32nd Meeting of Academic Council - IGNOU

and for awarding divisions or grades included in the Phase-3 Form
also. The Committee also directed that the responsibility may be
fixed on the Programme Coordinator(s) for such a major slip.
ITEM NO.4
TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE POLICY GUIDELINES
FOR CREDIT TRANSFER IN CEMBA/CEMPA
PROGRAMMES.
ACSC 15.4.1
ACSC 15.4.2
Prof. Madhulika Kaushik, Coordinator, CEMBA explained that
IGNOU in association with Commonwealth of Learning and Open
Universities of Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka developed and
launched the Commonwealth Executive Master of Business
Administration and Public Administration (CEMBA/CEMPA)
programmes in the year 2002. The admission to these programmes is
based on the merit in the ‘entrance test’ (CEMAT).
Prof. Kaushik also explained that these programmes have a common
curriculum and the same entry, delivery and evaluation systems have
been envisaged. She argued that the Credit Transfer of courses
completed by the students of the programmes above would facilitate
learners to pursue studies anywhere in collaborating countries, and
provisions for this have been made by the Academic Board of
CEMBA/CEMPA.
The Chairman also informed the members that in its last meeting, the
Board of Governors of SAARC Consortium of Open and Distance
Learning (SACODIL) has recommended Credit Transfer and
recognition of first degrees to facilitate migration of students among
member countries.
ACSC 15.4.3
ACSC 15.4.4
ITEM NO.5
During the discussion, the Chairman cautioned that while accepting
the proposal for Credit Transfer of the students of CEMBA/CEMPA,
the University should ensure that the students have fulfilled all the
requirements of Ministry of External Affairs relating to migration.
The ACSC approved in principle the Credit Transfer Policy for
CEMBA/CEMPA students..
TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE
EQUIVALENCE COMMITTEE MEETING HELD ON
03.06.2005.