Akhil Bharatiya

Vidyarthi Parishad

Academic Council Meeting

6th and 7th May 2023, Sonipat

Multiple Entry and Exit System
(MEES) are the fundamental
recommendations of University
Grants Commission (UGC), to
encourage flexible learning in
Higher Education Institutions
(HEIs) which is important for
life- long learning of the
students and to choose their
academic path leading to the
award of certificate, diploma
and degree
 Objectives
Remove rigid boundaries and facilitate new possibilities for
Remove learners.

Curtail Curtail the dropout rate and improve GER

Offer creative combinations of disciplines of study that would

Offer enable multiple entry and exit points.

Offer flexibility in curriculum and novel course options to students

Offer in addition to discipline specific specializations.

Offer Offer different designs of the Master’s programme.

Enable credit accumulation and transfer along with provision of

Enable evaluation and validation of non-formal and informal learning for
the award of a degree and encourage lifelong learning; and
Facilitate encashing credits earned when the learner resumes
Facilitate his/her programmes of study
 Reduce drop out rates

Benefits of The flexible course

Multiple completion period
Entry and
Permit transdisciplinary
Multiple Exit combinations

Values student’s choice of

courses
 Level 5 is the Undergraduate Certificate level and is for those
Level 5 students, who exit studies after the first year of graduation;

Level 6 is the Undergraduate diploma level and is for those

Level 6 students, who exit studies after two years of graduation;

Level 7 Level 7 is the Bachelor’s Degree of three years;

Level 8 Level 8 is the Bachelor’s Degree (Honours/Research) of four years;

Level 9 is the Master’s Degree One/Two years depending on

Level 9 three/four year’s Bachelor’s Degree respectively.

Level 10 Level 10 is the Doctoral Degree.

 The University Grants Commission
(Credit Framework for Online
Massive Learning Courses through Study
Webs of Active Learning for Young
Open Aspiring Minds) Regulations, 2021
have been notified in the Gazette of
Online India, which now facilitates an
Courses institution to allow up to 40 per
cent of the total courses being
(MOOCs) offered in a particular programme in
a semester through the online
learning courses offered through the
SWAYAM platform.
 Entry 1: The entry requirement for Level 5 is
Secondary School Leaving Certificate obtained after
the successful completion of Grade 12. A programme
of study leading to entry into the first year of the
Bachelor’s degree is open to those who have met the
entrance requirements, including specified levels of

1st attainment at the secondary level of education

specified in the programme admission regulations.

Year Exit 1: A certificate will be awarded when a student

exits at the end of year 1 (Level 5). The first year of the
undergraduate programme builds on the secondary
education and requires 36-40 credits during the first
year of the undergraduate programme for qualifying
for an undergraduate certificate
 Entry 2. The entry requirement for Level 6 is a certificate
obtained after completing the first year (two semesters)
of the undergraduate programme. A programme of study
leading to the second year of the Bachelor’s degree is
open to those who have met the entrance requirements,
including specified levels of attainment, in the
programme admission regulations. Admission to a

2nd programme of study is based on the evaluation of

documentary evidence (including the academic record) of
the applicant’s ability to undertake and complete a

Year Bachelor’s degree programme.

Exit 2: At the end of the 2nd year, if a student exits, a

diploma shall be awarded (Level 6). A diploma requires
72-80 credits from levels 5 to 6, with 36-40 credits at
level 6
 Entry 3. The entry requirement for Level 7 is a diploma
obtained after completing two years (four semesters) of
the undergraduate programme. A programme of study
leading to the Bachelor’s degree is open to those who
have met the entrance requirements, including specified
levels of attainment, in the programme admission
regulations. Admission to a programme of study is based
3rd on the evaluation of documentary evidence (including the
academic record) of the applicant’s ability to undertake

Year
and complete a Bachelor’s degree programme.

