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# First Semester Syllabus

Guidelines on the Curriculum, Conduct and Evaluation of the Course for B.V.Sc. and A.H.

A. Course Curriculum Design and Delivery:

The curriculum is designed to provide learning opportunities to meet the requirements for the B.V.Sc. & A.H. degree. The curriculum includes the theory courses and practical required for a specific undergraduate program.
The undergraduate curriculum shall comprise the following:
a. Core courses taught over nine semesters.
b. Internship (including entrepreneurial training and mini-research) during one last semester of the final year.
The content of courses has been critically discussed among subject matter specialists and related stakeholders. Professors and senior teachers shall be actively involved in teaching theory courses as well as practicals.
Course codes include a short text of the subject matter with numbers. The first numeric digit indicates the year in which a course is offered, and the other digits indicate the serial number of the course within the department.

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours (Cr. Hr.)
VAN 101	Veterinary Gross Anatomy I (Osteology, Arthrology and Biomechanics with their applied aspects)	1 + 1

(Note: VAN = Vet. Anatomy; 101 = “1” for first year, “01” for first course of Vet. Anatomy Dept.)

Credit Hour (Cr. Hr.) means the weekly unit of work recognized for any particular course as per the course catalogue issued by the University. One-hour theory = one credit; two-hour practical = one credit.
The AFU-approved micro-syllabus must be followed. Any alteration shall be performed only by the Curriculum Development Center (CDC) with the recommendation of the Subject Matter Committee (SMC) and approval of the Academic Council.
Medium of instruction: English.
Curriculum delivery should emphasize logical and scientific habits, independence of judgment, and self-education.
Curriculum content must align with the academic program’s relevance and regulations.
Practical classes (trainings) shall be organized in small groups (not more than 25 students).
Efforts will be made to encourage students to participate in group discussions and seminars.This will enable them to develop personality, character expression, and other abilities necessary for a graduate to function either in solo practice or as a team member at the beginning of their independent professional career — developing ‘day-one’ competency.An appropriate time slot for this activity should be provided in the student/class timetable.

B. Semester Enrollment and Course Commencement:

The semester enrollment of the students will be conducted by the Academic Section of the college/Office of the Dean, duly signed by the assigned course teacher(s).
Subject matter specialist(s) shall be designated as the course-in-charge to conduct the concerned course, either by recommendation of the concerned department or directly by the Academic Section of the Office of the Dean.
The course load/work distribution (course allotment) chart of each assigned teacher for a course, along with the class routine, shall be available at the notice board of the respective course Department Offices as well as the Academic Section of the College/Dean’s Office.
This availability aims to share information with enrolled students and facilitate the inspection/monitoring by the concerned regulatory/monitoring authorities of AFU.
The concerned course in-charge shall have the utmost responsibility for the efficient conduct and smooth accomplishment of the assigned course(s).
Before the start of each semester, the list of names of semester/course-admitted/enrolled students, along with their contact information (phone number and email address) in Excel (*.xls) sheet, will be sent to the respective course teachers and departments in both electronic and hard (printed) form.
It shall be the responsibility of the course teacher(s) to prepare a lesson plan and ensure that the course topics to be covered in theory and practical aspects of each course — including the lecture and/or practical schedule — are distributed to the students at the beginning of the semester.
The Head of Department (HoD) and/or Assistant Dean (Academic) shall ensure that the schedule is adhered to and alternate arrangements are made to cover up any loss in case of eventuality that may lead to non-adherence to the schedule.
The course shall be conducted in a semester system-based academic calendar of 105 working days (17 working weeks).

Semester in Academic Calendar (26 Weeks)

Teaching/Class Duration	Practical Exam	Final Exam	Final Theory Exam	Semester Break	Holidays
17 weeks	1 week	2–3 weeks	2 weeks	2 weeks	3 weeks

Additional Notes:

No gap/leisure days during mid-term exam.
No day(s) gap between courses/subjects during practical exam.
No day(s) gap for one credit hour course/subject; maximum one-day gap for two-credit theory courses/subjects.
No teaching activities during semester break (this time may be utilized for extra-curricular activities, short term courses/trainings, etc.).
The holiday period (3 weeks) may be used for local festivals, refreshment, vacations, and tours.

8. Teaching-Learning Strategies and Class Work Policies

Teaching-Learning Strategies
Theory	Practical
• Lectures	• Performance
• Assignments	• Presentation(s)
• Quiz	• Project work(s)/Tour(s)
• Group Discussions	• Assignments

C. Attendance

The percentage of a student's attendance in a course/subject shall be calculated with respect to the total number of scheduled theory and practical classes between the date of commencement of instruction and the date of closing of instructions.

For late registration in the first year, first semester only, the date of registration shall be considered as the commencement of instruction.

