UG Third Semester
The UG (undergraduate) students need to study THREE CORE courses, ONE SEC (Skill Enhancement Course) and ONE GE (Generic Elective) in their THIRD semester.
GE (Generic Elective): 6 credits
‘Elective’ means a course which is chosen by a student. ‘Generic Elective’ is a course to be chosen by a student from a discipline/subject OTHER THAN his/her major department, with an intention to seek exposure beyond his/her major discipline/ subject.
The list of GE (Generic Elective) courses offered by various departments for Odd semester, 2020-2021 session is given below. The UG third semester students are requested to choose ANY ONE of these courses in the timeline stipulated below.
| Department | Paper code | Paper | To offer to students of |
| Bengali | BENG03GE3 | Sishu O Kishore Sahitya | Both |
| Chemistry | CHEM03GE3A | Solutions, Phase Equilibria, Conductance, Electrochemistry & Functional Group Organic Chemistry | Science |
| Economics | ECON03GE3A | Indian Economy I | Both |
| English | ENGL03GE3 | Gender & Human Rights: Women & Literature | Both |
| Geography | GEOG03GE3 | Climate Change: Adaptation and Vulnerability | Both |
| Geology | GEOL03GE3 | Fossils and their Applications | Science |
| Guest | LANG03GE3A | German Language and Culture II | Both |
| Hindi | HIND03GE3A | Adhunik Bharatiya Sahitya | Both |
| History | HIST03GE3 | Early Modern South Asian Cultures | Both |
| Life Sciences | BIOS03GE3 | Modern Lifestyle, Behaviors and Ailments | Both |
| Mathematics | MATH03GE3 | Algebra | Science |
| Performing Arts | PFAR03GE3 | World Performing Arts | Both |
| Philosophy | PHIL03GE3 | Medical Ethics | Both |
| Physics | PHYS03GE3 | The Nuclear Age | Both |
| Political Science | POLS03GE3A | India and the World | Both |
| Sociology | SOCL03GE3 | Rethinking Development | Both |
| Statistics | STAT03GE03 | Basics of Statistical Inference | Science |
* Pre-requisite:
(I) Only those who have successfully completed STAT02GE02 in Semester 2 can opt for this course.
(II) Maximum 50 number of students can choose ENGL03GE3 as their GE course .
(III) Only those students can choose LANG03GE3 as their GE course who had opted for German in the previous semester.
SEC (Skill Enhancement Course): 4 credits
Skill Enhancement Courses are value-based and/or skill-based and are aimed at providing hands-on-training, competencies, skills, etc. offered by the main discipline/subject of study. This subject is beyond the purview of Post Publication Review.
At the beginning of each semester, they need to choose and register for SEC course in a particular time window provided by the university. The students must stick to the registration schedule published on the university website. No request for registration can be entertained after the stipulated dates.
The entire registration process is done ONLINE. It is recommended to use Computer System instead of mobile to apply for registration of SEC subjects.
The list of SEC subjects offered by various departments for UG THIRD semester in Odd Semester 2020-2021 session is given below. The UG THIRD SEMESTER students are requested to choose ANY ONE of these courses from their respective honours departments.
| Department | Paper code | Paper | To offer to students of |
| Bengali | BENG03SEC1 | Bangla Bigyapaner Bhasa | Bengali |
| Chemistry | CHEM03SEC1.1 | IT Skills for Chemists | Chemistry |
| Economics | ECON03SEC1 | Data management and presentation using Microsoft Excel and R | Economics |
| English | ENGL03SEC1 | Film Studies | English |
| Geography | GEOG03SEC1 | Geographical Information Systems | Geography |
| Geology | GEOL03SEC1 | Field Work 1 | Geology |
| Hindi | HIND03SEC1A | Sahitya Aur Hindi Cinema | Hindi |
| History | HIST03SEC1A | Understanding Heritage | History |
| Life Sciences | BIOS03SEC1 | Public Health and Management | Life Sciences |
| Mathematics | MATH03SEC1 | Computer Programming | Mathematics |
| Performing Arts | PFAR03SEC1 | Documentation, Archive and Ethnography | Performing Arts |
| Philosophy | PHIL03SEC1 | Seminar Paper Writing | Philosophy |
| Physics | PHYS03SEC1 | Statistical and Computational Methods | Physics |
| Political Science | POLS03SEC1A | Academic Writing and Presentation | Political Science |
| Sociology | SOCL03SEC1 | Literature Review | Sociology |
| Statistics | STAT03SEC1 | Data Analysis Using Excel and R | Statistics |
Timeline for Odd Semester, 2020-2021 Session:
GE registration for Odd Semester, 2020-2021 session will commence from 11.00 am of 12th October 2020. All the students shall register latest by 5.00 pm of 2nd November 2020. The students can also change their GE till 2nd November 2020. No changes will be allowed after this period. The classes of GE will commence from 12th October 2020.
