DEI Semester-Cum-Continuous Evaluation System

Rules, Regulations, Procedures

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This is the soul of our innovative programme and radically alters the learning process to the benefit of the students. The result of a single examination does not determine the fate of the students. Examination and evaluation is a continuous and an unburdensome exercise. Seventy five percent weightage is assigned to continuous evaluation while 25% weightage is assigned to external end semester examination in each course.

Course: Each course is identified by a course number which contains three letters and three integers. The syllabus of each subject is divided into a convenient number of courses spread over the various semesters.

Continuous Evaluation

(i) The syllabus is distributed over a number of semesters. Grasp and knowledge of the subject is evaluated in bits continuously and periodically thereby putting lesser burden on the student as compared to evaluation by one examination at the end of the session.
(ii) The courses allotted for a particular semester are completed by the end of the semester and also examined and evaluated simultaneously, thereby reducing the amount of material to be studied at one time.
(iii) The mode of evaluation is also varied, depending upon the nature of the subjects and topics. In general, the following components of evaluation are adopted:
 

Theory Course	Practical Course
(i)   Class Tests	(i)   Records
(ii)  Quiz Tests	(ii)  Experiments
(iii) Assignments	(iii) Viva-voce
(iv) Seminars & Group Discussions	(iv) Attendance
(v)  Attendance	(v) End-semester Examination
(vi) End-semester Examination

(iv) The student's performance is assessed throughout the semester by continuous evaluation followed by an end-semester examination which covers the entire syllabus.
(v) The number of credits allotted to each course depends on the relative time a student is expected to devote for the respective course.
(vi) Each component of evaluation is assigned a certain weightage towards the computation of over-all performance in each course.
(vii) A progress report is issued after each odd semester (first semester of an academic session) and the declaration of the result of each academic session is based on student's performance over both the semesters of the session. An academic session means both the semesters of the session taken together.
(viii) The student's performance for a session is indicated through a result card issued to the student after each even end-semester examination of a session which shows his achievements in each of the courses registered for.
 

Grading System

The Institute follows the credit-system of education and letter grading on a 9 point scale. The system of grades, corresponding grade point values and their achievement level are given in the table below:


Grade Point Achievement Level

The Grades and their corresponding numerical values are as follows:

Grade	Grade Point	Description of Grade
A	10	Out Standing
A-	9	Excellent
B	8	Very Good
B-	7	Good
C	6	Above Average
C-	5	Average
D	4	Below Average
D-	3	Marginal
F	0	Very Poor

AWARD OF DIVISIONS

The minimum CGPA for the different divisions for both UG and PG are suggested as follows:

#	Division	Minimum CGPAS for the division
1	I Division with Distinction	8.5
2	I Division	6.0
3.	II Division	3.0

The grade will be given separately for internal and external evaluation in each subject. The weightage of internal and external evaluation is taken as 75% and 25% of the credits assigned to that subject. Students will be awarded Semester Grade Point Average (SGPA), each Semester by averaging the Grade Points (GP) in the ratio of the credit weightage (C) of each subject.

The Procedure for calculation of SGPA is as follows:

                 GP1 x C1 + GP2 x C2 + ........ + GPn x Cn
   SGPA= -------------------------------------------------------
                 C 1 + C2 + ........ + Cn

The overall performance of all semesters for a given course is given as cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) which is calculated in a similar way for the subjects credited during the entire course.

Multiplication of CGPA by 10 yields the equivalent percentage marks gained by the students.


Salient points of the Grading System:

1. The Credit and Letter Grading System shall be applicable to the students admitted in the session 2009-10 onwards. Their grade sheet will show internal grade, external grade, Semester Grade Point Average, Cumulative Grade Point Average etc. and pass/fail result would be determined on the basis of the Grade obtained in each course.

2. For Senior students admitted prior to 2009-10 session, marks sheets would depict the internal marks as obtained (without any change), moderated Grade for internal marks, external marks as obtained by the students, moderated grade for external marks, Semester Grade Point average etc. The result for these students would be on the basis of marks only as usual i.e. 35% marks for UG students and 30% marks for PG students. Grades shown would only be additional information and this will be clearly mentioned in the marks sheet of each students. Students will fail a course if they get less than 35% in UG or less than 30% in PG even if the grade value obtained in the course is more than or equal to 3.0 out of 10.0.

3. For all internal evaluation, the course teacher would show the evaluation to students and finally display the total marks. Grades would be awarded on the prescribed 9 point scale on the basis of total marks displayed to students. The moderation committees chaired by the respective Head(s) of the Department(s) will be an integral part of declaration of results in any department. The final grades shall be submitted to the Academic Section of the University by the teacher duly signed by the respective Head(s) and the Dean(s).

4. Minimum grade for a pass is D- (Grade Point Average of 3.0) in each individual course. Securing less than this Grade in any course will be treated as having failed in that course.

5. If a candidate fails in three or less than three courses in one academic session for courses of studies other than Honours and Master's programmes, the candidate may opt for Summer Remedial Course(s). There is no Remedial Course in the Honours and Master's Programmes.

6. Failure in a course due to non-appearance in studies and/or examination(s) on medical or any other ground, whatsoever, will be treated as failure in that course.

7. If a candidate fails in more than three courses in one academic session or if he fails to pass all the courses after the summer remedial courses or if he misses one/both the semesters of an academic session in part or whole, he will get only one more chance to repeat all the courses of the said session in the next succeeding session and the candidate has to re-registers for all the courses afresh.

8. During the repeat session also, if a candidate: (i) Fails in three or less than three courses, he may opt for summer remedial course(s); and/or (ii) Fails in more than three courses or fails to pass all the courses after the summer remedial courses or if he misses one/both semesters, he will be required to leave the Institute and he will not be re-admitted in the same course of study.

9. A student will be allowed to remain on the rolls of the Institute for a particular course of study for the duration not exceeding twice the period required in one attempt for passing that course of study only. The aforesaid duration be treated as maximum and shall also include failures as well as break(s) in study, if any, for that course of study.

10. When there are multiple teachers teaching a course to different sections of the same class normalization of marks would be undertaken to ensure that there are no variations due to the individual marking habits. Course coordinator(s) would ensure consolidation of marks before finalizing grades in the course.

11. In some courses e.g. projects, seminars etc. it is easier to directly award grades but in case the evaluation is to be completed in several stages award of marks may also be considered before converting to grades. Alternatively a grade may be given at every stage and final grade may be then computed on that basis.

12. In Institute core courses which are taught across the University the Grading would be done for the course as a whole across Faculties. Once the students are in a common course they would be treated in the same manner as far as evaluation and grading are concerned without any regard to their different backgrounds.

13. In some courses evaluation is done for separate sections by separate teachers. In such cases, marks would be collected into one set for grading purpose after due pre-normalization among evaluations by different teachers. After that Grading would be done as usual for the entire set.

14. Summer Remedial Courses: In the various courses of studies other than Honours and Master's programme, if a candidate fails in three or less than three courses in one academic session, then alone he shall be given another opportunity to clear these courses by opting for summer remedial courses. Candidates opting for summer remedial courses shall prepare for the course content during the summer vacation and take remedial training in each course in the following July before being examined. Students appearing in the Remedial Examinations will be placed in the Grades D, D- or F only. Grade higher than D is not awarded in the Remedial Examinations. Students getting F grade even in one of the subjects in the remedial examinations are declared as 'Failed'.

15 It is not necessary to exhaust all the grades in each course e.g. some grades may be missing at the higher end i.e. A, A- or at the lower end F, D- and D.

 

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