RULES AND REGULATIONS of UG & PG course s With effect …...conducted by the parent University, the University of Mysore and the seats will be allotted by the University of Mysore

MSCW (AUTONOMOUS), MYSURU-05 UG & PG COURSE REGULATIONs Page 1

Government of Karnataka

Department of Collegiate Education

Maharani`s Science College for Women, (Autonomous),

JLB Road, Mysuru-570 005 (Autonomous Institution under University of Mysore

and Accredited by NAAC with A grade)

RULES AND REGULATIONS of UG & PG

courses

With effect from 2019-2020

Phone/Fax:08212420503,E.mail:[email protected],Website:fgc.kar.nic.in/mscwm.


University Grants Commission (Conferment of Autonomous Status Upon

Colleges and Measures for Maintenance of Standards in Autonomous

Colleges) Regulations, 2018 F. No. 1-1/2012(AC). Dated 12 Feb 2018

These Rules are made in exercise of power conferred by the UGC, New Delhi

order D O No F.1- 2/2008, (XI Plan) 31st Jan 2008, 30th March 2009, D O No F.1-1

- 2014 (Secy) 12 Nov 2014 and 20th Jan 2015 in the course regulations of

undergraduate program and Postgraduate program under CBCS and CAGP

pattern.

Now therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (j) of Section 12

read with clauses (f) and (g) of sub-section (1) of Section 26 of the University

Grants Commission Act, 1956, the University Grants Commission hereby

makes the following Regulations:—

Guidelines under section no.…………. And the statute on autonomous

colleges of the University of Mysore under section………

Chapter I

1. DEFINITIONS In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires:

1. a CBCS: Choice-Based Credit System is a flexible system of learning.

1. b Credit defines the quantum of content/ syllabus prescribed for a course and

determines the number of hours of instructions required. The distinguishing features

of CBCS are the following:

It permits the students to:

a) Learn at their own pace.

b) Choose electives from a wide range of courses offered by the college.

c) Undergo additional courses and acquire more than the required number of

credits.

d) Adopt an inter-disciplinary approach in learning.

e) Make the best use of the expertise of the available faculty

1. c Discipline Specific Course (Core course, DSC) is a course, which should be

studied compulsorily by a student as a core requirement.

1.d Elective Courses (EC) is a course, which can be chosen from a pool of courses and


which may be very specific or specialized or advanced or supportive to the

discipline/subject of study or which provides an extended scope or which enables an

exposure to some other discipline/subject/domain or nurtures the candidate’s

proficiency/skill. Courses offered by MOOC under SWAYAM approved by

UGC/MHRD and other recognized agencies of Government of India/Karnataka is

also considered and subjected to regulations of UGC.

1.f Discipline Specific Elective (DSE) is a course, offered under the main

discipline/subject of study or a Project/Dissertation work.

1.g Ability Enhancement Courses (AEC) may be of two kinds: Ability Enhancement

Compulsory Courses (AECC) and Skill Enhancement Courses (SEC). AECC courses

are the mandatory courses based upon the content that leads to Knowledge

enhancement like Environmental Science, Constitution of India and English and

Kannada/Sanskrit/Hindi/Urdu/MIL Communication. SEC courses are value- based

and/or skill-based and are aimed at providing hands-on-training, competencies,

skills, etc.

1.h Undergraduate (UG) program means Bachelor’s degree in the Faculty of Science.

1.i Postgraduate (PG) program means Master’s degree in the Faculty of Science.

1.j Student means, a student admitted to UG/PG programs under these Regulations.

Fee means, the fee prescribed by the Autonomous College for the UG and PG

programs from time to time.

1.k Credit means, the unit by which the course work is measured. In these Regulations

one credit means, one hour of teaching or lecture/ two hours of tutorial work or two

hours of practical work per week for 15-16 weeks in a semester.

1. l Grade Point is the weightage given to marks awarded in a course/paper in ten-

point scale.

1. m Credit Points refer to the product of number of credits and the grade point for a

given course/paper.

1. n Semester Grade Point Average (SGPA) refers to the performance of the student in

a given semester. SGPA is based on the total credit points earned by the student in all

the courses (papers offered by the department) and the total number of credits assigned

to the courses/papers in a semester.

1.o Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) refers to the Cumulative Grade Point


Average, weighted across all the semesters (6/4 semesters).

Chapter II

2. PROGRAMS OFFERED AND DURATION OF THE PROGRAMS.

2. a Faculty of Science

2. b Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) (Six semesters)

Programs offered: Any three subjects of the following as per the UGC order

D.O.No.F.1-1/2014 (Secy.) 12 Nov. 2014 and 20 Jan. 2015

Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Electronics, Computer Science, Statistics, Botany,

Zoology, Microbiology, Biotechnology, Biochemistry, Sericulture, Food Science,

Clinical Nutrition and Dietics and Geology.

