VIDYASAGAR UNIVERSITY

MIDNAPORE

REGULATIONS FOR THE SEMESTER PROGRAMME IN POST - GRADUATE

COURSES
(w.e.f 2013-2014 academic session)
1. Academic Session :
a) All the Post Graduate Courses in the University excepting those of BLISc, MLISc, M.C.A.
and M.B.A. shall be of two year duration consisting of two semesters in a year. BLISc &
MLISc courses shall be of one year duration each consisting of two Semesters. The M.C.A. and
M.B.A. Courses shall be governed by separate Regulations.
The academic session normally shall start in July each year.
Each academic session shall comprise of two Semesters :
Odd Semester July to December
Even Semester January to June
(d) 14 ( fourteen ) days preparatory leave shall be provided before each Semester Examination.
(e) No. of teaching days will be at least 65days; If the No. of teaching days becomes less than 65
days in a Semester due to certain unforeseen problems / events beyond control, the Head of the
concerned department will take special permission from the Honble Vice-Chancellor.

2. Academic Calendar

(a) The academic calendar shall be published for each Semester prior to the commencement of the
Semester.
(b) Exact dates of all the important events, commencement of classes, holidays, days of teaching and
assessment, preparatory leave, dates of examinations, recess etc shall be included.
(c) Calendars shall also indicate the date of commencement of classes in the next Semester.

3. Academic Load :

(a) The total marks for the Semester Courses in the different programmes or discipline shall be as
follows:
In laboratory based Science Subject : 1200 Marks. The ratio of theory and experiment shall be
either 2:1 or 7:5 depending on the requirement of the subject concerned.
In Arts / Humanities Subjects : 800 Marks
In Commerce : 1000 Marks
The total load shall be uniformly among all the Semesters.

(b) All theory and experimental papers shall have 50 marks which shall be known as a Course.
(c) The following Subject Code will be followed in the Post-Graduate Courses from the academic
session 2013-14.
Sl. No. Subject Code
1 Bengali BNG
2 Education EDN
3 English ENG
4 Commerce with Farm Management COM

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 5 Economics with Rural Development ECO
6 Hindi HIN
History HIS
7
Bachelor of Library and Information Science BLI
8 Master of Library and Information Science MLI
9 M.B.A MBA
10 Philosophy and the Life-world PHI
11 Political Science with Rural Administration PLS
12 Sanskrit SAN
13 Sociology SOC
14 Santali SNT
15 Anthropology ANT
16 Applied Mathematics with Oceanology and Computer MTM
Programming
17 Aquaculture Management and Technology AMT
18 Bio-Medical Laboratory Science and Management BLM
19 Botany and Forestry BOT
20 Chemistry and Chemical Technology CEM
21 Clinical Nutrition & Dietetics CND
22 Computer Science COS
23 Electronics ELC
24 Geography and Environment Management GEO
25 Human Physiology with Community Health PHY
26 Microbiology MCB
27 Physics and Techno-Physics PHS
28 Remote Sensing and GIS RSG
29 Zoology ZOO
30 Bio-Chemistry BIC
31 Bio-Technology BIT
32 Nutrition and Dietetics NUD
33 Mass Communication and Videography MCV

(d)After the Subject Code the first digit represents the Semester such as
Semester-I 1
Semester-II 2
Semester III 3
Semester-IV 4
a) The 2nd and 3rd digit represent Course No. starting from 01 e.g. 01,02,03,04,05,06
b) Each theory course shall consist of one group of 50 marks or a maximum two groups with each
group having a coverage of 25 marks.
c) For each Theory Course, the minimum number of teaching hours in a Semester shall be at least
50(fifty).

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d) For Experimental paper, the minimum number of contact hours per Course of 50 marks shall be
75( seventy five) in a Semester.

4. Admission :

a. In the beginning of each academic year, the admission criteria for all PG Programmes shall be
notified by the Faculty Council ( both in the University Departments and in the affiliated or
Constituent Colleges )
b. Admission is based on the performance in the last qualifying University Examination. In case of
tie between students, the performance in the Higher Secondary Examination shall be considered
in preparing the Merit Lists.
c. Admission to each PG Courses ( both in the University Department and in affiliated or
Constituent Colleges ) shall be made through counselling on a date to be announced in the
Admission Notice.
d. The Secretary, Faculty Councils for PG Studies shall co-ordinate the admission process.
e. The Head of the Post-Graduate Department of the university or his / her nominee will chair the
counselling session for admission to the PG Courses.
Provided that the Principal and the Head of the department of the subject / discipline concerned
of the college and the Head of the Post-Graduate department of the University or his / her
nominee shall be present in the counselling Board in case of admission to P.G. Courses in an
affiliated or constituent college. The Principal of the college shall chair the session.
5. Evaluation

