Undergraduate (UG) Degree Courses (July 2021)

Two-year Postgraduate (PG) Degree Courses (July 2021)

A. Credit and Grading System for Undergraduate

1. One Academic (Curricular) credit is considered as 15 contact hours in the University that may include (i) Class lectures; (ii) Tutorials; (iii) Class Seminars; (iv) Directed library work etc.
2. No Academic credit will be awarded for a paper / subject if the score for the paper is below the pass mark.
3. One Non-Academic (Co-Curricular / Extra-Curricular) credit is equivalent to 30 hours. It can be earned through participation in the activities of Social Work / Outreach Programme, NCC, sports, different societies in the University and others as specified by the University from time to time.
4. Out of 2 non-academic credits, a minimum of 1 credit is to be completed though social work/outreach programme under the supervision of Programme Co-ordinator of Social Work.
5. A student will not be awarded a degree without the completion of required Academic and Non- Academic credits.
6. Total credits for Three-year Honours degree programme are mentioned as follows:

   Academic (Curricular) credits	140/144*
   Compulsory additional credits (Foundation Course)	02
   Non- Academic (Co-Curricular / Extra-Curricular) credits	02
   TOTAL	144/148

   * For B.COM. and B.M.S. Honours courses, total academic credits - 144

7. For other Undergraduate Honours degree courses, total academic credits – 140 (144 Credits for BCom and BMS Honours courses).
8. Total Credits for Five Year Honours degree programme (B.Com. - LLB & B.A. - LLB) are mentioned as follows:

   Academic (Curricular) credits	242
   Compulsory additional credits (Foundation Course)	02
   Non- Academic (Co-Curricular / Extra-Curricular) credits	02
   TOTAL	246

9. Grading system is given in the following table:

   Grade	Grade Point	Range	Marks Equivalents	Attribute
   O	10	9.50 and above	90% or more	Outstanding
   A+	9	8.50 to 9.49	80% to 89%	Excellent
   A	8	7.50 to 8.49	70% to 79%	Very Good
   B+	7	6.50 to 7.49	60% to 69%	Good
   B	6	5.50 to 6.49	50% to 59%	Fair
   C	5	4.50 to 5.49	40% to 49%	Satisfactory (Honours)
   D	4	3.50 to 4.49	30% to 39%	Satisfactory (General) Fail (Honours)
   F	3	2.50 to 3.49	Below 30%	Fail
   AB	Nil	Nil	0	Absent
   X	Nil	Nil	0	penalty

B. Credit and Grading System for Postgraduate excluding MBA:

1. Total credit for each Post Graduate Degree Programme will be 96. There will not be any Non-academic credit for the Post Graduate Degree Courses.
2. No credit will be awarded for a paper if the score for the paper is below 40%.
3. Grading system is mentioned in the following table:

   Grade	Grade Point	Range	Marks Equivalents	Attribute
   O	10	9.50 and above	90% or more	Outstanding
   A+	9	8.50 to 9.49	80% to 89%	Excellent
   A	8	7.50 to 8.49	70% to 79%	Very Good
   B+	7	6.50 to 7.49	60% to 69%	Good
   B	6	5.50 to 6.49	50% to 59%	Fair
   C	5	4.50 to 5.49	40% to 49%	Satisfactory
   F	4	3.50 to 4.49	Below 40%	Fail
   AB	Nil	Nil	0	Absent
   X	Nil	Nil	0	Administrative penalty

C. Credit and Grading System for MBA:

1. Total credit for MBA Programme will be 128.
2. No credit will be awarded for a paper if the score for the paper is below 50%.
3. Grading system is mentioned in the following table:

   Grade	Grade Point	Range	Attribute
   O	10	90% or more	Outstanding
   A+	9	80% to 89%	Excellent
   A	8	70% to 79%	Very Good
   B	7	60% to 69%	Good
   C	6	50% to 59%	Satisfactory
   F	0	Below 50%	Fail
   AB	0	–	Absent
   X	0	–	Administrative penalty

Calculation of SGPA and CGPA

1. Semester Grade Point Average (SGPA)
   SGPA is Semester Grade Point Average. It is calculated by dividing total credit points earned by candidate in one semester by total credit points in that semester. SGPA shall be rounded off to two decimal places.
2. Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA)
   CGPA is Cumulative Grade Point Average. It is calculated by dividing total credit points earned by candidate in for the entire course by total credit points in that course. CGPA shall be rounded off to two decimal places.
3. Formula Used:
   
   Where, Ci is the credit earned for the course i in any Semester, Gi is the Grade Point obtained by a candidate for the course i, and n is the number of courses passed in that Semester.

Award / Degree

1. For Semester results and Academic Transcript, instead of mentioning 1st class or 2nd class, only the percentage of marks and SGPA and CGPA will be shown.
2. A rank certificate will be issued to students who hold a position between 1st and 10th in the respective course and pass all papers in first attempt.