Rules and Policies at MS / M.Phil. level
September 18, 2025 2025-09-18 10:45Rules and Policies at MS / M.Phil. level
UNFAIR MEANS CASES
INDISCIPLINE IN EXAMINATIONS
A strict code of conduct in examination is put into practice, to give a credible Examination System which is the key to excellence in academic pursuits.
Any student who:
- Submits forged or fake documents in connection with the examination.
- Commits impersonation in the examination.
- Copies from any paper, book, notes or electronic devices.
- Mutilates the Answer Book.
- Substitutes the whole or part of an Answer Book or Continuation Sheet in the Examination Centre which is not duly issued to her for examination.
- Possesses any kind of material/ electronic device, which may be helpful to her in the examination.
- Does anything, which she should not do morally or legally in connection with the examination and which may be helpful to her in the examination.
- Refuses to obey the examination staff or refuses to follow the instructions issued by the University in connection with the examination.
- Misbehaves or creates any kind of disturbance in or around the examination center.
- Uses abusive or obscene language in an Answer Book.
- Discloses her identity or makes an appeal in her Answer Book to the Assessor.
- Attempts to influence the Assessor/Examiners/Supervisory Staff/ University employees directly or through her relatives/friends with the objective of gaining benefit in the examination/paper assessing.
- Possesses any kind of weapon in or around examination center.
- Instigates others to stage a walkout or resort to a pen-down strike.
shall be regarded as using Unfair Means, Such student shall be liable to strict penalties by the Unfair Means Committee, after proper proceedings and giving the candidates fair chance of showing cause.
Disciplinary Action
No punishment shall be imposed, unless a student accused of using Unfair Means in an Examination, has been given a reasonable opportunity of showing cause against the action proposed to be taken with respect to her. An appropriate charge sheet in this regard will be issued to her. If a student fail to file any written statement or, fail to appear before the Unfair Means Committee on the specified date and time an ex-parte decision will be taken without giving any further notice.
The Unfair Means Cases Committee after due investigation shall take any of the following Disciplinary Action keeping in view the nature and intensity of offence:
- Cancellation of Paper.
- Fine of Rs. 10,000/-to 20,000/-per Paper.
- Suspension from Program for one semester.
- Expulsion forever from the University.
- If a student commits a cognizable offence, the University may, in addition to taking action under the above regulations, initiate legal proceedings against the offender under the law.
GRADING SYSTEM
Final grade in each course shall be awarded to the students on the basis of marks obtained by the students in the respective course. These grades will be translated into Grade Points (GP). For determining a student’s position at the end of every semester, the Grade Point Average (GPA) system shall be used.
GRADING FORMULA
Equivalence between Letter Grading and Numerical Grading shall be as follows:
GRADE POINT AVERAGE (GPA)
GPA is a performance indicator of a student in the semester concerned and is calculated as:
GPA = Total weighted Points of all courses taken in the semester concerned /Total number of credits enrolled in the semester concerned
Weighted points = Grade points multiplied by the number of credits of the course concerned.
= (Grade points) × (Credit hours of the course concerned)
CUMULATIVE GRADE POINT AVERAGE (CGPA)
CGPA is a performance indicator of a student in all the semesters passed so far and is calculated as:
CGPA = Total weighted Points of all courses taken in all semester/Total number of credits enrolled for in all semester
GRADING CHART BS PROGRAM
Marks in Percentage | Letter Grade | Numerical Value of Grade (Grade Points) |
|
81-100 | A | 4.00 | Excellent |
76-80 | B+ | 3.50 | Very Good |
71-75 | B | 3.00 | Good |
66-70 | C+ | 2.50 | Average |
60-65 | C | 2.00 | Below Average |
0-59 | F | 0.00 | Fail |
| I | Incomplete |
|
| IMP | CGPA Improvement |
|
| IP | In Progress |
|
| R | Repeat |
|
| W | Withdrawal |
|
INCOMPLETE GRADES (I GRADE)
- In case a student is unable to appear in the Final Term examination of a semester due to some unavoidable circumstances, she may be allowed to repeat the course when that course is offered next time following the rules as under:
- The student must have fulfilled the required number of lectures.
