Exists and Entries

As per UGC’s Curriculum Framework (December, 2022).

For subject combinations in the first and second semesters, please go through the pdf attached below.

Subject Combination, BU

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