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EXAMINATION:
Course work:
Course contents, if revised, shall be approved by the
DPC of each department and by the other relevant bodies.
The teacher concerned will be responsible for determining
the details of the course
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There
will be two - three semesters in each year, winter, spring
and summer (optional), of 16 weeks each (winter and spring)
with a minimum of 14 weeks for the course work, summer
semester will be of 12 weeks. The DPCC shall regulate
the commencement of the semesters. The first semester
shall normally start on second Monday of September each
year and terminate by first week of January. The second
semester shall start on the 4th Monday of the
January and its examinations shall be held in 3rd
week of May. Summer semester shall commence in first week
of June and end by fourth week of August. For MS/M.Phil.,
MS/M.Phil. leading to Ph.D. two semesters of course work
and two semesters of research/internship (6 credit hours)
will be mandatory which normally has to be completed within
two years.
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For
Ph.D., from the second Monday of September, the students
who have maintained CGPA ≥3.0 in MS/M.Phil. and has
qualified subject Comprehensive Exam shall undertake additional
course work/Research techniques training (in case of Experimental
Sciences) equivalent to 18 credit hours. In case of commencement
of research/internship/project in Summer semester Ph.D.
course work shall start in Spring semester.
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There
shall be a Comprehensive Examination within one month
after completing the Ph.D. course work.
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There
shall be two examinations for each course during each
semester. These examinations shall be termed as mid semester
(mid-term) and the final term. The mid semester examination
shall be held during 8th week of each semester.
The final examination is to be held at the end of the
semester. (Marks: Mid term 25%, home assignments 25%,
Final examination 50%). In addition to these examinations,
the teacher shall give home Assignments, term papers,
quizzes etc. The result of a course will be submitted
after one week of examination and result will be notified
after two weeks of completion of examination. The DPC
shall be responsible for supervising the teaching, examination
and their related matters. The DPC may also review the
evaluation of any student/class if it deems appropriate
within one week of submission of result. The result of
semesters as well as comprehensive examinations shall
be communicated to DPCC within two weeks of announcement
of result.
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2
years MS / M. Phil
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All courses given in the first year (1st &
2nd semesters) will be designated by 500.
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All
courses given in the second year (3rd &
4th semesters) will be designated by 600.
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All
courses will be preceded by 2-4 alphabets to be decided
by the Department / Centre / Institute / College indicating
the title of the degree/area of specialization.
Courses will be divided into following categories:
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Compulsory
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Core
/ Minor
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Major
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Elective
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Each
Department / Centre / Institute / College shall decide
its own compulsory, core / minor, major and elective subjects.
The courses offered by a Department / Centre / Institute
/ College shall be announced with a short description
of each course along with time, day, class room, name
of the teacher, semester and credit hours.
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C) |
A
regular student will normally be required to take workload
(for course work) of eight to eighteen credit hours in
each semester.
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At
the end of the first semester a student must obtain a
minimum Grade Point Average (GPA) of 2.50 to be promoted
to the second semester.
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In
case a student is able to obtain GPA of 2.30 or more but
less than 2.50 he / she will be promoted to the second
Semester on probation. The candidate, who fails to secure
2.30 GPA in the first Semester shall stand automatically
dropped from the rolls.
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F) |
At
the end of the second semester, a student must obtain
a minimum Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 2.50
and must also pass at least 50% of the courses offered
by him / her in order to be promoted to the third semester.
If any of the preceding two conditions is not complied
with by a student then he / she shall be removed from
the rolls of the Department / Centre / Institute / College.
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In
the 3rd and 4th semesters a student
will carry out research work / internship under the supervision
of his / her supervisor and submit research thesis / report
/ project by the end of 4th semester.
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In
the third semester a student will also be required to
repeat those courses of the first semester in which he/she
had failed and maintains CGPA of 2.50 failing which his
/ her name will be removed from the Department / Centre
/ Institute / College.
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In
the fourth semester, a student will be required to repeat
those courses of the second semester in which he / she
had failed and maintains CGPA of 2.50 failing which his
/ her name will be removed from the Department / Centre
/ Institute / College.
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A
student, who completes all the courses and has not been
required to repeat any course(s), obtains CGPA of less
than 2.50 but not less than 2.30 at the end of the 4th
semester, may be allowed to repeat up to two courses (varying
2-6 credits) in which he / she had obtained the lowest
grades, in order to improve the CGPA so as to obtain the
minimum of 2.50 failing which he / she shall not be awarded
degree and removed form the rolls of the Department /
Centre / Institute / College.
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K) |
A
student who had earned ‘F’ grade in a course
in 1st semester may be allowed to take one
additional course during the 2nd/3rd
semester with the permission of the DPC of the Department
/ Centre / Institute / College.
