The First Six Years 1963-69

degree courses and to set up an Inter-disciplinary Committee to promote studies in these fields. In 1969 ， Ita lian studies were offered through the services o f a visiting lecturer contributed by the Ita lian Government. This course was also placed under the cognizance o f the Inter-disciplinary Committee. Another distinctive and important feature o f the under graduate programme o f the University is its plan for in r- collegiate teaching. In March 1964, concurrent w ith the f rmation o f the Committee on Teaching Methods ， a Committee on In ter- Collegiate Teaching was appointed to examine the practical prob lems o f employing inter-collegiate teaching for 3rd and 4th year courses. The scheme o f inter-collegiate teaching is to provide certain courses that w ill be taught in one class for students from the three Colleges. This is the best possible means o f pooling and sharing the specialised knowledge o f the staff for the benefit o f all students o f the University, thereby reducing the teaching load o f some members o f the teaching staff and releasing them for more tutorials and research. For example ， in 1967/69, students from the three Colleges have met together for the courses in Inorganic Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, and selected topics in Chemistry. One teacher has been responsible for instruction instead o f three teachers, while the laboratory sessions have been conducted sep arately in the Colleges. The following table presents a picture o f the expansion o f inter-collegiate teaching: An Analysis of Inter-Collegiate Teaching ， 1964/ 69 Academic Tear No. o f Courses according to Faculties Arts Science Commerce & Social Science Total 1 9 6 4 -6 5 1 9 6 5 -6 6 1 9 6 6 -6 7 1 9 6 7 -6 8 1 9 6 8 -6 9 1 9 6 9 -7 0 0 1 3 8 9 20 4 10 13 16 20 29 3 10 11 7 15 46 7 21 27 31 4 4 91 I t is gratifying to note that not only has the number o f inter collegiate courses increased but the numbers registering for these courses have also risen from 1,563 in 1968/69 to 3,845 in 1969/70. Movement o f the Colleges to the new campus w ill remove existing geographical barriers and facilitate further expansion o f inter collegiate teaching. This, in turn, w ill enable greater emphasis to be placed on research. 35