Scheme of Examination

Scheme of Examination for Undergraduate and Postgraduate programmes

The examinations for undergraduate and postgraduate programmes are conducted by the University in consonance with the Semester pattern of study. There will be two semesters:

• The Autumn Semester- beginning July and ending with Semester End Examinations in November.
• The Spring Semester- beginning December and ending with Semester End Examinations in April.

The Evaluation comprises of:

• Continuous Assessment - 30% of the total marks
• Semester End- Examination - 70% of the total marks

Assessment is made by way of credit system. In order to pass a paper, a candidate is required to obtain an SCWA of 36 in non-professional UG and PG Programmes and an SCWA of 40 in Professional UG & PG Programems and Honours programme in continuous assessment as well as the Semester-End Examinations separately. A candidate fulfilling this criteria, will be awarded the credits assigned to the paper.

For the award of a Degree, a student must clear all the papers of the subjects she opts and other papers/ activities prescribed in the curriculum and earn the minimum required credits, assigned to the programme. For instance, a student studying for a Degree in the Bachelor of Arts (BA) would be conferred the same only when she has passed all the subjects/papers she has opted for, qualifies in all the foundation courses, and earns the minimum required credits assigned to various co-curricular activities.

i. Continuous Assessment:

The Internal Assessment is a continuous process and comprises 30% of the total marks assigned to each paper. The distribution of marks for theory papers are as per the following scheme:

1. Written tests
2. Home Assignments /Quiz
3. Attendance
4. Class-room Activity

ii. Semester-End Examinations:

Semester-End Examinations are held in November and April every year. They form the External Assessment and carry 70% weightage. The subjects with practical component have practical examinations also. Projects are assessed through viva-voce by external examiners. The theory papers are set by experts/ competent examiners. Evaluation of the Semester–End Examination answer books are done by two examiners and the average of the two are taken as final awards. In case the awards of the two examiners differ by more than 20%, the answer books are evaluated by a third examiner and the average of the two closest awards is taken as the final marks obtained by the candidate.

Promotion to next higher semester:

Promotion from an odd semester to even semester is automatic i.e. without any condition of credits earned in the odd semester. Thus, all the students who have taken the examination of first semester are promoted to the second semester. However, for promotion to the next higher odd semester, their performance in the last two semesters is taken into account i.e. for promotion to III semester their performance in the I and II semesters is considered. Similarly for promotion to V Semester their performance in the III and IV Semesters is taken into account.

At UG level pass courses, where total credits assigned to the three electives are 8 x 3 = 24, in a semester, i.e. 48 in two semesters, a candidate must earn at least 20 credits for being eligible to be promoted to the next higher odd semester. Similarly in Honours courses where total credits of Major and Subsidiary for the two semesters are 48, a candidate must obtain at least 20 credits for promotion to the next higher semester. Credits earned in Foundation courses and co-curricular activities are not counted for the purpose of promotion.

At PG level and in professional courses, the minimum credits required for promotion to the next higher odd semester i.e. the III Semester, are 50% of the total credits assigned to different papers, practicals, projects etc., prescribed in the last two semesters taken together. If the number of total credits assigned in the first two semesters, happen to be an odd number, it will be increased by one for the purpose of calculating 50%, which shall provide the minimum credits required to be earned for promotion.

Scheme of Examination for Career Oriented and Skill Development Courses

The evaluation of Career Oriented and Skill Development Courses is done in accordance with annual scheme of examination. The scheme of exams of these courses is different from those of the Semester Examinations. However, the evaluation of these courses include, Continuous Internal Assessment and Annual External Examination. The weightage for Internal Assessment will be 30% and Annual Examination is 70%.

In order to qualify the course, a student is required to secure at least 40% marks in the Internal Assessment and Annual Examination separately in each paper.

Scheme of Examination for Programmes under Choice Based Credit System(CBCS)

The examinations for programmes under CBCS are conducted by the University in consonance with the Semester pattern of study. There will be two semesters:

In order to qualify the course, a student is required to secure at least 40% marks in the Internal Assessment and Annual Examination separately in each paper.

• The Autumn Semester- beginning July and ending with Semester End Examinations in November.
• The Spring Semester- beginning December and ending with Semester End Examinations in April.

The Evaluation comprises of:

• Continuous Assessment - 30% of the total marks
• Semester End- Examination - 70% of the total marks

Continuous Internal Assessment (CIA)

The continuous (internal) Assessment is a continuous process and comprises 30% of the total marks assigned to each paper. The distribution of marks for theory papers are as per the following scheme:

1. Written tests
2. Home Assignments/Quiz
3. Attendance
4. Class-room Activity

Semester-End Examination

Semester-End Examinations are held in November and April every year as per the examination schedule issued by the university.. They form the External Assessment and carry 70% weightage. The subjects with practical component have practical examinations also. Projects are assessed through viva-voce by external examiners. The theory papers are set by experts/ competent examiners.