All the students should download their GE registration card between 9th November 2020 and 16th November 2020, save a copy of it for themselves and also send it to their respective (major) departmental coordinator by email latest by 17th November 2020. In the subject line of the email, please mention GE Registration Card.
The students must stick to the registration and change schedule. No request for registration/ change can be entertained after the stipulated dates.
The entire registration process is done ONLINE. It is recommended to use Computer System instead of mobile to apply for registration/ change of GE/ AECC courses. To ensure that your registration is done, crosscheck your name in the list of applicants.
IMPORTANT DATES:
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GE / SEC Registration & changes begins |
12th October 2020 |
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GE / SEC Registration & change closes |
2nd November 2020 |
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GE classes begin |
12th October 2020 |
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GE / SEC Registration Card Download begins |
9th November 2020 |
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GE / SEC Registration Card Download closes |
16th November 2020 |
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GE / SEC Registration Card Submission last date |
17thNovember 2020 |
COORDINATORS:
The students may contact the coordinator(s) of their respective MAJOR department if they need any help. The names of the departmental coordinators are as follows:
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Department |
Coordinator |
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Bengali |
Sandip Kumar Mandal |
sandip.beng@presiuniv.ac.in |
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Chemistry |
Biplab Biswas |
biplab.chem@presiuniv.ac.in |
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Economics |
Prithviraj Guha ; Jayeeta Deshmukh |
prithvi.econ@presiuniv.ac.in ; jayeeta.econ@presiuniv.ac.in |
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English |
Md Monirul Islam ; Debanjana Nayek |
monirul.eng@presiuniv.ac.in ; debanjana.eng@presiuniv.ac.in |
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Geography |
Debarshi Guin |
debarshi.geog@presiuniv.ac.in |
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Geology |
Riya Mondal |
riya.geol@presiuniv.ac.in |
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Hindi |
Rishi Bhusan Choubay |
rishi.hindi@presiuniv.ac.in |
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History |
Gourav Lama |
gourav.his@presiuniv.ac.in |
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Life Science |
Priyabrata Halder ; Ayan Das |
priyabrata.dbs@presiuniv.ac.in ; ayan.dbs@presiuniv.ac.in |
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Mathematics |
Supriya Pan |
supriya.maths@presiuniv.ac.in |
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Performing Arts |
A.P. Rajaram |
rajaram.dpa@presiuniv.ac.in |
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Philosophy |
Manoj Panda ; Gitashree Mondal |
manoj.phil@presiuniv.ac.in ; gitashree.phil@presiuniv.ac.in |
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Physics |
Subhendu Rajbanshi ; Abhishake Sadhukhan |
subhendu.physics@presiuniv.ac.in ; abhishake.physics@presiuniv.ac.in |
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Political Science |
Shilpa Shaw ; Madhuchanda Ghosh |
shilpa.polsc@presiuniv.ac.in ; madhuchanda.polsc@presiuniv.ac.in |
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Sociology |
Sumita Saha ; Suvrata Chowdhary |
sumita.soc@presiuniv.ac.in ; suvrata.soc@presiuniv.ac.in |
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Statistics |
Radhakanta Das |
radhakanta.stat@presiuniv.ac.in |
In case of further queries, the students may contact GE/AECC Cell Joint Convenors:
genedconvenor2017-18@presiuniv.ac.in
Dr. Madhura Damle, Department of Political Science
madhura.polsc@presiuniv.ac.in
Dr. Suranjana Banerji, Department of Geography
suranjana.geog@presiuniv.ac.in
GE,AECC and SEC Registration
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