Structure of UG Multidisciplinary Program

(with Three Core disciplines)

DSC: Discipline Specific Course SEC: Skill Enhancement Course

DSE: Discipline Specific Electives IAPC: Internship/Apprenticeship / Project/
GE: General Electives Community Outreach
AEC: Ability Enhancement Course VAC: Value Addition Course
IL - Pool of Indian Languages in the 8th schedule : Not Applicable
of the Constitution

Example: For B.Sc. Life Sciences programme with

Botany, Zoology and Chemistry as core disciplines. First Year
SEM - I
A student shall study credit courses of three disciplines
i.e., Botany, Zoology and Chemistry. IL - 1 / Environment Sc - 1 One from the Pool of VAC Courses
DSC 1 may be of Discipline A (say, Botany),
DSC Discipline A1
DSC 2 may be of Discipline B (say, Zoology) and Credit - 4
DSC 3 may be of Discipline C (say, Chemistry). DSC Discipline B1
DSE GE 1 AEC SEC 1 IAPC VAC 1 Total Sem
Credit - 4 Credit - 4 Credit - 2 Credit - 2 Credit - 2 Credit - 2 Credits - 22
Credit - 4
DSC Discipline C1
Credit - 4
One from the Pool of GE Courses One from the Pool of SEC Courses

SEM - II

DSC Discipline A2 IL - 1 / Environment Sc - 1 One from the Pool of VAC Courses

Credit - 4
DSC Discipline B2
Credit - 4 DSE GE 2 AEC SEC 2 IAPC VAC 2 Total Sem
DSC Discipline C2 Credit - 4 Credit - 4 Credit - 2 Credit - 2 Credit - 2 Credit - 2 Credits - 22
Credit - 4

One from the Pool of GE Courses One from the Pool of SEC Courses

IL - 1 and IL - 2 should be Total Credits = 44 Undergraduate Certificate

of the same Language Exit After Completing One Year in the field of Study/Discipline

Second Year
SEM - III
One from the Pool of DSE Courses IL - 2 / Environment Sc - 2 One from the Pool of VAC Courses

AEC IAPC VAC 3

DSE 1 of
DSC Discipline A3 Credit - 2 Credit - 2
A or B or C Credit - 2 Total Sem
Credit - 4
Credit - 4 Credits - 22
DSC Discipline B3 OR
Credit - 4 OR
SEC 3
DSC Discipline C3 GE 3 Credit - 2
Credit - 4 Credit - 4
One from the Pool of SEC Courses

One from the Pool of GE Courses

SEM - IV
One from the Pool of DSE Courses IL - 2 / Environment Sc - 2 One from the Pool of VAC Courses
Important Note:
To major in any one of the three disciplines, students must
AEC IAPC VAC 3
study at least Three DSEs of that particular discipline in DSC Discipline A4 DSE 2 of
Credit - 2 Credit - 2 Credit - 2
Credit - 4 A or B or C Total Sem
the first three years. Credit - 4 Credits - 22
DSC Discipline B4 OR
Credit - 4 OR
SEC 4
DSC Discipline C4 GE 4 Credit - 2
Credit - 4 Credit - 4
One from the Pool of SEC Courses

One from the Pool of GE Courses

Total Credits = 88 Undergraduate Diploma in

Exit After Completing Two Years the field of Study/Discipline

Third Year
SEM - V
One from the Pool of DSE Courses

DSC Discipline A5 DSE 3 of GE 5 AEC IAPC VAC 1 Total Sem

Credit - 4 A or B or C Credit - 4 Credit - 2 Credit - 2 Credit - 2 Credits - 22
DSC Discipline B5 Credit - 4
Credit - 4 OR
DSC Discipline C5 SEC 5
Credit - 4 One from the Pool of GE Courses
Credit - 2
One from the Pool of SEC Courses