(a) The departmental Committee shall appoint a Course in-Charge for each course in a department.
(b) 75% attendance in a Semester shall be mandatory for appearing at the Semester examination
concerned.
(c) The evaluation of the students shall be a continuous process and shall be based on their
performances in short tests / tutorial / term papers / assignment / regular laboratory performance
and the Semester Examination.
(d) The continuous performance shall be evaluated by the Course in-Charge. The performance
report (evaluated out of 20% of the maximum marks for a course) shall be submitted by the
Course-in-Charge to the Head of the Department or Principal of an affiliated or the constituent
colleges who shall forward all the internal marks to the Controller of Examinations at least a
week before the commencement of Semester Examination.
(e) In the Semester Examination, each paper shall be evaluated on 40 marks ( 80% of the marks
allotted in a Course )
(f) The final performance in a paper shall be taken as the total or aggregate of the marks obtained
in internal assessment evaluation and the marks obtained at the Semester Examinations.
(g) The qualifying marks for each theory paper shall be 30% and in the aggregate in each Semester
it shall be 40%.
(h) A student who secures 40% in aggregate in a Semester but scores less than 30% in not more than
two theory papers (Theory / Practical) shall be provisionally promoted to the next Semester, but
declared failed in the papers in which he / she scores less than 30%. He / she shall be required to
clear these back papers in next two chances. For these papers the qualifying marks shall be 30%.
(i) A student who does not secure 40% in aggregate in the Semester but secures 40% in all but two
theory papers in the Semester, shall provisionally be promoted to the next Semester but declared
failed in the papers in which he / she secured less than 40%. He / she shall be required to clear
these back papers in next two chances subject to the conditions stipulated in (h).

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(j) If a student fails to qualify in more than two papers in a Semester, he / she will have to repeat the
Semester in the next academic session.
(k) A student may have a maximum of 4 back papers at any time of his / her tenure.
(l) The back papers of the first, second and the third semesters shall only be cleared with the
regular semester examinations in the next academic session.
(m) The back papers of fourth semester shall be cleared in a special examination to be conducted
within six weeks of the publication of the results or in the regular examinations in the next
academic session, to be decided by the Controller of Examinations.
(n) A student shall have to qualify in all the semesters to qualify for the degree.
(o) A student shall be allowed a maximum of consecutive four years to complete the two year Post-
Graduate Programme of the University.
6. Examination :

(a) The schedule for the end semester examination shall be prepared and announced by the
Controller of Examinations. Except for exigencies, all the examinations shall usually be held on
the dates specified in the academic calendar.
(b) Except for the professional courses, the Semester Examination shall generally be conducted
centrally by the Controller of Examinations.
(c) For each Theory paper, two sets of questions are requisitioned, one from the Course in-Charge
and the other from an expert from other University / Institution / Research Centres of Repute.
The papers are moderated by a Board comprising all the Course-in-Charge and two external
experts (presence of at least one expert is mandatory ). The Chairman of the P.G. Board of
Studies in the concerned subject shall chair the Moderation Meeting.
(d) In the 1st and 2nd Semesters, 75% of the theory papers is examined by the internal examiners and
25% by the external examiners course-wise and on rotational basis to be decided by the P.G.
Board of studies concerned.
(e) Semester practical examinations shall be evaluated by both internal and external examiners.
(f) 50% of the theory papers may be re-examined on request by the examinee subject to the
condition that he / she secures a minimum of 40% of marks in the rest of theory papers.
7. Award of Degree:
(a) The degree shall be awarded only after the student qualifies in all the Semesters of the
prescribed programme subject to the conditions laid down in section .
(b) The students who qualify for the degree and secured 60% or more in the aggregate shall be
placed in the First Class. Other qualified students are placed in the second class.
(c) The mark sheets of each Semester shall be issued only after a student clears all the papers in that
Semester.
(d) Those who secure 54.5% or more in the aggregate of all the Semesters in a programme shall be
given grace mark to an extent that their total becomes just 55%.
(e) Those who secure 59.5% or more marks in the aggregate of all the semesters shall be given
grace marks to an extent that total becomes just 60%.
(f) The SC and ST students who, secure 49.5% or more in the aggregate of all the Semesters, shall
be given grace marks to an extent that their total becomes just 50%.
(g) The grace marks awarded shall be adjusted with one or two Courses in the final Semester in
which the student secures less marks.

Dr. Abdur Rahim

Secretary, Faculty Councils for PG Studies

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