The B.Com. program is designed to enable and empower students to acquire the necessary knowledge, skills and abilities to analyze and synthesize the contemporary realities of the domain of business. This Program aims to instill conceptual and practical understanding to equip students to manage businesses and organizations and prepare them to drive and face the challenges of tomorrow. It also encourages the students to explore the world of technology and digitization in the relevant field as envisaged by scholars and policymakers. Further, this course is designed to help cultivate an entrepreneurial mindset and skills. Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com) is an undergraduate program that provides students with a strong foundation in business and commerce principles. The program typically takes three to four years to complete and covers a wide range of topics, including accounting, finance, economics, marketing, management, and entrepreneurship.

The Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree is an undergraduate postsecondary degree that focuses on various subjects, ASMIE provides BA in Geography, Hindi Literature, History or Political Science. It is a four-year or 8-semester undergraduate degree that covers standard general education requirements and then allows students to specialize in an area of interest. It is designed to prepare you with critical thinking skills, communication skills, and a foundation in the humanities - such as literature, history, language, and political theories. While a Bachelor of Arts degree is one of the most common undergraduate degrees in the country, students who are determined to enter a specific career field can pursue many other kinds of undergraduate programs to prepare for graduate school or a career.

The four-year Integrated Teacher Education Programme (ITEP) Arts Stream and Science Stream is offered after Senior Secondary (+2) and aims at preparing committed, responsible and professional teachers. This programme is intended to result in a paradigm shift in teacher preparation. The curriculum of this four-year integrated programme is designed to inculcate the world’s  best practices in the field of the teacher education sector. This is a specialized course with intrinsic integration of pedagogy and content, along with sustained engagement with liberal disciplines of knowledge and the field of education. Opportunity for vertical mobility of teachers is also visualized through this programme.

This programme integrates general studies comprising Mathematics and Science, Social Sciences and Humanities and also professional studies comprising perspectives in education, other core education courses, curriculum and pedagogy of school subjects and practicum related to the tasks and functions of a school teacher. It maintains a balance between theory and practice and ensures coherence and integration among the various components of the programme. It is expected to equip the aspirant school teacher with the requisite attitude, skill and knowledge to address the challenges of becoming an effective school teacher.

The programme shall be offered in the institutions which are composite institutions as defined in Clause (b) of regulations 2 of the National Council for Teacher Education (Recognition, Norms and Procedures) Regulation, 2014 (hereafter referred to as the principal regulation in this Appendix), on the date of making an application for this programme.

The programme shall permit sharing of existing physical resources in other Departments of the University or College or Composite teacher education institution. The time limits prescribed for inviting and processing of applications as provided in sub-regulations (5) and (6) of regulation 5 of the principal regulations shall be adhered to: if it is considered necessary that the time limits provided that sub-regulations (5) and (6) of regulation 5 may be relaxed after due consideration and after obtaining approval of the Central Government.

Duration and Working Days:

The Integrated Teacher Education Programme (Arts and Science streams) shall be of four academic years comprising eight semesters, inclusive of field-based experiences, teaching practice and internship. Any Student-teacher who is unable to complete any semester or appear in any semester- end examination, shall be permitted to complete the programme within a maximum period of six years from the date of admission to the programme with the approval of the Managing Committee.

Working Days:

. In a semester, there shall be at least 125 (one hundred and twenty-five) working days and a minimum 840 (eight hundred and forty) working hours, excluding the period of examinations and admissions. . Total working hours shall be a minimum of 40 (forty) hours to be spread over one week. . The minimum attendance of student-teachers shall have to be eighty percent in all courses and ninety percent for field-based experience or school internship or teaching practice separately.

Intake:

• The basic unit shall comprise of fifty students each in the programme. • The institution shall be permitted to opt for units of either Arts stream or Science stream, or both, in case the institution is eligible for more than one unit.

Eligibility:

• Candidates with formal education from a ‘School’ as defined in clause (n) of section 2 of the Right to Education Act, 2009, with at least fifty percent marks in Senior Secondary or plus two examinations or its equivalent, are eligible for admission. • The relaxation in percentage of marks in the Senior Secondary or plus two examinations or its equivalent examination and in the reservation for Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe or Other Backward Class or Persons With Disabilities and other categories shall be as per the rules of the Central Government or State Government or Union Territory Administration, whichever is applicable.

Admission Procedure:

• Admission shall be made on a merit basis, considering marks obtained at Senior Secondary or plus two level or equivalent examination or in an entrance examination, or any other selection process as per the policy of the University or State Government or Union Territory Administration (PTET). • At the time of admission to the programme, the candidate must indicate the subject in which he or she proposes to take the B.A or B.Sc Degree. Admissions shall be based on order of merit and availability of seats. Any change in the choice of subjects shall be made within one month from the date of commencement of the programme.

Fees

The institution shall charge only such fee as may be prescribed by the affiliating body or State Government or concerned Universities following provisions of the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) (Guidelines for regulation of tuition fees and other fees chargeable by unaided teacher education institutions) Regulations, 2002 and shall not charge donations, capitation fee, etc. from the students.

Curriculum and Programme Implementation:

The curriculum and the implementation of the programme may be based on the model curriculum developed by the NCTE. The concerned Universities or Institutions conducting this programme may adapt or modify this model curriculum, as per local requirements for the conduct of this programme with prior approval of the NCTE.