CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BIHAR

ORDINANCEAND REGULATIONS GOVERNING

Master of Computer Science (MSCSC)Degree Programme

(Effective from the Academic Session 2018-2019)

Department of Computer Science

School of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

S Point Details Page

No. No.
1 Definitions of Key Choice-Based Credit System (CBCS), 3
Words Academic Year, Course, Course Teacher,
Credit, Credit Point, Letter Grade,
Programme, Credit-Based Semester
System (CBSS), Semester, Semester
Grade- Point Average (SGPA), Cumulative
Grade Point Average (CGPA), Transcript’/
‘Grade Card’ ‘or Certificate, The University’
2 Admission and Other General Provisions 5
3 Eligibility Conditions 9
4 Medium of Instruction of the Programme 9
5 Programme Fee 9
6 Conduct of the Programme 10
7 Type of Courses Core courses, Elective Course, Self- 10
study/Skill-based Course
8 Mobility Options and Credit Transfers 12
9 Credits 12
10 Course Coding 13
11 Duration of the Programme 13
12 Student Mentor 14
13 Course Registration 14
14 Examination and Continuous Internal Assessment, End- 15
Promotion Semester Examination, Making Evaluated
Answer-scripts Available to the Students,
Letter Grades and Grade Points, Re-appear
in the End-Semester Examination, Re-
appear in the End-Semester Examination for
the improvement of Grade(s), Repeating
Course(s), Promotion Rules, Minimum Credit
Requirements
15 Computation of SGPA and CGPA 24
16 Illustration of Computation of SGPA and CGPA 25
17 Removal of Student Name from the Programme 26
18 Attendance Rules 26
19 Programme Structure 28
20 Power to Relax and Amendments 28

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ORDINANCEAND REGULATIONS GOVERNING

MASTER OF COMPUTER SCIENCE (MSCSC) DEGREE PROGRAMME OF CENTRAL

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BIHAR UNDER CHOICE BASED CREDIT SYSTEM
(Effective from Academic Session 2018-19)

Under the powers conferred by The Central Universities Act, 2009- section 28(1) (b)], as
amended, Central University of South Bihar, hereby, institutes the four semester Post
Graduate Degree Programme for the Award of Master of Computer Science (MSCSC
)Degree by the Department of Computer Science under the School of Mathematics,
Statistics and Computer Science of the University under the choice based credit system.
The following ordinance for governing admission, course of study, examinations and other
matters relating to MSCSC Degree under Department of Computer Science of the
Central University of South Bihar are hereby laid to come in force w.e.f. the Academic
Session 2018-19 onwards till further amended.

1. Definitions of Key Words:

1.1 ‘Choice-Based Credit System (CBCS)’: The CBCS provides choice for the
students to select course from the prescribed courses (Elective or Soft-skill
courses). It provides a ‘cafeteria’ approach in which the students can take
courses of their choice, learn at their own pace, study additional courses and
acquire more than the minimum required credits, and adopt an inter-
disciplinary approach to learning.

1.2 ‘Academic Year’: Two consecutive (one odd + one even) semesters shall
constitute one academic year.

1.3 ‘Course’: Course, usually referred to as paper having specific title and code
number, is a component of a Programme. It consists of a list of
topics/points/concepts/theories/principles etc. which a student has to learn
and master during the Programme of study. Each Course generally shall be
of 04 credits. Each course should define the learning objectives/ learning
outcomes. A course may be designed to be delivered through
lectures/tutorials/laboratory work/field work/outreach activities/project
work/vocational training/viva/seminars/term papers/ assignments
/presentations /self-study work etc., or a combination of some of these.

1.4 ‘Course Teacher’: The course teacher generally will be the teacher who has
primarily conceived the course, developed its contents, taken up the
responsibility of teaching it and evaluating the performance of the students in
that course.

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1.5 ‘Credit’: A unit by which the course work is measured. It determines the
number of hours of instructions required per week. One credit is equivalent to
one hour of teaching (lecture or tutorial) or two hours of practical work/field
work per week.

