TABLE – 3
Bachelor of (Field of Study/ Discipline) (Hons.)
Semester Core (DSC) Elective (DSE) Generic Ability Skill Internship/ Value addition Total
Elective Enhancement Enhancement Apprentice- course (VAC) Credits
(GE) Course (AEC) Course (SEC) ship/Project/
Community
outreach (2)
I DSC - 1(4) Choose Choose one Choose one Choose one 22 credits
DSC - 2(4) one from a from a pool of from a pool of from a pool of
DSC - 3(4) pool of AEC courses courses (2) courses (2)
courses (2)
GE-1 (4)
II DSC - 4(4) Choose Choose one Choose one Choose one 22 credits
DSC - 5(4) one from a from a pool of from a pool of from a pool of
DSC - 6(4) pool of AEC courses courses (2) courses (2)
courses (2)
GE-2 (4)
Students on exit shall be awarded Undergraduate Certificate (in the Field of Study/ Discipline) after securing the Total = 44
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requisite 44 credits in Semesters I and II
III DSC - 7(4) Choose one from pool of Choose one Choose one SEC Choose one
DSC - 8(4) courses, DSE – 1 (4) from a pool of OR from a pool of 22 credits
OR AEC courses Internship/Apprenticeship/ courses (2)
DSC -9 (4) Choose one from pool of (2) Project/Community Outreach
courses, GE -3 (4)** (IAPC) (2)*
IV DSC - 10(4) Choose one from pool of Choose one Choose one SEC Choose one 22 Credits
courses, DSE – 2 (4) from a pool of OR from a pool of
DSC - 11(4)
OR AEC courses ‘Internship/Apprenticeship/ courses (2)
DSC – 12(4)
in the alternative choose (2) Project/community outreach
one from pool of courses (IAPC) (2)*
GE - 4 (4)**
Students on exit shall be awarded Undergraduate Diploma (in the Field of Study/ Discipline) after securing the requisite 88 credits Total = 88
on completion of Semester IV
V DSC - 13(4) Choose one Choose one Choose one SEC 22 credits
DSC – 14(4) from a pool from a pool OR
of courses of courses Internship/Apprenticeship/
DSC- 15(4) DSE - 3 (4) GE-5 (4) Project/Community Outreach
(IAPC) (2)***
VI DSC - 16(4) Choose one Choose one Choose one SEC 22 credits
from a pool from a pool OR
DSC -17 (4)
of courses of courses ‘Internship/Apprenticeship/
DSC -18 (4)
DSE – 4 (4) GE-6 (4)^ Project/Research/Community
Outreach (2)***
Students on exit shall be awarded Bachelor of (in the Field of Study/Discipline) Honours (3 years) after securing the Total = 132
requisite 132 credits on completion of Semester VI
Choose three DSE (3x4) Dissertation on
VII DSC-19 (4) courses OR Major (6)
Choose two DSE- (2x4) and OR 22 credits
one GE (4)^ course OR Dissertation on
Choose one DSE (4) and Minor (6)
two GE (2x4) courses OR
(total = 12)# Academic
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project/
Entrepreneurship
(6)
Choose three DSE (3x4) Dissertation on
VIII DSC -20 (4) courses OR Major (6) 22 credits
Choose two DSE- (2x4) and OR
one GE (4) course OR Dissertation on
Choose one DSE (4) and Minor (6)
two GE (2x4) courses OR
(total = 12)# Academic
project/
Entrepreneurship
(6)
Students on exit shall be awarded Bachelor of (in the Field of Study/Discipline) (Honours with Research/Academic Projects/Entrepreneurship) or Total = 176
(Honours with Research in Discipline-1 (Major) with Discipline-2 (Minor) after securing the requisite 176 credits on completion of Semester VIII
* There shall be choice in III and IV Semesters to choose either one ‘SEC’ or in the
alternative ‘Internship/Apprenticeship/Project/Community Outreach’ in each
Semester for two credits each.
