Sherubtse to replace DU courses by RUB

New Delhi, July 26: In an effort to phase out the course affiliated to Delhi University, Sherubtse College in Kanglung has begun bachelors’ degree program in Humanities from this session under Royal University of Bhutan.

The new course will replace all courses offered by the Delhi University by 2010.

The college offers Bachelors’ degree in English, Dzongkha, Geography, Environmental Studies and Economics. Combination of two subjects is necessary until the third year. The students can, having at least 70 percent, pursue their honors degree on the fourth year.

However, the collage is in short of good lecturers for the course. The courses are designed with extensive discussion with educationists from Delhi University and professors from other countries.

College officials say BSc in Life and Physical Sciences, BA in History and BA in Political Science would be validated in November 2007 and Sociology would be launched in 2009.

Sherubtse also runs Bachelors of Business Administration and Bachelors of Computer science under the RUB since last year with 140 and 30 students in those streams respectively admitted this year.

70 students of the collage this year in Bachelor of Science in Life Science and Physical Science sat as last batch to appear exam under the Delhi University program. Bhutan News Service