Evaluation of Answer Books

Evaluation of the Semester–End Examination answer books are done by two examiners and the average of the two are taken as final awards. In case the awards of the two examiners differ by more than 20%, the answer books are evaluated by a third examiner and the average of the two closest awards is taken as the final marks obtained by the candidate.

Passing Criteria

Assessment is made by way of Grading System. In order to pass a paper, a candidate is required to obtain 40% in the course opted by him/ her. The candidate must secure minimum pass marks individually in Continuous Assessment (C.A.) and Semester-End Examination (S.E.E.) as well as the annual examination of Career Oriented and Skill Development (COSD) her. A candidate fulfilling this criteria will be considered to have passed in the semester-end/ annual examination of the course opted by him/ her and will be awarded the credits assigned to the paper.

Grading System

The performance of the candidates is measured on the basis of Absolute Grading System, wherein the performance of the candidate in a course is first measured in terms of marks awarded in the Continuous Assessment (C.A.) and Semester End Examination (S.E.E.) and the total marks obtained by the candidate in a course are then converted into Letter Grades (viz. O, A+, A, B+,B,C,PandF)

The Semester Grade Point Average (SGPA) is worked out on the basis of grades earned by the candidate and credits assigned to different courses. The SGPA in a semester is determined only when the candidate has passed all the examinations of theory papers (i.e., Ability Enhancement Papers, Core Papers, Generic Electives, Discipline Specific Electives and Skill Enhancement Papers ), Practicals, Projects, Seminars, and any other component of the course, as prescribed in the syllabi and has earned the required minimum credits.

The Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) is worked out up to a particular semester or for the complete programme when the candidate has qualified all the courses prescribed in the programme by passing in all the examinations of theory papers, practicals, projects, dissertations, seminars and any other type of courses prescribed in the programme and has earned the required credits up to that particular semester or for the complete programme, as the case may be.

In COSD Programmes (annual scheme), the Yearly Grade Point Average (YGPA) is calculated taking into consideration the marks obtained in C.A. and Yearly examination of all the theory papers, practicals, projects, seminar etc. and field work, summer training etc., if any. The candidates qualifying all the examinations in all the courses prescribed in the COSD programme in the first year are awarded ‘Certificate’; whereas the candidates continuing the COSD Programme for the second and third year and qualifying all the examinations are respectively awarded the ‘Diploma’ and ‘Advanced Diploma’ in the respective COSD programme.

Grading System

Grade Point is the numerical weight allotted to each letter grade depending on the system of grading adopted by a university. IIS2(deemed to be University) follows a 10-point grading system, where:

Promotion

A candidate who has undergone a regular course of study in Semester I, fulfills the criteria of attendance and has taken C.A. and Semester End Examination of at least 50% of total courses in a programme is eligible for promotion to Semester II, irrespective of the credits earned by her in Semester I. Similarly for promotion from any other odd semester to the next even semester (from III to IV or V to VI or VII to VIII), the candidate should have fulfilled the criteria of attendance and should have taken the C.A. and Semester End Examination of at least 50% of total courses in the respective odd semester. Promotion from odd to even semesters is however irrespective of credits earned by the candidate.

For promotion from an even semester to the next odd semester (i.e., from semester II to III or from semester IV to V or from VI to VII semester), a candidate should have successfully completed all courses of study in semesters I & II or III & IV or V & VI, respectively, as the case may and should have earned the required credits. However, a candidate who is not able to successfully complete all the courses of semesters I & II or semesters III & IV or semesters V & VI shall also be eligible for promotion to semester III, or semester V or semester VII respectively, provided she passes in at least 50% of the courses of semesters I and II taken together (for promotion to semester III), in semesters III and IV taken together (for promotion to semester V) and in semester V and VI taken together (for promotion to semester VII) and earns at least 50% of the total credits.

The credits earned in the extra curricular activities and campus activities are not considered for the purpose of promotion. However, for the award of degree, it is necessary that a candidate must qualify and earn minimum required credits in the extra curricular activities and campus activities, failing which the degree is not awarded. Similarly, credits earned in COSD programme are not considered for the purpose of promotion in the Degree programme.

Award of Degrees

For the award of a Degree, a student must clear all the papers of the subjects she opts and other papers/ activities prescribed in the curriculum and earn the minimum required credits, assigned to the programme. For instance, a student studying for a Degree in the Bachelor of Computer Application (BCA) would be conferred the same only when she has passed all the subjects/papers she has opted for, qualifies in all the foundation courses, and earns the minimum required credits assigned to various co-curricular activities