Assessment and Grading Procedure

2.1.3 Assessment and Grading Procedure 

2.1.3.1 Assessment Policy of the Faculty 

A The performance of candidates within each course shall be assessed with formative and summative assessments         Constructive

   conducted at critical stages of learning, where the assessment tasks are constructively aligned to the ILOs of   alignment & 

   the courses.   multiple 

    assessment points

    B     Examiners shall be responsible for ensuring fairness in the subjective evaluation of students’ performances by     Objectivity

    engaging multiple assessment tasks and a panel of examiners in evaluating performance in relation to such

    ILOs.

   C     Appropriate assessment procedure(s), the percentage contribution of each assessment component to the final     Availability of

   marks, and proper time & level of assessment within each course shall be determined by the CC/Chief Examiner   information on

   based on the course plan. It shall be approved by the relevant Department or at a common plenary session/         assessments

   appropriate committee organised by the Faculty or the Faculty Board. The approved assessment system/structure 

   for a given course shall be made available to students & teachers at the commencement of the academic programme 

   of the course by the CC. The Chief examiner shall ensure that the evaluation of students’ performance shall be 

   carried out only after giving sufficient prior notification to the students.

  D      Each student shall be treated equally during the evaluation process. This uniformity should extend to the standard of     Consistency

  assessment tasks, even when different tasks are assigned to test the prescribed Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs)

  of a course.

           E      All assessment tasks with the summative purpose (i.e.used for grading) shall be moderated.     Moderation

  F      The preparation of assessment tasks of an impending examination shall be done with utmost attention by the     Confidentiality

   examiners ensuring that the information on the content of the materials is not leaked. Soft copies of evaluation                 in setting

                    material shall be password-protected, and the stored device shall be protected. Hardcopies of such material

                    shall be kept locked in a secure place. Examiners/ Chief Examiner & the Registrar shall be responsible for

                    ensuring confidentiality.

    If the assistance of third parties is used for setting assessment tasks and duplicating material for evaluation,

                    the examiners shall make every effort to avoid leaking the related information.

         G        Each course shall carry a minimum of one hour of assessments per candidate. However, the total duration may                  The minimum

                    vary according to the number of credits of the course. It shall be predetermined by the study programme                            total duration

                    and included in the course specifications provided to students at the commencement of the course.                                     of assessment

         H       The different components of the assessment of a course shall be scheduled within a semester at different time

  points corresponding to the attainment of ILOs by the students as per the course plan.

 I        Depending on the examination rules and regulations of the study programme, a candidate who has failed a course   Handling 

  but has completed all continuous assessments may/may not be required to repeat the continuous assessments in                  continuous

                   his/her next attempt to complete the course.                                                                                                                              assessments on

                                                                                                                                                                                                                       repeat attempts 

2.1.3.2 Grading Procedure

  A      The faculty shall define its policy & procedure for grading undergraduate students on their performance in a   Grading policy

          course at examinations (the practice of standard-setting).   & procedure

  B     The examiners shall assess the candidate's overall attainment of learning outcomes in a course on a 0-100   Grading

          scale using validated marking schemes/assessment rubrics for all assessment components. A grade for the                           procedure

          course is awarded to each candidate based on his/her marks according to the grading policy of the faculty.

          The grades and corresponding Grade Point Values (GPVs) based on UGC Circular 901 are as follows:

          Letter Grade   GPV   Letter Grade   GPV

A+/A 4.0 C 2.0

A-   3.7     C-     1.7

B+ 3.3 D+ 1.3

B 3.0 D 1.0

B- 2.7 E 0.0

C+ 2.3

         C Unless the Faculty Board determines a sitting of a candidate at an examination as a first attempt, a grade     Grading in

   higher than C shall not be awarded at subsequent attempts. repeat attempts

 D To pass a course, a candidate shall achieve a minimum grade of C (unless otherwise a grade is specified by the     Requirement to

examination rules and regulations of the study programmes). Pass 

 E     A grade of A+ is given only to those who are outliers in the distribution of marks as specified by the examination                Upper cut off

                rules and regulations of the study programmes.

  F    The Grade Point Average (GPA) shall be calculated based on the GPVs of grades obtained for all courses

                 (candidate’s performances) weighted according to the number of credits in corresponding courses (learning

                 volumes/credits attempted) using the following formula.

GPA = ∑CiGi/ ∑Ci

where

Gi = the Grade Point Value of the ith course and

Ci = the number of credit units of the ith course

G Each study programme shall stipulate specific requirements to allow progression through the programmes in the Progression

rules and regulations applicable to the study programme.     through the

    study     programme

H   The Cumulative GPA (CGPA) of each student for the entire study programme shall be calculated aftercompleting     CGPA

   all requirements of the degree, applying the formula given in F to the performances of all courses in the study 

   programme. If another weightage is added based on the academic year/level (i.e., unequal proportions for different 

   years of the academic programme), the CGPA shall be calculated as follows.

CGPA = ∑ (a jTj Pj)/ ∑  (a j/Tj)

where

a j = proportional contribution of each year

Tj = total course units credited in the year j.

Pj = GPA in year j.

I    The classes will be awarded as given below based on the CGPA values rounded to two decimal values as prescribed by Award of  

  the UGC circular number 901 and subject to other requirements specified in the rules and regulations applicable to the classes

  study programmes.

Level of Performance CGPA

First Class ≥ 3.70

Second Class (Upper division)     3.30-3.69

Second Class (Lower Division)     3.00-3.29

Pass     2.00-2.99

J   For non-GPA courses (the courses of which the performance is not considered in calculating the CGPA/determining the 

 eligibility for a Class), the candidates' performances on attaining the ILOs may be graded as pass/fail without assigning a 

 letter grade as of 2.1.3.2, B (see 2.3.1.5).