Review Of Academic Programs Review
As nosotros all know, the Institute has had a tradition of reviewing all under-graduate programs too associated academic processes every 10 years. In 2008, the Institute laid an Academic Programs Review Committee, which was to review, for the outset time, both UG too PG programs. The novel programs for under-graduate students possess got been implemented from July, 2011. In this weblog nosotros expression at the changes brought inwards too review them.
The review's biggest boast has been that it allows students unprecedented flexibility. We straightaway possess got tiddler programs (3 regular courses typically), double major (about 10 courses), too dual-degree (the PG score is non only inwards the same dependent equally the UG score but tin hold out inwards whatever other discipline). We also possess got a novel computer program called BTech inwards Engineering Science, which is available inwards ii variants, both sort of inter-disciplinary programs. We possess got a large number of Open Electives which tin hold out used to tailor one's score based on one's involvement too tin also hold out used to possess got upwards courses that volition Pb upwards to minor, double major too dual-degree.
What is the reality. Unfortunately, the reality is rather grim.
It was envisaged past times the authors of the study that the courses constituting tiddler computer program would hold out opened upwards to a large number of students (at to the lowest degree 165+ students volition hold out allowed inwards each such course). Even if somebody did non desire to consummate a minor, these courses would possess got plenty capacity that students would hold out able to possess got these courses for their opened upwards electives. Unfortunately, the commission did non expression at the before variants of minor, too why they failed. In an industrial plant life where educational activity a larger cast counts for nothing, why would anyone desire to learn a larger cast (except when it is forced similar the inwardness courses). Teaching larger cast gives less fourth dimension to faculty for question (the alone metric for all promotions, awards, chairs, too lately fifty-fifty administrative positions). Teaching large classes invariably leads to poorer educational activity evaluations. (If nosotros expression at the statistics of pupil reaction survey, the average of larger classes is less than the average of smaller classes.) From the subdivision perspective, a larger cast agency many to a greater extent than TAs too tutors, who could possess got been deployed for inwardness subdivision courses. So a large cast of exterior the subdivision students impacts its ain inwardness classes. And too thence proverb that every tiddler class should allow 165 students made no sense, since it meant that EE subdivision who would possess got most 150 of their ain students alone had to allow fifteen non-EE students, spell the Physics would possess got to allow 135 of other students, also only xxx of their ain students.
So the departments protested, too made sure enough that alone a little number of students are able to possess got a tiddler computer program inwards their discipline. Ideally, at that topographic point should possess got been some form of incentive machinery to the subdivision to learn equally many non-department students equally possible. Since the numbers are rattling small, it was no longer possible to only allow the students possess got tiddler courses too apply for the tiddler at the fourth dimension of graduation. We straightaway hold back the departments to possess got a organisation of "admission" to the tiddler program. The OARS volition refer who are enrolled inwards tiddler thence that the students tin hold out allowed to register for the tiddler courses. This has made direction of tiddler a hard affair. Also, minors are alone inside a department. Earlier, it was envisaged that at that topographic point volition hold out minors consisting of courses from to a greater extent than than 1 department, but that has non happened. Also, 3 courses for a tiddler is only too few to actually appreciate that discipline, too has ensured that nosotros don't possess got multi-disciplinary minors. But given that nosotros all desire to minimize our educational activity load, almost all minors are of 3 courses only.
The double major is fifty-fifty worse. In the outset ii batches, the students started doing double major alone inwards the sixth semester, which is rattling late. Unless the pupil had enrolled inwards a tiddler too has done some basic courses of the minute major, it is almost impossible to consummate all those 10 courses inside ii extra semesters, fifty-fifty afterwards using the opened upwards elective slots for some of them. And heed you, nosotros are alone talking most a secondary major too non a minute degree. I yell back if nosotros computer program things well, it should hold out possible to do ii under-graduate degrees inwards five years. But what could possess got been the most pop flat of flexibility, is non fifty-fifty on offer. The rules of double major are thence complex that anyone who reads them volition never fifty-fifty apply. And the CPI limit of 8.0 for entry into double major makes no sense. We allow students alongside equally depression equally 6.0 CPI (in special cases) to learn for dual-degree. So what are nosotros saying. That somebody alongside a CPI of 6.0 or 6.5 is quite capable of doing PG flat courses of the other department. However, such a pupil is non capable of doing fifty-fifty the basic UG flat courses of the other department. No wonder nosotros possess got alone fourteen students out of most 820 inwards the 2012 batch taking this option. (9 of them for Computer Science.)
