Rules & Regulations - St Aloysius (Deemed To Be University)

UNDERGRADUATE & POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMMES

End Semester Examination (UG)

1. The ESE will be conducted at the end of each semester. The duration and maximum marks of the ESE in each subject is 2½ hours and 60 marks respectively.
2. All Candidates writing the examination will have to submit the completed application and pay with the prescribed examination fee online.
3. The Controller of Examinations (COE) will issue the notification announcing the dates of the examination, dates of application form to be submitted and the amount of examination fee to be paid.
4. The time table for ESE will be published by the COE at least two weeks before the date of commencement of examination.
5. Supplementary examinations of odd semester will be held along with odd semester regular examination and even semester examination, along with even semester regular examination
6. The question papers for supplementary exam will be the same as the regular examination for each subject. In case of any change in subject and syllabus of the subjects, COE will provide necessary instructions to candidates who write supplementary examination in advance.
7. Candidates who write the supplementary examinations are required to submit the filled application form and pay the examination fee as specified online.
8. The question paper for ESE will be set for a maximum of 60 marks. However, the marks are converted in accordance with the examination scheme.
9. Students are required to adhere strictly to the Examination Code of Conduct.

Question Paper Pattern

1. Centralized valuation system is adopted for the ESE.
2. Scheme of Valuation is prepared and given to each valuer to standardize the valuation.
3. A percentage of the valued answer papers will be subjected to review by a senior teacher of more than 3 years of teaching experience.
4. The answer books will be preserved for a period of six months by the COE after which the answer books will be burnt. After this period, no complaints of any sort will be entertained.

Results

1. The results of semester examination (including the CIA and ESE marks totalling to a maximum of 100 marks) will be published within six weeks from the date of completion of the End Semester Examination.
2. The marks cards of the semester examination will be issued within two weeks from the date of announcement of the results.
3. Requests for Revaluation, Retotalling and Photocopy of the answer book, if any, has to be made to the COE in the prescribed form and payment of fee as notified by the Controller of Examinations from the date of publication of the results.
4. Minimum for a pass is 35% marks in each of the theory/ practical subjects, but the aggregate marks for pass is 40 in each paper.
5. End semester results will be published in the College website and eventually the regular progress of the student will also be made available in the college website.

Assessment / Evaluation Procedure Under the Nep Scheme

1.Programs without Practical
a)Continuous Internal Assessment (CIA	40/20 marks
b)End Semester Examination (ESE)	60/30 mark

2.Programs with Practical
a)Continuous Internal Assessment (CIA	40 marks
b)End Semester Examination (ESE)	60 marks
c)Practicals (ESE)	50 marks

Continuous Internal Assessment (CIA)

CIA Consists of the Following Components

i)Two internal tests	10x2=20 marks
ii)Assignment (01)	5 marks
iii)Objective Type/ MCQ	5 marks
iv)Group / Individual Project	5 marks
v)Attendance / Regularity	5 marks
Total	40 marks

The Marks Distribution for Attendance / Performance

91 - 100 %	5 marks
87 - 90 %)	4 marks
83 - 86 %	3 marks
79 - 82 %	2 marks
76 - 78 %	1 marks

% Marks in a Paper/ Practical	Grade Point (GP)	Semester GPA/Program CGPA	Alpha Sign/Letter Grade	Semester/ Program % of Marks	Result/Class Description
98-100	10	9.00-10.00	O (Outstanding)	90.0-100	Outstanding
93-97	9.5
88-92	9.0
83-87	8.5	8.00-9.00	A+ (Excellent)	80.0-90.0	First Class Exemplary
78-82	8.0
73-77	7.5	7.00-8.00	A (very Good)	70.0-80.0	First Class Distinction
68-72	7.0
63-67	6.5	6.00-7.00	B+ (Good)	60.0-70.0	First Class
58-62	6.0
53-57	5.5	5.50-6.00	B (Above Average)	55.0-60.0	High Second Class
48-52	5.0	5.00-5.50	C (Average)	50.0-55.0	Second Class
43-47	4.5	4.00-5.00	P (Pass)	40.0-50.0	Pass Class
40-42	4.0
Below 40	0	Below 4.00	F (Fail)	Below 40	Fail/Reappear
AB(Absent)	-	-	-	-	-

If the difference in marking between the two valuations is more than 20%, the Registrar (Evaluation) will check the entries and 42 the marks assigned by the two examiners. If there is any mistake in totaling, it will be rectified. Fractional marks/attendance if any shall be rounded off to the next significant digit.

Calculation of SGPA = Total Credit Points/Total Credits
Calculation of CGPA = Total of Semester Credit Points/Total Credits

End Semester Examinations (PG)

1. End semester examinations will be conducted at the end of each semester. The duration of the theory papers is 3 hours and the question paper will be set for 70 marks. Duration of the practical examinations may be 3/4/6 hours as specified in the Regulations
2. The Office of the Registrar (Evaluation) will notify the schedules of the examination, the examination fee and the schedule for submitting the examination application forms. Eligible students should submit the duly filled application form with the payment of prescribed examination fee as per the notification
3. Payment of examination fees does not entitle the candidate to appear for the examination. The candidate has to submit the application within the last date prescribed by the College and fulfil the requirement of satisfactory attendance, progress and conduct. A candidate who does not satisfy these requirements will not be permitted to take the examinations.
4. Students should note that there is provision to conduct supplementary examinations. Odd semester examinations are conducted only during odd semester and even semester examinations only in the even semester.
5. The evaluation of Project Report, Dissertation and Viva-Voce will be done as per the Regulations.

