DR.K.N.

MODI UNIVERSITY Value Added Courses

DR.K.N.MODI UNIVERSITY

GUIDELINES FOR VALUE ADDED COURSES

2022-2023
VALUE ADDED COURSES TAILORED MADE FOR B.A. STUDENTS
Objectives: Value added courses are parallel courses that are taught along with the main courses. Value
added courses are generally non-credited and non-examined and multidisciplinary. These courses add
value to the career and gives weightage to the degree. The duration of value added course remains
between three to six months.
The following VALUE ADDED courses are recommended for the B.A students.
NAMES OF VAC RESOURCE PERSON DURATION FM CREDIT
1. RADIO PROGRAMME DR.KAMAL 3 MONTS 100 NIL
PRODUCTION BHATTACHARYYA

2. CREATIVE WRITING DR.KAMAL BHATTACHRYYA 3 MONTHS 100 NIL

3. COMMUNICATION DR.KAMAL 3 MONTHS 100 NIL
SKILLS BHATTACHARYYA/MR.IMRAN
KHAN
4. PDP DR.KAMAL 3 MONTHS 100 NIL
BHATTACHARYYA
5. FINANCIAL MISS.SUSHMA TANWAR 3 MONTHS 100 NIL
ACCOUNTING
6. PHOTOGRAPHY 3MONTHS 100 NIL
7. CONTENT WRITING DR.KAMAL 3 MONTHS 100 NIL
BHATTACHRAYYA
8. EXCELL DEPARTMENT OF CSE/IT 3MONTHS 100 NIL
9. EDITING IT 3MONTHS 100 NIL
(MOVIE/AUDIO)
10. COURSE IN DR.KAMAL BHATTACHRYYA 3 MONTHS 100 NIL
COUNSELLING

The ever-changing global scenario makes the world more

competitive and requires high levels of lateral thinking and the spirit of
entrepreneurship to cope up with the emerging challenges. Many a times,
the defined skill sets that are being imparted to students today with
Programme Specific Objectives in educational institutions become
redundant sooner than later due to rapid technological advancements.
No university curriculum can adequately cover all areas of importance or
relevance. It is important for higher education institutions to supplement
the curriculum to make students better prepared to meet industry
demands as well as develop their own interests and aptitudes.
1
DR.K.N.MODI UNIVERSITY Value Added Courses
DR.K.N.Modi University offers a wide variety of Value Added
Courses/Add on courses which are conducted after class hours. These
courses are conducted by experts and help students stand apart from the
rest in the job market by adding further value to their resume. They are
mostly independent to each type of the fields.

1. Objectives

The main objectives of the Value Added Course are:

 To provide students an understanding of the expectations of industry.

 To improve employability skills of students.
 To bridge the skill gaps and make students industry ready.
 To provide an opportunity to students to develop inter-disciplinary
skills.
 To mould students as job providers rather than job seekers.
2. Course Designing

The department interested in designing a Value Added Course

should undertake Training Need Analysis, discuss with the generic
employers, alumni and industrial experts to identify the gaps and
emerging trends before designing the syllabus. According to the content
and target group, the

2
DR.K.N.MODI UNIVERSITY Value Added Courses

Appropriate pedagogical methods should be adopted in the curriculum. Any

new Value Added Course developed by a Department should be placed
before the Board of Studies and Faculty (Standing Committee) and approved
by the Academic Council. The course offered should not be the same as any
course listed in the curriculum of the respective programme/ or any other
programme offered in University Departments. A unique nine digit course
code is to be given for each course. The nine digit XXXXVACXX code, where
the first letter represents the Faculty (code given by IQAC), the next three
letters represents the Department offering the course (code given by IQAC),
the next three letters shall be the identifier i.e., VAC (Value Added Course)
and the last two digits represents the serial number of value added course
developed and introduced by the concerned department. Guidelines for
conducting value added courses

Value Added Course is not mandatory to qualify for any programme

and the credits earned through the Value Added Courses shall be over
and above the total credit requirement prescribed in the curriculum for
the award of the degree.

It is a teacher assisted learning course open to all students without

any additional fee. However, students shall pay the prescribed examination
fee and register along with other courses in that particular semester.

 Classes for a VAC are conducted during the RESERVED Time Slot in a
week or beyond the regular class hours
 The value added courses may be also conducted during
weekends / vacation period.
 A student will be permitted to register only one Value Added Course in
a Semester.
 No student will be encouraged to opt for the VAC offered by his/her
parent Department/Faculty.
 Industry experts / eminent academicians from other Institutes
are eligible to offer the value added course.
 The course can be offered only if there are at least 5 students
opting for it.
3
DR.K.N.MODI UNIVERSITY Value Added Courses

 The students may be allowed to take value added courses offered

by other departments after obtaining permission from Head of the
Department offering the course.
3. Duration

The duration of value added course is 30 hours with a combination 18

hours (60%) of theory and 12 hours (40%) of practical. However, the
combination of theory and practical shall be decided by the course teacher
with the approval of the Head of the Department.

4. Procedure for registration

The list of Value Added Courses shall be displayed in the University

Website along with the syllabus. A student shall register for a Value Added
Course offered during the semester by submitting the duly filled in
registration form through the concerned Head of the Department.

The Head of the Department shall segregate according to the choice

opted and send it to the Dean Office for onward transmission to the Dean of
the Faculty offering the particular VAC with a copy to the Director of
Academic Affairs.

5. Time Slot*

Considering the nature of the course and to enable cross faculty or

inter-disciplinary learning, a fixed slot of two hours is reserved for Value
Added Courses during Odd and Even Semesters as follows.

