1ANDHRA PRADESH STATE COUNCIL OF HIGHER EDUCATIONImplementation of CBCS in Undergraduate Colleges in Andhra PradeshGUIDELINESAs the universities are aware, a review of the syllabiimplemented from2015-16 under CBCS was taken up by the APSCHE based on the feedbackreceived and as per the UGC guidelines. The review was made for a few selectsubjects that are common in colleges, i.e.,Mathematics, Physics, ComputerSci/IT, Chemistry, Botany, Zoology (BSc), Economics, History, Political Science,Public Administration (BA) and English and Telugu (Language subjects).Thesyllabi of B.Com., BBA and BCA, and Foundation Courses were also reviewed.The universities were requested to do a similar exercise in respect of othersubjects. In fact, no significant changes were made in the syllabi of the firsttwo years (first four semesters) in most of the subjects.The review was intended to rectify mistakes and to reduce the excess load,ifany, in case of core papers. Further, Syllabi for Electives in various subjectswere to be prepared. Another task was preparation of syllabi for DegreeHonours Programmes. The APSCHE, therefore, constituted subject reviewcommittees and got the tasks completed in April, 2016. The revised (modified)syllabi were communicated to universities and requested them to keep thesyllabi on their websites inviting suggestions from the colleges.The final version of the revised (modified) syllabi for all the three years arebeing sent to all the universities to be implemented from 2016-17 along withthese guidelines.The following guidelines may be followed in the implementation of CBCSframework and syllabi from the academic year 2016-17. The implementationyear, however, remains as 2015-16.1.The slightly revised framework of CBCS is being sent to all universitiesand the same is to be implemented from 2016-17. Foundations courseswere a little reshuffled based on feedback. Two Skill DevelopmentCourses in V and VI Semesters (to be designed by the respectiveuniversities) were dispensed with. Now there are only 10 FoundationCourses.2.The syllabi of the common subjects in BA and BSc were reviewed forrectifications and the reviewed final syllabi for all the three years arebeing sent to all the universities,along with these guidelines. Thecommonsubjectsare,Mathematics,Physics,ComputerSci/IT,Chemistry, Botany, Zoology (BSc), Economics, History, Political Science,Public Administration, Special English, Special Telugu (BA),and B.Com,BBA and BCA. These reviewed syllabi are to be implemented by theuniversities from 2016-17.The final syllabi of General English andGeneral Telugu (Language subjects) were already communicated (there isno change in General Telugu of 2015-16).3.Similarly, reviewed and rectified syllabi of Foundation Courses are alsobeing sent to the universities for implementation from 2016-17.