Various optional combinations offered in UG program of the college are as follows:

Sl. No. B. Sc. Combinations

1 Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics

2 Physics, Mathematics, Geology

3 Physics, Mathematics, Electronics

4 Physics, Mathematics, Statistics

5 Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science

6 Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science

7 Electronics, Mathematics, Computer Science

8 Chemistry, Botany, Zoology

9 Chemistry, Botany, Geology

10 Chemistry, Botany, Psychology

11 Chemistry, Zoology, Sericulture

12 Chemistry, Zoology, Microbiology

13 Chemistry, Zoology, Biotechnology

14 Chemistry, Botany, Biotechnology

15 Chemistry, Food & Nutrition, Biotechnology

16 Biochemistry, Sericulture, Biotechnology

17 Chemistry, Sericulture, Biotechnology

18 Botany, Microbiology, Biotechnology


19 Botany, Biochemistry, Microbiology

20 Food Science, Chemistry, Microbiology

21 Food & nutrition, Chemistry, Microbiology

22 Clinical nutrition & Dietrics, Chemistry, Microbiology

23 Chemistry, Botany, Microbiology

24 Chemistry, Botany, Food & nutrition

25 Chemistry, Zoology, Food & nutrition

26 Botany, Biochemistry, Zoology

27 Chemistry, Zoology, Sericulture

28 Botany, Zoology, Food & nutrition

29 Chemistry, Botany, Food & nutrition

30 BCA: Bachelor of Computer Application

2. c Bachelor of Computer Application (BCA) (Six semesters)

2.d Master of Science (M.Sc.,) (Four semesters)

1. M.Sc. Chemistry

2. M.Sc. Microbiology

3. M. Sc. Applied Zoology

4. M. Sc. Mathematics

5. M. Sc. Botany

6. M. Sc. Biochemistry

7. M.Sc. Physics

2.e UGC Sponsored Career oriented Courses/Add on Courses:

1. Plant Tissue Culture

2. Techniques in Biological Research

3. Web Designing and Office Automation

2.f The detailed course structure is given in Annexure - I

Chapter III

3. ELIGIBILITY FOR ADMISSION TO UG PROGRAMS

A candidate, who has passed the two-year pre-university examination conducted by the

Pre-university Board of Education in the State of Karnataka or any other examination


considered as equivalent thereto by the College is eligible for admission to the I

Semester of the course. For B.Sc. courses students completing PUC or its equivalent

examination with respective science subjects are eligible.

BCA (Bachelor of Computer Application) is a 3 year degree program of 6 semester

duration. The main objective of this program is to provide necessary skill in the field of

computer and information technology with more emphasis on hands on experience in

software development.

3. a ELIGIBILITY FOR ADMISSION TO BCA Candidates who have successfully completed II PUC or 12th Standard (CBSE)

or equivalent examination with Mathematics/Statistics/Electronics/Computer

Science/Accountancy/Business Mathematics/ or 3 years Diploma after SSLC

with Computer Science Engineering/Information Science Engineering or

equivalent.

Fifty percent of the available seats will be reserved for students from science

streams such as PCMB/PCME/PCMS/PCMCs combinations in II PUC or 12th

standard.

A Candidate who has passed a 3 year Diploma in Paramedical course conducted by

Department of Medical Education, Government of Karnataka is eligible for

admission to I Semester B.Sc., CBZ.

Note: A candidate who has passed any other examination equivalent to 10+2 or 10+3 is

eligible for admission to the I/III semester with the pre-approval of the parent

university.

3. b ELIGIBILITY FOR ADMISSION PG PROGRAMS

Postgraduate program admission shall be carried out with an entrance examination

conducted by the parent University, the University of Mysore and the seats will be

allotted by the University of Mysore based on the merit and candidate`s preference.

A Candidate is not eligible to get the admission to any other UG/PG program second

time after completion of a UG/PG Program in any university/Autonomous College.

3.c. MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION

The medium of Instruction shall be in English in all the B.Sc. and M.Sc. programs.


3.d. STRUCTURE OF PROGRAM

The UG program is used to denote B.Sc. and BCA and while PG program is denoted

as M.Sc. offered by the college under CBCS.

Different courses of study are labeled and defined as follows:

3.e Core course – Discipline Specific Course (DSC) /Language: A course, which

should compulsorily be studied by a candidate aims to cover the basics that a student

is expected to imbibe in the specific discipline.

3.f Elective Course: Generally, a course, which can be chosen from a pool of courses

and which may be very specific or specialized or advanced or supportive to the

discipline/ subject of study or which provides an extended scope or which enables

an exposure to some other discipline/subject/domain or nurtures the candidate’s

proficiency/skill is called an Elective Course.

A course offered by the Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) platform approved by

UGC and MHRD, Government of India will be considered on submission of valid

marks card from the concerned university. It may remain compulsory after official

notifications from UGC.

3. g Discipline Specific Elective (DSE) Course: Elective courses offered under the

main discipline/ subject of study.

3.h Dissertation/Project*: An elective course designed to acquire special/advanced

knowledge, such as supplement study/support study to a project work, and a

candidate studies such a course on his own with an advisory support by a

teacher/faculty member.

3.i Ability Enhancement Courses (AEC): The Ability Enhancement (AE) Courses

may be of two kinds:

3.j Ability Enhancement Compulsory Courses (AECC): The courses based upon the

content that leads to Knowledge enhancement like: Environmental Science,

Constitution of India and English and Kannada/Hindi/Sanskrit/Urdu/MIL

Communication. These are mandatory for all the disciplines.

3. k Skill Enhancement Courses (SEC): The value-based and/or skill-based courses

are aimed at providing hands-on-training, competencies, skills, etc. These courses

may be chosen from a pool of courses designed to provide value-based and/or skill-

based knowledge and should contain both theory and lab/hands-


on/training/fieldwork.

Wherever there is a practical, there will be no tutorial and vice-versa.

