Examination & Evaluation (NEP)
SCHEME OF CONTINUOUS INTERNAL / EXTERNAL EVALUATION (NEP)
All Credit courses are evaluated for 100 marks. Internal Assessment component is for 25 marks and the End Semester University exam is for 75 marks. In case of Practical’s, Project work, etc. it is 50:50 marks for Internal and End-Semester Exams.
Break up of Internal Assessment marks:
Total Internal Assessment mark for a theory subject is 25 marks. The breakup is:
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SL |
Scheme of Assessment |
Marks |
Total Marks |
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a. |
Mid Semester Exam (one) |
20 Marks |
25 Marks |
|
b. |
Percentage of Attendance |
5 Marks |
Marks for Attendance is as follows:
|
Percentage of Attendance |
Below 75% |
75% - 80% |
80% - 85% |
85% - 90% |
90% - 95% |
95% - 100% |
|
Marks |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
Internal Test Scheme:
Principal of the College schedules the Mid-Semester Exam for all courses during 8/9th week of start of classes. All faculty members are expected to conduct this Mid-Semester exam for 1.30 hr duration and evaluate, upload the marks to Controller of Examinations of University. Colleges are also requested to preserve the answer books of Mid-Semester exams until declaration of results by the University.
Internal Assessment marks for Practical’s / Project work / Internships Subjects:
Faculty member in-charge of Lab practical’s shall evaluate the practical subjects for 50 marks. The break up is as follows:
|
SL |
Scheme of Assessment |
Marks |
Total Marks |
|
a. |
Observation note / Demo note / Work dairy |
20 Marks |
50 Marks |
|
b. |
Practical Record / Internship Report |
30 Marks |
END-SEMESTER UNIVERSITY EXAM:
All the students must have a minimum of 70% of attendance to eligible to appear for End-Semester Examination. The breakup of end semester marks:
|
SL |
Pattern of Exam |
Marks |
|
a. |
Theory subjects (Sec A, Sec B and Sec C) Question from all units of syllabus |
75 marks |
|
b. |
Practical / Internship Project Work subjects (Based on Practical Exams / Presentation / Viva) |
50 marks |
CONSOLIDATION OF MARKS AND PASSING MINIMUM:
Controller of Examinations of the University consolidates the Internal Assessment marks uploaded by the Colleges and marks secured by students in end-semester examination. As per NEP Regulations, the passing minimum is 50% marks (Internal Assessment + End semester put together). The total marks will be converted into letter grades as shown in the following Table.
Controller of Examinations of the University consolidates the Internal Assessment marks uploaded by the Colleges and marks secured by students in end-semester examination. The total marks will be converted into letter grades as shown in the following Table. As per NEP Regulations, the passing minimum is 50% marks (Internal Assessment + End semester put together). However, Pondicherry University considers 40% marks as pass during first 3 years of study and students who secured less than 50 will be awarded ‘P’ (Pass Grade)
ARREAR EXAM:
A student who failed to secure 50% marks in aggregate is declared as Failed and he is eligible to take up supplementary examination by registering to the said course in the following Semester. All other candidates who failed due to shortage of attendance, those who are seeking to improve the grade shall repeat the course.
LETTER GRADES AND CALCULATION OF CGPA:
Total Marks Secured by a student in each subject shall be converted into a letter grade. UGC Framework suggested a Country wide uniform letter grades for all UG courses. The following Table shows the range of marks secured by a student and corresponding letter grades and the grade points for calculation of CGPA.
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TABLE-I |
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Equivalent Letter Grade |
Meaning |
Grade Points for Calculation of CGPA |
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O |
Outstanding |
10 |
|
A+ |
Excellent |
9 |
|
A |
Very Good |
8 |
|
B+ |
Good |
7 |
|
B |
Above Average |
6 |
|
C |
Average |
5 |
|
P |
Pass |
4 |
|
F |
Fail |
0 |
|
Ab |
Absent |
0 |
In order to work out the above letter grades, the marks secured by a student (Total of IA and Semester End) would be categorized for relative grading.
The ranges of marks for each grade would be worked as follows:
Highest marks in the given subject: X
Cut of marks for grading purpose: 50 marks
Passing mark (for 3 year of UG) = 40
Number of grades = 6
(O, A+, A, B+, B, C; excepting P grade)
Therefore, Range of marks 
The following table given the range of marks and letter grades.
According to K value, one of the following grading schemes will be followed:
(i) If K ≥ 5, then the grades shall be awarded as given in Table II.
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TABLE-II |
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Range of Marks |
Equivalent Letter Grade |
Grade Points for Calculation of CGPA |
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X to (X-K)+1 |
O |
10 |
|
(X-K) to (X-2K)+1 |
A+ |
9 |
|
(X-2K) to (X-3K)+1 |
A |
8 |
|
(X-3K) to (X-4K)+1 |
B+ |
7 |
|
(X-4K) to (X-5K)+1 |
B |
6 |
|
(X-5K) to 50 |
C |
5 |
|
40 – 49 |
P |
4 |
|
Below 40 |
F |
0 |
|
Absent (Lack of Attendance) |
Ab |
0 |
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TABLE-III |
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Range of Marks |
Equivalent Letter Grade |
Grade Points for Calculation of CGPA |
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80-100 |
O |
10 |
|
71-79 |
A+ |
9 |
|
66-70 |
A |
8 |
|
61-65 |
B+ |
7 |
|
56-60 |
B |
6 |
|
50-55 |
C |
5 |
|
40-49 |
P |
4 |
|
Below 40 |
F |
0 |
|
Absent (lack of attendance) |
Ab |
0 |
CALCULATION OF SEMESTER GRADE POINT AVERAGE AND CGPA:
Semester Grade point Average (SGPA) is calculated by taking a weighted average of all grade points secured by a candidate from all subjects registered by him/her in the given Semester. The weights being the number of credits that each subject carries.
Cumulative Grade point Average (CGPA) shall be calculated as the weighted average of credits that course carries and the value of Grade points averaged for all subjects.
Computation of SGPA and CGPA:
The following procedure shall be followed to compute the Semester Grade Point Average (SGPA) and Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA):
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 and the sum of the number of credits of all the courses undergone by a student,i.e. SGPA
Where Ci is the number of credits of the ith course and Gi is the grade point scored by the student in the ith course.
If any student fails more than once in the same subject, then while calculating CGPA, the credit and grade point related to the subject in which the student fails in multiple attempts will be restricted to one time only. The SGPA and CGPA shall be rounded off to 2 decimal points and reported in the transcripts.
In case of audit courses offered, the students may be given (P) or (F) grade without any credits. This may be indicated in the mark sheet. Audit courses will not be considered towards the calculation of CGPA.
DECLARATION OF RESULTS:
Controller of Examinations (COE) of the University shall declare the results of given UG programme following the CGPA secured by students by the end of 6th Semester and 8th Semester.
PASS CLASSES:
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Range of CGPA |
Result |
|
9.0 - 10 |
First Class with distinction |
|
6.0 - 8.99 |
First Class |
|
5.0 - 5.99 |
Second Class |
|
4.0 - 4.99 |
Pass Class |
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Less than 4.0 |
Fail |
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