Research Methodology’ shall be offered as one of the DSE

courses in the VI and VII semesters. Students can opt for it
either in VI or VII semester.
SEM - VI
However, a student pursuing multidisciplinary studies in
One from the Pool of GE Courses
three core disciplines is advised to choose research
methodology in VI semester, as DSE of the discipline
he/she wishes to Major in.
DSC Discipline A6 DSE 4 of GE 6 AEC IAPC VAC 1 Total Sem
Credit - 4 A or B or C Credit - 4 Credit - 2 Credit - 2 Credit - 2 Credits - 22
DSC Discipline B6 Credit - 4
OR
Credit - 4
DSC Discipline C6 SEC 6
Credit - 4 One from the Pool of GE Courses Credit - 2
Important note: Students studying DSEs offered by any Discipline other than One from the Pool of SEC Courses
His/Her Core Discipline will be treated as GE for Him/Her.

Students will have to choose one Bachelor of (field of Multidisciplinary

Total Credits = 132
Discipline out of the three to study in the courses of Study) (for multiple core
In the fourth year (Sem VII and Sem VIII), students will study only one fourth year. Exit After Completing Three Years
of the discipline i.e., either A or B or C in both of the semesters. .
disciplines courses of study)

Fourth Year
Honours Degree: To pursue an Honours degree in a field of
SEM - VII
mul disciplinary study, candidates will have to choose, in the fourth
DSE DSE DSE
year, only one of the disciplines (either A or B or C). Credit - 4 Credit - 4 Credit - 4 Dissertation on Major
Credits - 6
Candidates will have to study Two DSCs and Six DSEs in the chosen OR
OR
discipline in the VII and VIII semesters and write disserta on. DSC - 7
DSE DSE GE Total Sem
Credit - 4 Dissertation on Minor Credits - 22
Credit - 4 Credit - 4 Credit - 4
Credits - 6
OR OR
DSE GE GE Academic Project/Entrepreneurship
Major and Minor shall be awarded on fulfilment of the following conditions. Credit - 4 Credit - 4 Credit - 4 Credits - 6
Major -> 80 credits, Minor -> 28 credits

The Dissertation, Academic Project /

Example: B.Sc. Life Sciences programme with Botany, Zoology and Chemistry Entrepreneurship will start in VII Sem and the
as core disciplines. same will continue in VIII Sem. However, the
evaluation and assessment will be done in VII Sem
Case I: He/She shall get Major in Botany, on successful completion of VIII semester, if as well as in VIII Sem.
SEM - VIII
he/she earns minimum 80 credits in Botany from Eight DSCs and at least Nine DSEs
of Botany and writes dissertation in Botany.
DSE DSE DSE
Dissertation on Major
Advice: Students are advised to choose the discipline in which they wish to Major and Credit - 4 Credit - 4 Credit - 4
Credits - 6
must study at least Three DSEs of that discipline in the first three years. Like in this OR
OR
DSC - 8
example, student must decide earlier and study three DSEs of Botany in the first three Credit - 4
DSE DSE GE
Dissertation on Minor Total Sem
Credit - 4 Credit - 4 Credit - 4
Credits - 6 Credits - 22
years as only maximum of six DSEs are available in fourth year. Similarly, If the student
OR OR
want to minor in any of the remaining two disciplines, he/she should study one DSE of that
DSE GE GE Academic Project/Entrepreneurship
discipline in the first three years. Credit - 4 Credit - 4 Credit - 4 Credits - 6

He/She shall get a Minor in Zoology, if he/she earns minimum 28 credits from Six
DSCs and one DSE of Zoology. Or
He/She shall get a Minor in Chemistry, if he/she earns minimum 28 credits from Six
DSCs and One DSE of Chemistry.

Case II: If a student doesn't do dissertation in Botany, but in other disciplines, say Total Credits = 176

Zoology or Chemistry, or does Academic Project or Entrepreneurship, then he/she will

not be awarded Major in Botany as he/she will be unable to get 80 credits. in such Bachelor of (field of
cases, he/she will be awarded B.Sc. (Honours) Life Sciences. Multidisciplinary courses of Study) (Honours)