To clear Graduation under CBCS, students need to score 30% marks in all subjects: CU

Kolkata: Students of Calcutta University have to score 30 percent marks in all the subjects for clearing their Graduation under the Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) that has been introduced in the varsity from this year onwards.

This was decided after a meeting with principals of colleges affiliated to CU at Rajabazar Science College campus on Saturday afternoon. Senior officials of CU including Vice-Chancellor Sonali Chakravarti Banerjee attended the meeting.

"A student enrolled for a particular course in the CBCS system will have to complete the course within five years. After five years, it will be determined if the candidate has successfully completed the course or has failed. Therefore, no student will be detained in any semester. However, 30 percent marks in the subjects are required for passing," a senior official of Calcutta University said. The University has also decided to make 60 percent attendance mandatory in all semesters for taking the examination.

"The meeting was convened by the V-C to have an idea on whether the teachers are facing any problem in dealing with the CBCS system. A number of principals were patiently heard and doubts raised by them over certain areas were cleared by the senior officials of the varsity who attended the meeting," a source said.