Introducing Research Component in UG Program.

3. l Project work/Dissertation is considered as a special course involving application

of knowledge in solving / analyzing /exploring a real-life situation / difficult problem.

A Project/Dissertation work would be of 4/6/8 credits.

A project/Dissertation work may be given in lieu of a discipline specific elective paper.

3.m Semesters and Course structure

An academic year consists of two semesters.

a) Odd Semester (I, III and V Semester): June to October

b) Even Semester (II, IV and VI Semester): December to April.

A semester normally extends over a period of 20 weeks with 90 working days. Each

week has 25-32 hours of instruction spread over a 6-day week.

3.n Course structure

Every course offered, will have three components associated with the teaching-

learning process of the course, namely Lecture – L, Tutorial – T and Practical – P.

Tutorial session consists of participatory discussion / self study/ desk work/ brief

seminar presentations by students and other such novel methods that make a student

to absorb and assimilate more effectively the contents delivered in the Lecture

classes. Practical consists of Hands on experience / Laboratory Experiments / Field

Studies / Case studies that equip students to acquire required skill component. In

terms of credits, every one-hour session of L or two hours of T amounts to 1 credit

per semester and two hours session of P amounts to 1 credit per semester. The total

duration of a semester is 20 weeks inclusive of semester-end examination.

A course shall have one or two components of L:T:P, such as L:0:0, L:0:P, L:T:0, 0:0:P,

0:T:P. That means a course may have lecture component with practical or tutorial

component or combination of any two. The total credits earned by a student at the

end of the semester upon successful completion of the course are L + T + P. The

credit pattern of the course is indicated as L: T: P. For a DSC or DSE course of 6

credits the credit pattern shall be 4:0:2/ 4:2:0. For MIL/AECC courses of 3 credits

and the credit pattern shall be 2:1:0. For SEC course of 2 credits the credit pattern

shall be either 2:0:0 or 1:0:1.


A project work/Dissertation of 4 credits is termed as Minor Project and will be

evaluated for 100 marks. A project work of more than 4 credits (6 or 8 credit) is

termed as Major Project and will be evaluated for 200 marks. A project

work/Dissertation may not be in accordance with the credit pattern. Project guidance

of 4 hours for a group of 2 or more students may be treated as direct teaching hours.

The project is individually carried out by the student in the credit pattern of 0: X: 0/

0:0:X/0:X:X as recommended by the BoS with the approval of Academic Council.

3. o Council

There shall be various Councils headed by the Principal, in order to optimize the use

of resources and talents, to avoid duplication of courses and for effective

coordination of CBCS programs and to take decisions about the issues related to the

college.

3.p College Council shall consist of HOD’s and PG Coordinators.

3.p 1 UG Council shall consist of HOD’s of all UG departments.

3.p 2 PG Council shall consist of PG Coordinators of all PG departments.

The UG and PG council will prepare the examination time-table in consultation with

the Principal of the college and co-ordinate with the Controller of Examinations for

the smooth conduct of practical examinations. The respective councils shall meet at

least twice in a semester.

3. p 3 Department Council shall consist of all the faculty of the Department.

3. p 4 The admission committee: Members selected by college council, approved by the

Principal, are responsible for admission to all the programs offered by the College

including the conducting of entrance tests, verification of records, admission, and

evaluation.

Courses (Core/Elective) and syllabus are designed by the respective Boards of

Studies and approved by the Academic Council.

3.q Student Advisor/ Mentor and program coordinator

3. r Student Advisor/ Mentor: Every student will have a member of the faculty of the

Department as his/her student advisor. All teachers of the department shall function

as Student Advisors and will have more or less equal number of students. The

Student Advisor will advise the students in choosing Elective courses and offer all


possible student support services.

3.s Program Coordinator: Head of the Department/ a nominated faculty member to

co- ordinate the mentor’s work and is responsible for the possible student support

services in the respective program.

3.t Conduct

Every student is required to maintain discipline and decorum both inside and

outside the campus in accordance with the Autonomous College/ Department of

Collegiate Education/ University of Mysore Student Conduct Rules.

Structure of B.Sc. Program Annexure I

B.Sc., CBCS & CGPA Credit pattern and semester wise credits Semester Course Credit pattern

L +T+ P

Total

Credits

Total Credits/

Semester

I

DSC-1A 4:0:2 6

27 Credits

DSC-1B 4:0:2 6

DSC-1C 4:0:2 6

MIL/AECC-1/ languages Kannada/ H/S/U 2:1:0 3

English 2:1:0 3

En Sc/ Constitution of India 2:1:0 3

II

DSC-2A 4:0:2 6

27 Credits

DSC-2B 4:0:2 6

DSC- 2C 4:0:2 6

MIL/AECC-2 /Languages Kannada/ H/S/U 2:1:0 3

English 2:1:0 3


III

DSC-3A 4:0:2 6

24 Credits DSC-3B 4:0:2 6

DSC- 3C 4:0:2 6


English 2:1:0 3

IV

DSC-4A 4:0:2 6


DSC- 4C 4:0:2 6


English 2:1:0 3

V

DSE- 1 A 4:0:2 6

22 Credits

DSE- 1 B 4:0:2 6

DSE- 1 C 4:0:2 6

SEC -1 A 2: 0:0/1:0:1 2

SEC -1 B 2: 0:0/1:0:1 2

SEC -1 C 2: 0:0/1:0:1 2

VI

DSE- 2 A 4:0:2 6

22 Credits

DSE- 2 B 4:0:2 6

DSE- 2 C 4:0:2 6

SEC -2 A 2: 0:0/1:0:1 2

SEC -2 B 2: 0:0/1:0:1 2

SEC -2 C 2: 0:0/1:0:1 2

Total Credits: 146 Credits

Note: A minimum of 146 credits shall be acquired by a student for the award of bachelor degree

