Academic Statues & Regulation (Master's Studies)
- Duration of the Degree:
- The minimum duration of the course for the Degree of M.Sc. in full residence shall not be less than four regular semesters. Provided in case a student does not qualify for the award of degree within the minimum period that of four semesters, he/she may continue his/her studies for a maximum of two more consecutive semesters (up to six semesters beyond which he/she shall not be eligible for enrollment.
- The medium of instruction and examination shall be English.
- Scheme of Study:
- The scheme of study for each degree program has been given at the end of document. This schedule may be amended form time to time by the concerned authority.
- Curriculum and Syllabus:
- The curricula and syllabi may be amended by the concerned authority as and when a need arises.
Regulations:
- Admission Requirements:
Only those candidates shall be admitted to these degree programs, who have passed:
- The Secondary School Examination
- Intermediate/ equivalent examination in science from a recognized University or Board with Physics, Chemistry, Biology or Mathematics (where indicated) and English.
- A candidate seeking admission to the degree M.Sc. must have passed B.Sc. degree or equivalent examination in 2nd division with at least 45% marks from any HEC recognized Institute.
- Selection of Students:
The selection of students for these degree programs shall be purely on merit.
- The merit will be determined based on marks obtained in B.Sc. or equivalent examination.
- Number of students to be admitted:
The Academic Council shall determine the number of students to be admitted in all degree Programs for each Year’s academic session.
- Authority of Admission:
The admission shall be made by the Admission Committee comprising concerned Deans of Faculty.
- Time of Admission:
Candidate shall be admitted at the beginning of the Semester-I. If a candidate fails to enroll in time, his /her admission shall stand cancelled.
- Duration of Semester:
- There shall be two semesters in each academic year (Semester-I and Semester-II) of 20 weeks each. Out of 20 weeks 16 weeks shall be actual teaching time, the rest may be utilized for admission, conduct of mid and final term examinations, preparation and declaration of results, and one week semester break.
- There shall also be a Semester-III of 10 weeks duration as part of an academic year and shall be an optional. Students who wish to pass “F” grade(s) and to improve “D” grade(s) may enroll this semester in the courses offered. It shall not count towards residential requirements. Out of 10 weeks, 8 weeks shall be actual teaching time; the rest may be utilized for enrolment, conduct of mid and final term examination, declaration of results.
Enrolment:
- A candidate shall, for so long as he/she has not completed all the requirements of the degree, enroll himself/herself for each forthcoming semester subject to the maximum admissible limit of 6 semesters and the summer session immediately following the last semester, failing which his/her admission shall stand cancelled.
- In case, student discontinues without permission, he/she may seek re-admission in the same semester next year, with the approval of the Vice Chancellor on the recommendation of the concerned Dean or subsequent year with the permission of the Academic Council; provided he/she has not exhausted the maximum residential requirements. (Explanation: The semester provided in excess of the normal duration of the course have to be treated as exactly identical to the original four semesters of two years degree program, in matter of regulating the course conduct. This provision does not place any bar on the students’ right to discontinue their studies during these extra semesters. But what is inviolable in their case is their consecutive nature. One cannot skip a semester during this extra period and recover it beyond the last semester after it has ended. Next summer shall be considered as a terminal summer for such a candidate. For instance if a student discontinues his/her studies in the 2nd last semester (3rd Semester) and the course in question is not offered in the next last semester, except that he/she avails himself/herself of the terminal summer session. He/she shall have come to the end of his/her studies. The law provides him/her no further chance.
- An application for enrolment on the prescribed form accompanied by the prescribed fee receipt shall be presented by the regular students on the day notified for this particular purpose: provided that the concerned Dean may in special circumstances and on payment of a late fee may permit a student to enroll within 7 days after the commencement of the semester. Provided further that the Vice Chancellor may allow enrolment of a student after the expiry of 7 days of the commencement of the semester under special circumstances of the individual cases to be recorded in writing with double late fee till such time as it does not conflict with the prescribed requirement of seventy five percent attendance in lecturer and practical classes of each subject. Provided further that the students seeking admission for the first time in first degree courses must complete all admission/enrolment formalities within the date notified by the Dean concerned Faculty, failing which admission of such students may be allowed in consultation with Vice-Chancellor till such time as it does not conflict with the prescribed requirements of 75% attendance in Lectures and Practical of each subject (Explanation: Enrollment will only be considered “complete” when the enrolment form, after uploading information in computer, complete in all respect, is submitted to the Dean Faculty. Merely depositing of fee will not serve the purpose)
- Withdrawal of Course(s): A student may be allowed to change the course(s) within 7 days of the commencement of the semester and to withdraw a course within 5 weeks of the commencement of the semester with the consent of the advisory committee.