Cluster I: 2.00-3.00 p.m. On Monday, Wednesday and Friday

Cluster II: 2.00-5.00 p.m. On Thursday

Cluster III: 2.30-3.30 p.m. On Monday, Wednesday and Friday

* shall be decided and communicated before the start of the course in

mutual consultation with the Deans of Faculties.

6. Attendance

Each faculty handling a course shall be responsible for the

maintenance of Separate Attendance and Assessment Record for candidates
who have registered for the course.

4
DR.K.N.MODI UNIVERSITY Value Added Courses
 The Record shall contain details of the students’ attendance, marks
obtained in the Continuous Internal Assessment (CIA) Tests,
Assignments and Seminars. In addition, the Record shall also contain
the organization of lesson plan of the Course Instructor.

 The record shall be submitted to the Head of the Department once

a month for monitoring the attendance and syllabus coverage.

 At the end of the semester, the record shall be duly signed by the
Course Instructor and the Head of the Department and placed in safe
custody for any future verification.

5
DR.K.N.MODI UNIVERSITY Value Added Courses

 The Course Instructor shall intimate to the Head of the Department

at least seven calendar days before the last instruction day in the
semester about the attendance particulars of all students.

 Each student shall have a minimum of 75% attendance in all the

courses of the particular semester failing which he or she will not be
permitted to write the End-Semester Examination.

 Relaxation of attendance requirement up to 10% may be granted

for valid reasons such as illness, representing the University in
extracurricular activities and participation in NCC / NSS / YRC /
RRC.

Evaluation
The value added course shall carry 100 marks with 25% Continuous
Assessment and 75% End Semester assessment.

Continuous Internal Assessment (CIA)

The CIA shall be a combination of a variety of tools such as class test,

assignment, seminars, and viva-voce that would be suitable to the course.

The internal assessment shall be done based on the performance in

the two Continuous Internal Assessment Tests, Seminar and Assignment. The
break-up of marks shall be as follows:

Marks
Test-I & Test-II 15
Seminar 5
Assignment 5
Total 25
.

Continuous Internal Assessment Tests

 Two Assessment Tests shall be conducted preferably one in the middle

and the other at the end of the course by the Department
concerned.

 CIA Test-I will cover the syllabus of the first two units while CIA Test- II
will cover the last three units.

6
DR.K.N.MODI UNIVERSITY Value Added Courses
 The duration of assessment is one hour each.

7
DR.K.N.MODI UNIVERSITY Value Added Courses

 The pattern of question paper will be decided by the respective faculty.

 For the CIA Tests, the assessment will be done by the Course Teacher.

 A student cannot repeat the CIA Test-I and CIA Test-II. However, if for
any valid reason the student could not attend the test, the prerogative
of arranging a special test lies with the teacher in consultation with
the Head of the Department.

End Semester Examinations

 The End Semester Examinations for the ODD semester will normally be
conducted in November and for the EVEN semester in May.
 A candidate who does not pass the examination shall be permitted to
reappear in such course(s) that will be held in the subsequent
semester/year.
 The End Semester Examination will be of three hours duration and
will cover the entire syllabus of the course.

 The Question Papers will be framed to test different levels of learning

based on Bloom’s taxonomy viz. Knowledge, Comprehension,
Application, Analysis, Synthesis and Evaluation/Creativity.

10. Assessment of Value-added Courses

 Assessment of VACs shall be internal.

 Two CIA Tests shall be conducted during the semester by the
Department(s) offering VAC and evaluated by the course teacher.
 The End Semester Examination shall be valued by the internal
examiner appointed by the Controller of Examination on the
recommendation of the Head of the Department.

11. Passing Requirement and Grading

The passing requirement for value added courses shall be 50% of the
marks prescribed for the course. While a minimum of 40% marks in End
Semester Examination is essential, and there is no passing minimum for
CIA Tests.

A student is declared to have passed the course if he/she secures not

less than 40% marks in the End Semester Examination and not less

8
DR.K.N.MODI UNIVERSITY Value Added Courses
than

9
DR.K.N.MODI UNIVERSITY Value Added Courses

50% marks in aggregate taking CIA and End Semester Examination marks
together.

A candidate who has not secured a minimum of 50% of marks in a

course (CIA + End Semester) shall reappear for the course in the next
semester/year.

The grades obtained in VACs will not be included for calculating the
GPA.

The percentage of marks obtained by a candidate in a course will be

Indicated in a letter grade.

Evaluation of the performance of the student will be rated as shown in

the Table.

Letter Marks %
Grade

O 90 and
above
E 80-89

A 70-79

B 60-69

C 50-59

D 40-49

E 30-39

F FAIL/NEEDS
IMPROVEMENT

If the course is offered during any semester, it will appear in that

semester's mark sheet. However, if the course is offered in summer / winter
vacations, the course will be included in the grade sheet of the subsequent
semester

The grades Obtained shall figure in the Mark sheet under the title
‘Value Added Courses’.
1
0
DR.K.N.MODI UNIVERSITY Value Added Courses

The credits earned through value added courses shall not be

considered for calculating GPA and CGPA.

12.Awarding Certificate

Learners can get a certificate after they have registered for, written the
exam and successfully passed. The students who have successfully
completed the Value Added Course shall be issued with a Certificate duly
signed by the Authorized signatories along with the semester mark sheet.

Apart from the VAC specific guide lines, the general regulations like
end semester question paper pattern prescribed for any other course in a
programme shall be followed.

29.04.2022 PROF.DR.KAMAL BHATTACHARYYA

HOD—FACULTY OF SOCIAL STUDIES

1
1