- The student must have completed the midterm examinations and sessional work during the semester.
- Such student shall be given Incomplete Grade (‘I’ Grade) by Controller of Examinations on the recommendation of the Chairperson/Incharge of respective department through Dean of respective faculty.
- The student will only have to appear in the Final Term examination whenever the course is offered next time.
- The student can register “I” Grade in maximum TWO (02) courses in a semester.
MISSED EXAMINATIONS
- Retake of Final Term Examination is not allowed in any case.
- Only a student who missed midterm Examinations due to her own marriage, Hajj, sickness of Child, medical reasons including maternity/ accident or death in immediate family is allowed the re-take of Special Examinations on Payment of Rs. 5000/- per paper. Partial waiver may be granted in special circumstances on the recommendation of Chairperson of Department concerned/Dean and approval of the Vice Chancellor.
- Applications, other than the mentioned reasons will not be entertained. Therefore shall be rejected at departmental level.
- An application with relevant documentary proof for Special Examination will be granted on request of the student through the Chairperson of respective department.
- All applications based on medical grounds will be examined/verified by the University Medical officer.
- All applications for re-examinations shall reach the office of the Controller of Examinations, through proper channel, within or prior to the midterm examinations week.
- Applications sent after the prescribed time, will not be entertained.
RECHECKING OF FINAL TERM PAPER
- A student can apply to the Controller of Examinations for rechecking of the answer book of Final Term Examinations of a Semester within 15 days of the date of declaration of result, on prescribed Performa after payment of paper rechecking fee of Rs.2000/- per paper.
- During Re-checking, the Re-checking Committee, constituted by the Vice Chancellor shall check:
- Total marks awarded in the answer book.
- The posting of marks from inside to the front page of answer book.
- Any question left unmarked.
- The Answer Books once marked shall not be re-evaluated.
ASSESSMENT FORMAT FOR MS/M.PHIL. PROGRAM
Quizzes/ Assignments/ Projects etc. given by the respective teacher to the students in a Semester shall be called Internal Assessment.
The weightage of marks for each theory course in a Semester shall be as under:
i. | Internal Assessment * | 50% |
ii. | Final Term Examinations | 50% |
| Total | 100% |
*The course instructor shall be responsible for allocation of sessional work for internal Assessment (i.e. quizzes/ assignments/ presentations/ class assessment etc.) and shall inform the students about the allocation at the start of each semester.
REPEAT COURSES
A student can repeat maximum of TWO courses, after the submission of course registration fee, in order to improve the grade.
PROBATION
A student who scores CGPA between 2.00 and 2.50 in a semester will be put on probation for the next semester. After first probation, if student get again the CGPA between 2.00 and 2.50, she shall be dropped from university rolls. However, she will be eligible to seek re-admission.
DROPPED
A student, who fails to score a minimum of 2.00 CGPA at the end of any Semester, she shall stand automatically dropped.
RE-ADMISSION
- A student, who fails to score a minimum of 2.00 CGPA at the end of any Semester, she shall have to get Re-admission in the Course Work.
- A student who gets re-admission in the Course Work shall get exemption for the courses which she has qualified with grade “B” and above. The students will be registered for the thesis in the 3rd semester, concurrently with their coursework.
- Re-admission will be allowed only once during MS/M.Phil. Degree program. Re-admission will be allowed after the payment of full admission fee.
- The courses of dropped semester with C and above Grade, shall be considered and accepted of that semester on the basis of which she is dropped and seek re-admission upon the recommendation of the Controller of Examination w.e.f. Fall-2023 Batch onwards.
CGPA IMPROVEMENT
A student, who has completed her Degree but want to improve her CGPA, can be given only one chance to repeat course(s) which she has qualified with grade less than B along with the semester which offers the said course(s), within FOUR years of completion of her Degree. In case such student fails to improve the grade, then the grade scored previously shall be retained. In case of CGPA Improvement ‘IMP’ shall be recorded on the transcript.
MS/M.PHIL. DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
A student has to score at least 2.50/4.00 CGPA at the end of program for the award of Degree.
