Varsity to soon unveil FAQs on credit system

Updated on: Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Colleges and students can soon clear their doubts about the new credit system. Though the system came into force from this academic year, a number of queries about the policy has prompted the Mumbai University to put together a list of frequently asked questions (FAQs). The FAQs will cover all aspects of the new system. It will be available on the university’s website soon and commerce colleges will also be issued a circular for the same.

The university took the initiative after realising that concepts of the new credit-based semester and grading system are not clear to many teachers who are supposed to implement the system. The dean, faculty of commerce, Madhu Nair, said, “Principals keep calling me up with queries on whether the system has to be followed for post-graduation courses too. The credit system is only to be implemented in the first year of undergraduate courses from this academic year. This was clarified in the beginning, but many are still confused.”

The list of FAQs will even cover basic questions about the credit system. It will have close to 70 questions and has been prepared by Nair and principal of NM College, Sunil Mantri, for the university. It includes a proper guideline for the implementation of the credit system, questions on how to conduct an internal examination, how to conduct additional tests for students who have missed one test for medical reasons, which courses it is applicable to in the current year, etc. “The university will probably apply it to post-graduate courses from the next academic year but not this year. But some colleges believe that it is applicable from this year. So we are trying to clarify all doubts,” added Nair.

According to an official, the varsity has conducted workshops to train over 1,500 commerce teachers. “In spite of the training programmes, teachers are coming up with queries. Even the varsity’s website has clearly deciphered the system. Most colleges do not have approved principals and senior teachers double up as principals. Most queries come from these colleges,” added the official.

Varsity to soon unveil FAQs on credit system

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