- Minimum and Maximum Credit Hours:
- Each student shall enroll himself/herself in the first and second semesters for all the credit hours prescribed for those semesters. Subsequently, he/she shall have to register for courses carrying not more than 22 credit hours.
- During any Semester III, a student may enroll “F” and “D” grade courses up to 12 credit hours.
- Improvement of Grade(s):In semester III or any of the subsequent semesters, a student may repeat once those courses of previous semester(s) in which he/she secured the lowest grade i.e. “D”.
Any improved grade will substitute “F” and “D” grade and will form a permanent part of the transcript.
Examination
- Tests and Examinations
- There shall be two Examinations for each course during each semester. These Examinations shall be termed mid-Semester and final. In addition to these Examinations the teacher shall give home assignments, term papers, project presentations, quizzes, etc. The determination of the form of these Examinations will be left to the teacher who will be solely responsible for the conduct of Examination as well as evaluation in his course. The grade given in the course by the teacher shall be final.
- Only those students who have attended not less than 75 per cent of the lectures in each course, shall be eligible for admission to such Examinations.
- A teacher shall report to the Dean through the Director /Chairman of the Department, or Head concerned the names of students who are absent from the lectures continuously for seven days to enable him strike off such students. (Explanation: The Dean may re-admit such a candidate or refuse admission if the reasons are not convincing). The final Examination for each Semester shall be held on a date and time notified by the competent authority authorized by the Worthy Vice Chancellor.
- The scripts of each Examination shall be given to the student following the existing university policy.
- Examination and Weightage
- The mid-Semester Examination shall be held during 9th week of the Semester which shall carry 30 percent of the total allocated marks for the course. The Examination shall be held by the teacher concerned who shall determine the form of the Examination.
- In addition, quizzes, special home assignments and/or term papers shall carry 10 per cent of the total marks allocated which shall be uniformly split over the whole semester.
- The final examination shall be held at the end of the semester and shall carry 60% of the total marks allocated for the course
- For the purpose of evaluation, one credit will carry 20 marks e.g. a 3 credits course will carry 60 marks. These marks will be divided in accordance with the credits assigned to theory for each course.
- One hour of theory shall be equivalent to three hours practical in terms of marks.
The following weightage shall be given to the Examinations, home assignments, term papers, etc.
i. Sessional Work/Examination
Mid-Semester Examination |
30% |
Home assignments/term papers, quizzes |
10% |
ii. Final Examination of the course
Covering the entire Course |
60% |
Total |
100% |
Practical Examination
The practical, each laboratory experiment, exercise, surgical operation etc., shall be considered as Examination and 50% marks shall be assigned for overall general performance during the semester and 50% for the final Examination.
Declaration of Results
- The result of all the Examinations shall be completed and delivered within 7 to 10 days from the date of Examination under sealed cover to the Controller of Examination at the end of each semester.
- For each subject, one copy of the award list shall be forwarded each to chairman of the Department and Dean of Faculty under sealed cover
- Issuance of the award lists and uploading of the results will follow the existing university policy. On receipt of the award lists, the Controller of Examinations shall prepare and notify the results as per academic schedule notified by the Registrar Office.
Grade Point Average
Point will be as follows: 4 for A, 3 for B, 2 for C, 1 for D and 0 for F and F for failure.
Maximum grade point average |
4.00 |
Minimum grade point average for obtaining M.Sc. (2 Years Program) |
2.50 |
Equivalence between letter grading and numerical grading shall be as follows:
Grade |
Value |
Marks |
Remarks |
A |
4 |
80-100% |
Excellent |
B |
3 |
65-79% |
Good |
C |
2 |
50-64% |
Satisfactory |
D |
1 |
40-49% |
Pass |
F |
0 |
Less than 40% |
Fail |
Explanation:
- At the end of the each semester, student must obtain a minimum Cumulative grade point average (CGPA) mentioned below to be promoted to the next semester.
Semester |
GPA/CGPA |
Semester 1 |
1.40 |
Semester 2 |
1.50 |
Summer |
1.50 |
Semester 3 |
1.75 |
Semester 4 |
2.00 |
Summer |
2.00 |
After summer session following the 4th and up to 6th semester for two years Degree Program a student must obtain at least CGPA of 2.00 for his enrollment in subsequent semesters. A student, who obtains CGPA of 2.00 but less than 2.50 on the completion of entire course work, may be allowed to repeat once the course of the previous semesters in which he/she has obtained the “D” grades, in order to improve the CGPA so as to obtain minimum CGPA of 2.50 failing which he/she shall not qualify for the award of degree.
- A student, who cannot maintain the G.P.A. /C.G.P.A. requirements in accordance with regulation and ceases to be on the rolls, may seek fresh admission along with other candidates, on merit, but only once.
- GPA/CGPA shall be calculated at the end of each semester in accordance with the relevant Rules and Regulations.
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