Mangalore varsity begins choice based credit system

June 17, 2011

Mangalore, June 17: Mangalore University will be bringing in Choice Based Credit System for Masters Degree programme in the faculties of Arts, Science, Commerce and Education from the current academic year.

Addressing the Academic Council meet on Thursday, Mangalore University Vice-Chancellor Prof T?C?Shivshankarmurthy said that only three year PG?course of MCA has been kept outside the bracket of this system.

“Though there was a plan to start the system from next academic year, the Government gave its nod on Wednesday following, which the meeting of heads of all the PG?colleges affiliated to the University was convened and decision was taken to introduce the system from the current academic year itself. With this, 21 colleges offering PG?courses will have the system in place,”?said the VC adding that with this new system, the students following a particular discipline will have the freedom to choose an inter-disciplinary subject, based on his/her interest.

According to the system each course in a programme shall carry certain number of credits, which normally represents the weightage of a course. In proposed programme, the credits shall be based on the number of instructional hours per week, generally one credit per hour of instruction in theory and one credit for two hours of practical or project work or internship per week. Based on this, a two year or four semester post graduate degree programme will have 22 to 26 credits per semester and a total of 100 credits per post graduate degree programme.

One choice based course of four credits shall be offered in the third semester of the programme within the faculty or across the faculty. The choice is mandatory.

The declaration of result is based on the grade point average (GPA) earned towards the end of each semester and the cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) earned towards the end of the programme with corresponding alpha-sign grade. The system has been in place in Mysore University from 2008. Apart this, Kuvempu University too has the system.

Results

Expressing his happiness over the successful and on time declaration of results, the VC?said that the BA, BSc and BEd results were announced on June 15, while LLB, BSW and BCA?results were out on Thursday. On Friday, B.Com (all semester) results will be out followed by BBM final year results on June 20. “With the results being announced on time, the University re-opened the degree courses on June 13 this year, which is otherwise started much later,”?said the VC.

Vacancies

The VC?said that there are 70 vacant posts in the university for teaching staff and on the permission from the Government recruitment will be done as per new guidelines of UGC. Likewise, there is vacancy for 45 non teaching staff as well. The non teaching staff posts will be outsoruced, he said.

A college faculty urged the University to permit additional intake of students for BBM and B.Com courses, considering the demand. Responding to the same, the VC?said that the colleges can admit 10 per cent more than the stipulated intake but for more than 10 per cent the university will send a committee to ascertain the infrastructure and teaching capacities in the colleges. The colleges should not go ahead with admitting additional students till then.

New courses

Mangalore University will start a new course in Tourism and travel management in BA course and Diploma course in Animation and Visual affects in F?M?Cariappa College, Madikeri.

It will also start MSc Chemistry in University College, said the VC. The Council also approved opening of PG?Department of studies and Research in Hindi at the University.

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Katakana: RSS suspends its programme over COVID-19

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March 14,2020

Bengaluru, Mar 14: The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) on Saturday suspended its proposed Akil Bharatiya Pratinidhi Sabha (ABPS) meeting scheduled to be held in the outskirts of the city, in the wake of the outbreak of Coronavirus in the state.

'In view of the seriousness of the pandemic COVID-19 and in the light of instructions and advisories thereof issues by the Union and the state governments, the Akil Bharatiya Pratinidhi Sabha meeting scheduled in Bengaluru has been suspended', Sarakaryavah Suresh Joshi tweeted.

All Swayamsevaks should cooperate with the administrations to create awareness among the public and to face this successfully, he said.

It may be recalled that Karnataka State Government had ordered shut down of pubs, malls, theatres, and ban mass gatherings over the Coronavirus scare, on Friday.

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Ban this desh drohi element for ever.

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Karnataka govt issues revised guidelines for disposal of bodies of covid-19 victims

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August 7,2020

Bengaluru, Aug 7: Amid the rising number of COVID-19 cases in Karnataka, the state's health department issued fresh guidelines for the disposal of bodies of COVID patients.

"Although an increased risk of COVID infection from a dead body to health workers or family members who follow standard precautions while handling the body is unlikely, the lack of scientific data requires the utmost care to avoid the inadvertent spread of COVID-19 during these times," the statement from the health department's press release read, emphasising on the dignity of the dead and the religious and cultural tradition.

The 23-page press release elaborated on guidelines regarding testing, handling of dead bodies and other specificities in relation to the management of COVID-19 bodies.

"Testing should not be insisted in every case of death, but only when they have a recorded history of influenza-like symptoms. The body should be handed over to the family members/ relatives in a dignified manner immediately after swab collection and hospitals should provide handouts with a list of dos and don'ts in English and Kannada laying down relevant information," the statement said.

It added, "At the mortuary, health care workers, mortuary staff and the family of the deceased body shall not come in direct contact with the dead body and must wear full personal protective equipment (PPE). If the family or relative are for any reason unable to cremate or bury the body, the local health authority shall arrange for the dignified last rites as per the religious traditions of the family."

Regarding autopsies (post mortem) on COVID-19 bodies, the state department said that they should be avoided, except in necessary circumstances.

The statement also gave detailed guidelines regarding the appropriate recording of COVID-19 deaths in line with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) guidelines.

Additionally, the health department made a statement about the admission procedure for COVID positive patients referred by other district administrations saying, "It is now mandatory for all the referrals from the BBMP admission and discharge of COVID positive patients to be done through the online COVID Hospital Bed Management System (CHBMS)."

The state's count of coronavirus cases was 1,51,449 in the past 24 hours.

So far, a total of 2,804 people have died due to COVID-19 in the state, while the average recovery rate in Karnataka is 49.3 per cent.

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Kumaraswamy is supporting BJP from back doors, says CP Yogeshwar

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July 31,2020

Bengaluru, Jul 31: BJP leader CP Yogeshwar has slammed Yediyurappa supporters and said the JDS leader HD Kumaraswamy is supporting BJP.

Speaking to the reporters, Yogeshwar said, "Congress president DK Shivakumar and Janata Dal (Secular) leader and former CM HD Kumaraswamy, both are Yediyurappa supporters."

"His words seem to support the BJP. All that Kumaraswamy had said, during our government's rule, are happening including the officers they mentioned are being transferred. He has come forward to support BJP from the back door," Yogeshwar.

While reacting to allegations made by CP Yogeshwar, Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee president DK Shivakumar has said that earlier Yogeshwar requested for State Legislative Council (MLC) member ticket and now such people are blaming me without any evidence. This shows his dishonesty to his party and the kind of person he is."

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