The National Education Policy 2020 envisages making education more inclusive and effective and emphasizing the integration of general (academic) education, vocational education and practical education. To fulfil these aims, it is imperative to establish and formulize a common credit framework with credit accumulation and transfer system which will integrate various Special, General and Vocational Education with hassle free mobility of the learners within and between these educational and skill training systems. AURO University has carefully thought about all the recommendations of the NEP-2020 and launched the 4-year UG Programmes from AY 2023-24.
The University is also a party to NAD (National Academic Depository) and more than 95% of the students have registered for ABC ID.
1. Course Basket : on clicking this please display the following content
The University provides a pool of courses under various categories of courses.
Major Discipline Course : Major discipline is the main focus (Core) dominant subject and the degree will be awarded in that discipline. Students must secure a prescribed number of credits (About 50% of total credits) through core courses in the major discipline.
Credits allocated : 88
Minor Discipline Course: Minor discipline is the broader understanding course beyond the major discipline course. It helps students to gain broader knowledge in addition to relevant major disciplines courses as per their choices.
Credits allocated : 32
Interdisciplinary/Multidisciplinary/Allied Courses : This is constituent discipline of the major courses and it helps learners to acquire core competence in relevant or any other independent courses of their choices.
Credits allocated : 12
Ability Enhancement Course (AEC): To be offered to students to achieve competency in a Modern Indian Language and English Language focused on language and communication skills.
Credits allocated : 10
Skill Enhancement Course (SEC) : It‟s aimed at imparting practical skills, embedded internship, hands-on training, soft skills, life skills, such approved online courses etc. to enhance the employability of students.
Credits allocated : 10
Value Added Course (VAC) : These courses aim at enabling the student to acquire and demonstrate knowledge and understanding of contemporary India with its historical perspective.
Credits allocated : 12
Summer Internship : The University offers its students the Internship/field exposure which is helpful to gain the first-hand industry experience to the students.
Credits allocated : 04
OJT (On-the-Job Training) : Honours students not undergoing research, will do either OJT in 7th and 8th semester of 12 credits in lieu of a research project.
Credits allocated : 12
Programme Structure of various Schools :
School of Business: https://www.aurouniversity.edu.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/SoB-New-Curriculum-Structure.pdf
School of Design : https://www.aurouniversity.edu.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/SoD-New-Curriculum-Structure.pdf
School of Hospitality and Management: https://www.aurouniversity.edu.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/SoHM-New-Curriculum-Structure.pdf
School of IT: https://www.aurouniversity.edu.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/SoIT-New-Curriculum-Structure.pdf
School of Journalism and Mass Communication: https://www.aurouniversity.edu.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/SoJMC-New-Curriculum-Structure.pdf
School of Law: https://www.aurouniversity.edu.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/SoL-New-Curriculum-Structure.pdf
School of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences: https://www.aurouniversity.edu.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/SoLAHS-New-Curriculum-Structure.pdf
2. Academic Bank of Credits (ABC) :
Academic Bank of Credits (ABC) is an academic service mechanism as a digital/virtual/online entity established and managed by MOE/UGC. This will facilitate students to become its academic account holders and paving the way for seamless student mobility between or within degree-granting Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) through a formal system of credit recognition, credit accumulation, credit transfers and credit redemption to promote distributed teaching-learning from various recognized institutions, approved ODL and other sources to increase their knowledge, capacities and skills.
Till date 1183 ABC IDs are created. Attached is the list of students downloaded from the portal.
3. Indian Knowledge System (IKS) :
IKS is an integral part of the UG course curriculum for all disciplines and all the students who are enrolled in the four-year UG programmes are supposed to take these courses.
As part of IKS, two courses e.g. Foundation of Indian Culture (FIC-1 and FIC-2) are offered to the students in their 5th and 6th semester. Each course is of 2 credit. A few faculties have gone through the training programme on IKS by IIM-Bangalore and Ministry of Education and the best approach and practices are applied to teach this course.
Course | Offered by | Credits |
Dynamics of Human Behaviour | School of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences | 02 |
Digital Literacy | School of IT | 02 |
Environmental Education | School of Design | 02 |
Financial Literacy | School of Business | 02 |
Introduction to IPR | School of Law | 02 |
Sculpture | School of Design | 02 |
Short Film Making | School of Journalism and Mass Communication | 02 |
The Art of Expressive Writing | School of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences | 02 |
Travel and Itinerary Design | School of Hospitality | 02 |
