Section 51 in The Indira Gandhi Agriculture University, Raipur Statutes, 1987
51. Academic Programmes-Definitions.
- In this Chapter, unless the context requires,-(a)"Academic Year" means twelve months period during which a cycle of work is completed.(b)"Semester" means a 18 to 22 weeks period, there being two such periods in an Academic Year;(c)"Curriculum" means a series of courses selected and designated to provide training to meet the requirement of a degree;(d)"Course" means a series of classes and work experience existing over a semester and being as integral and specific part of a curriculum;(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;(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.(g)"Course Load" means 24 credits which a student may complete each semester.
