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, 2023-2024 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 | Paper Code | To offer to students of | Seat Limit | Occupied | Status |
| Bengali | Sishu O Kishore Sahitya | BENG03GE3 | Both | 60 | 60 | Closed |
| Chemistry | Solutions, Phase Equilibria, Conductance, Electrochemistry & Functional Group Organic Chemistry | CHEM03GE3.1 | Science | 52 | 15 | Open |
| Economics | Indian Economy I | ECON03GE3A | Both | 23 | Open | |
| English | Language, Literature and Culture | ENGL03GE3 | Both | 50 | 50 | Closed |
| Geography | Climate Change: Adaptation and Vulnerability | GEOG03GE3 | Both | 5 | Open | |
| Geology | Fossils and their Applications | GEOL03GE3A | Science | 11 | Open | |
| Geology | Martian Geology | GEOL03GE3B | Science | 10 | 3 | Open |
| Guest | German Language and Culture II | LANG03GE3A | Both | 8 | Open | |
| Hindi | Adhunik Bharatiya Sahitya | HIND03GE3A | Both | 3 | Open | |
| History | Early Modern South Asian Cultures | HIST03GE3 | Both | 29 | Open | |
| Life Sciences | Modern Lifestyle, Behaviors and Ailments | BIOS03GE3 | Both | 80 | 78 | Open |
| Mathematics | Algebra I | MATH03GE3 | Science | 60 | 12 | Open |
| Performing Arts | World Performing Arts | PFAR03GE3 | Both | 25 | 25 | Closed |
| Philosophy | Medical Ethics | PHIL03GE3 | Both | 27 | Open | |
| Physics | The Nuclear Age | PHYS03GE3 | Both | 60 | 16 | Open |
| Political Science | India and the World | POLS03GE3A | Both | 14 | Open | |
| Sociology | Rethinking Development | SOCL03GE3 | Both | 54 | Open | |
| Statistics | Basics of Statistical Inference | STAT03GE3 | Science | 40 | 2 | Open |
* Note: For detail syllebus, visit departmental webpage or contact with departmental GE coordinator(s)
* Seat Limit and Prerequisite:
(I) Maximum 60 number of students can choose BENG03GE3, MATH03GE3 and PHYS03GE3 as their GE course.
(II) Maximum 50 number of students can choose ENGL03GE3 as their GE course.
(III) Maximum 52 number of students can choose CHEM03GE3 as their GE course.
(IV) Maximum 10 number of students can choose GEOL03GE3B as their GE course.
(V) Maximum 80 number of students can choose BIOS03GE3 as their GE course.
(VI) Maximum 25 number of students can choose PFAR03GE3 as their GE course.
(VII) Maximum 40 number of students can choose STAT03GE3 as their GE course.
(VIII) Only those who have successfully completed GEOL01GE1 in semester 1 can opt GEOL03GE3A or GEOL03GE3B as their GE course.
(IX) Only those who have successfully completed LANG02GE2A in semester 2 can opt LANG03GE3A as their GE course.
(X) Only those who have successfully completed STAT02GE2 in semester 2 can opt STAT03GE3 as their GE course.
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.
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 2023-2024 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, 2023-2024 Session:
UG Third Semester
GE registration will commence from 1.00 pm of 10th July 2023. All the students shall register latest by 5.00 pm of 17th July 2023. The GE classes will commence from 17th July 2023. The students can change their GE choice from 25th July 2023 to 5.00 pm of 31st July 2023.
All the students should download their GE registration card, keep a copy with themselves and submit another (hard) copy to the departmental coordinator by 4th August 2023.
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 courses. To ensure that your registration is done, crosscheck your name in the list of applicants.
GE Registration: 10th – 17th July 2023
GE Classes Begin: 17th July 2023
GE Change: 25th – 31st July 2023
Card Download: 1st August – 4th August 2023
Card Submission Last Date: 4th August 2023
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
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Controller of Examinations