The CBCS is followed in this College from the academic year 2005- 2006. The objective of the choice based credit system is to promote student centered curriculum and need based, flexible scheme of learning and provide opportunity to students to earn more credits according to the capability and aspiration level. The following rules have been formulated to make the system function smoothly, with transparency and objectivity.

Each semester will consist of fifteen, six day weeks of actual teaching of five hours a day with ninety working days, excluding semester examination days. The day order will be followed with six day cycle.

1.Credit is the unit of weightage given to each course and the whole programme. Normally one credit is equivalent to one lecture or two hours of practical / field training per week. However credits assigned to a course and number of teaching hours per week need not be the same.

2.Each course is designed with 2-6 credits.

3.Each course will have a course teacher. Where ever necessary, a maximum of two teachers may collaborate in teaching a course in which, a teacher who teaches the major portion of the syllabus will be the course teacher.

4.Each department will have a staff advisor to guide students in the CBCS regulations and help the students to choose courses appropriate to his aptitude or inkling.

5.The medium of instruction for all courses, except Part I – Tamil, will be English.

6.Curriculum Design for UG Programmers will have the following components.

                           Allotment of credit points to each part as follows

                                       CBCS for UG (2020-2021 onwards)

Components	UG Programmes offering Languages
	Two Semesters	Four Semesters
PART I : Tamil / Hindi	6	12
PART II: English	6	12
PART III: Core Courses, Allied Courses, Elective Courses, Practical and Project	119-129	107-117
PART IV: Basic Tamil / Advanced Tamil / Non-major Electives, Environmental Studies and Value Education	8	8
PART V : Co-curricular activities (NSS / NCC /SPORTS)	1	1
Total Credits	140-150	140-150

Note

1. Distribution of marks between theory and internal assessment 50:50
2. Practical Internal: External = 50:50
3. There is a passing minimum for internal and external.
4. Project Report Presentation: viva voce = 50:50

                            CBCS for PG (2020-2021 onwards)

Components	Four Semesters
Core Courses, Elective Courses, Practicals and Project	90-95 Credits

                             CBCS for UG (upto 2019 Batch)

Components	UG Programmes offering Languages
	Two Semesters	Four Semesters
PART I :	6	12
PART II: English	6	12
PART III: Core Subjects, Allied Subjects Project / Major Based Electives with three Courses	119	97
PART IV: Basic Tamil / Advanced Tamil / Non-major Electives, Environmental Studies and Value Education	8	8
PART V : Co-curricular activities (NSS / NCC /SPORTS)	1	1
Total Credits	140	140

Note

1. Distribution of marks between theory and internal assessment 75:25
2. Practical Internal: External = 40:60
3. There is a passing minimum for internal, external and overall.
4. Project Report Presentation: viva voce = 40:60

                                     CBCS for PG (upto 2019 Batch)

Components	Four Semesters	Six Semesters
Core Subjects, Elective Subjects, Practical’s and Project	90 Credits	140 Credits

Note

1. Each course carries an internal component
2. There is a passing minimum for internal and external components
3. Theory – Internal : External    : 25:75
4. Practical – Internal : External : 40:60
5. Project Report – Viva Voce    : 40:60

Components of Curriculum and particulars of Choice Based Credit System applicable to the students admitted during the academic year 2008 – 2009 and onwards in Under Graduate and Post Graduate programmes, as prescribed by Tamil Nadu State Council for Higher Education (TANSCHE) and Bharathiar University.