The representative of Engineering Science is actually pathetic. In the outset 3 years (2011, 2012 too 2013 batches) inwards which it has been offered, alone ONE pupil has moved to BTech inwards Engineering Science, that too inwards 2011 batch. None inwards 2012 or 2013. There is no champion for this program. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 whole lot of faculty members had suggested that an inter-disciplinary computer program at the under-graduate flat would hold out a large hitting alongside the students. But none of them are actually keen on motivating students to do this program. There is no commitment to offering courses, to assistance inwards placement, too other such things. The sorry province of affairs of this computer program has ended 1 of an interesting experiment inwards admission process. Had this computer program been a success, it would possess got been possible to start several to a greater extent than programs where the admission is afterwards 1 yr through a branch alter process. For example, the proposed under-graduate computer program of the footing Science subdivision could possess got admitted students afterwards 1st year, too this would possess got been a smashing footstep frontward inwards price of deciding the programs for the students afterwards 1 year. But alas, the computer program has died fifty-fifty before it was young. We should ensure that this computer program is non on the dominion mass at all.
An alternative Engineering Science computer program could possess got been an learn out alternative for academically weak students who could possess got been given this score afterwards completing a bunch of applied scientific discipline too scientific discipline courses instead of terminating their programs, something similar to the UG Diploma of IIT Delhi.
The dual score programs where the PG score is inwards a unlike dependent than the UG score are inwards a mess. (The others too possess got problems, but at to the lowest degree the problems at that topographic point is that the commission has non tried to solve whatever of the dual-degree problems. They possess got non created many to a greater extent than problems.) What is the graduation requirement for these programs, at that topographic point is no philosophy for deciding the graduation requirements of such programs. In representative of PG score existence inwards sciences or economics, nosotros do non fifty-fifty know what score volition hold out given. Will it hold out "Master of Science." If yes, is the requirement of 2 yr MSc anywhere closed to requirement of this Master of Science degree. If it is a unlike score equally many faculty members possess got claimed too the graduation requirements are significantly less, too thence is it actually comparable to a master's degree. Will students hold out able to bring together PhD computer program inwards whatever house exterior IIT Kanpur.
An obvious way to specify the graduation requirements would possess got been to tell that a dual-degree would hold out given if the pupil completes the graduation requirements for both the degrees too sure enough credits (like opened upwards electives) could hold out counted towards both the degrees. Or some specified credits could hold out waived for dual-degree programs. But nosotros don't do obvious things. We possess got this fascination alongside templates. Every computer program has a template too every template has to hold out such that a dual score tin hold out completed inwards five years, at to the lowest degree theoretically. If this is becoming difficult, allow us cut back the courses fifty-fifty further. Five years is sacrosanct, non credits. But nosotros volition claim to hold out running a credit based system.
If 1 asks anyone related to direction of existing dual-degree programs, 1 electrical charge that you lot would remove heed from everyone is that having ii ringlet numbers was an absolute encephalon dead idea, which is unmarried most hurting indicate for everyone involved - students, DUGC/SUGC, DOAA office, OARS, too thence on. And estimate what do nosotros possess got for the novel dual-degree programs - yes, you lot guessed it right, nosotros volition move along to possess got ii ringlet numbers. Not alone that, the implementation commission has mandated that the PG ringlet number should encode the subdivision too the program. Talk most progress. And of course, the PG ringlet number tin hold out allocated alone afterwards seven semesters are over too they possess got passed most of the UG credits. But they are supposed to do PG credits fifty-fifty before when they did non possess got PG ringlet number. And during the pre-registration of eighth semester, they can't possess got PG ringlet number, but they possess got to register for PG credits. The APRC has made sure enough that equally a Dean of Academic Affairs, I am ever busy inwards solving non-issues.