1.6 ‘Credit Point’: It is the product of the grade point and the number of credits
for a course.

1.7 ‘Grade Point’: It is a numerical weight allotted to each letter grade on a 10-
point scale.
1.8 ‘Letter Grade’: It is an index of the performance of students in a said course.
Grades are denoted by letters O, A+, A, B+, B, C, P and F. A letter grade is
assigned to a student on the basis of evaluation of her/his performance in a
course on a ten point scale.

1.9 ‘Programme’: An educational Programme leading to the award of a Degree,

Diploma or Certificate.

1.10 ‘Credit-Based Semester System (CBSS)’: Under the CBSS, the

requirement for awarding a degree or diploma or certificate is prescribed in
terms of number of credits to be completed by the students.

1.11 ‘Semester’: Each Semester shall consist of 15-18 weeks of academic work
equivalent to 90 actual teaching days. The odd semester may be scheduled
from July to December and even semester from January to June. The credit-
based semester system provides flexibility in designing curriculum and
assigning credits based on the course content and hours of teaching.

1.12 ‘Semester Grade- Point Average (SGPA)’: It is a measure of performance

of the work done in a semester. It is ratio of total credit points secured by a
student in various courses registered in a semester and the total course
credits taken during that semester. It shall be expressed up to two decimal
places.

1.13 ‘Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA)’: It is a measure of overall

cumulative performance of a student over all semesters. The CGPA is the
ratio of total credit points secured by a student in various courses in all
semesters and the sum of the total credits of all courses in all the semesters.
It shall be expressed up to two decimal places.

1.14 ‘Transcript’/ ‘Grade Card’ ‘or Certificate’: Based on the grades earned, a
grade certificate shall be issued to all the registered students after every
semester. The grade certificate will display the course details (code, title,
number of credits, grade and/or marks secured) along with SGPA of that
semester.

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1.15 ‘The University’: ‘The University’ in this Ordinance means the Central
University of South Bihar.

2. Admission and Other General Provisions:

2.1 The Programme of study leading to Master of Computer Science (MSCSC)

Degree of Central University of South Bihar shall be of two year (Four
Semesters) duration which may be completed in a maximum duration of four
years (Eight Semesters).

2.2 The intake to the said PG Programme (MSCSC) shall be as decided by the
UATEC/Academic Council of the University from time to time.

2.3 The admission to the MSCSC Programme shall be governed by the provisions
as laid down by the UATEC/Academic Council of the University from time to
time.

2.4 Reservation of seats for admission in MSCSC Programme shall be as per

reservation policy of Government of India and as notified by GOI/UGC from
time to time.

2.5 In accordance with the Reservation Rules of GOI for admission in Central
Higher Educational Institutions, reservations of seats in MSCSC Programme
are as follows:

S. No. Category Reservation

1 SC Candidates 15 % of the intake
2 ST Candidates 7.5% of the intake
3 OBC Candidates 27% of the intake
4 Divyang Candidates 5% of the intake (on horizontal
reservation basis)
5 Dependents/Wards of As per the GOI rules
Defence
Personal/Kashmiri
Migrants/NCC Cadets.

(a) The candidates seeking admission under the above categories shall
be required to fulfill the prescribed eligibility condition of admission of
the program and shall submit requisite documents in support of their
claim, as prescribed by the GOI from time to time.

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(b) The SC/ ST/OBC candidates must enclose attested copy of the latest
caste certificate as per GOI norms along with their Admission
Form/Enrolment form stating that the candidate belongs to SC/ST/OBC
Category.

The following are empowered to issue SC/ST/OBC Certificates:

(i) District magistrate/ Additional District Magistrate/ Collector/

Deputy Commissioner/ Addl. Deputy Commissioner/Deputy
Collector /1stClass Stipendiary Magistrate/City Magistrate/Sub
Divisional magistrate/ Taluka Magistrate/ Executive Magistrate
/Extra Assistant Commissioner.

(ii) Chief Presidency Magistrate/ Addl. Chief Presidency Magistrate/

Presidency Magistrate.

