At IITH we are exploring Fractal Academics, which is a new approach to structuring curriculum. You can read more about it in the
Fractal Academics Brochure.
In the fractal system, a semester is divided into six segments. Each segment is approximately 2.5 to 3 weeks in duration. Every fractal course is accompanied by a two-digit segment number indicating the duration of the course. The first number denotes the segment in which a course will begin and the second number the segment in which it will be completed. For example, Segment 34 means, a particular course will begin in segment-3 and finish at the end of segment-4. Typically, a course running for full the semester (i.e., all six segments) would be 3-credits; so each segment will be equivalent to 0.5 credit. Accordingly, the credit of a course will be decided, based on its segment data. For example, if the segment of a course is 56, it implies that the course will be running in two segments (5 & 6). Hence, it will be 0.5 * 2 = 1 credit.
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SEMESTER |
| SEG
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
| CREDITS
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| 0.5 |
11 |
22 |
33 |
44 |
55 |
66 |
| 1 |
12 |
34 |
56 |
| 1.5 |
13 |
46 |
| 2 |
14 |
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| 2 |
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36 |
| 3 |
16 |
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