External Examinations

Mar Thoma College for Women, Perumbvoor,  affiliated to Mahatma Gandhi University follows the examination regulations of  University

Regulations for Under Graduate Programmes under Choice based Course-credit-Semester System and Grading,2017(CBCS)

EXAMINATIONS

• The evaluation of each paper shall contain two parts:
  • Internal or In-Semester Assessment (ISA)
• External or End-Semester Assessment (ESA)

The internal to external assessment ratio shall be 1:4.

Both internal and external marks are to be rounded to the next integer.

All papers (theory & practical), grades are given on a 7-point scale based on the total percentage of marks, (ISA+ESA) as given below:-

Percentage of Marks	Grade	Grade Point
95 and above	S Outstanding	10
85 to below 95	A+ Excellent	9
75 to below 85	A Very Good	8
65 to below 75	B+ Good	7
55 to below 65	B Above Average	6
45 to below 55	C Satisfactory	5
35 to below 45	D Pass	4
Below 35	F Failure	0
	Ab Absent	0

CREDIT POINT AND CREDIT POINT AVERAGE Credit Point (CP) of a paper is calculated using the formula:- CP = C × GP, where C is the Credit and GP is the Grade point

Semester Grade Point Average (SGPA) of a Semester is calculated using the formula:-

SGPA = TCP/TC, where TCP is the Total Credit Point of that semester.

Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) is calculated using the formula:-

CGPA = TCP/TC, where TCP is the Total Credit Point of that programme.

Grade Point Average (GPA) of different category of courses viz. Common Course I, Common Course II, Complementary Course I, Complementary Course II, Vocational course, Core Course is calculated using the formula:-

GPA    =    TCP/TC, where TCP is the Total Credit Point of a category of course. TC is the total credit of that category of course

Grades for the different courses, semesters and overall programme are given based on the corresponding CPA as shown below:

GPA	Grade
9.5 and above	S     Outstanding
8.5 to below 9.5	A+ Excellent
7.5 to below 8.5	A     Very Good
6.5 to below 7.5	B+    Good
5.5 to below 6.5	B     Above Average
4.5 to below 5.5	C     Satisfactory
3.5 to below 4.5	D     Pass
Below 3.5	F     Failure

MARKS DISTRIBUTION FOR EXTERNAL AND INTERNA EVALUATIONS

The external theory examination of all semesters shall be conducted by the University at the end of each semester. Internal evaluation is to be done by continuous assessment. For all courses without practical total marks of external examination is 80 and total marks of internal evaluation is 20. Marks distribution for external and internal assessments and the components for internal evaluation with their marks are shown below:

For all courses without practical

1. Marks of external Examination :          80
2. Marks of internal evaluation :           20

 

Components of Internal Evaluation of theory	Marks
Attendance	5
Assignment /Seminar/Viva	5
Test papers (2×5=10)	10
Total	20

 

• For all courses with practical total marks for external evaluation is 60 and total marks for internal evaluation is

For all courses with practical

a)   Marks of external Examination                   :           60

1. Marks of internal evaluation :           15

Components of Internal Evaluation	Marks
Attendance	5
Assignment /Seminar/Viva	2
Test papers (2 x 4)	8
Total	15

(c)        For practical examinations total marks for external evaluation is 40 for internal evaluation is 10

 

Components Internal evaluation of Practical	Marks
Attendance	2
Test paper (1 x 4)	4
Record*	4
Total	10

*Marks awarded for Record should be related to number of experiments recorded and duly signed by the teacher concerned in charge.

All three components of internal assessments are mandatory.

For projects

1. Marks of external evaluation :           80
2. Marks of internal evaluation :          20

c)

Components of External Evaluation of Project	Marks
Dissertation (External)	50
Viva-Voce (External)	30
Total	80

*Marks for dissertation may include study tour report if proposed in the syllabus.

 

Components of internal Evaluation of Project	Marks
Punctuality	5
Experimentation/data collection	5
Knowledge	5
Report	5
Total	20

Attendance Evaluation for all papers

% of attendance	Marks
90 and above	5
85 – 89	4
80-84	3
76-79	2

 

(Decimals are to be rounded to the next higher whole number)

ASSIGNMENTS

Assignments are to be done from 1st to 4th Semesters. At least one assignment should be done in each semester for all courses.

SEMINAR/VIVA

A student shall present a seminar in the 5th semester for each paper and appear for

viva-voce in the 6^th semester for each course.

Note: A separate minimum of 30% marks each for internal and external (for both theory and practical) and aggregate minimum of 35% are required for a pass for a paper. For a pass in a programme, a separate minimum of Grade D is required for all the individual papers. If a candidate secures F Grade for any one of the paper offered in a Semester/Programme only F grade will be awarded for that Semester/Programme until he/she improves this to D GRADE or above within the permitted period.

Mar Thoma College for Women, Perumbvoor,  affiliated to Mahatma Gandhi University follows the

examination regulations of  University

Regulations for Post Graduate Programmes under Credit-Semester System and

Grading,2019(CSS)

EXAMINATIONS

• There shall be University examinations at the end of each
• Practical examinations shall be conducted by the University at the end of each semester or at the end of even semesters as prescribed in the syllabus of the particular programme. The number of examiners for the practical examinations shall be prescribed by the Board of Studies of the programmes.
• End-Semester Examinations: The examinations shall normally be conducted at the end of each semester for college going student. For private students examination for both semesters shall be conducted at the end of the academic
• There shall be one end-semester examination of 3 hours duration for each lecture based and practical
• A question paper may contain short answer type/annotation, short essay type questions/problems and long essay type Different types of questions shall have different weightage.