** There shall be choice in Semester III and IV to either choose a DSE or a GE.
*** There shall be choice in V and VI Semesters to choose either one ‘SEC’ or in the
alternative ‘Internship/Apprenticeship/Project/Research/Community Outreach’ in
each Semester for two credits each.
# There shall be four choices in VII and VIII Semesters –
(i) to choose three DSEs of 4 credits each OR
(ii) to choose two DSEs and one GE of 4 credits each OR
(iii) to choose one DSE and two GEs of 4 credits each.
^ ‘Research Methodology’ shall be offered as one of the DSE courses in VI and VII
Semesters. Students can opt for it either in VI semester or VII semester. However, a
student pursuing multidisciplinary studies in three core disciplines shall have to
choose research methodology in VI semester, if she/he wishes to Major in one of
the three disciplines in the fourth year.
Suppose a student wishes to study the Research Methodology course offered by
another discipline (as one of its DSEs). In that case, he/she may opt for it provided
such discipline is his minor discipline. The Research Methodology of another
discipline so opted shall be treated as GE for him/her.
VIII. Note
1. Entry level eligibility: The general feeder category for entry into Level 5 is the
Secondary School Leaving Certificate obtained after successfully completing Grade
12. A programme of study leading to entry into the first year of the Bachelor’s
degree is open to those students who have met the entrance requirements,
including specified levels of attainment at the secondary level of education
mentioned in the programme admission regulations. Admission to the Bachelor
degree programme of study is based on the evaluation of documentary evidence
(including the academic record) of the applicant’s ability to undertake and
complete a Bachelor’s degree programme which is specified in the UGC Guidelines
for Multiple Entry and Exit Scheme in Academic Programmes Offered in Higher
Education.
2. Number of hours of a credit course shall be defined by its component of lecture,
tutorial and practical.
3. Every student has to study “Environmental Science and Sustainable Development”
courses I and II of two credits each in the first year (I/II semester) and the second
year (III/IV semester), respectively. The AEC pool will also consist of credit courses
in languages listed in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution of India, as updated
from time to time. The University of Delhi shall extend necessary support to those
Colleges (where faculty is not available) which may require it in course of teaching
learning in these languages.
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4. Design of degrees: Students shall be able to design their own degrees according to
their mission and aspiration for a future befitting to their ability and attainment,
rather than following the conventional pathway.
5. A student who pursues three years undergraduate degree programme in a specific
discipline as a Core course [for example, B.A. (Honours) English, B. Com (Honours),
[Link]. (Honours) Physics and such other Programmes] will earn at least 80 credits in
that discipline (from 18 DSCs and at least 2 DSEs of that discipline) and shall be
awarded Honours degree in that discipline, if he/she exits after completion of VI
semester.
6. A student who pursues three years undergraduate degree programme in more than
one discipline as core courses of study (for example B.A. in Social Sciences/
Humanities, [Link]. in Life Sciences, [Link]. in Physical Sciences, [Link]. in
Mathematical Sciences, Bachelor in Commerce Studies and such other
programmes) he/she shall be awarded Bachelor’s degree in that field of
multidisciplinary course of study, if he/she exits after completion of VI semester.
7. If a student wishes to pursue four years Honours Degree with research, he/she shall
compulsorily opt for a Research Methodology course in either VI Semester or VII
Semester as DSE.
8. Dissertation/Academic Project/Entrepreneurship in the 4 year shall commence
th
from VII semester and conclude in VIII semester. Detailed outcomes of each track
chosen out of these three options shall be notified and assessment at the end of VII
and VIII semesters shall be done accordingly.
9. Dissertation may be written in the Major or Minor or Interdisciplinary (combination
of Major and Minor) discipline.
10. If a student mentioned at (6) above continues or re-enters the fourth year for
pursuing an Honours degree in that field of multidisciplinary study, he/she has to
choose only one of the disciplines he/she had studied as core courses of study in
the previous six semesters and earn credits from the 2DSCs and 6DSEs of that
chosen discipline in the VII and VIII semesters and write dissertation or opt for
Academic Project or Entrepreneurship.