The concluding cistron of "designing your ain degree" was a large number of electives. In particular, Open Electives, which you lot were supposed to possess got from across all the departments depending upon your interest. But equally nosotros discussed above, most faculty members are non keen on educational activity larger classes than absolutely necessary. So most volition decline non-department students on flimsy grounds. Or amend still, won't fifty-fifty offering a class which does non possess got multiple subdivision courses equally pre-requisites. So most students halt upwards doing to a greater extent than subdivision courses nether the OE slots - no broadening of horizons envisaged past times APRC. The subdivision which allows a large number of non-department students inwards its courses equally Open Elective is IME. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 large number of students do MBA courses. And nosotros all maintain wondering why students are non interested inwards engineering. If nosotros don't fifty-fifty offering interesting applied scientific discipline electives too they alone observe interesting electives from MBA, what are they going to do inwards future.
The novel curriculum has five HSS courses equally opposed to 4 earlier. However, the HSS faculty continues to hold out overloaded alongside educational activity duties. Number of students taught per faculty is the highest for HSS department, too equally a upshot the flexibility of getting HSS courses of one's pick has farther reduced.
Having all admissions to 4-year computer program is a proficient thought equally it does non strength students to create upwards one's heed most the post-graduate score correct inwards the twelfth cast when they possess got no thought of fifty-fifty under-graduate program. However, it would possess got been amend if this was accompanied past times departments trying to attract students to the dual-degree programs. To the best of my knowledge, at that topographic point possess got been no attempts made past times diverse departments to utter to the students too convince them to do the minute degree. Now that the placements are quite proficient for the dual-degree students, I am sure enough nosotros volition move along to encounter involvement inwards such programs, but 1 poor placement year, too you lot would lose all students from the program. And these dual-degree students could possess got been an splendid resources for TAs too Tutors inwards diverse inwardness courses, farther improving our teaching.
The other occupation alongside 4-year programs is that nosotros possess got made no endeavour to sensitize others inwards the province most our BS programs inwards sciences too economics. This would seriously create problems for the graduates of these programs if they do non migrate to dual-degree or double major.
Another form of flexibility was introduced through modular courses, courses that would concluding alone one-half the semester. However, at that topographic point are hardly whatever courses inwards this category. Modular courses would possess got been smashing for a faculty fellow member to voluntarily learn a novel topic to a few students, may hold out only 2 hours a calendar week for seven weeks, but given that educational activity is no longer given the same credit during the promotion, awards, etc., this has non happened. We could possess got brought inwards visiting faculty, who would observe it easier to come upwards inwards for 2 months rather than 4 months, too offering modular courses, but that has non happened. One argue is that fifty-fifty 2 months is too long for some of the visitors, too of course, nosotros possess got non actually looked at visiting faculty alternative seriously. The modular courses check into summertime term thence perfectly, but at that topographic point is ever a confusion most who is eligible to do what inwards the summer.
One shortcoming of the modular courses has been that it requires you lot to learn over 2 months. I could learn a class approved for 1 hr a calendar week for seven weeks equally a modular course, that is, the smallest modular class could hold out only seven lecture hours. Now, why can't nosotros possess got a visitor for a week, too deliver seven lecture hours during the week. It would hold out thence much to a greater extent than interesting. We could permit some such credits on pass/fail manner thence that the visitor is non burdened alongside the number of grading, etc. Also, nosotros demand to brand sure enough that such courses tin hold out floated alongside brusque notice too that such courses tin hold out added to the registration of the pupil fifty-fifty inwards the pump of the semester. But naught of this sort is allowed.
As a upshot of all this, at that topographic point is rattling trivial flexibility that a pupil tin do too savour during his/her program. The concept of "designing your ain degree" has remained on paper.
There are several other issues too alongside the novel program.
If nosotros expression at the examinations, nosotros possess got moved from ii mid-semester exams to a unmarried mid-semester exam. This has destroyed whatever trivial of the continuous evaluation nosotros were left with. The number of courses which possess got quizzes inwards the outset one-half too the minute one-half of the semester is minuscule. The number of courses which possess got the end-sem weight of 50 per centum or fifty-fifty higher has increased tremendously, too alongside that the stress levels of the students possess got gone upwards too. The number of requests for non having ii exams on the same twenty-four hours or 1 exam inwards the afternoon too the adjacent exam inwards the morning time of the next twenty-four hours has increased tremendously. There was actually no argue to migrate from 2 exams to 1 exam during the semester.
