The University of Calicut has allowed its affiliated colleges to offer minor (subsidiary) courses from disciplines allied with major (main) courses under the four-year undergraduate programme (FYUGP). An order for the purpose was issued by the Vice-Chancellor on September 11, following the recommendations of an academic steering committee.
The order states that colleges are permitted to offer minor courses from allied disciplines, irrespective of whether they are offered as major programmes in the institutions. In such cases, it shall be ensured that the faculty of the department concerned possess the requisite qualifications prescribed for teaching the allied disciplines.
Students pursuing Commerce may opt for minor courses from the Management discipline. Departments of Commerce are authorised to offer minor courses included in the syllabus prepared by the Board of Studies in Management (undergraduate courses), even to students pursuing Commerce as their major discipline. Students of Afsal-ul-Ulama may opt for minor courses from Arabic or Functional Arabic; those of Functional English may opt for minor courses from English and vice versa; those of Functional Hindi may opt for minor courses from Hindi and vice versa; and students of Travel and Tourism may opt for minor courses from Hotel Management and vice versa.
