1. Introduction

1.1 Preamble

This ordinance governs all the rules and regulations as per the NEP 2020 for under-graduate programs B.A. (Hons), B.Sc. (Hons) and B.Com (Hons) running in the Bundelkhand University Campus, Jhansi from 2022 onward. This ordinance supersedes all the previous relevant ordinances, rules and regulations.

1.2 Duration

Bundelkhand University has adopted the semester system in Undergraduate Honours courses as per directives of Department of Higher Education, Uttar Pradesh, Government to accelerate the teaching-learning process and enable vertical and horizontal mobility in learning from academic session 2022- 23 onward.

The programme duration shall be of three academic years, i. e. six semesters. In case a student (s) exit (s) from the programme after completion of first year (2 semesters), he/she may take exit from the programme with a certificate and after completion of two years (4 semesters) he/she may exist with a Diploma. A student will be awarded Bachelor in Honour Degree after the completion of three academic years (6 semesters).  A student shall be allowed to take re-entry at the next level after his/her exit at any time within seven years from the date of joining the course.

The maximum time duration to complete any year shall be three years.

Explanation: The maximum duration for a three year course shall be nine years.

In case a candidate exits with a certificate or a diploma, he/she can rejoin the degree course at any time with the condition that the maximum duration to complete the course is nine years and for each year is three years.

However, the students shall be permitted to complete the programme requirements within a maximum of seven years from the date of admission to the first year of the under graduate (Hons) programme.

1.3 Eligibility of Admission

1.3.1 Candidate, who wishes to seek admission in a course of study prescribed for an undergraduate degree in Hons program of the University, shall be admitted to campus or an affiliated college unless he/ she have: 

Must Passed the Intermediate Examination of the board of High school and Intermediate Education, Uttar Pradesh or of any other Indian Board incorporated by any law in force at the time of admission. 

or

Passed any other equivalent examination recognized by the University.

1.3.2 The date of admission shall follow the University academic calendar.

2. Choice of Honours Subject and Course Structure

2.1 University shall admit students as per the eligibility criteria and availability of seats decided by the University from time to time.

2.2 A student willing to take admission to the first year of Higher Education program after 12th class, will have to choose a Faculty (Science, Arts or Commerce, etc.) depending on the number of seats available and eligibility criteria.( Table 1)

2.3 Student(s) shall select any one Honours specific subject for all the three years (I, II, III, IV, V, VI semesters) as discipline specific course (DSC) i. e. Major I & II ( Table 1) and shall continue to study any one discipline specific elective (DSE) as major III subject along with Hons subject in first two years (as given in Table 2a).             

2.4 Student(s) shall select a Generic Elective (GE) paper as Minor-1 from any other faculty (except own faculty) or can choose interdisciplinary subjects in the first two years. Minor –I elective is a course of pool of subjects/papers shown in Table 3 (Minor-1). The student shall select one subject in the first year (Either in I or II semester) and another subject in second year from the pool (Table 3). Minor –I shall be one paper of 4/5/6 credits and is not as full subject. No pre-requisite shall be required for this subject. The student may choose Minor –I from the mentioned Table 3.

2.5 Student(s) shall select Ability Enhancement Course (AEC) or Skill Enhancement Course (SEC) known as Minor-II (Vocational/Skill Development Course) from the course of pool subjects mentioned in Table 4 (Minor -II). Candidate shall choose any one paper in each semester of his/her interest in the first and second year (one in each semester i.e., I, II, III, and IV semesters) from the pool of Table 4. Each course of SEC comprises of theory (1 Credit) and training (2 Credits). Ratio of theory and Skill component in the syllabus will be 40:60 respectively.  Theoretical evaluation will be carried out by department and training evaluation will be done by skill partner/department.

Department and skill partner may jointly issue a certificate to the student additionally.

New skill enhancement courses shall be developed by Bundelkhand University after necessary approval from relevant academic bodies. Existing courses developed by UGC/NSQF/ Skill development Council/ others may be given preference.

2.6 The University shall offer value added courses as Co-curricular paper/subject known as Minor–III. This value-added course (VAC) is related to induction of multidisciplinary education by embedding knowledge within the framework of NEP. The student shall need to take one paper in each semester of first, second and third year of under graduate Hons programme. This is only qualifying paper/papers. One co-curricular course will be offered in each semester as Minor -III in the sequence given below. or Table 5.