The APEC rules (for warning, probation too termination) made absolutely no sense, too possess got already been changed multiple times, too straightaway nosotros possess got unlike rules for unlike batches. Hopefully, the latest rules volition furnish stability.
The students getting to a higher house 8.5 CPI volition hold out awarded distinction. Is it actually needed. Don't the companies too all other stake holders already know that 8.5 is higher than 8.0. I am sure enough everyone looking at our transcripts know this much of mathematics to compare ii numbers, too no utilisation is served past times proverb that a pupil volition hold out awarded "Distinction" beyond a sure enough CPI. It would possess got been thence much amend to offering such a distinction (or rather an honors degree) on completion of additional credits at a proficient academic standing, something what many other IITs do.
One of the most serious occupation inwards the novel computer program construction is that the graduation requirements do non refer a minimum CPI. The Committee was able to convince Senate that this is what a credit organisation is - you lot move past times sure enough credits too you lot learn a degree. The fact of the thing is that no proficient industrial plant life (except now, IIT Bombay) volition give a score on passing all courses. Most universities would desire you lot to non only move past times courses but also maintain a C average (6.0). In our case, the minimum of 5.0 had worked rattling good inwards the concluding 50 years, too at that topographic point was actually no demand to change. This clause lonely has caused serious degradation of academic standards equally straightaway many students are ok alongside getting D grades inwards the courses. When students are happy alongside a lower grade, inwards a relative grading system, every 1 tin learn the same score alongside lower effort, too that is non proficient for the system. If nosotros blueprint a organisation which allows students to learn away alongside doing rattling little, nosotros should non hold out surprised that students do learn away alongside rattling little. Instead of criticizing the students for gaming the system, nosotros should expression inwards too encounter if nosotros deliberately designed the organisation to encourage gaming.
Overall, the novel computer program launched inwards 2011 has caused to a greater extent than problems than it has solved, thence much so, that the correct thing to do volition hold out to ringlet dorsum too and thence yell back of a fresh laid of little incremental changes rather than the wholesale changes that possess got been introduced without a existent agreement of what volition operate too what volition not.
The review's biggest boast has been that it allows students unprecedented flexibility. We straightaway possess got tiddler programs (3 regular courses typically), double major (about 10 courses), too dual-degree (the PG score is non only inwards the same dependent equally the UG score but tin hold out inwards whatever other discipline). We also possess got a novel computer program called BTech inwards Engineering Science, which is available inwards ii variants, both sort of inter-disciplinary programs. We possess got a large number of Open Electives which tin hold out used to tailor one's score based on one's involvement too tin also hold out used to possess got upwards courses that volition Pb upwards to minor, double major too dual-degree.
What is the reality. Unfortunately, the reality is rather grim.
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It was envisaged past times the authors of the study that the courses constituting tiddler computer program would hold out opened upwards to a large number of students (at to the lowest degree 165+ students volition hold out allowed inwards each such course). Even if somebody did non desire to consummate a minor, these courses would possess got plenty capacity that students would hold out able to possess got these courses for their opened upwards electives. Unfortunately, the commission did non expression at the before variants of minor, too why they failed. In an industrial plant life where educational activity a larger cast counts for nothing, why would anyone desire to learn a larger cast (except when it is forced similar the inwardness courses). Teaching larger cast gives less fourth dimension to faculty for question (the alone metric for all promotions, awards, chairs, too lately fifty-fifty administrative positions). Teaching large classes invariably leads to poorer educational activity evaluations. (If nosotros expression at the statistics of pupil reaction survey, the average of larger classes is less than the average of smaller classes.) From the subdivision perspective, a larger cast agency many to a greater extent than TAs too tutors, who could possess got been deployed for inwardness subdivision courses. So a large cast of exterior the subdivision students impacts its ain inwardness classes. And too thence proverb that every tiddler class should allow 165 students made no sense, since it meant that EE subdivision who would possess got most 150 of their ain students alone had to allow fifteen non-EE students, spell the Physics would possess got to allow 135 of other students, also only xxx of their ain students.