11. If a student mentioned at (5) above, continues or re-enters to study the VII and VIII
semesters in the same discipline, and writes dissertation mentioned at (9) above,
but no Minor discipline is made out (i.e., credits earned in the GEs of any one
discipline is less than 28 credits), then he/she shall be awarded ‘Honours with
Research’ with Major in that discipline on successful completion of VIII Semester.
12. A student mentioned at (6) above, shall be awarded ‘Honours’ degree in that field of
multidisciplinary study on successful completion of VIII semester. For example,
B.A. (Honours) Social Sciences/ Humanities, [Link]. (Honours) Life Sciences, [Link].
(Honours) Physical Sciences, [Link]. (Honours) Mathematical Sciences and Bachelor
in Commerce Studies (Honours). Major and Minor shall be indicated on fulfilment
of the conditions mentioned above at III(3)(b) and III(5)(b), respectively. For
instance, a student who pursues four years B.A. (Honours) in Social Sciences/
Humanities with History, Political Science and Hindi as core courses, shall get Major
in History, on successful completion of VIII semester, if he/she earns minimum 80
credits in History from 8 DSCs and at least 9 DSEs of History and writes dissertation
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on a topic related to History. Such a student shall get a Minor in Political
Science/Hindi, if he/she earns minimum 28 credits from 6 DSCs and one DSE of
Political Science/Hindi.
13. Only a student mentioned at (5) above who opts to write a dissertation in the
Major/Minor subject in VII and VIII semesters in the fourth year, shall be awarded
‘Bachelor of Field of Study/Discipline (Honours with Research) in Discipline’. For
instance, a student who pursues [Link]. (Honours) in Physics and writes a
dissertation on a topic relating to Physics or the Minor in VII and VIII semesters,
shall be awarded ‘Bachelor of Science (Honours with Research) Physics. Major and
Minor shall be indicated on fulfilment of the conditions mentioned above at III(3)(a)
and III(5)(a), respectively.
14. A student who opts for ‘Academic Project’ or ‘Entrepreneurship’ in VII and VIII
semesters, instead of writing dissertations, and has earned 28 credits in the
relevant GEs, SECs, AECs & IAPC, shall be awarded Minor in Academic Project or
Entrepreneurship, as the case may be. ‘Bachelor of Field of Study/Discipline
(Honours with Academic Project/ Entrepreneurship) in Discipline (Major) &
Academic Project/ Entrepreneurship (Minor)’. If he/she is unable to earn the
requisite 28 credits, he/she shall be awarded ‘Bachelor of Field of Study/Discipline
(Honours with Academic Project/ Entrepreneurship) in Discipline (Major).
15. A student who a pursues four-year undergraduate degree programme shall be
awarded after completion of the VIII semester an appropriate degree.
16. Exit Options: The minimum credit to be earned by a student per semester is 18
credits and the maximum is 26 credits. However, students are advised to earn 22
credits per semester. This provision is meant to provide students the comfort of the
flexibility of semester-wise academic load and to learn at his/her own pace.
However, the mandatory number of credits have to be secured for the purpose of
award of Undergraduate Certificate/ Undergraduate Diploma/ Appropriate
Bachelor’s Degree in the field of Study/Discipline, to a student who chooses to exit
at the end of even semesters (details provided in Table - 4).
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TABLE - 4
Sl. No. Type of Award Stage of exit Mandatory
credits to be
secured for
the award
1 Undergraduate Certificate in the field After successful 44
of Study/Discipline completion of
Semester II
2 Undergraduate Diploma in the field of After successful 88
Study/Discipline completion of
Semester IV
3 Bachelor of (field of Study) (Honours) After successful 132
Discipline (for single core discipline completion of
course of study) Semester VI
4 Bachelor of (field of Multidisciplinary After successful 132
courses of Study) (for multiple core completion of
disciplines courses of study) Semester VI
5 Bachelor of (Field of Study/ Discipline) After successful 176
(Honours with Research / Academic completion of
Projects/Entrepreneurship) Discipline Semester VIII
(for single core discipline course of
study)
6 Bachelor of (field of Multidisciplinary After successful 176
courses of Study) (Honours) completion of
Semester VIII
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