Rules and Regulations 2019-20

MSCW- Mysore –570 005, INDIA 12

STRUCTURE OF BCA DEGREE PROGRAM Semester Course Credit pattern

L +T+ P

Total

Credits

Total Credits/

Semester

I

DSC-1A 4:0:2 6

27 Credits

DSC-1B 4:0:2 6

DSC-1C 4:0:2 6

MIL/AECC-1/ languages Kannada/ H/S/U 2:1:0 3

English 2:1:0 3


II

DSC-2A 4:0:2 6

27 Credits

DSC-2B 4:0:2 6

DSC- 2C 4:0:2 6


English 2:1:0 3


III

DSC-3A 4:0:2 6


DSC- 3C 4:0:2 6


English 2:1:0 3

IV

DSC-4A 4:0:2 6


DSC- 4C 4:0:2 6


English 2:1:0 3

V

DSE- 1 A 4:0:2 6

22 Credits

DSE- 1 B 4:0:2 6

DSE- 1 C 4:0:2 6

SEC -1 A 2: 0:0/1:0:1 2

SEC -1 B 2: 0:0/1:0:1 2

VI

DSE- 2 A 4:0:2 6

22 Credits

DSE- 2 B 4:0:2 6

DSE- 2 C 4:0:2 6

SEC -2 A 2: 0:0/1:0:1 2

SEC -2 B 2: 0:0/1:0:1 2

Total Credits: 146 Credits

Note: A minimum of 146 credits shall be acquired by a student for the award of Bachelor

degree



STRUCTURE OF PG PROGRAM :

Course No. of courses Credit pattern

Hard

Core/Discipline

Specific Course

Total No. of courses should

amount to a minimum of 48

credits and should not exceed 52

credits. A minimum of 72

credits should be

acquired from the

concerned PG

department.

Soft

Core/Discipline

Elective course



credits.

Open Elective

Interdisciplinary/

Elective course



credits

Total credits for a PG program should be minimum of 76 credits

The minimum duration for completion of a UG/PG Program in any subject is 6/4

semesters. The maximum period for completion is 12/8 semesters counting from first

semester. Even if a candidate earns the required number of credits in less than 6/4

semesters, he/she must necessarily study 6/4 semesters for the 3/2 years UG/PG

program.

A candidate must earn a minimum of 146 credits for B.Sc. /BCA and 76 credits for a

PG course for obtaining the degree. In a PG course a student must acquire a minimum

of 72 credits from the parent department.

In addition to the minimum of 146/76 credits for a UG/PG program, a candidate can

acquire a maximum of 20/12 extra credits to obtain proficiency certificate / diploma

in any discipline/ subject along with the UG/PG degree.

4.0 COURSE REGISTRATION

After admission to a Program, a Registration Number will be assigned to every

student by the college. Every student must register (in consultation with her

advisor/mentor) for the courses she intends to undergo in that semester by applying

in the prescribed proforma (duly signed by the candidate, student advisor/mentor

and the Program coordinator/HOD), within the prescribed date notified in the

Academic Calendar.

Withdrawal from a course is permitted up to one week from the date of registration.



After registration, a student can drop an elective course (DSE/SEC/Soft core/Open

Elective) selected earlier and can be substituted by another elective course for valid

reasons, but before the prescribed date for withdrawal of courses provided the

candidate fulfills the required minimum attendance in the substitute course.

4.a CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT

Assessment and evaluation processes happen in a continuous mode. However, for

reporting purposes, a semester is divided into 3 discrete components identified as C1,

C2 and C3.

4.b The performance of a candidate in B.Sc. /BCA course is assessed as follows:

The first component, C1 assessment is for 10%. This will be based on written test

conducted during the 8th week of the semester. 50% of the syllabus shall be completed

in this period.

The second component, C2 assessment is for 10%. This will be based on test/

assignment / seminar during the 15th to 16th week of the semester.

The outline for continuous assessment activities for C1 and C2 will be decided in the

respective departmental council. The students shell be informed about the modalities

well in advance. The evaluated papers/assignments during C1 and C2 of assessment

shall be returned to the candidates after obtaining acknowledgement in the register

maintained by the concerned department. A minimum of 35% (C1+C2) marks is

mandatory to appear for C3 exam. A candidate has to score a minimum of 35% marks

in C3 and an aggregate of 40% marks (C1+C2+C3) for the successful completion of the

course.

During the 18th -20th week of the semester, a semester-end examination of 3 hours

(DSC/DSE/AECC) and two hours (SEC) duration shall be conducted for each course.

This forms the third/final component of assessment (C3) and the maximum marks for

the final component will be 80% of the marks assigned to the respective course.

However, candidate has to apply for the C3 examination in the prescribed format with

applicable fee to the examination cell of the college. If any candidate fails to apply

within the specified date, she will not be permitted to appear for C3 examination.

