51. Academic Programmes-Definitions.

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    "act_title": "The Indira Gandhi Agriculture University, Raipur Statutes, 1987",
    "act_slug": "the-indira-gandhi-agriculture-university-raipur-statutes-1987",
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    "section": {
        "number": "51",
        "title": "51. Academic Programmes-Definitions.",
        "chapter": null,
        "content": "(a) \"Academic Year\" means twelve months period during which a cycle of work is completed.\n(b) \"Semester\" means a 18 to 22 weeks period, there being two such periods in an Academic Year;\n(c) \"Curriculum\" means a series of courses selected and designated to provide training to meet the requirement of a degree;\n(d) \"Course\" means a series of classes and work experience existing over a semester and being as integral and specific part of a curriculum;\n(e) \"Course-out-line\" means a detailed outline of the subject-matter of a Course, carefully co-related with the other syllabi to avoid omissions and/or duplication in a particular field of study;\n(f) \"Course Credit\" means a quantitative measure of a course, one credit being allowed for three hours of expected student 'effort' per week through a semester.\n(g) \"Course Load\" means 24 credits which a student may complete each semester.",
        "footnote": "",
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