UGC NET Questions (Paper – 1)

In a credit-based system, each course carries a fixed number of credits proportional to the student workload and contact hours, and learners progress by accumulating these credits. The stem describes exactly this arrangement, so “credit-based” system is the appropriate term.

Option A:
Option A is correct because credit-based systems, including CBCS, are explicitly built around credit values that can be flexibly combined and accumulated towards a degree.

Option B:
Option B is incorrect since a fixed syllabus system simply specifies content; it does not necessarily imply credit allocation or flexible accumulation.

Option C:
Option C is wrong because an annual system refers mainly to the pattern of examinations and academic year structure, not to credit calculations.

Option D:
Option D is incorrect as a purely examination system focuses on tests and may exist with or without credits; it does not by itself describe the credit-based flexibility highlighted in the stem.