4.c The performance of a candidate in a M.Sc., course is assessed as follows:

The first component, C1 assessment is for 15%. This will be based on written test

conducted during the 8th week of the semester. 50% of the syllabus shall be completed

in this period.



The second component, C2 assessment is for 15%. This will be based on test/

assignment / seminar during the 15th to 16th week of the semester.

The outline for continuous assessment activities for C1 and C2 will decided in the

respective Departmental Council. The students shall be informed about the modalities

well in advance. The evaluated courses/assignments during C1 and C2 of assessment

shall be returned to the candidates after obtaining acknowledgement in the register

maintained by the concerned department. A minimum of 35% (C1+C2) marks is

mandantory to appear in C3 exam. A candidate has to score a minimum of 35% marks

in C3 and an aggregate of 40% marks (C1+C2+C3) for the successful completion of the

course.

During the 18th -20th week of the semester, a semester-end examination of 3 hours

(DSC/DSE/AECC) and two hours (SEC) duration shall be conducted for each course.

This forms the third/final component of assessment (C3) and the maximum marks for

the final component will be 70% of the marks assigned to the respective course.

However, candidate has to apply for the C3 examination in the prescribed format with

applicable fee to the examination cell of the college. If any candidate fails to apply

within the specified date, she will not be permitted to appear for C3 examination.

4.d ATTENDANCE

The teacher handling a course shall be responsible for maintaining a record of

attendance of students who have registered for the course.

The faculty members shall inform the particulars of all students who have less than

75% attendance to the Head of the Department at least seven calendar days before the

last instruction day in the semester. However, any student, who participated in the

marked events (NSS/NCC/Sports etc), the classes conducted in that duration shall be

excluded from the total number of classes conducted.

A candidate with less than 75% attendance in a course shall not be permitted to apply

for the semester end examination (C3) of that course/paper. The HOD shall announce

the names of all such students, who are not eligible to take the semester end

examination, C3 in the various courses and send a copy of the same to the college

office. Registrations of such students for those courses shall be treated as cancelled. If

the course is a core course, the candidate should re-register and repeat the course,

when it is offered next year by paying prescribed fee. If any candidate is willing to re-

register a course after the regular period of admitted program, he has to re-admit to



the program by paying prescribed fee with the approval of UG/PG council.

4.e EXAMINATION AND EVALUATION

Evaluation will be done on a continuous basis, three times in each semester. For the

purpose of uniformity, particularly for inter-departmental open elective courses, there

shall be a uniform procedure of examination to be adopted by all faculty members.

There will be two sessional components C1 and C2 and one semester end exam C3 for

each course in every semester. C1 and C2 examinations (of one to two hours duration)

may employ one or more assessment tools such as objective tests, assignments, paper

presentation, laboratory work, etc suitable to the course. This requires an element of

openness. The students are to be informed in advance about the nature of assessment.

4. f PROVISION OF APPEAL FOR C1 AND C2

If a candidate is not satisfied with the evaluation of C1 and C2 components, she can

approach the grievance cell with the written submission with all facts, the

assignments, valued C1 and C2 papers etc. before the specified date (prior to the C3

exam). The grievance cell is empowered to revise the marks if the case is genuine and

may recommend for taking disciplinary/corrective action on an evaluator. The

decision taken by the grievance cell is final.

4.g THE COMPOSITION OF THE GRIEVANCE CELL IS AS FOLLOWS.

a) Principal

b) Controller of Examination

c) Senior faculty members of UG/ PG program.

In case, the evaluation of C1 and C2 components is found to be erratic, then such cases

shall be referred to the UG/PG council to establish whether or not any valuer has

been erratic in her evaluation and to recommend if the committee so desires, any

punitive measures.

There shall be one semester end examination C3 of 3 hours duration carrying 80%

/70% of marks in each course covering the entire syllabus prescribed for the UG/PG

course. The semester end examination is normally a written / laboratory-based

examination. The duration of the practical examination will be decided by the

departmental council with the approval of BoS.

Model question paper for each course is to be prepared by the BoS and the same shall

be informed to the students in advance. The C3 examination schedule will be

prepared by the controller of examination in accordance with the calendar of events



and displayed in the notice board at least one week before the examination.

In case of a course with practical component or with only practical component, the

practical examination will be conducted with both internal and external examiners.

If an external examiner does not turn up, BoE chairman with the approval of

Controller of Examination may appoint another internal examiner to conduct

practical examination in UG course. For PG practical examination there must be an

external examiner.

5.0 CONDUCT OF EXAMINATIONS: INDISCIPLINE AND MALPRACTICE AT

THE EXAMINATION CENTER

The cases of malpractice, indiscipline and lapses in examinations are addressed by the

examination cell of the college.

Question paper setting, Coding valuation and declaration of results

Constitution of Board of Examinations (BoE)

Board of Studies shall prepare the panel of examiners. From the panel of examiners,

principal and CoE will prepare the BoE members list for each board consisting of:

1. Chairman: Faculty member on the basis of seniority on rotation for one year.

2. One/Two/Three senior teachers in the department on rotation.

3. One / two external members in the subject from other universities/autonomous

colleges /colleges.

Note: At least 50% of the members shall be Professor/ Associate Professor for PG BoE

boards.

Question paper setting

From the list of Examiners provided by the Board of Studies, Chairman of BoE will

prepare a list of paper setters and examiners in each subject.