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L) |
A
student who had earned ‘F’ grade in a course
in 2nd semester may be allowed to take one
additional course during the 3rd/4th
semester with the permission of the DPC of the Department
/ Centre / Institute / College.
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M) |
The
teacher shall send a copy of the activity record of the
courses on prescribed Proforma to the DPCC, DPC, Chairman
/ Director / Principal at the end of each semester.
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After
two semesters (24 credit hours) of course work, research
work/ internship of six credit hours will be carried out
in third and fourth semesters. Title of the thesis / report
/ project will be recommended by DPC routed through DPCC
for the approval of the Vice-Chancellor. Thesis/ report
shall be submitted at the end of fourth semester. In case
of genuine reason on the recommendation of the supervisor
DPC can give extension up to six weeks for the submission
of thesis / report / project after the termination of
4th semester. Evaluation of thesis will be
by External Examiner. Board of Examiners for the examination
of thesis shall be appointed by the Vice Chancellor out
of the panel recommended by DPC concerned routed through
DPCC. Evaluation normally be completed within six weeks
of submission of the theses.
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Only those students who scored
CGPA ≥ 2.5 will be awarded MS/ M.Phil. Degree
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MS/
M.Phil. leading to Ph.D.
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Only
those students who score CGPA ≥ 3.0 in MS/ M.Phil.
can opt for Ph.D. Programme.
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After
completion of 30 credit hours in four semesters (MS/M.Phil.)
comprehensive exam has to be qualified securing GP ≥
3.0
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In case of transfer of MS/M.Phil. to Ph.D., MS/M.Phil.
degree shall not be conferred on such students
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Those
students shall not take fresh admission in Ph.D. Programme.
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Ph.D.
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A) |
Candidate
has to complete 18 credit hours course work, qualify comprehensive
examination and carry out research for 2-4 years.
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All
courses given in the Ph.D. programme will be designated
by 700.
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C) |
A
regular student will normally be required to take workload
of eight to eighteen credit hours in each semester. Eighteen
credit hours course work must be completed within two
semesters.
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At
the end of the first semester a student must obtain a
minimum Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.00 to be promoted
to the second semester. In order to qualify a course GP
2.70 required.
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In
case a student is able to obtain GPA of 2.80 or more but
less than 3.00 he / she will be promoted to the second
Semester on probation. The candidate, who fails to secure
2.80 GPA in the first Semester, shall stand automatically
dropped from the rolls.
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At
the end of the second semester, a student must obtain
a minimum Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 3.00
and must also pass all the courses offered by him / her
in order to be promoted to the third semester for research.
If any of the preceding two conditions is not complied
with by a student then he / she shall be removed from
the rolls of the Department / Centre / Institute / College.
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A
student, who completes all the courses and has not been
required to repeat any course(s), obtains CGPA of less
than 3.00 but not less than 2.80 at the end of the 2nd
semester, may be allowed to repeat one course (varying
2-4 credits) in which he / she had obtained the lowest
grades in the next semester, in order to improve the CGPA
so as to obtain the minimum of 3.00 failing which he /
she shall not be awarded degree and removed form the rolls
of the Department / Centre / Institute / College
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A
student who had earned ‘F’ grade in a course
in first semester may be allowed to take one additional
special course in second semester
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The
teacher shall send a copy of the activity record of the
courses on prescribed proforma to the DPCC, DPC, Chairman
/ Director / Principal at the end of each semester
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A
student has to qualify the Subject GRE (international)
before submission of thesis
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No
student will take any course unless he has cleared the
pre-requisite for it as determined by the respective Department
/ Centre / Institute / College.
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A
course may range from one credit hour to four credit hours.
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The
minimum number of contact hours for course work will be
14 per
semester for one credit hour course.
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One
credit hour stands for at least one hour class contact
per week per semester. For practical / laboratory work,
3 hours shall be considered equivalent to one credit hour.
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Only those students, who have attended not less than 80%
of lectures and practicals separately in each course,
shall be eligible for admission to such examination.
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A teacher shall report the names of the students who are
absent from the lectures/practicals continuously for 14
days (consecutive two weeks) to the Chairman/ Director/
Principal of the Department/ Institute/ College concerned
who will forward the names of the student/s to the Dean/DPCC
to enable him/her to strike off the names of such student/s.
The Dean/DPCC may for valid reasons readmit such a student/s
on the recommendation of DPC.
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The scripts of each examination shall be shown to the
students concerned by the teacher and taken back immediately.
The Department concerned shall keep such record for one
year.
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The teacher shall send the final award list to the Chairman
/Director /Principal of the Department /Institute/ Centre/College
who will forward it to the DPCC, Controller of Examinations
and a copy to the respective Dean.
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