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Calicut varsity Senate nod for revision of FYUGP clause on minor courses
The Senate of the University of Calicut on Wednesday approved the revision of a clause in the regulations of the four-year undergraduate programme (FYUGP) related to the selection of minor courses amid opposition by members affiliated to the Congress and the Indian Union Muslim League.
Vice-Chancellor P. Raveendran, who presided over the meeting held on the university campus at Tenhipalam in Malappuram district, said that a committee would be set up to address the concerns to be raised by students and colleges with respect to the revision.
Clause 7.2.13 of the regulations earlier said, 'Students in major with minor pathway shall choose all the courses from two minor groups offered by a discipline other than their major discipline. In some cases, students are allowed to take both the major and minor courses offered by the same teaching department, provided that the said minor courses belong to a discipline other than the major discipline.' It was revised to 'Students in major with minor pathway shall choose all the courses from two minor groups offered by a discipline other than their major discipline.'
The members aligned with the Congress-aligned Kerala Private College Teachers' Association (KPCTA) and the IUML-aligned Confederation of Kerala College Teachers (CKCT), however, objected to the revision claiming that it would deprive students the freedom to choose courses of their choice. They claimed that the students would not be able to select minor courses from the same department from where they were pursuing their major courses. The CKCT members also alleged that some pro-Left members snatched away and tore apart their dissent note. The KPCTA members staged a protest against the revision of the clause.