Three sets of question papers shall be prepared for each course, of which minimum

one should be set by an external examiner. Where ever there is no internal examiner,

the chairman of the BoE shall get the question papers set by external examiners.

The papers will be scrutinized by a Board of Examiners constituted for this purpose.

The paper setters in each paper will be provided with a copy of blown-up syllabus

and model question paper.



The paper setters have to provide scheme of valuation along with the question paper.

The Department has to provide model answers for the question papers of the

examination held and the same should be kept in the library for reference.

The board of examiners are responsible for proper scrutiny of question papers. In

case, any question paper is not in accordance with the scheme and syllabus, then such

cases shall be referred to the UG/PG council, and to recommend if the committee so

desires, any punitive measures.

5.aCoding of answer scripts

Before valuation, all the answer scripts shall be coded using bar-coding system.

5.b Valuation

For UG, there shall be single valuation of the answer scripts at the college (Central

Valuation) with minimum 50% of the scripts to be evaluated by external examiners.

The chairman and the reviewer should review at least 15% of valued answer scripts.

All the valued answer scripts should be retotaled by the chairman and reviewer.

For PG, there will be double valuation (one by internal and one by external) of all

answer scripts at the college in a Centralized valuation system.

The average of marks (after rounding it off) awarded by the two examiners will be

taken, if the difference between the marks awarded by the two examiners is less than

15% of marks.

If the difference in marks awarded by the two valuers exceeds 15%, it will be referred

to the third valuer (other than first two). The marks awarded by the third valuaer will

be the final marks.

5.c Valuation of Minor or Major Project / Dissertation and Viva-voce

Right from the initial stage of defining the problem, the candidate has to submit the

progress reports periodically and also present her progress in the form of

presentation in addition to the regular discussion with the guide. Components of

evaluation is as follows.

C1 Project title, objective , methodology, review of

literature and work plan

15%

C2 Results of Work, compilation of result and

submission of draft dissertation

15%

C3 Concise Dissertation / Project Report 40%

Presentation & Viva-voce 30%



Dissertation / project report will be valued jointly by the project supervisor/ guide

and one external examiner nominated by the Chairman of BoE. The students shall be

asked to give a presentation before the faculty members and students.

5.d PHOTOCOPY OF ANSWER SCRIPTS, RE-TOTALING AND RE-VALUATION

A candidate, who desires to apply for photo copy of theory answer script of C3

examination, may do so by paying the prescribed fee of Rs: 200/- and submitting

prescribed application directly to the CoE within the prescribed date, as specified

from time to time.

A candidate, who desires to apply for re-totaling and revaluation of his only theory

answer script of C3 examination, may do so by paying the prescribed fee and by

submitting the prescribed application fee of Rs.200/-, along with the relevant original

marks card to the CoE, within the date as notified from time to time by the College.

The re-totaling shall provide for checking whether all the answers have been valued

and whether the totaling is correct. In case any answer or part has not been valued,

that part may be referred to another valuer, and marks so awarded shall be added to

the total. In case there is any mistake in totaling or carryover of marks from the inside

sheets to the facing sheet, the CoE may correct it with the approval of the Principal.

The result of re-totaling shall be announced within 20 days from the last date fixed for

receipt of applications.

The revaluation shall be referred to second/third valuer (other than first/second) by

the Chairman of BoE.

The result of re-valuation shall be announced within 20 days from the last date fixed

for receipt of applications.

If the difference between the original marks and the revaluation marks is less than

15% of the maximum marks prescribed for that theory paper, the revaluation marks

shall be the final marks.

If the difference between the first valuation and the revaluation is more than 15% of

the maximum prescribed for that theory paper, such scripts shall be valued by the

third valuer/Chairman, BoE. The marks awarded by the third valuer/chairman of

BoE shall be the final marks and such scripts should be preserved at the examination

cell at least five years from the date of examination.



In cases, where one or more answers are not valued by the original valuer, then the

marks awarded by the subsequent valuer, as far as these answers are concerned, shall

be taken as they are, without averaging with the marks of the other.

In cases, where the difference between the original marks, first revaluation marks and

the second revaluation marks, clearly indicates that a particular examiner has been

erratic in his/her valuation, then such cases shall be referred to the College

Examination Cell to recommend any punitive measure.

If there is a complaint regarding erratic or unfair valuation in any paper for a group of

students, the Principal may, after a preliminary inquiry, order for special valuation of

the concerned group or all the papers in the paper concerned. After such special

valuation, a random sample of 10% of the answer scripts, subject to a minimum of 10,

shall be referred for review.

6.0 AWARD OF GRACE MARKS

There is no gracing of marks both at UG and PG examination.

6.a PASSING MINIMUM

A candidate must secure minimum 40% marks in theory as well as practical for

passing

(Grade points = 4 = 40% of marks (C1+C2+C3).

For a course with the credit pattern X : 0 : X (L : T : P), a candidate should secure

minimum 35% in C1 and C2 put together in theory as well as in practical component

to appear for C3 of the respective course.

In case, a candidate secures less than 35% in C1 and C2 put together (absent or secure

zero marks in C1 or C2), the candidate is said to have DROPPED the course and such a

candidate is not allowed to appear for C3. This shall be declared by the CoE before the

commencement of C3 examination.

In case, a candidate secures less than 35% in C1 and C2 put together in any one

component (theory or practical) of a course with the credit pattern X : 0: X (L : T : P),

she can appear for the C3 of the component for which she is eligible. The candidate

can re-register to the course for the respective component (theory or practical), when

it is offered in consecutive semesters. The marks secured in the other component

(theory or practical) will be retained.

