Students are required to attend at least 75% of the classes actually held in each course and at least 60% in the repeat course / subject and participate, to the satisfaction of the School/Department/Centre, in study seminars, sectionals and practicals as may be prescribed. The progress of work of the research scholars and their attendance is regularly monitored by their supervisors/Schools/Departments/Centres and the names of the defaulters removed from the rolls. Absence from classes continuously for 10 days and more will make the student liable have his/her name removed from the rolls of the University. Absence on medical reasons should be supported by a certificate which has to be submitted soon after recovery

Evaluation regulations

• The performance of each student enrolled in a course will be assessed at the end of each semester. Evaluation of all P.G., Advanced P.G./P.G. Diplomas, M.Phil., M.Tech and Integrated PG courses is done under the Grading System. There will be 7 letter grades; A+, A, B+, B, C, D and F on a 10 point scale which carries 10,9,8,7,6,5,0 grade points respectively.
• The final result in each course will be determined on the basis of continuous assessment and performance in the end of semester examination which will be in the ratio of 40:60 in case of theory courses and 60:40 in laboratory courses (practicals).
• The mode of continuous assessment will be decided by the School Board concerned. The students will be given a minimum of three units of assessment per semester in each course from which the best two performances will be considered for the purpose of calculating the result of continuous assessment. The record of the continuous assessment in such a form as the School Board may decide will be maintained by the School/Department/Centre.
• At the end of semester examination, the answer scripts will be evaluated and the grades scored by each student in each course taken by him/her will be communicated to the Dean of the School/Head of the Department/Centre for onward transmission to the Office of the Controller of Examinations. Wherever required, the Dean / the Head of the Department/Centre along with the teacher concerned may moderate the evaluation
• (a) Students must obtain a minimum of 'D' grade in each course in order to pass in the Postgraduate, Adv. PG/ Postgraduate diploma, M.Phil, M.Tech and Integrated PG courses. Students who obtain less than 'D' Grade in any course, may be permitted to take the supplementary examination in the course/s concerned within a week after the commencement of the teaching of the next semester. Appearance at such examinations shall be allowed only once. Those students who get less than 'D' grade in the supplementary examination also shall have to repeat the course concerned or take an equivalent available course with the approval of the Head of the Department/Centre and the Dean of the School concerned. Such approval should be obtained at the beginning of the semester concerned.
• (b) In order to be eligible for award of medals/prizes and ranks etc., the students should complete the course within the prescribed duration. The grades obtained by the student in the supplementary/ repeat/improvement examinations shall not be taken into account for the award of medals/prizes/ranks etc. Further, for the purpose of award of M.Phil. and M.Tech. medals, prizes and ranks, the student should complete the course, examination and submission of dissertation etc., within a maximum period of three and five semesters respectively from the date of the admission to the course.
• (a) No student of PG/Adv. PG/PG Diploma/M.Phil, and M.Tech, shall be permitted to move to the next semester, if S/he has a backlog of more than 50% of the courses of a semester concerned at any stage including the previous semesters, subject to a maximum of two courses where the number of the courses in a semester are four and a maximum of three courses where the number of courses in a semester are more than four at any given point of time including the backlogs of previous semester, if any.
• (b) No student of 5-year Integrated M.A./M.Sc. courses shall be allowed to carry backlogs of more than 50% of the courses of a semester concerned at any stage including the previous semesters subject to a maximum of 5 backlogs at any given point of time including the backlogs of previous semester/s, if any.
  The qualifying marks for the dissertation/project report / monograph/ research paper in the M.Phil., and M.Tech courses shall be 50%. Students who obtain less than 50% or 'D' grade in the dissertation/monograph/ research paper will be required to rewrite it within such extra time as may be allowed by the School Board concerned on the recommendation of the Supervisor(s).