So the departments protested, too made sure enough that alone a little number of students are able to possess got a tiddler computer program inwards their discipline. Ideally, at that topographic point should possess got been some form of incentive machinery to the subdivision to learn equally many non-department students equally possible. Since the numbers are rattling small, it was no longer possible to only allow the students possess got tiddler courses too apply for the tiddler at the fourth dimension of graduation. We straightaway hold back the departments to possess got a organisation of "admission" to the tiddler program. The OARS volition refer who are enrolled inwards tiddler thence that the students tin hold out allowed to register for the tiddler courses. This has made direction of tiddler a hard affair. Also, minors are alone inside a department. Earlier, it was envisaged that at that topographic point volition hold out minors consisting of courses from to a greater extent than than 1 department, but that has non happened. Also, 3 courses for a tiddler is only too few to actually appreciate that discipline, too has ensured that nosotros don't possess got multi-disciplinary minors. But given that nosotros all desire to minimize our educational activity load, almost all minors are of 3 courses only.
The double major is fifty-fifty worse. In the outset ii batches, the students started doing double major alone inwards the sixth semester, which is rattling late. Unless the pupil had enrolled inwards a tiddler too has done some basic courses of the minute major, it is almost impossible to consummate all those 10 courses inside ii extra semesters, fifty-fifty afterwards using the opened upwards elective slots for some of them. And heed you, nosotros are alone talking most a secondary major too non a minute degree. I yell back if nosotros computer program things well, it should hold out possible to do ii under-graduate degrees inwards five years. But what could possess got been the most pop flat of flexibility, is non fifty-fifty on offer. The rules of double major are thence complex that anyone who reads them volition never fifty-fifty apply. And the CPI limit of 8.0 for entry into double major makes no sense. We allow students alongside equally depression equally 6.0 CPI (in special cases) to learn for dual-degree. So what are nosotros saying. That somebody alongside a CPI of 6.0 or 6.5 is quite capable of doing PG flat courses of the other department. However, such a pupil is non capable of doing fifty-fifty the basic UG flat courses of the other department. No wonder nosotros possess got alone fourteen students out of most 820 inwards the 2012 batch taking this option. (9 of them for Computer Science.)
The representative of Engineering Science is actually pathetic. In the outset 3 years (2011, 2012 too 2013 batches) inwards which it has been offered, alone ONE pupil has moved to BTech inwards Engineering Science, that too inwards 2011 batch. None inwards 2012 or 2013. There is no champion for this program. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 whole lot of faculty members had suggested that an inter-disciplinary computer program at the under-graduate flat would hold out a large hitting alongside the students. But none of them are actually keen on motivating students to do this program. There is no commitment to offering courses, to assistance inwards placement, too other such things. The sorry province of affairs of this computer program has ended 1 of an interesting experiment inwards admission process. Had this computer program been a success, it would possess got been possible to start several to a greater extent than programs where the admission is afterwards 1 yr through a branch alter process. For example, the proposed under-graduate computer program of the footing Science subdivision could possess got admitted students afterwards 1st year, too this would possess got been a smashing footstep frontward inwards price of deciding the programs for the students afterwards 1 year. But alas, the computer program has died fifty-fifty before it was young. We should ensure that this computer program is non on the dominion mass at all.
An alternative Engineering Science computer program could possess got been an learn out alternative for academically weak students who could possess got been given this score afterwards completing a bunch of applied scientific discipline too scientific discipline courses instead of terminating their programs, something similar to the UG Diploma of IIT Delhi.
The dual score programs where the PG score is inwards a unlike dependent than the UG score are inwards a mess. (The others too possess got problems, but at to the lowest degree the problems at that topographic point is that the commission has non tried to solve whatever of the dual-degree problems. They possess got non created many to a greater extent than problems.) What is the graduation requirement for these programs, at that topographic point is no philosophy for deciding the graduation requirements of such programs. In representative of PG score existence inwards sciences or economics, nosotros do non fifty-fifty know what score volition hold out given. Will it hold out "Master of Science." If yes, is the requirement of 2 yr MSc anywhere closed to requirement of this Master of Science degree. If it is a unlike score equally many faculty members possess got claimed too the graduation requirements are significantly less, too thence is it actually comparable to a master's degree. Will students hold out able to bring together PhD computer program inwards whatever house exterior IIT Kanpur.
