Volume : 5, Issue : 8, AUG 2019

A NOTE ON CHOICE BASED CREDIT SYSTEM

DR. C. SIVA SANKAR

Abstract

Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) is well designed and comprehensive education system to meet needs of individual and society and provides positive learning environment for innovations. It is flexible system through which learner can learn at their own phase. It provides wider choices to select elective courses from wide range of courses and forms foundation for skill acquisition. This paper reflects on conceptual frame work, need of CBCS, types of courses in CBCS, evaluation pattern in CBCS and certain issues in CBCS.

Keywords

HIGHER EDUCATION, CBCS, SGPA, CGPA.

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