Exit 3: On successful completion of three years, the

relevant degree shall be awarded (Level 7). A Bachelor’s
degree requires 108-120 credits from levels 5 to 7, with
36-40 credits at level 5, 36-40 credits at level 6, and 36-
40 credits at level 7
 Entry 4. An individual seeking admission to a Bachelor’s
degree (Honours/Research) (Level 8) in a specified field of
learning would normally have completed all requirements
of the relevant three-year bachelor degree (Level 7). After
completing the requirements of a threeyear Bachelor’s
degree, candidates who meet a minimum CGPA of 7.5
4th shall be allowed to continue studies in the fourth year of
the undergraduate programme to pursue and complete
the Bachelor’s degree with Research.
Year
Exit 4: On the successful completion of the fourth year, a
student shall be awarded a degree (Honours/Research). A
Bachelor’s degree (Honours/Research) requires a total of
144-160 credits from levels 5 to 8, with 36-40 credits at
level 5, 36-40 credits at level 6, and 36-40 credits at level
7, and 36-40 credits at level 8
Master’s Programme

Admission paths for the postgraduate programme:

• Students shall be admitted to a two-year programme with the
second year devoted entirely to research for those who have
completed the three-year Bachelor’s programme
• Students completing a four-year Bachelor’s programme with
Honours/Research, may be admitted to a one-year Master’s
programme
• There may be an integrated five-year Bachelor’s/Master’s
programme.
Master’s programmes, the HEI will have
the flexibility to offer different designs:
A two-year programme with the second year devoted entirely to
research for those who have completed the three-year
Bachelor’s programme;

A one-year Master’s programme for students who are

completing a four-year Bachelor’s programme with Research;
and

An integrated five-year Bachelor’s/Master’s programme with an

option to exit at the end of the third year with a Bachelor’s
degree, with an entry to a Master’s programme in another HEI
Entry 5: The entry requirement for Level 9 is

• A Bachelor’s Degree (Honours/Research) for the one-year/two-

semester Master’s degree programme.
• A Bachelor’s Degree for the two-year/four-semester Master’s
degree programme.
• A Bachelor’s Degree for the one-year/two-semester Post-
Graduate Diploma programme.

Exit 5: For postgraduate programmes, there shall only be one exit

point for those who join the two-year Master’s programme, that is,
at the end of the first year of the Master’s programme. Students
who exit after the first year shall be awarded the Post-Graduate
Diploma.
Credit Requirements
• • A one-year/two-semester Master’s degree programme builds on a
Bachelor’s degree with Honours/Research and requires 36-40 credits
for individuals who have completed a Bachelor’s degree with
Honours/Research.
• • The two-year/four-semester Master’s degree programme builds on
a Bachelor’s degree and requires a total of 72-80 credits from both
years of the programme, with 36-40 credits in the first year and 36-40
credits in the second year of the programme at level 9.
• • A one-year/two-semester Post-Graduate Diploma programme
builds on a Bachelor’s degree and requires 36-40 credits for
individuals who have completed a Bachelor’s degree.
 Decision of students’ intake can be a dilemma for the HEIs as there will be
multiple entry points available for students in every year.

Admission management with dynamic number of students will be a

difficulty for potential lead conversions.

Some ground
In accordance to number of students admitted each year, allotting them
level challenges the courses of their choice in line with Choice Based Credit System (CBCS)
norms will also be not easy to handle.
to be faced by
HEI in the Once the students choose their courses, next challenge will be with the
course of MEES course and faculty allotment because with such intake uncertainty teacher
pupil ratio will also be disturbed.
implementatio
n include: The organization of associated attributes of each course such as
curriculum, credits, number of lectures/labs/tutorials will require a lot of
time and efforts of administration.

Governance of vital academic elements such as preparation of time table,

attendance record, assignments etc. will also be going to be a herculean
task as the previous records of the students leaving in-mid will also be
required to be maintained along with running batch.
The Examination and Evaluation related intricacies incorporating the
utilization of human and material resources will be a challenging
task for HEIs.

Being accredited is the need of the hour for HEIs, but the
preparatory measures of accreditation will not be easy as it requires
the data and reports of several years, and with MEES each year will
have uncertainties with it.

Training and placement activities will also be required to be

upgraded such that each student irrespective of certificate, diploma
or degree holder can get best out of his education.

The gist of MEES i.e. academic pathway flexibility will generate a

massive data of each student to handle for the HEIs.

With all the above mentioned complexities, no stone should be left

unturned in the practice of Outcome based education and Bloom’s
Taxonomy framework, which will also be a cause of concern.
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