The concerned course teacher shall display the attendance of each student separately in practical and theory, based on the number of lectures delivered or practical sessions conducted, on a monthly basis from the beginning of the semester.

Such monthly attendance shall be submitted to the Academic Section of the Office of the Dean.

Attendance shall be posted on a monthly basis to the Academic Section of the Office of the Dean, whereas the final attendance sheet with their mark evaluation will be submitted immediately (within 3 days) after the completion of the entire theory and practical course.
The required condition of attendance shall not be deemed to have been satisfied in respect of a subject unless the student has ordinarily attended all the scheduled theory and practical classes.

The minimum requirement of attendance shall not be less than 80% of scheduled theory classes and practicals separately.
Attendance shall not be less than 75% of scheduled classes including leave on medical grounds.
If a student represents the college/university/state/country in a sport or cultural event with prior permission from the college/university, that period (including travel) shall not be counted for attendance deficiency.
Consideration on above leaves shall be approved by the Dean with recommendation from the Course In-charge, HoD, and Assistant Dean (Academic).

A candidate falling short of attendance in a course/subject shall not be eligible to appear in the semester end-term examination of that particular subject.

Such a student shall re-register for that course/subject after the completion of scheduled semesters for that batch, either in semester X or XI, along with the following regular batch when the particular course is being offered.

The student shall successfully accomplish the entire undergraduate-level course(s) up to eight semesters and get awarded within fourteen semesters (maximum duration) with continuous course registration.

Any student failing to get awarded within fourteen semesters shall be dropped out from the undergraduate program.

7. Undergraduate Students’ Advisory: Student undergraduate advisory system shall be implemented at college level to impart better teacher-student interaction, teacher-parent feedback and academic guidance. One teacher should be allotted to a group of maximum 10 - 15 students as an “Advisor” to advise the students regarding their performance in different courses, extra-curricular activities and student’s professional career.

8. The college/faculty shall install a multi-biometric time attendance system (facial and ocular recognition) for regularly recording the attendance of the students, faculty members and staffs.

9. The biometric attendance shall be made available on the college/university website in the form of a daily attendance dashboard linked to the Office of the Dean or as specified.

10. The college/faculty shall have Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) systems installed in the campus, including lecture halls, examination hall, laboratories, farm complex, canteen and other common areas for proper security and monitoring.

D. Course evaluation and assessment strategy:

1. The examination system shall assess whether the student has been able to attain a level of competence as per the competencies prescribed in these regulations/directives/guidelines. Due emphasis shall be given to both theory and practical assessments, requiring the student to secure a minimum of 50% marks individually in theory as well as in practical examinations of the course.

2. The semester-wise schedule of examinations during the undergraduate degree program shall consist of mid-term (quiz) theory, end-term theory, and end-term practical examinations. However, in the case of courses having no theory component, a mid-term practical examination will also be conducted upon the completion of 50% of scheduled practical for that particular course. The mid-term (quiz) theory examination will be conducted by the course teacher upon the completion of 50% of scheduled lectures for that particular course or as noticed by the Office of the Dean. The course in-charge will conduct the one-time re-exam of the mid-term (re-quiz) for those students who failed to appear or were disqualified in the mid-term exam of the concerned courses.

3. The weightage of theory and practical components in each course shall be as per the credit hour load of that particular course, as tabulated below:

S.N.	Course Cr. Hr.	Evaluation (marks) weightage	Net Course evaluation (marks) weightage
		Theory (marks) weightage	Practical (marks) weightage
1.	0 + 1	--	25
2.	1 + 0	25	--
3.	1 + 1	25	25
4.	2 + 1	50	25
5.	2 + 2	50	50
6.	0 + 2	--	50

4. Each theory or practical credit hour is equivalent to 25 marks. For example, a course with credit hours of 2+1 has a maximum weightage (full marks) of 75 (50 full marks for theory and 25 full marks for practical), as illustrated in below Table 1. One credit for theory means one contact hour of theory per week, whereas one credit hour for practical means two to three contact hours of practical per week.

5. Evaluation and assessment strategies for student performance:
The evaluation of students will be based on examinations, assignments, class performance and class attendances. The evaluation and gradings shall reflect as mark weightage. In addition to this, the course accomplishment, conduction of examinations/evaluations, and submission of mark statements shall be as per the guidelines and notices of the Office of the Controller of Examinations.

Table 1. Illustration of the course having credit hours of 3 (2+1) with maximum weightage (full marks) distributed in theory and practical parts of the course.

Evaluation Weightage	Theory (50 marks)	Practical (25 marks)
	Mid-Term Exam	Final Term Exam
Marks	10	30
Mark %	20%	60%
Period (since start of the sem.)	9th-10th wk.	20th–21st wk.
Evaluations (marks) posting deadlines	After 7 days of receiving answer copies	11th wk.

