All colleges in Delhi University will have the new four-year course from June 2013.
Nomenclatures are completely different from the traditional B.A., B.Com., B.Sc. or B.A. (Hons.), B. Com. (Hons.) and B.Sc. (Hons.)
Exit option after two years with Associate Baccalaureate, after three years as Baccalaureate and after four years as Baccalaureate with Honours.
If students exit after two or three years, they can come back within three years for a higher degree.
Mere presence at an exam is enough to ensure a student passes, but he/she needs an average score of 45 per cent for an Associate Baccalaureate and Baccalaureate and 50 per cent for Baccalaureate with Honours.
From third semester, major courses called Discipline One and minor courses called Discipline Two will begin.
A total of 20 Discipline One papers and a total of six Discipline Two papers will have to be taken over four years to qualify for an honours degree in the Discipline One subject.
Class XII streams don’t matter, except for Mathematics which is required for Mathematics and Economics Honours and any subjects can be chosen across streams, Discipline Subjects can also be changed at a later stage.
For the first two years, all students regardless of stream background will have common compulsory foundation subjects like Language, Literature, and Creativity–I (Hindi or Mixture of Indian Languages); Language, Literature, and Creativity –II (English); Information Technology, Business, Entrepreneurship and Management; Governance and Citizenship; Philosophy, Psychology, Communication and Life Skills; Geographic and Socio-Economic Diversity; Science and Life; History, Culture and Civilisation; Building Mathematical Ability; Environment and Public Health.
Other compulsory subjects are “integrating mind body and heart” for the first two semesters and “Cultural Activities” for all eight semesters. Applied courses are also compulsory from the second year.
