Seminar

It has the function of bringing together small groups for recurring meetings, focusing each time on some particular subject, in which everyone present is requested to participate.

[citation needed] In some European universities, a seminar may be a large lecture course, especially when conducted by a renowned thinker (regardless of the size of the audience or the scope of student participation in discussion).

[7][8] In North Indian universities, the term "seminar" refers to a course of intense study relating to the student's major.

Seminars typically have significantly fewer students per professor than normal courses, and are generally more specific in topic of study.

The idea behind the seminar system is to familiarize students more extensively with the methodology of their chosen subject and also to allow them to interact with examples of the practical problems that always occur during research work.