6. The course evaluation, as well as the assessment of the performance of the course teaching faculty and relevant academic staff, will be carried out by the students during the conclusion of the course. For this provision, students shall participate in the Academic Feedback Survey (AFS) having mandatory for every student, and their feedback will be gathered through a comprehensive survey method, ensuring the confidentiality of individual student identities. The final semester exam result shall be with-held in case if the student escape to participate in the Academic Feedback Survey (AFS). The feedback provided by the students will be optimally utilized to enhance the overall quality of the teaching-learning process for the respective courses and program.

E. Exam conduction and evaluation marks submission procedures:

1. Conduction of theory and practical classes, mid-term exams, and assignments shall be carried out by the respective faculty member (course in-charge) as per the periods/schedule provided by the Academic Section of the Office of the Dean. Additionally, their evaluation marks shall be directly submitted to the Academic Section of the Office of the Dean within 7 days of task accomplishment.

2. The end-term theory and practical exams shall be conducted according to the exam routine notice from the Office of the Controller of Examinations.

3. Evaluation marks for these exams shall be directly submitted to the Office of the Controller of Examinations within 7 days of receiving theory exam answer copies and after 7 days of conducting the practical examination, respectively.

4. Faculty/college/department authorities must ensure that semester mid-term examinations are held without any loss of instructional days. Regular theory and practical classes shall be conducted according to the class schedule (routine) during semester mid-term examination.

5. Student shall only be eligible to appear in the end-term exam, after acquiring minimum attendance threshold as well as pass score in the mid-term exam.

6. The semester end-term practical exam shall be conducted separately before the start of end-term theory examination.

7. The duration of each mid-term theory examination shall be a maximum period of one hour, while the duration of each end-term theory examination shall be a maximum of two hours (one hour for one credit hour theory course and two hours for a two-credit-hour theory course).

8. Semester mid-term theory question paper setting, conducting and evaluation shall be carried out by the concerned course in-charge faculty member(s). The end-term theory paper question set will be prepared by external examiner(s) appointed by the Office of the Controller of Examinations, and the evaluation of answer books shall be done by the external examiner(s) as well. The external examiner must be a subject matter specialist.

9. The semester end-term theory examination(s) shall be conducted by inviting the question paper from external paper setter(s) appointed by the Office of the Controller of Examinations. A paper setter shall be provided with the micro-syllabus of the course prescribed by the University. A question paper setter shall be requested to prepare two sets of question papers, one for the end-term main and one for the supplementary examination. Wherever necessary, more than one paper setter/examiner can also be appointed. The semester end-term theory paper shall comprise the complete syllabus prescribed for that course.

10. Semester end-term practical examinations shall be conducted by a Board of Examiners consisting of one external examiner and internal examiner(s) as appointed by the Office of the Controller of Examinations.

11. Semester end-term examinations shall be held on such dates, times, and places as the prior examination notices issued by the Office of the Controller of Examinations. Any changes in the exam routine shall be only made with the decision of Examination Board of the University. The examination results will be prioritized to announced before the onset of the following semester.

12. There shall be a provision for a single (one-time) chance (back) exam if the student fails to obtain the pass score in the end-term examination of the course(s). Those who fail in the back paper examination must register the course again and take the regular class of the concerned course(s) in the notional semester X or XI, along with the following regular batch students of the particular semester.

13. Every student enrolled in the B.V.Sc. & A.H. degree course must pass all semester examinations for courses/subjects spanning from the first to the eighth semester in order to be eligible for enrollment in the tenth semester's compulsory rotational internship.

All Subject List and Credit Hour of First Semester :

S.N	Course Code	Name of Course	Credit Hour	Course Teacher
1.	VAN 101	Veterinary Gross Anatomy I	1+1	Dr. Anjani Mishra
2.	VAN 102	Veterinary Gross Anatomy II	2+2	Dr. Anjani Mishra
3.	VBC 101	Veterinary Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	2+1	Mr. Rajendra Bashyal
4.	VPY 101	Physiology I (Blood, Cardiovascular & Neuromuscular Physiology )	1+1	Dr. Anil K. Tiwari/ Dr. Amar Nath Chaudhary
5.	AQU 101	Principle of Aquaculture	1+1	Prof. Dr. Dilip K. Jha
6.	LPM 101	Fundamentals of Livestock Production, Animal Behavior & Welfare	1+0	Dr.Dipesh K. Chhetri
7.	ANU 101	Principles of Animal Nutrition, Feeds and Feedings	1+1	Mr. Saroj Regmi
8.	BCA 101	Biostatistics and Computer Applications	1+1	Mr. J. P. Singh/ Prof.Dr.Manoj Shah
9.	SOC 101	Sociology, Community Development and Social Mobilization	2+1	Mr. Krishna P. Thapaliya