1. Food and Nutrition (Semester-I)

2. First Aid and Health (Semester-II)

3. Human Values and Environment Studies (Semester-III)

4. Physical Education and Yoga (Semester-IV)

5. Analytic Ability and Digital Awareness (Semester-V)

6. Communication Skills and Personality Development or Character Building (Semester-VI)

NOTE: These co-curricular papers must be essentially passed with 40 percent marks. The grade on the basis of marks will be entered in the grade sheet but will not be counted in calculation of CGPA.

2.7 Marks of practicals related to DSC, DSE and SEC papers will be uploaded by the by Head of Department on the examination portal and will be mentioned in the marks sheet. It shall be mandatory for the department to maintain the related data (records) till the maximum duration of the course of the concerned batch.

2.8 Credit distribution in Hons courses is as below:

1 Credit (Theory) = 15 hours 

1 Credit (Training) = 30 hours

Courses can be of individual nature or progressive nature.

2.9 Semesters: An academic year is divided into two semesters. The Odd semester may be scheduled from July to December (6 months) and Even semester from January to June (6 months) as decided by University from time to time.

2.10 Semester Structure and Distribution of Credits in Undergraduate Hons Programme is given in the Table 6.

 3. Attendance

3.1 The expression "a regular course of study" wherever it is used in this Ordinance, means attendance of at least 75% of the lectures and other teaching in campus / affiliated college in the subject for the examination at which a candidate intends to appear and at such other practical work (such as work in a laboratory) as is required by any Statute, Ordinance or Regulation in force for the time being in the University.

3.2 A shortage up to 5% of the total number of lectures delivered or practical work done in each subject may be condoned by the Principal of the college/ Head of the Department (in case of University Campus) concerned.

3.3 A further shortage up to 10% may be condoned only by the Vice- Chancellor on the specific recommendation of the Principal of the college/Head of the Department concerned (in case of University Campus).

4. Examinations

4.1 There shall be examinations at the end of each semester as, for odd and even semesters in accordance with the academic calendar of the university. A candidate who does not pass the examination in any course(s) shall be permitted to appear in such failed course(s) in the subsequent examinations up to the maximum duration of the course.

4.2 A candidate should get enrolled / registered for the first semester examination and is mandatory. If enrollment / registration is not possible owing to shortage of attendance / rules prescribed OR belated joining or on medical grounds, such students shall not be permitted to proceed to the next semester. Such students shall re-do the first semester in the subsequent term of that semester as a regular student; however, a student of first semester shall be admitted in the second semester, if he/she has successfully completed the first semester.

4.3 It shall be mandatory for the student(s) to register for examination in each and every semester (i.e. to fill up the examination form with the requisite fee). If a student fails to register for the examination in any semester, he or she shall not be allowed to appear in that semester as a back paper student. Such student(s) shall appear in the (next) subsequent examination of that semester.

5. Evaluation

5.1 Continuous Internal Assessment (CIA)

The performance of a student in each course is evaluated in terms of percentage of marks with a provision for conversion to grade point. Evaluation for each course shall be done by a Continuous Internal Assessment (CIA) by the concerned course teacher as well as by end semester examination and will be consolidated at the end of course. The evaluation must be continuous and holistic and should be based on following parameters:

i.            Academic assessment

ii.           Skill assessment

iii.          Physical assessment

iv.           Personality assessment

v.            Extra-curricular assessment

5.2 Theory Paper

Semester Examinations shall be conducted by the university as mentioned in the academic calendar. The Question paper will be set by the examiners appointed by the Vice Chancellor based on the recommendation of the Board of Studies (BOS). 

i. Continuous Internal Assessment (CIA) –25% weightage of course

Test/ Mid-Term Assessment - 10 marks

Term paper/Presentation on given project/assignment - 10 marks

Attendance/activities – 05 marks

ii. End Semester Exam (External examination)– 75% weightage of course

5.3 Practical Paper

Practical examinations will be conducted by the examiners appointed by the Vice Chancellor on the recommendations of the Board of Studies. Each student has to present the practical records.

i. Continuous Internal Assessment (CIA) –25% weightage of a course

Test/ Mid-Term Assessment - 10 marks

Term paper/Presentation on given project/assignment - 10 marks

Attendance/activities – 05 marks

ii. End Semester Exam (External Examination)– 75% weightage of a course

6. Promotion

6.1 Minimum Passing Standard

6.1.1 The minimum passing standard for combined external and internal examinations for each subject/paper shall be 40%, i. e. 40 out of 100 marks for theory and practical courses. The minimum passing standard for Aggregate in a semester end Examination shall be 40%.

