COURSES OFFERED

Shift - I
Shift - II

Shift - I

Govt. Aided - U.G. Courses

B.A. - Historical Studies

B.A. - Economics

B.Sc. - Mathematics

B.Sc. - Physics

B.Sc. - Chemistry

B.Sc. - Plant Biology and Plan Biotechnology

B.Sc. - Advanced Zoology and Biotechnology

B.Com. - General

Govt. Aided - P.G. Courses

M.A. - Historical Studies

M.A. - Economics

M.Sc. - Zoology

Ph.D. Programmes

Historical Studies (Full Time & Part Time)

Economics (Full Time & Part Time)

Zoology (Full Time & Part Time)

Commerce, Tamil & English (Part Time)

Shift - II

Self Financing - U.G. Courses

B.Sc. - Computer Science

B.C.A. - Computer Application

B.Com. - General

B.Com. - Computer Application

B.Com. - Accounting and Finance

B.B.A. - Business Administration

CHOICE BASED CREDIT SYSTEM (CBCS)

The University of Madras has introduced the CBCS, which is being followed by all its affiliated Colleges in both Undergraduate and Postgraduate programmes with effect from 2008-2009.

STRUCTURE FOR U.G COURSES

	Course Components	Credits
	Course Components	B.A./ B.Sc. / B.C.A	B.Com.
Part-I	Language: Tamil / Telugu / Urudu	12	06
Part-II	English	12	06
Part-III	Core Subject Allied Subject Project / Electives	60 20 15	72 20 15
Part-IV	(1) Basic Tamil for students who have not studied Tamil upto XII std and have taken a non - Tamil language under part-I (or) Advanced Tamil for students who have studied Tamil upto XII std and have taken Tamil Language under part -I (or) Non-Major Elective for students of 1st year, who have studied Tamil upto XII std and have taken Tamil under part-I	04	04
	(2) Skill Based Subjects Essentials of Language and Communication - Level-I (Eng.) Essentials of Spoken and Presentation Skills - Level-I (Eng.) Personality Enrichment Computing Skills - Basic	12	12
	(3) Environmental studies	02	02
	(4) Value Based Education	02	02
Part-V	Extension Activities: N.C.C. / N.S.S / Sports / YRC / Rotaract	01	01
Total Credits		140	140

QUESTION PAPER PATTERN

THEORY	Marks
University Exam \| External / B.A. / B.Sc. / B.C.A. / B.Com.	75
Sec-A: (30 Words) 10 out of 12 (10X2)	20
Sec-B: (200 Words) 5 out of 7 (5X5)	25
Sec-C: (500 Words) 3 out of 5 (3X10)	30
Internal	25
Tests (2 out of 3)	10
Attendance	05
Seminars	05
Assignments	05
Total	100

SCIENCE PRACTICALS	MARKS
External / Universal Exam	60
Internal	40
Tests (2 out of 3)	30
Attendance	05
Record	05
Total	100
PROJECTS, IF ANY
Report / Dissertation	80
Viva	20
Total	100

Passing Requirements: (Science Practicals)
(i) 24 out of 60 in Externals
(ii) 40 out of 100 in Aggregate

Passing Requirements: (Theory)
(i) 30 out of 75 in Externals
(ii) 40 out of 100 in Aggregate (Total from External & Internal)
(iii) 140 credits in Parts I, II, III, IV & V
(+)
A minimum of 1 credit should be earned to pass the degree from the Extension Activities prescribed.

(However, this credit will not be taken into consideration for Classification / Ranking / Distinction)

Classification: Classification of proficiency of the successful candidates will be made separately for each part:

Part-I (Language)
Part - II (English)
Part-III (Core Subjects, Allied Subjects & Project / Electives)

40 < X < 50 : Third Class

50 < X < 60 : Second Class

X > 60 : First Class
X - Denotes the aggregate percentage of marks scored in a part.

* Candidates who pass all the papers prescribed for the course in the FIRST APPEARANCE ALONE are eligible for Ranking / Distinction.

STRUCTURE OF P.G.COURSES

Course Components		Credits
Core Subjects	: 15 (4 Credits/Subject)	60
Soft Skills	: 4 (2 Credits/Subject)	08
Internal	: 1 (To be fulfilled during Summer vacation of Semester-II)	02
Internal Elective Subjects	: 5 (3 Credits/Subject)	15
Extra Disciplinary	: 2 (3 Credits/Subject)	06
(To be offered in the II & III Semesters alone)	TOTAL	91

PATTERN OF QUESTION PAPER

Part-A (50 Words) : 10 out of 12 Questions 10X1 = 10 Marks
Part-B (200 Words) : 5 out of 7 Questions 5X5 = 25 Marks
Part-C (500 Words) : 4 out of 6 Questions 4X10 = 40 Marks
Total = 75 Marks