An obvious way to specify the graduation requirements would possess got been to tell that a dual-degree would hold out given if the pupil completes the graduation requirements for both the degrees too sure enough credits (like opened upwards electives) could hold out counted towards both the degrees. Or some specified credits could hold out waived for dual-degree programs. But nosotros don't do obvious things. We possess got this fascination alongside templates. Every computer program has a template too every template has to hold out such that a dual score tin hold out completed inwards five years, at to the lowest degree theoretically. If this is becoming difficult, allow us cut back the courses fifty-fifty further. Five years is sacrosanct, non credits. But nosotros volition claim to hold out running a credit based system.
If 1 asks anyone related to direction of existing dual-degree programs, 1 electrical charge that you lot would remove heed from everyone is that having ii ringlet numbers was an absolute encephalon dead idea, which is unmarried most hurting indicate for everyone involved - students, DUGC/SUGC, DOAA office, OARS, too thence on. And estimate what do nosotros possess got for the novel dual-degree programs - yes, you lot guessed it right, nosotros volition move along to possess got ii ringlet numbers. Not alone that, the implementation commission has mandated that the PG ringlet number should encode the subdivision too the program. Talk most progress. And of course, the PG ringlet number tin hold out allocated alone afterwards seven semesters are over too they possess got passed most of the UG credits. But they are supposed to do PG credits fifty-fifty before when they did non possess got PG ringlet number. And during the pre-registration of eighth semester, they can't possess got PG ringlet number, but they possess got to register for PG credits. The APRC has made sure enough that equally a Dean of Academic Affairs, I am ever busy inwards solving non-issues.
The concluding cistron of "designing your ain degree" was a large number of electives. In particular, Open Electives, which you lot were supposed to possess got from across all the departments depending upon your interest. But equally nosotros discussed above, most faculty members are non keen on educational activity larger classes than absolutely necessary. So most volition decline non-department students on flimsy grounds. Or amend still, won't fifty-fifty offering a class which does non possess got multiple subdivision courses equally pre-requisites. So most students halt upwards doing to a greater extent than subdivision courses nether the OE slots - no broadening of horizons envisaged past times APRC. The subdivision which allows a large number of non-department students inwards its courses equally Open Elective is IME. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 large number of students do MBA courses. And nosotros all maintain wondering why students are non interested inwards engineering. If nosotros don't fifty-fifty offering interesting applied scientific discipline electives too they alone observe interesting electives from MBA, what are they going to do inwards future.
The novel curriculum has five HSS courses equally opposed to 4 earlier. However, the HSS faculty continues to hold out overloaded alongside educational activity duties. Number of students taught per faculty is the highest for HSS department, too equally a upshot the flexibility of getting HSS courses of one's pick has farther reduced.
Having all admissions to 4-year computer program is a proficient thought equally it does non strength students to create upwards one's heed most the post-graduate score correct inwards the twelfth cast when they possess got no thought of fifty-fifty under-graduate program. However, it would possess got been amend if this was accompanied past times departments trying to attract students to the dual-degree programs. To the best of my knowledge, at that topographic point possess got been no attempts made past times diverse departments to utter to the students too convince them to do the minute degree. Now that the placements are quite proficient for the dual-degree students, I am sure enough nosotros volition move along to encounter involvement inwards such programs, but 1 poor placement year, too you lot would lose all students from the program. And these dual-degree students could possess got been an splendid resources for TAs too Tutors inwards diverse inwardness courses, farther improving our teaching.
The other occupation alongside 4-year programs is that nosotros possess got made no endeavour to sensitize others inwards the province most our BS programs inwards sciences too economics. This would seriously create problems for the graduates of these programs if they do non migrate to dual-degree or double major.
