Calicut University:-Credit system is still a confusion in CU

MALAPPURAM: It has been three years since Calicut University started choice-based credit semester system for regular degree students. However, confusion on the systemstill prevails among the students and teachers, as there is no clarification on the syllabus, examination schedule and results, from the part of university.

The first batch of degree courses under the newly-introduced choice based credit semester system (CCSS) is going to be pass out this academic year. However, the university authorities and teachers still groping in dark, in matters related to the publishing of examination results of sixth semester students, and the examination dates for the first and third semester courses.

Even though the classes of sixth semester for the first batch of students, was commenced last Monday, the university could publish only the results of first and second semester examinations, of the batch. The authorities are still not ready to announce the dates in which the results of third and fourth semesters are to be published.

The students and teachers complain that the university did not issue the score card of the students, along with the second semester results. It is to be noted that the score card is necessary to submit the application for revaluation or scrutiny of answer sheets.

Creating more confusion in the semester courses, the university recently issued another order directing to start the classes of second and fourth semester courses, before announcing dates of examinations of first and third semester courses.

O P Vinesh , the assistant professor of Malappuram Government College, said TOI that thousands of first and third semester students are in a confused situation, as the university directed to start next semester classes, before their semester examinations.

'The authorities should at least announce the date of next semester examinations, then only they can prepare for it', he said, adding that the condition of teachers also not a different one, as they have to wind up the syllabus following the short-notice.

Majority of the portions of the first and third semester courses, areyet to be finished as the announcement of the date for the commencement of classes of second and fourth semester, was unexpected, he said.

He also pointed out that the delay in the third semester examination also affects the sixth semester students who applied for their supplementary examination, which are to be conducted along with the third semester examinations.

Abdul Rasheed, asisstant proffessor of English department in EMEA Arts and Science College, Kondotty, in said the delay in announcing the resultsof last semester examinations will badly affect the students.

"The delay in distribution of score cards of students also affects their hopes for higher studies," he said.

However, the sources at the university said, the discussion is going on regarding the confusion in CCSS for UG students and the issue will be resolved soon.