In case a candidate secures less than 35% in C3 or absent for C3, the candidate is said



to have not completed the course and she may either opt to DROP the course or to

utilize PENDING option. The candidate has to give it in writing to the CoE through

Head of the Department within 10 days from the date of notification of final results. If

any candidate fails to give in writing within specified time, it is considered to be

PENDING option. The candidate with PENDING option shall complete C3

component within double the duration of the program, by re-appearing only for C3

component of that course when it is offered next time in the department on payment

of prescribed fee and he / she carries the same marks awarded in C1 and C2.

In case the candidate secures less than 35% in C3, but her Grade G = 4, then she may

be declared to have been conditionally successful, provided that such benefit of

conditional clearance based on G = 4 shall not be available for more than 8 credits for

the entire program of UG/PG course. If a candidate is eligible for more than one

course, the course which has highest marks in C3 will be considered. If the marks are

equal, the following order shall be considered.

a) DSC

b) DSE

c) SEC

d) Languages

e) Communication Language/ES

In case a candidate secures more than 35% in C3 and G = 4, she may choose

DROP/PENDING option. The candidate has to submit it in writing to the CoE

through Head of the Department within 10 days from the date of notification of final

results. If the candidate opts for the PENDING, she can re-appear only for C3

component within double the duration of the program, by paying prescribed fee and

she carries the same marks awarded in C1 and C2. In case she is absent for re-

appearing C3 or secures lower grade than the earlier, earlier grade will be retained.

This option can be utilized only once during the program.

A candidate can re-appear for C3 of a course, when the course is offered again by the

department by paying prescribed fee and she carries the same marks awarded in C1

and C2.

A candidate also has to re-register for the DROPPED course, when the course is

offered again by the department, if it is a DSC. The candidate may choose the same or

an alternate course in case, the dropped course is other than DSC.



A candidate, who is said to have DROPPED project work has to re-register for the

same subsequently within the stipulated period. The details of any dropped course

will not appear in the grade card.

The tentative / provisional grade card will be issued by the Principal at the end of

every semester indicating the courses completed successfully. This statement will not

contain the list of DROPPED courses.

Upon successful completion of UG/PG program a final grade card/Transcript

consisting of grades of all courses successfully completed by the candidate will be

issued by the Principal.

A candidate has to earn a minimum of 146/146/76 credits, for successful completion of

B.Sc./BCA/M.Sc. program with a distribution of credits for different courses as given

in the following table.

Type of Course B.Sc. BCA

1 DSC 72 72

2 AECC 30 30

3 SEC 08 08

4 DSE 36 36

Total credits 146 146

PG PROGRAM

Course No. of courses

DSC Total No. of courses should amount to minimum of 48 creditsand maximum 52 credits.

DSE Total No. of courses should amount to minimum of 20 credits

OE/ Interdisciplinary

Total No. of courses should amount to minimum of 4 credits

Total credits for a PG program should be minimum of 76 credits

6.c MAKEUP EXAMINATION

In case of students, who could not attend C1/C2 due to medical reason or under

extraordinary circumstances or participating in Sports/NCC/NSS/any other

extracurricular activities a separate examination for C1/C2 shall be conducted before

C3 examination.



In case of students, who secure less than 35% in C1 and C2 put together, a makeup

examination for C2 shall be conducted before C3 examination.

The candidate has to give it in writing to the COE for makeup examination of C1/C2

within date of notification for C3, by paying prescribed fee of Rs.200/paper. However

fee may be waived off for the students, who have attended Sports/NCC/NSS/any

other extracurricular activities.

Makeup examination for C3 shall be conducted only for V / VI semester in case of UG

and III / IV semester students in case of PG, those who have chosen PENDING

option for any course.

The candidate has to apply for makeup examination of C3 within specified date by

paying prescribed fee as specified above.

The makeup examination schedule will be prepared by the controller of examination

and displayed in the notice board at least 10 days before the examination.

6.d MARKS AND GRADING

Numerical Grade (Grade points) and credit points earned by the candidate in the

course will be as given below.

Range of %

of Marks

Grade

Point (G)

Grade Credit Point (CP)

= C × G

≤ 95 – 100 10 O (Outstanding) C × 10

90- 95 9.5 A++ (Excellent) Cx 9.5

≤ 85 – 90 9 A+ (Very very Good) C × 9

80- 85 8,5 A ( Good) Cx8.5

≤ 75 – 80 8 B++ C × 8

71- 75 7.5 B+ (Good) Cx7.5

≤ 65 – 70 7 B C × 7

61- 65 6.5 B+ Cx6.5

≤ 55 – 60 6 B (Above Average) C × 6

50- 55 5,5 C++ Cx5.5

≤ 45 – 50 5 C+ (Average) C × 5

40-45 4.5 C Cx4.5

40 4 P (Pass) C × 4

0 – 39 0 F (Fail) C × 0

Absent 0 Ab (Absent) C × 0



where C is the credit value of the course.

Semester Grade Point Average (SGPA)

Credit Points for the paper (CP)

= No. of Credits X x

assigned for the paper

Grade Point secured for that Paper


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SGPA indicates the performance of a student in a given Semester. SGPA is based on

the total credit points earned by the student in all the courses and the total number

of credits assigned to the courses/papers in a Semester.