6.1.2 Continuous Internal Assessment (CIA) shall be ensured by the principal of the colleges / HODs for the Campus courses. The principal of the colleges / HODs of the Campus shall provide the marks of the same to the University and it shall be mandatory to maintain the records of the same till the maximum duration of that course.

6.1.3 The internal assessment, field training and practical examination awards of a student who fails in any semester examination shall be carried forward to the next examination.

6.1.4 It shall be mandatory for a student to secure minimum 40% marks (i.e. 30/75) in the theory and practical paper separately.

6.2 The condition for the promotion from the current even semester to the next odd semester i.e. current year to next year shall be as follows:

(a) A student shall be required to have passed in minimum 50% of the credit papers (including theory and practical) out of the total required credit papers ( Major and Minor) in that current year ( both semesters taken together).

(b) A student should have to pass minimum 50% credit papers out of total credit papers of all the Major subjects/papers ( Theory and Practical).

Note: For the purpose of calculation of 50% credits, the decimal points shall not be considered. For example 27.6 or 27.3 both shall be counted as 27 only.

6.3 In the case of promotion from the second year to third year, it shall be mandatory for a student to pass in all the major/ minor/skill development etc and other qualifying papers ( Co-curricular papers with required credits) i.e. 46 credits of First Year.

6.4 Promotion Rules

6.4.1 Semester Course & Examination

The students who have taken admission in any graduation programme in a session and who have put in the minimum percentage of attendance for appearing at the Examination, presented himself/herself for internal assessment and have filled the examination form in time for appearing at the End Semester Examination shall be allowed to appear at the respective examinations. 

6.4.2 Declaration of Results

After appearing in the Examination of both the semesters in a particular year, the student can be put in the following categories in the context of declaration of the results of the Semester Examination:

1) Passed

2) Promoted with Back Paper(s)

3) Failed

6.5 Promotion to Next Semester

6.5.1 All students under category Passed and promoted with back papers shall be promoted to the next Semester.

6.5.2 “Failed” students may clear their UNCLEARED courses in subsequent examinations as ex-students.

6.5.3 Students promoted with back papers shall clear their back papers in subsequent examinations.

6.5.4 A student who has failed in a course shall get two more chances to clear this course to the maximum duration for passing the course. Further, each candidate shall have to clear all the courses within the maximum period of nine years from the date of his/her latest admission.

7. Exit Option

The minimum credit to be earned by a student per semester is 23 credits and the maximum is 31 credits. However, students are advised to earn 23 credits per semester. This provision is meant to provide students the comfort of the flexibility of semester-wise academic load and to learn at his/her own pace. However, the mandatory number of credits have to be secured for the purpose of award of Undergraduate Certificate/ Undergraduate Diploma/ Appropriate Bachelor’s Degree in the field of Study/Discipline, to a student who chooses to exit at the end of even semesters (details provided in the Table 7.

8. Computation of SGPA & CGPA

SGPA and CGPA Calculation: This shall be calculated as follows:

For jth semester

SGPA (Sj) = ∑(Ci x Gi) / ∑Ci

Where,

Ci = Number of credits of the ith course in jth semester

Gi = Grade point scored by the student in the ith course in the jth semester

CGPA = ∑(Cj x Sj) / Cj

Where,

Sj = SGPA of the jth semester

Cj = Total number of credits in the jth semester

CGPA shall be converted into percentage using the following formula:

Equivalent percentage = CGPA x 9.5

9. Award of Division

A candidate who has qualified for the degree shall be placed in First/ Second/Third Division as follows or Table 8.

Division Classification

First Division CGPA of 6.50 or more but less than 10.00

Second Division CGPA of 5.00 or more but less than 6.50

Third Division CGPA of 4.00 or more but less than 5.00

10. Grading System

10.1 Range of marks with respect to different Letter Grade and their Numerical grade values required to calculate SGPA/CGPA are given in the Table 9.

10.2 The grade for Q as Qualified shall be awarded for the qualifying papers and NQ for Not Qualified papers.

10.3 The pass percentage in all the major and minor subjects in each course/paper (all theory and practical) shall be 40 % (Forty percent).

