Rules and Regulations

Under Graduate 

• The minimum grade point of 6.00 has to be secured for the successful completion of a course. 

• Securing a grade point less than 6.00 in a course will be treated as 'F' and the grade point will be zero for calculating the GPA/OGPA. 

• An Overall Grade Point Average [OGPA] of 6.50 shall be the minimum requirement for the award of Degree for Under Graduate programmes respectively.  

Registration of Courses 

• A course shall be offered only once in an academic year during the semester as listed in the course curricula and syllabi.

• All eligible candidates shall register the requisite courses at the beginning of each semester IN PERSON under the guidance of the Co-ordinator. IN ABSENTIA registration will not be permitted under any circumstance.

• Registration without fine: The courses prescribed for a semester can be registered on the date scheduled in the academic calendar. The registration is also permitted on the second day (which is the first working day of the semester) without fine.

• Registration with fine: Late registration shall be permitted by the Deans concerned up to seven working days inclusive of the date of registration on payment of a late registration fee of Rs.700/- (Rupees Seven hundred only).

• Procedure to get permission for late registration: The student concerned shall apply with proper reason to the Dean concerned through the Academic Counselor and Coordinator to get the permission of the Dean for the late registration of the courses. Beyond the prescribed time limit, no student shall be permitted to register the courses for a particular semester.

Attendance Requirements 

• A minimum of 80 per cent attendance separately in theory and practical of the concerned course is a must, failing which the student shall not be permitted to appear for both final theory and practical examination in the course concerned and grade ‘E’ (incomplete) will be awarded. The student must re-register the course when offered again, with the permission of the Dean.

• For the first year first semester students, for calculating 80 per cent attendance the number of working days will be calculated only from the date of joining of the student.

• Students failing to attend the classes/ examinations on unofficial ground will be treated as ‘absent’.

• Hundred per cent attendance is compulsory individually in each of the courses like RAWE, VSP, AITP, ADO/ADA/NGO placement and All India study tour and similar other programmes.

• If any student is absent for field trips, the student may be marked absent for all the compensating classes on the day of the field trip in addition to the field trip courses.

• The PED, NCC/NSS courses shall be registered during first semester and evaluated at the end of the fourth semester.

• Students deputed for sports, cultural meets, etc., with prior permission of the Deans of the colleges shall be given attendance for the period of absence. However, students under this category must have attended a minimum of 50% classes in the total theory and practical classes conducted.

i) Mid Semester Examination:

• Writing the mid-semester examination is a pre -requisite for writing the final theory and practical examinations.

• Mid semester is the internal component which will be conducted on 52nd day form the commencement of the semester

• The mid semester examinations are to be conducted in the regular classes. Students failing to write mid-semester examination, will not be permitted to attend the classes further in the course concerned and the student will be awarded 'E' grade.

• A student who fails to attend a mid-semester examination due to unavoidable circumstances shall be permitted with prior approval of the Dean to take up missing examination of the particular course, subject to payment of Rs.800/- for each missing mid-semester examination. Attendance will not be given for taking up missing examinations. The missing examinations are allowed only for mid-semester examinations and not for final theory and practical examinations.

ii) Practical Examination:

• The practical examination is to be conducted on the last practical class.

• Submission of bona fide practical records certified by the Course Teacher is a pre-requisite for appearing in the practical examinations failing which ‘ F’ grade will be awarded.

• Maximum marks allotted for practical is 40 (Write up - 25; Record - 5; Assignment – 5 and Viva Voce – 5).

• If a student fails to write practical examination, `F’ grade will be awarded. The student has to appear for the reappearance examination.

iii) Final theory examination:

• The final theory examinations are conducted outside the working days of the semester. 

• The final theory examinations are conducted for 40 marks.

• The preparation of question papers and evaluation of answer sheets of final theory examination will be done by the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University.

Each course shall carry a maximum of 100 marks which may be distributed ad follows:

A. Course with Practical marks

a) Mid semester Examination-  20

b) Final Practical Examination - 40

c) Final Theory Examination -    40 

                                         Total -   100

B. Course with Only Theory or Practical

a) Mid Semester Examination - 40

b) Final Semester Examination- 60

   Total -    100

C. Evaluation Pattern for Practical Examinations

a) Continuous evaluation and record- 5

b) Viva Voce - 5

C) Assignment - 10

d) Practical work - 20

Total - 40

Fees Details                                                                     

1.  Reappearance per paper - 500Rs

2.  Revaluation per paper- 1000Rs

3.  Re-totaling per paper- 500Rs

4.  Transcript Card- 500Rs

5.  Transcript Card

 2 to 5 Year- 1000Rs

 6- to 10-Year- 2000Rs

11- to 15-Year- 2500Rs

16- Year onward- 4000Rs

6.  Re-registration along with Juniors- 1000Rs

7.  Duplicate Mark Sheet/Report Card- 500Rs

8.  Attestation- 500Rs

Malpractices in Examination and Conduct of Students

The Dean of the colleges in which the students are registered are responsible for dealing all cases of unfair means in writing records, assignments and examinations. 

The invigilator or the course teacher concerned shall report to the Dean on the day of the occurrence of each case of unfair means with full details of the evidence and written explanation of the student involved. 

The Dean shall take appropriate action immediately on receipt of the report and the punishment may be as indicated below:

• Students found using unfair means during the mid semester examination may be debarred from the college for the remaining period of semester and deemed to have failed in all the courses during the semester. 

• Students found using unfair means during the final theory / practical examination may be deemed to have failed in all the courses in that semester and also debarred from the college for the next semester

• Students found using unfair means during the final theory / practical examination may be deemed to have failed in all the courses in that semester and also debarred from the college for the next semester.

• For using unfair means of a serious nature [which will be decided by the committee nominated by the Deans concerned] warranting higher penalties than those indicated in clauses [a] and [b] of UG Rules 12.3 (2012), the student may be debarred from the University for a period of two semesters or more or permanently with the approval from the Vice-Chancellor. In such cases, the students concerned shall not be allowed to sit for the remaining examinations in the concerned course or other courses.

• Details of each case together with all material evidence and recommendations of the Dean shall be communicated forthwith to the Registrar of the University. The Dean shall issue necessary orders and report each case falling under clauses [a], [b] and [c] of UG Rules 12.3(2012) to the Registrar immediately.

• Students found using unfair means during the supplementary/ reappearance examination [theory and practical] may be deemed to have failed in all the courses registered in that semester and all the supplementary/ reappearance examinations registered and debarred from registering the subsequent supplementary/ reappearance examination.

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