Course Category for UG and PG Programme

Major Category of Courses (Subjects) - UG Programmes

Sl. No.	Category of courses	Acronym	Course Description
1	Ability Enhancement Compulsory Course	AECC	English / Language / Environmental Studies/India and Indian Constitution
2	Skill Enhancement Course (Skill Based / Value Based)	SEC	Courses for enhancing the skill sets of the students
3	Major/Minor Discipline Specific Course	DSC	Major Core Courses of the Programme
4	Major/Minor Discipline Specific Elective	DSE	An elective Course which is domain-specific and can be chosen from a pool of courses.
5	Open Elective	OE	An elective Course which is interdisciplinary and can be chosen from a pool of courses.
6	Vocational Course	VOC	A course which is vocational in nature which caters to employability.

Nature of Course – PG Programmes
The courses offered for the PG programme fall under any one of the following categories:
Core Course: A course, which should compulsorily be studied by a student. It can be:

• Discipline Specific Core Course (DSCC)
• Discipline Specific Core Practical (DSCL)
• Discipline Specific Core Project (DSCP)
• Discipline Specific Core Internship (DSCI)
• Discipline Specific Core Fieldwork (DSCF)

Elective Course: A course which can be chosen from a range of courses. It can be:

• Discipline Specific Elective Course (DSEC)
• Discipline Specific Elective Practical (DSEL)
• Discipline Specific Elective Project (DSEP)
• Discipline Specific Elective Internship (DSEI)
• Discipline Specific Elective Fieldwork (DSEF)

These elective courses are chosen generally from a range of courses specific to the discipline of study.
Generic Elective (GE): An elective course other than the main discipline of study is called a Generic Elective.

Skill Enhancement Course (SEC):SEC is value-based and/or skill-based and aims for providing hands-on training, competencies, skills,etc.

Non-CGPA Credit Courses (NCCC): These courses are co-curricular and extra-curricular activity-based courses.
PG Programme: The components under NCCC vary, based on the programme.PG students have to earn requisite credits as NCCC through Co-Curricular and Extension Credits (CEC)