Evaluation System - End Semester Examinations

1. Each theory paper shall be valued by one internal and one external examiner. The average marks will be recorded.
2. If the difference in marking between the two valuations is more than 20%, the Registrar (Evaluation) will check the entries and 42 the marks assigned by the two examiners. If there is any mistake in totaling, it will be rectified. Fractional marks/attendance if any shall be rounded off to the next significant digit.
3. Despite all the corrections, the difference between two valuations is more than 20% of the maximum marks of the concerned paper, the Registrar (Evaluation) shall refer such answer script/s to the Chairman of the concerned BOE for arranging Third Valuation. Marks awarded therein shall be final.
4. Students not satisfied with the provisional marks may apply for Board Valuation. Students may apply for Board Valuation through a handwritten application with a challan payment of the prescribed fee per subject which should be submitted to the Office of the Registrar either by person or through an authorized person within one month from the date of the announcement of the result.
5. A candidate who fails in one or more of the papers of a semester may be permitted to reject the result. Rejection of result paper-wise is not permitted. However, a candidate may be permitted to reject the result of the whole of the examination of the concerned semester. Application for rejection along with the payment of the prescribed fee shall be paid within 30 days from the date of the announcement of the result.
6. A candidate who passes all the courses/papers of a semester may be permitted to improve the result by reappearing for the whole examination of that semester. The reappearance could be permitted twice during double the period of the degree programme without restricting it to subsequent examination only.
7. Any grievance/complaint with regard to continuous internal assessment or the end semester examinations may be brought to the notice of the Registrar (Evaluation) within a reasonable time.

Results

1. The results of the semester examination (including CIA) will be published by the Registrar (Evaluation). Also the results are published on the College Website: www.staloysius.edu.in
2. There shall be no minimum in respect of Internal Assessment and Viva-Voce marks. However, the student who scores low marks in Internal Assessment Examination should note that it will be difficult to clear the end semester examination.
3. The candidate securing less than 4 grade points in the end semester examination in any unit /theory/practicals/project work/ dessertation/internship/seminar shall be declared to have failed in that unit/theory/practicals, indicated with FF grade. A student obtaining grade FF or absent will be required to re appear in the examination of that course.
4. A candidate shall be declared to have passed the PG programme if he / she secures atleast a CGPA of 4.0 (Course Alpha-Sign Grade C).
   

Award of Class and Grade to successful candidate: The results of successful candidates at the end of each semester shall be declared in terms of Grade Point Average (GPA) and alpha-sign grade. The results at the end of the programme shall be classified on the basis of the Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) obtained in all the four semesters and the corresponding programme Alpha-Sign Grade.
The Grade Point Average (GPA) in a semester and the Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) at the end of fourth semester shall be computed as follows:

Grade	Limits*	Grade Points
OO+	95-100	10
OO	90-94	9.5
OA+	85-89	9
OA	80-84	8.5
AA+	75-79	8
AA	70-74	7.5
AB+	65-69	7
AB	60-64	6.5
BB+	55-59	6
BB	50-54	5.5
BC	45-49	5
CC	40-44	4.5
PP	35-39	4
FF	0-34	0

* Limits are considered after converting the marks out of 100 in that course.

The SGPA is the ratio of the sum of the product of the number of credits with the grade points scored by a student in all the courses taken by a student (except open elective and extra courses) and the sum of the number of credits of all these courses undergone by a student during that semester. It shall be expressed upto two decimal places. The CGPA is a measure of overall cumulative performance of a student over all semesters. The CGPA is the ratio of total credit points secured by a student in various courses in all semesters and the sum of the total credits of all courses in all the semesters. It is expressed upto two decimal places.
CGPA will not be declared in the case of such students who either secure grade FF or absent in any one of the courses including open electives of the programme.

The alpha-sign grade of a programme is determined based on CGPA as given below:

Programme Alpha-Sign Grade	CGPA
O+	More than or equal to 9 but less than 10
O	More than or equal to 8 but less than 9
A+	More than or equal to 7 but less than 8
A	More than or equal to 6 but less than 7
B+	More than or equal to 5.5 but less than 6
B	More than or equal to 5 but less than 5.5
C	More than or equal to 4 but less than 5

P.S: At the end of each semester internal assessment is calculated for 30 marks through the software system.

Based on the above recommendation on alpha-sign grades, grade points, SGPA and CGPA, the university shall issue the Grade Card for each semester and a Programme Grade Card indicating the performance in all semesters.

1. The candidates who pass all the semester examinations in the first attempt in two years are eligible for ranks provided they secure at least a CGPA of 6.0 (at least alpha-sign grade A).
2. The results of the candidates who have passed the fourth semester examination but not passed the lower semester examinations shall be declared as NCL (Not Completed Lower semester examinations). Such candidates shall be eligible for the degree only after completion of all the lower semester examinations.
3. A candidate who passes the semester examinations in parts is eligible for only CGPA and Alpha-Sign Grade but not for ranking.