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KU haphazard induction of four-year degree course
KARACHI, March 10(The News): The four-year degree course has been introduced at the University of
Karachi from the current academic session 2006-07. However, lack of resources,
adequate classrooms and shortage of teachers to teach additional subjects are
some of the issues creating hurdles for proper implementation of the haphazard
induction of the new system.
The euphoria exhibited by the administration
and academia of the university seems to be short-lived in the face of
difficulties encountered in implementing the new system.
The
Vice-Chancellor, Registrar and Dean of the university share a common perception
that the newly implemented system is running smoothly, there being no cause for
concern.
Talking to The News on Wednesday, Vice-Chancellor, University
of Karachi, Prof Pirzada Qasim said that introduction of the system was
necessary to meet the requirements of the current competitive world.
"It
might look tiresome and unnecessary now but it will have positive results after
some time," he said and added that the new system would enable students of Arts
and Science to understand each other's subjects and exchange useful information.
"The aim of introduction of the four-year BS course was that the
compartmentalisation of our educational system comes to an end. "It has already
been arranged that students would be able to move from Arts to Science and vice
versa without any restriction whatsoever," he said.
Prof Qasim agreed
that some initial hiccups were possible in the transition period for the new
system but it should not be taken as a failure.
"The skeptics may raise
their eyebrows but the fact is that I want the university to be a centre of
excellence in the league of world universities," he said.
He said that
30 new classrooms were under construction in the Arts Faculty to accommodate
students who were studying new subjects.
Prof Rais Alvi, Registrar of
the university, said that there were no hiccups in the implementation of the new
system and added that it was agreed in the Academic Council meeting that up to
two years students would be taught from the old syllabus and that's why no new
syllabus was prepared by many departments.
Dr Muhammad Shamsuddin, Dean
Faculty of Arts, said that there might be a few examples of shortcomings in some
departments about the implementation of the new system but most of the
departments in the Arts Faculty were doing there homework carefully.
Dr
Shamsuddin agreed that the new system has been implemented in a hurry after the
demand from the Higher Education Commission (HEC) for a quick adoption.
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| Education News | | Updated: 25 May, 2012 |
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