(iii) Revenue Officer not below the rank of Tehsildar.

(iv) Sub-Divisional Officer of the area where the candidate and/or his
family normally resides.

(v) Administrator/Secretary to the Administrator/ Development

Officer (Lakshadweep Islands).

(vi) Candidate must note that certificate from any other

person/authority shall not be accepted generally.

(c) 5% seats on horizontal reservation basis shall be reserved for Divyang

Candidates (Benchmark Category) and shall be further sub-divided into
different categories of Divyangs as per the GOI rules.

A candidate applying under Divyang category must attach a certificate

by CMO, District Hospital. However, she/he shall be considered under
Divyang category only after verification from the University Medical
Board, if necessary.

(d) Vacant seats reserved for SC/ST/OBC candidates, if any, may be filled
up as per the GOI/UGC rules. In case in any one of the two categories
of candidates viz., SC/ST, the required number of candidates for
admission is not available (i.e., the list of respective category has been
exhausted), then candidates belonging to the other category (SC or ST
as the case may be, if available), shall be called for admission in order
of merit so as to make up the deficiency in the required number in any
of the aforesaid two categories. This provision shall be applicable to
candidates belonging to SC & ST categories only.

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(e) If sufficient number of candidates are not available in OBC category

(i.e., OBC category list has been exhausted), such vacant seats shall
be transferred to the general category.

2.6 Mere appearance in the admission test shall not entitle a candidate to be
considered for admission to the Programme unless she/he fulfills the eligibility
conditions. Applicants must fully satisfy themselves about their eligibility
before filling the application form.

2.7 Provisional admission shall be offered to the candidates in order of merit list
and the availability of seat in the Programme on the date of admission.

2.8 In case there is more than one candidate securing equal ranks as obtained
by the last candidate in order of merit in the list of candidates to be called for
admission, the following inter-se ranking rules of the University shall be
applicable.

In case the candidates have equal/tie ranks then the marks obtained in the
qualifying examination shall be the deciding factor and if, that is also same or
result of both the candidates is not declared, then a senior candidate on the
basis of date of birth shall be given preference. However, in a case of tie rank,
if the result of qualifying examination of one candidate is declared then she/he
will be given preference, provided she/he fulfills other eligibility conditions. In
case of any dispute the decision of the Chairman, UATEC shall be final.

2.9 If the result of the qualifying examination is not declared by a university/board

till the date of admission, the mark-sheet of the qualifying examination by a
candidate can be submitted on or before 30th September of the admission
year. In exceptional cases, further extension may be given by the Competent
Authority on cogent reason(s). However, it may be noted that this clause
cannot be extended to the candidate(s) whose result is being withheld or not
declared by the university/board due to some specific reasons particularly
related to the candidate(s). Furthermore, if the result of qualifying examination
is not declared by a university/board in general then the aggregate percentage
of marks/grades of the completed semesters/years of the qualifying
examination (e.g. three years/six semesters of BCA /BSc. or four year/eight
semesters of B.E./B.Tech in case of admission in MSCSC) must be not less
than the required percentage of marks/grades in the qualifying examination.

2.10 At the time of reporting for admission, the candidates are required to be
present in person and bring the documents in original as well as a set of
photocopy duly attested as notified by the Admission Committee/Controller of
Examinations (CoE) from time to time.

2.11 A candidate provisionally selected for admission shall be required to fill the
prescribed form, submit the required documents, collect her/his admit card or
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any other equivalent document for admission to the Programme from the
office of the Department/School/University after paying the fees on or before
a date fixed for the purpose, otherwise the offer made to her/him will
automatically stand cancelled.

2.12 In case any provisionally selected candidate fails to deposit the fee by the
date prescribed, her/his provisional admission shall be cancelled and the seat
thus falling vacant shall be offered to the next candidate in order of merit under
the specified category.

