CBCS-Regulations and Syllabi for I & II Semester B.Sc., - 2008-2009

VERY IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS:
Kindly refer the official communication of the University in the
B.A. R&S file .

UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS
BACHELOR DEGREE COURSES: UNDER THE FACULTY OF SCIENCE (B.Sc)


CHOICE BASED CREDIT SYSTEM.
(Effective from the academic year 2008 - 2009)


REGULATIONS






1. ELIGIBILITY FOR ADMISSION:

Candidates for admission to the first year of the Degree of Bachelor
of Science courses shall be required to have passed the Higher Secondary
Examinations (Academic or Vocational Stream) conducted by the Government of
Tamil Nadu or an Examination accepted as equivalent thereof by the
Syndicate of the University of Madras. Provided that candidates for
admission into the specific main subject of study shall be Possess such
other qualifying conditions as may be prescribed by the University as given
in the APPENDIX-A.



2. ELIGIBILITY FOR THE AWARD OF DEGREE:


A candidate shall be eligible for the award of the Degree only if he
/she has undergone the prescribed course of study in a College affiliated
to the University for a period of not less than three academic years,
passed the examinations all the Six-Semesters prescribed earning 140
Credits (in Parts-I, II, III, IV & V).



3. DURATION:

a) Each academic year shall be divided into two semesters. The first
academic year shall comprise the first and second semesters, the
second academic year the third and fourth semesters and the third
academic year the fifth and sixth semester respectively.

b) The odd semesters shall consist of the period from June to November of
each year and the even semesters from December to April of each year.
There shall be not less than 90 working days for each semester.


4. COURSE OF STUDY:


The main Subject of Study for Bachelor Degree Courses shall consist
of the following and shall be in accordance with APPENDIX-B

PART - I TAMIL / OTHER LANGUAGES


PART - II ENGLISH


PART - III CORE SUBJECTS
ALLIED SUBJECTS
PROJECT/ELECTIVES WITH THREE COURSES


PART - IV
1.(a) Those who have not studied Tamil up to XII Std. and taken a Non-
Tamil Language under Part-I shall take Tamil comprising of two
course (level will be at 6th Standard).

(b) Those who have studies Tamil up to XII Std. and taken a Non-
Tamil Language under Part-I shall take Advanced Tamil comprising
of two courses.

(c) Others who do not come under a + b can choose non-major
elective comprising of two courses.

2. Skill based subjects (Elective) - (SOFT SKILLS)

3. Environmental Studies

4 Value Education



PART - V EXTENSION ACTIVITIES





5. EXTENTION ACTIVITIES:

A candidate shall be awarded a maximum of 1 Credits for Complusory
Extension Service.
All the Students shall have to enrol for NSS /NCC/ NSO (Sports &
Games) Rotract/ Youth Red cross or any other service organizations in the
college and shall have to put in Complusory minimum attendance of 40
hours which shall be duly certified by the Principal of the college before
31st March in a year. If a student LACKS 40 HOURS ATTENDANCE in the First
year, he/she shall have to compensate the same during the subsequent years.
Students those who complete minimum attendance of 40 hours in One year
will get HALF A CREDIT and those who complete the attendance of 80 or more
hours in Two Years will ONE CREDIT.
Literacy and population Education Field Work shall be compulsory
components in the above extension service activities.































6. SCHEME OF EXAMINATION:

Scheme of Examination shall be given in APPENDIX - C
Model Scheme
|Course Component |Inst|Cred|Exam|Max. Marks |
|Name of the course |. |its |Hour| |
| |Hour| |s | |
| | | | |Ext.mark |Int. |Total|
| | | | | |mark | |
|PART-I | | | |75 |25 |100 |
|Language | | | | | | |
|PART-II | | | |75 |25 |100 |
|English | | | | | | |
|PART-III | | | |75 |25 |100 |
|Core subject : | | | | | | |
|Core Subject | | | |75 |25 |100 |
|Allied Subject | | | |75 |25 |100 |
|PART - IV | | | | | | |
|1.(a) Those who have not | | | | | | |
|studied Tamil up to XII Std. and| | | | | | |
|taken a Non-Tamil Language under| | | | | | |
|Part-I shall take Tamil | | | | | | |
|comprising of two course (level | | | | | | |
|will be at 6th Standard). | | | | | | |
|(b) Those who have studies | | | | | | |
|Tamil up to XII Std. and taken a| | | | | | |
|Non-Tamil Language under Part-I | | | | | | |
|shall take Advanced Tamil | | | | | | |
|comprising of two courses. | | | | | | |
|(c) Others who do not come | | | | | | |
|under a + b can choose non-major| | | | | | |
|elective comprising of two | | | | | | |
|courses. | | | | | | |
|2*Skill based subjects(Elective)| | | | | | |
|- (Soft Skill) | | | | | | |


The following procedure be be followed for Internal Marks:
Theory Papers: Internal Marks 25
INTERNAL MARKS
Tests (2 out of 3 ) = 10
Attendance = 5
Seminars = 5
Assignments = 5
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25 marks
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Break-up Details for Attendance
Below 60% - No marks
60% to 75% - 3 marks
76% to 90 % - 4 marks
91% to 100% - 5 marks


Practical: Internal Marks 40
Attendance 5 marks
Practical Test best 2 out of 3 30 marks
Record 5 marks

Project:
Internal Marks best 2 out of 3 presentations 20 marks
Viva 20 marks
Project Report 60 marks


7. REQUIREMENTS FOR PROCEEDING TO SUBSEQUENT SEMESTER:

i. Candidates shall register their names for the First Semester Examination
after the admission in UG Courses.

ii. Candidates shall be permitted to proceed from the First Semester up to
Final Semester irrespective of their failure in any of the Semester
Examination subject to the condition that the candidates should register
for all the arrear subject of earlier semesters along the current
(subsequent) Semester Subjects.

iii. Candidates shall be eligible to go to subsequent semester, only if
they earn, sufficient attendance as prescribed therefor by the Syndicate
from time to time.


Provided in case of a candidate earning less than 50% of attendance in
any one of the Semesters due to any extraordinary circumstances such as
medical grounds, such candidates who shall produce Medical Certificate
issued by the Authorised Medical Attendant (AMA), duly certified by the
Principal of the college, shall be permitted to proceed to the next
semester and to complete the Course of study. Such Candidates shall
have to repeat the missed Semester by rejoining after completion of
Final Semester of the course, after paying the fee for the break of
study as prescribed by the University from time to time.

8. PASSING MINIMUM:
A candidate shall be declared to have passed:
a) There shall be no Passing Minimum for Internal.
b) For External Examination, Passing Minimum shall be of 40%(Forty
Percentage) of the maximum marks prescribed for the paper for each
Paper/Practical/Project and Viva-voce.
c) In the aggregate (External + Internal) the passing minimum shall be of
40% .
d) He/She shall be declared to have passed the whole examination, if
he/she passes in all the papers and practicals wherever prescribed /
as per the scheme of examinations by earning 140 CREDITS in Parts-I,
II, III, IV & V. He/she shall also fulfill the extension activities
prescribed earning a minimum of 1 Credit to qualify for the Degree.


9. CLASSIFICATION OF SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES:

PART- I TAMIL / OTHER LANGUAGES
TAMIL/OTHER LANGUAGES: Successful candidates passing the Examinations for
the Language and securing the marks (1) 60 percent and above and (ii) 50
percent and above but below 60 percent in the aggregate shall be declared
to have passed the examination in the FIRST and SECOND class, respe