Examination Section
Examination Details Under Choice Based Credit System [cbcs]
Eligibility criterion for appearing in Semester End Examination:
- the students have attended minimum 75% of teaching & learning sessions in all courses.
- students should appear in all internal assessments. Examination and evaluation of the students shall be a continuous process and shall be based on their performances in internal and the End-Semester Examination. Students should complete Internal Assessments before appearing at the respective semester examination and the marks obtained will be carried over in case students fail to pass the course(s). All the internal continuous evaluations shall be conducted by the Teachers of the Department. It shall be on the basis of Term Papers, Reports, Seminar Presentations, Class Tests, Field Work or any combinations thereof, spread over the entire period of study. The modalities of such assessment will be recorded and documents will be preserved by the colleges at least for a period of six months after the publication of the result of the relevant Semester-end Examinations. The University Authority may ask for any such records, if required. The Internal Assessment marks shall be uploaded to the online portal of Examination Branch of the University. There shall be no qualifying marks for internal assessment but the candidates shall have to appear at the said part of the examination. There will be no scope of re-appearing in internal assessment examination for improvement of marks. Marks awarded in internal assessment will be credited to a candidate’s performance in subsequent chances.
End-Semester Examination (Theoretical & Practical): To secure qualifying grade in a Course/Semester, a student has to secure the minimum qualifying percentage in the Written (including Practical) Examination and the Internal Assessment taken together. A student failing to pass in one or more course(s) in 1st/2nd Semester Examination shall be permitted to re-appear in that course(s) in respective semester examinations of the following year as 2nd chance. A student will be permitted to clear his/her failed course(s) in maximum three consecutive chances irrespective of availing/not availing any particular chance. If a student wishes to skip examination in a semester, or surrender her/his result of a particular Semester- end examination, it would be included within the stipulated three chances. These students will be eligible to clear those course(s) in the respective Semester Examinations of subsequent years (i.e. 1st Semester with the 1st Semester of the subsequent year, 2nd Semester with the 2nd Semester of the subsequent year and so on. The qualifying marks for each course shall be 40% in each course of a semester taken together of internal assessment and end semester examinations.
If a candidate secures qualifying grade (P grade) in all courses the candidate will be declared to have qualified the said semester and the result will be shown as Q. However, if a student fails to secure qualifying grade P in a particular course the candidates result of the concerned semester-end examination will be declared SNC (Semester Not Cleared). Marks obtained in the internal assessment will be clubbed with marks obtained in the semester examination before awarding the grade. If a candidate fails to secure pass grade in a particular Course, he / she / transgender will have to appear in that Course only. The internal assessment marks will be retained for next examination(s) with valid chances. The Semester-end examinations will be held in the last months of the semesters, namely December (in the odd semesters) and in June (in the even semesters).
Validity of Students Enrollments / Registration: A candidate (Honours /General Course) shall have to complete each semester examination with 3 (Three) consecutive chances including his/her first appearance in the concerned semester examination. If any of the chances mentioned above is not availed of by a candidate within the stipulated period, the chance shall be deemed to have lapsed.
Total Marks Distribution: (except for AECC 1 and AECC 2)
| Examination | (Practical based Course) | Duration of Exams | (Non- Practical Course) | Duration of Exams |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semester End Examination(Theoretical) | 40 | 2 hours | 60 | 2 hours |
| Semester End Examination(Practical’s) | 20 | Upto 5 hours | _ | _ |
| Continuing Evaluation/Internal Assessment/Mid Semester Exams(By Colleges) | 10 | 10 | ||
| Attendance | 5 | 5 | ||
| Total | 75 | 75 |
Total Marks Distribution for AECC - I and AECC-II :
| Examination | AECC- I | Duration of Exams | AECC-II | Duration of Exams |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semester End Examination(Theoretical) | 80 | 2 .5 hours | 35 | 2 hours |
| Continuing Evaluation/Internal Assessment/Mid Semester Exams(By Colleges) | 15 | 10 | ||
| Attendance | 5 | 5 | ||
| Total | 100 | 50 |
Results:
- The final result of a candidate shall be determined on the basis of CGPA.
- Grade Card shall be made as per grading system. Course-wise marks (internal and term end exams added together) will be converted into percentage of mark. Percentage of marks will be converted into Grade Letter and Grade Point. Credit and Grade point will be converted into Credit Point. Finally, Semester Grade Point Average (SGPA) and Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) will be computed.
- The Grade Card of a Semester shall be issued only after completion of that Semester.
Conversion of Marks into grade letter and grade point
| % of Marks | Letter Grade | Grade Point |
|---|---|---|
| 91 and Above | O (Outstanding) | 10 |
| 81 - 90 | A + (Excellent) | 9 |
| 71 - 80 | A (Very Good) | 8 |
| 61 - 70 | B + (Good) | 7 |
| 56 - 60 | B (Above Average) | 6 |
| 51 - 55 | C+ (Average) | 5.5 |
| 41 - 50 | C (Below Average) | 5 |
| Passed with 40 | P (pass) | 4 |
| Below 40 | F (Fail) | 0 |
| Absent | Ab | 0 |
Examination Committee Members:
| Name | Position | Department | Expertise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Ratan Chandra Paul | Assistant Professor | Geography | Geography, Urbanization, Climate Change, Natural Resources |
| Dr. Biplab Kumar Saha | Assistant Professor | Bengali | Bengali Language, Bengali Literature, Cultural Studies |