Another form of flexibility was introduced through modular courses, courses that would concluding alone one-half the semester. However, at that topographic point are hardly whatever courses inwards this category. Modular courses would possess got been smashing for a faculty fellow member to voluntarily learn a novel topic to a few students, may hold out only 2 hours a calendar week for seven weeks, but given that educational activity is no longer given the same credit during the promotion, awards, etc., this has non happened. We could possess got brought inwards visiting faculty, who would observe it easier to come upwards inwards for 2 months rather than 4 months, too offering modular courses, but that has non happened. One argue is that fifty-fifty 2 months is too long for some of the visitors, too of course, nosotros possess got non actually looked at visiting faculty alternative seriously. The modular courses check into summertime term thence perfectly, but at that topographic point is ever a confusion most who is eligible to do what inwards the summer.
One shortcoming of the modular courses has been that it requires you lot to learn over 2 months. I could learn a class approved for 1 hr a calendar week for seven weeks equally a modular course, that is, the smallest modular class could hold out only seven lecture hours. Now, why can't nosotros possess got a visitor for a week, too deliver seven lecture hours during the week. It would hold out thence much to a greater extent than interesting. We could permit some such credits on pass/fail manner thence that the visitor is non burdened alongside the number of grading, etc. Also, nosotros demand to brand sure enough that such courses tin hold out floated alongside brusque notice too that such courses tin hold out added to the registration of the pupil fifty-fifty inwards the pump of the semester. But naught of this sort is allowed.
As a upshot of all this, at that topographic point is rattling trivial flexibility that a pupil tin do too savour during his/her program. The concept of "designing your ain degree" has remained on paper.
There are several other issues too alongside the novel program.
If nosotros expression at the examinations, nosotros possess got moved from ii mid-semester exams to a unmarried mid-semester exam. This has destroyed whatever trivial of the continuous evaluation nosotros were left with. The number of courses which possess got quizzes inwards the outset one-half too the minute one-half of the semester is minuscule. The number of courses which possess got the end-sem weight of 50 per centum or fifty-fifty higher has increased tremendously, too alongside that the stress levels of the students possess got gone upwards too. The number of requests for non having ii exams on the same twenty-four hours or 1 exam inwards the afternoon too the adjacent exam inwards the morning time of the next twenty-four hours has increased tremendously. There was actually no argue to migrate from 2 exams to 1 exam during the semester.
The APEC rules (for warning, probation too termination) made absolutely no sense, too possess got already been changed multiple times, too straightaway nosotros possess got unlike rules for unlike batches. Hopefully, the latest rules volition furnish stability.
The students getting to a higher house 8.5 CPI volition hold out awarded distinction. Is it actually needed. Don't the companies too all other stake holders already know that 8.5 is higher than 8.0. I am sure enough everyone looking at our transcripts know this much of mathematics to compare ii numbers, too no utilisation is served past times proverb that a pupil volition hold out awarded "Distinction" beyond a sure enough CPI. It would possess got been thence much amend to offering such a distinction (or rather an honors degree) on completion of additional credits at a proficient academic standing, something what many other IITs do.
One of the most serious occupation inwards the novel computer program construction is that the graduation requirements do non refer a minimum CPI. The Committee was able to convince Senate that this is what a credit organisation is - you lot move past times sure enough credits too you lot learn a degree. The fact of the thing is that no proficient industrial plant life (except now, IIT Bombay) volition give a score on passing all courses. Most universities would desire you lot to non only move past times courses but also maintain a C average (6.0). In our case, the minimum of 5.0 had worked rattling good inwards the concluding 50 years, too at that topographic point was actually no demand to change. This clause lonely has caused serious degradation of academic standards equally straightaway many students are ok alongside getting D grades inwards the courses. When students are happy alongside a lower grade, inwards a relative grading system, every 1 tin learn the same score alongside lower effort, too that is non proficient for the system. If nosotros blueprint a organisation which allows students to learn away alongside doing rattling little, nosotros should non hold out surprised that students do learn away alongside rattling little. Instead of criticizing the students for gaming the system, nosotros should expression inwards too encounter if nosotros deliberately designed the organisation to encourage gaming.
Overall, the novel computer program launched inwards 2011 has caused to a greater extent than problems than it has solved, thence much so, that the correct thing to do volition hold out to ringlet dorsum too and thence yell back of a fresh laid of little incremental changes rather than the wholesale changes that possess got been introduced without a existent agreement of what volition operate too what volition not.
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