10.4 Co-curricular courses and Minor Projects shall be qualifying and the qualifying percentage shall be 40%. In case of courses are training & practical based, then evaluation shall be as follows:

10.5 For the Skill Development Courses/ Vocational courses in the syllabus which are also credit courses, the minimum passing marks shall be 40%. The maximum marks for these papers shall be 100 marks which include sixty percent (60%) marks for training & practical and forty percent (40%) marks for theory. The student shall be required to score 40% qualifying marks as aggregate of internal and external and not individually in the internal and external separately.

Internal examination shall carry 25% weightage and external examination shall carry 75% weightage of total marks.

For example:

A. Theory

Total marks 40

Internal Marks 10

External Exam 30

B. Practical 

Total Marks 60

Internal Marks 15

External Exam 45

10.6 In every Major and Minor Course/Paper (all the theory and practical) the maximum marks shall be 100, out of which 25 marks shall be for the internal evaluation and 75% marks shall be for the external evaluation. in every major and minor courses/ paper (theory and practical), the student shall be required to score as follows:

10.7.1 The passing marks for Major and Minor subjects/papers (theory and practical) are as follows:

(i) Minimum 25 marks out of 75 is mandatory                                     required (i.e. 33% of 75).    

(ii) Minimum 33 marks out of 100 are required to pass in the exam ( internal+ external) taken together.  

10.7.2  The passing marks for Co-Curricular papers and Minor  projects shall be as follows: 

(i) Minimum 30 marks out of 75 is mandatory                                   required(i.e. 40% of 75).    

(ii) Minimum 40 marks out of 100 are required to pass in the exam ( internal+ external) taken together.

10.8 It shall not be mandatory for a student to score minimum passing marks in the internal examination of any course/paper. In case a student secure zero marks or is absent in the internal examination but he/she secures minimum passing percentage i.e. 33% in major and minor subjects/papers and 40% in co-curricular/minor research papers, shall be considered as passed in the respective subject/paper.

10.9 No grace shall be awarded to the candidate.

10.10 A student who obtains grades "O" or "P" shall be considered as passed. If a student secures "F" grade, he/she shall be considered as failed and shall have to re-appear in the examination. It is mandatory for a student to earn the required SGPA in each semester.

Note: If a student is not able to secure 33% / "P" grade in any theory / practical/internal/ sessional /viva-voce/ internship/project examination, the awarded grade point shall be O (zero).

11. Back Paper or Improvement Programme

11.1 There shall be no provision for Improvement or Back Paper exam for the Internal assessment/examination. If a student appear in the back paper examination (external) of the complete semester (all Papers), in such cases the University may permit for the internal examination as well. A student shall not be permitted to appear in the back paper examination of two complete semesters together at the same time.

11.2 Back Paper or Improvement examination facility shall be available only along with respective even or odd semester's examination. The syllabus shall be of current semester in which examination being conducted for Back paper / Improvement. 

11.3 The syllabus of the Back Paper or Improvement examination in any semester shall be the current available syllabus of that paper in the respective semester.

11.4 There is no limit to the number of attempts a student can make to appear in the back paper or improvement examination for any course/paper, but this facility shall only be available for the papers of the immediate preceding year of the current year. 

11.5 A student obtaining Grade "F" shall be considered failed and will be required to re-appear in the examination. Such students after passing the failed subject in subsequent examinations will be awarded with grade respective of the marks he/she scores in the subsequent examinations.

11.6 The University has right to scale/moderate the theory exam/practical exam/internal exam/sessional marks of any subject whenever required for converting of marks into letter grades on the basis of the result statistics of the University as in usual practice. 

12. Conversion of Grades into Percentage

Conversion formula for the conversion of CGPA into Percentage is as follows:

CGPA Earned X 9.5= Percentage of marks scored.

Illustration: CGPA Earned 8.2 x 9.5=77.9%

13. Unfair Means

Cases of unfair means in the End Semester Examinations and Mid-Term Tests shall be dealt as per the rules laid by the University.

Note:

1. Those students who are NOT eligible for promotion to next year shall have to reappear in the coming examination as ex-students. However, the marks of internal assessment shall be carried forward in such cases.

2. Scrutiny facility and Challenge evaluation facility shall be available for those students are not satisfied with their results.