EVALUATION AND GRADING

• Evaluation: The evaluation scheme for each course shall contain two parts; (a) End Semester Evaluation(ESE) (External Evaluation) and (b) Continuous Evaluation(CE)(Internal Evaluation). 25% weightage shall be given to internal evaluation and the remaining 75% to external evaluation and the ratio and weightage between internal and external is 1:3. Both End Semester Evaluation(ESE) and Continuous Evaluation(CE) shall be carried out using direct grading
• Private students will have to answer an additional question paper with objective type questions as part of internal evaluation along with the external examinations within the prescribed
• Direct Grading: The direct grading for CE (Internal) and ESE(External Evaluation) shall be based on 6 letter grades (A+, A, B, C, D and E) with numerical values of 5, 4,3,2, 1 and 0
• Grade Point Average (GPA):Internal and External components are separately graded and the combined grade point with weightage 1 for internal and 3 for external shall be applied to calculate the Grade Point Average (GPA) of each Letter grade shall be assigned to each course based on the categorization provided in 12.16.
• Internal evaluation for Regular programme: The internal evaluation shall be based on predetermined transparent system involving periodic written tests, assignments, seminars, lab skills, records, viva-voce
• Components of Internal (CE) and External Evaluation(ESE): Grades shall be given to the evaluation of theory / practical / project / comprehensive viva-voce and all internal evaluations are based on the Direct Grading

Proper guidelines shall be prepared by the BOS for evaluating the assignment, seminar, practical, project and comprehensive viva- voce within the framework of the regulation.

• There shall be no separate minimum grade point for internalevaluation.

• The model of the components and its weightages for Continuous Evaluation(CE) and End Semester Evaluation(ESE) are shown in below:

1. For Theory(CE)(Internal)

	Components	Weightage
i.	Assignment	1
ii.	Seminar	2
iii.	Best Two Test papers	2(1 each)
Total		5

(Grades of best two test papers shall be considered. For test papers all questions shall be set in such a way that the answers can be awarded A+,A,B,C,D,E grade.)

 

1. For Theory(ESE)(External)

Evaluation is based on the pattern of question specified in 12.16.5

1. For Practical(CE)(Internal)

Components	Weightage
Written/Lab test	2
Lab involvement and Record	1
Viva	2
Total	5

(The components and the weightage of the components of the practical (Internal) can be modified by the concerned BOS without changing the total weightage 5.)

1. For Practical(ESE)(External)

Components	Weightage
Written / Lab test	7
Lab involvement and Record	3
Viva	5
Total	15

(The components and the weightage of the of the practical(External) can be modified by the concerned BOS without changing the total weightage 15.)

e) For Project(CE)(Internal)

Components	Weightage
Relevance of the topic and analysis	2
Project content and presentation	2
Project viva	1
Total	5

(The comRonents and the weightage of the components of the project(Internal) can be modified by the concerned BOS without changing the total weightage 5.)

f)         For Project (ESE)(External)

Components	Weightage
Relevance of the topic and analysis	3
Project content and presentation	7
Project viva	5
Total	15

(The components and the weightage of the comRO^ e • tS O f the Project(External) can be modified by the concerned BOS without changing the total weightage 15.)

1. Comprehensive viva-voce(CE) (Internal)

Components	Weightage
Comprehensive viva-voce (all courses from first semester to fourth semester)	5
Total	5

(Weightage of the components of the ComRrehensive viva-voce (internal) shall not be modified.)

h)    Comprehensive viva-voce(ESE) (External)

Components	Weightage
Comprehensive viva-voce(all courses from first semester to fourth semester)	15
Total	15

(Weightage of the components of the Comprehensive viva-voce (external) shall not be modified.)

 Direct Grading System.

Direct Grading System based on a 6— point scale is used to evaluate the Internal and External examinations taken by the students for various courses of study.

Grade	Grade Points	Range
A+	5	4.50 to 5.00
A	4	4.00 to 4.49
B	3	3.00 to 3.99
C	2	2.00 to 2.99
D	1	0.01 to 1.99
E	0	0.00

Performance Grading

Students are graded based on their performance (GPA/SGPA/CGPA) at the examination on a 7-point scale as detailed below.

Range	Grade	Indicator
4.50 to 5.00	A+	Outstanding
4.00 to 4.49	A	Excellent
3.50 to 3.99	B+	Very good
3.00 to 3.49	B	Good(Average)
2.50 to 2.99	C+	Fair
2.00 to 2.49	C	Marginal(pass)
up to 1.99	D	Deficient(Fail)

No separate minimum is required for internal evaluation for a pass, but a minimum C grade is required for a pass in an external evaluation. However, a minimum C grade is required for pass in a course.A student who fails to secure a minimum grade for a pass in a course will be permitted to write the examination along with the next batch.

Semester Grade Point Average (SGPA) and Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) Calculations. The SGPA is the ratio of sum of the credit points of all courses taken by a student in the semester to the total credit for that semester. After the successful completion of a semester, Semester Grade Point Average (SGPA) of a student in that semester is calculated using the formula given below.

Where  ’S,’ is the semester , ‘G, ‘ is the grade point scored by the student in the i^th course ‘c,’ is the credit of the i^th course.

Cumulative   Grade   Point   Average   (CGPA)of a  Programme      is calculated using the formula:

Semester Grade Point Average -SGPA (Sj) – Z(Ci X Gi) / Z Ci

(SGPA= Total credit Points awarded in a semester / Total credits of the semester)

Where ‘C, ‘ is the credits for the • th semester ‘S,’ is the SGPA for the i” semester. The SGPA and CGPA shall be rounded off to 2 decimal points .

For the successful completion of semester, a student shall pass all courses and score a minimum SGPA of 2.0.However, a student is permitted to move to the next semester irrespective of her/his SGPA.