Srinagar, May 5: Kashmir University today organized a special lecture by Prof P Nagabhushan, Chief Nodal Officer, ‘credit and choice-based system of education, University of Mysore at Ibn-Khaldun Auditorium, here, on Saturday.
 In his address VC Kashmir University Prof Talat said: “As per a NAAC (National Assessment and Accreditation Council) mandate we have to switch over to ‘credit and choice based system’ of education sooner or later and it would be better if we start our preparations at the earliest so that the transaction from the present system of examinations and evaluation to the new model becomes hassle-free.”
 He said: “Our faculty at the University must go through the website of the Mysore University and try to understand the model of credit based education system and once they understand its fundamentals, illustrations, guidelines for teachers and various tools and modes of continuous assessment of the students, then we can tailor the model as per the requirements of our institution and get it implemented within a period of one or two years.”
 The VC said “The crediting system will facilitate students to acquire the talent of skills required for designing, devising and conducting practical /case/field studies instead of exhibiting only the memorizing capabilities of a student which is prevalent in the existing system of education and examination.”
 In his address Prof Nagabhushan said: “The amount of academic transaction a student or a faculty member would do is called crediting and credit is how much activity a student has completed and in this credit based choice based system of education evaluation is not by examination in the real sense of the term but by continuous assessment which implies that a student’s performance would not be evaluated by one time examination at the end of the semester but by an interactive and friendly assessment all through the semester with continuous feedback to a student for enhancing learning skills.”
 Prof Nagabhusan said the new system illustrates the potential of a student to learn, assimilate and apply.
 He added: “The teaching-learning model adapted by the university of Mysore under the credit based choice based system continuous assessment evaluates the performance of the students in terms of three areas which include L-Lecture classes, T-Tutorial classes and P- practical/practice sessions.”
 He said: “The new experimentation is the outcome of the critical retrospection by the University of Mysore and this credit based teaching-learning mechanism integrates theory with practical skills in which whatever learnt and learnt through different mechanisms is quantified in terms of CREDIT and that comes with a limited flexibility to choose what one loves to learn.”
 Prof Nagabhushan presented a PowerPoint presentation illustrating the model of the credit based education system and the different grades assigned to students in various subjects which are categorized as hardcore, soft core and electives.
 The proceedings of the lecture/interaction were conducted by Dean Academic Affairs Prof AM Shah during which Registrar Kashmir University Prof S Fayaz, Dean College Development Council Prof Mushtaq Ahmed Kaw, Dean Research Prof Khursheed Ahmed Andrabi, Controller Examinations Prof Abdul Salam Bhat, Dean of various faculties and Heads / directors of various centres, units and departments were present.
(GKNN)

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