Note: SGPA is computed only if the candidate passes in all the courses

(gets a minimum P grade in all the courses) of a semester.

Total Credit Points in the Semester

SGPA of a semester=

Total Credits in that Semester

Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA)

CGPA refers to the Cumulative Grade Point Average weighted across all the

semesters. CGPA is obtained by dividing the total number of credit points (CP) in

all the semesters by the total number of credits in all the Semesters. The final result

at the end of all the semesters is declared in the form of CGPA.

Note: CGPA is calculated only when the candidate passes in all

the courses of all the semesters.

Total CP of all Semesters

CGPA=

Total Credits of all Classification of results

The final grade point to be awarded to the student is based on CGPA secured by the

candidate and is given as follows.

CGPA Qualitative Index

8.0 – 10.0 Distinction

6.0 – 7.9 First Class

5.0 – 5.9 Second Class

4.0 – 4.9 Successful


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Annexure III

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7.0 REMUNERATION TA, DA AND OTHER PAYMENTS

Sl. No. Description Amount in Rs.

1

Governing Body Meeting

Sitting allowance 3,000/- (only for external member)

Conveyance 1,000/- (for all the members)

TA Actual TA will be provided by submitting

Air/Train/Car rental bills.

Sitting allowance 1,000/- (only for internal members)

2

Academic Council Meeting

Sitting allowance 2,500/- (only for external members)

Conveyance 500/- (only for external members)

Sitting allowance 1000/- (only for internal members)

Finance Committee Meeting

4

Sitting allowance 2,500/- (only for external member)

Conveyance 500/- (only for external members)

Sitting allowance 1000/- (only for internal members)

5

BoS Meeting

Sitting allowance 500/- (per day for all members)

Local Conveyance 300/-(only for the external members of Mysuru city)

Auto conveyance 50/- + 50/- (for outstation members only)

DA 500/- (per day for outstation members only)

Meeting contingency 300/-Board

Meeting refreshment 500/- Board

6

BoE Meeting

Sitting allowance 500/- (per day for all members)

DA 500/- (per day for outstation members only)

Local Conveyance 300/- (only for external members of Mysuru)

Auto conveyance 50/- + 50/- (for outstation members only)

Meeting contingency 300/-Board

Meeting refreshment 500/- Board


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Travelling allowance:

For BoS, BoE valuation &

other works

6/- per km (for outstation members) to a maximum

of 350 Kms one way. Beyond this a consolidated TA

of Rs.4500/- round trip is admissible.

REMUNERATION FOR EXAMINATION WORK

Sl.

No.

Description Amount in Rs.

UG PG

01 Chairman fee: BoE meeting 750.00 750.00

02 Theory paper valuation < 3 hrs

≥ 3 hrs

20.00 per script

Min. 200.00

30.00 per script

Min. 300.00

20.00 per script

Min. 200.00

30.00 per script

Min. 300.00

03 Co-ordinator fee for Valuation

a) All Languages – one Coordinator 2,000.00

b) Science - one Coordinator 2,000.00

c) PG - One Coordinator 2,000.00

04 Practical Examination

a) Up to 4 hours per examiner

20.00 per script

Batch min. 200.00

30.00 - per script

Batch min. 300.00

b) More than 4 hrs per examiner

30.00 per script

Batch min. 300.00

40.00 per script

Batch min. 400.00

c) Contingency amount per student per

paper (practical component subjects) for

Science discipline

20.00 30.00

Major Project Dissertation and viva

d) Dissertation correction 4 credit 30.00/

e) Dissertation correction 6- 8 credit 50.00/

f) Project viva 10.00/

05 Theory Examination

a) Chief superintendent 200.00 per session 200.00 per session

b) Squad member 150.00 per session 150.00 per session

c) OS/RS 150.00 per session 150.00 per session


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d) Room invigilators 150.00 per session 150.00 per session

e) SDA/Typist 40.00 per session 40.00 per session

f) Group D 30.00 per session 30.00 per session

06 Paper Setting

a) Paper setting theory (< 3 hrs)/set 300.00 400.00

b) Paper setting theory (≥ 3 hrs)/set 400.00 500.00

c) Translation of QP/set 100.00 100.00

d) Contingency for BoE 700.00 1,000.00

e) Scheme of valuation - Science 300.00 300.00

07 Coding/De-coding

a) Coding Officer 1,000.00 1,000.00

b) Coding/Decoding Assistants 1,500.00 1,500.00

c) Lamination of Marks card per copy 0.75.00 0.75.00

d) Maintenance of examination account

(will be claimed at the end of every

academic year)

1,000.00 1,000.00

1. All outstation members are eligible to claim Travelling allowance and Auto

Fare as specified.

2. The utilization of the Contingency bill is to be produced within 10 days after

completion of the respective work.

3. All payments are to be made through the NEFT subject to TDS wherever

applicable. Recipients shall mention PAN and Bank details in the bill.

4. Appointment and Allotment of staff for theory examination.

Invigilators One for every 32 students Office Superintendent One per session Relieving Superintendent One for every 4 rooms Office Staff Clerk One per session Typist/Computer Operator One per session Peon for Chief Superintendent One per session Attenders One for every 4 rooms

Documents

RULES AND REGULATIONS of UG & PG course s With effect …...conducted by the parent University, the University of Mysore and the seats will be allotted by the University of Mysore