Old courses on their way out in Calicut varsity’s affiliated colleges

The four-year undergraduate programme was launched successful Kerala’s universities successful the 2024-25 world year. In the aforesaid year, 68 courses successful 52 colleges successful the University of Calicut (CU), the State’s largest assemblage successful presumption of the fig of affiliated institutions, were discontinued. At the aforesaid time, immoderate of the colleges launched new-age integrated and honours courses arsenic well, reflecting the churn successful the higher world scenery successful the State.

The details of the disaffiliated courses were revealed successful a reply fixed to V.M. Chacko, subordinate of the university’s Senate, astatine a caller meeting. The fig of the disaffiliated courses came down to 60 and the colleges to 45 successful the existent world year. These colleges are successful Malappuram, Kozhikode, and Thrissur. Some of the astir discontinued courses areBVoc (Agriculture), BSc (Mathematics), BSc (Electronics), BSc (Physics), BBA, and M.Sc. (Computer Science). ​The disaffiliated institutions see some aided and unaided colleges.

However, immoderate colleges person sought support to commencement caller courses specified arsenic BBA-LLB, B Com-LLB, BSc (Food Technology), BSc (Psychology), BSc (Geography), BSc (Artificial Intelligence), B Com (Finance), BSW, and B Com (Cooperation).

Mr. Chacko told The Hindu connected Saturday (March 14) that astir of the students don’t similar age-old courses without an updated syllabus. They spell for new-age courses. He suggested that the assemblage should alteration the names of the courses and update the syllabus to pull much students. According to Senate members who attended the caller meeting, Vice-Chancellor (V-C) P. Raveendran has promised to acceptable up a committee to look into the issues that led to the disaffiliation of courses and suggest suitable changes.