Role of Academic Counselors under Choice Based Credit Scheme (CBCS)

  • Strict Compliance: In their respective departments/centres, the Academic Counselors (ACs) must ensure compliance to the procedures formulated under CBCS for course allotment, class timing, teaching duration, exams, student-intake, change of courses, and other guidelines issued from time to time by the authorities.
  • Review of Baskets:   ACs must undertake a review of the courses in each basket offered by their respective departments. The review must necessarily look at: Title of the Course, Course Code, Intake Capacity and Timing.
  • ACs  must ensure that ‘ZERO Intake Capacity’ is reflected against the all those courses which are BLOCKED!
  • ACs  in all the departments must organize orientation classes before starting formal classes for OEs/GEs. Such orientation may include:

                    -- Introduction to course teachers of GEs/OEs in that Dept.

                    -- Importance and utility of the courses offered by the Dept.

                    -- Reemphasizing punctuality and attendance in the Dept.

  • ACs shall identify school specific courses for the information of the students in their respective departments.
  • ACs shall ensure effective coordination among themselves in sorting out issues/ grievances of their respective students, as and when they arise. 
  • ACs must ensure that course-allotment in their respective department happens at the same time so as to provide equal pool of choices in GEs and OEs for the students. (relevant to such departments having two or more ACs).
  • ACs must ensure taking immediate print-out of the list of courses a student has opted for.
  • ACs must nominate one student representative (SR) among students in each OE/GE class so as to facilitate dissemination of information with-in the concerned students.
  • For any feedback, clarification, queries or complaints, Academic Counselors may contact the following CBCS office bearers:

Dr. SM Shafi Chief Coordinator
Professor, Department of Commerce, UoK.                                         
Email: meem_shafi@kashmiruniversity.ac.in, Mobile:9419077069

Mr. Sajad M. Wani, Coordinator (Sciences)
Assistant Professor, Department of Food Technology, UoK.
Email: wanisajad82@gmail.com, Mobile: 9858445878 

Mr. Javaid Rashid, Coordinator (Social Sciences, Humanities, Arts):
 Assistant Professor, Department of Social Work,  UoK.
(Email: javaid.rashid@uok.edu.in , Mobile: 07889665644 )