• Students who are permitted to appear in supplementary examinations in course/s in accordance with clauses 5(a) above will be required to apply to write the examination concerned in the prescribed form and pay the prescribed examination fee by the date prescribed for the purpose by the University.* (a) A student in order to be eligible for the award of M.A., M.Sc., MCA, MBA, MPA, MFA Adv. PG/PG Diploma and Integrated PG Courses must obtain a minimum of 'D' grade in each course. The results of successful candidates will be classified as indicated below on the basis of the CGPA:

  CGPA of 8.0 and above and upto 10.0 : I Division with Distinction

  CGPA of 6.5and above and upto 7.9 : I Division

  CGPA of 5.5 and above and upto 6.4 : II Division

  CGPA of 6.0 : II Division with 55%

  CGPA of 5.0 and above and upto 5.4 : III Division

• (b) To satisfactorily complete the programme and qualify for the degree, a student must obtain a minimum CGPA of 5. There should not be any 'F' grades on records of any student for making himself/herself eligible for award of the degree. The division obtained by a student will be entered in his/her provisional cum consolidated grade-sheet and in the degree/diploma certificate.

• A student in order to be eligible for the award of the M.Phil and M.Tech degree must obtain a minimum of 'D' grade in each of the courses S/he takes as well as in the dissertation / project report/ monograph. The results of the successful candidates will be classified as below:

  CGPA of 8.0 and above and upto 10.0 : I Division with Distinction

  CGPA of 6.5and above and upto 7.9 : I Division

  CGPA of 5.5 and above and upto 6.4 : II Division

  No III Division in these programmes

To satisfactorily complete the programme and qualify for the M.Phil. / M.Tech. degree, a student must obtain a minimum CGPA of 5.5. There should not be any 'F' grades on records of any student for making himself/herself eligible for award of the degree. The division obtained by a student will be entered in his/her provisional cum consolidated marks sheet and the degree certificate.

• No student will be permitted to take a supplementary examination a second time in the same course except in the case of one repeating the entire course.

• (a) No student of Post graduate, Adv. PG/PG Diploma, and Integrated PG courses shall be allowed to continue his/her enrollment for more than two semesters beyond the prescribed duration of the course. While counting the maximum permissible number of semesters before which a student has to complete his programme the 'idle semester' (i.e. the semester he/she has to forgo for want of instructional facility) will not be counted and it should be limited to one semester only. However, such students have to pay the tuition and other fees for the idle semester also. A student may be permitted to discontinue his/her studies for reasons certified as valid by the Head and/or Dean of the School concerned for a period not exceeding two semesters.

• (b) No student of the M.Phil. and M.Tech. shall be allowed to continue his/her enrollment for more than two semesters beyond the prescribed duration of the course. Also, no student of MCA, M.Phil. and M.Tech. or any other programme having project work will be permitted to work on the dissertation/project unless S/he has completed the course work.

• Students who are not found eligible to take semester examinations and also those who are not promoted to the next semester of the course may be considered for readmission to the concerned semester of the immediate following academic year. Such students should seek readmission before the commencement of the classes for the concerned semester or within a week of the commencement of the concerned semester if they are appearing in the supplementary examinations. Such students are given an option either to undergo instruction for all the courses of the concerned semester or to undergo instruction in only such courses in which they have failed on condition that the option once exercised will be binding on the student concerned.

• The answer scripts of the semester examinations shall not be returned to the candidates but may be shown by the instructor at the specific request of the student concerned. The result of the continuous assessment of the students will, however, be communicated to students immediately after the assessment.

• No request for re evaluation of the result declared in any course will be entertained. However, every School shall constitute a Grievance Committee consisting of 3 or 4 teachers to examine the complaints received from the students of the School regarding their assessment. Such requests for reconsideration from the students concerned should reach the Dean of the School concerned through the Head of the Department/Centre within 15 days of the announcement of the results of that assessment.

Note: If a student is not satisfied after consideration of his grievance concerning evaluation by the School level Committees, the Dean of the School on a request from the student may refer the matter to the Controller of Examinations for getting the paper evaluated by an external examiner, whose evaluation will be final. The fees for external evaluation in all such cases shall be Rs. 50/- per paper.
* (a) Students absenting themselves after payment of fees from a regular semester examination may be permitted by the University to appear in a supplementary examination of the semester. The application for permission to appear in a supplementary examination shall be made by the student concerned in the prescribed form. The application along with the prescribed fee should reach the office of the Controller of Examinations through the Department/Centre/School concerned by the date prescribed for this purpose.
* (b) Students may opt to audit a course within the Department or outside, provided that he/she satisfies the prerequisites. 75% of attendance is required for an audit course for including the same in the additional grade sheet.