2.13 Notwithstanding anything contained in this ordinance, a candidate who is

qualified under the foregoing ordinance for admission to the University, and
who is a student of some other Indian University/Institution, shall not be
admitted to the University without the production of a Leaving or Transfer
Certificate and/or Migration Certificate (as the case may be) issued by the last
college/university attended and certifying to the satisfactory conduct of the
student mentioning the highest examination she/he has passed. However, in
certain cases if the candidates are not in position to submit the Transfer
Certificate and/or Migration Certificate and the character certificate at the time
of admission, they should submit the same as early as possible, but not later
than 30th September of the year of admission in MSCSC failing which the
University reserves the right to cancel their admission. In exceptional cases,
further extension may be given by the Competent Authority on cogent
reason(s). However, it may be noted that this clause cannot be extended to
the candidate(s) whose result is being withheld or not declared by the
university/board due to some specific reasons particularly related to the
candidate(s).

2.14 A waitlisted candidate shall be offered admission strictly on the basis of

ranking, provided there is a vacancy in the Programme. Such waitlisted
candidates shall have to deposit their fees latest by the date fixed by the
Admission Committee/ Competent Authority.

2.15 The candidates enjoying employed status and selected for admission to
MSCSC Programme in the University, are required to produce Leave
Sanction /Relieving Order at the time of Admission/Registration from their
employer for the duration of the Programme permitting them to pursue their
studies at the University, failing which the offer of admission may stand
withdrawn. In case of any dispute the decision of the competent authority shall
be final.

2.16 The admission of any candidate is liable to be cancelled without giving any
further notice forthwith or at any time during the period of the concerned
Programme of Study, if it is detected that the candidate has /had produced
fake/forged certificate(s)/document(s) or indulged in any act of

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misconduct/indiscipline or has/had concealed any other relevant information

at the time of admission.

2.17 The admission of the candidate to the MSCSC Programme shall be subject
to such ordinances, rules and regulations as may be framed from time to time
by the University.

2.18 Foreign students shall be admitted as per the rules of the University.

2.19 Only the High Court of Patna shall have jurisdiction in case of any dispute
relating to the provisional admission in the Programme.

3. Eligibility Conditions

The eligibility conditions for admission into the MSCSC Degree Programme shall be
as follows:

Programmes Intake Eligibility

M.Sc. in Bachelor's Degree from any recognized

Computer 35 University in Science (CS/IT/Electronics with
Science Mathematics) / BCA with a minimum of 55%
marks for General /OBC candidates and 50%
marks for SC/ST candidates and having
Mathematics as a subject at 10+2 level.

However, the eligibility conditions for admission into MSCSC Programme and intake
of the Programme shall be decided by the University Admission, Teaching and
Evaluation Committee (UATEC) from time to time.

4. Medium of Instruction of the Programme:

The medium of instruction and examination shall be English for MSCSC

Programme.

5. Programme Fee:

5.1 The semester-wise fee structure of MSCSC Programme is given below:

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Central University of South Bihar

Fee Structure Admission-2018
M.Sc. Computer Science

One Time Fee

Admission Enrolment Identity Developme Security Cultural Course Examination

Card nt Fee Deposit Activitie Work Fee
(Refundable) s Fee
500 1000 100 1000 1000 x x x

Semester Fee

Tuition Computer Evaluation Library/ Cultural Games/ Total Vidyarthi Total

Fee Lab Magazin Activity Athletics Fee Medi- Fee
e/ claim (With
News (Annual VMC)
Fee)
3500 3000 500 500 500 500 12100 618 1271
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Hostel Fee Transportation Fee

Rs: 9000 /- per semester As per actual, if provided

5.2 The mode and schedule of payment of fees shall be decided by the university
from time to time.

5.3 The fee structure of MSCSC Programme under Department of Computer

Science may be changed by the University prospectively. Such changed fee
structure shall be declared in the admission prospectus of the concerned
academic session.

6. Conduct of the Programme:

6.1 To qualify for the MSCSC Degree, a candidate must earn96credits as

contained in the Programme structure/Syllabus of MSCSC Degree as
annexed with this ordinance. This Programme structure/Syllabus is subject to
update/change/modify from time to time as prescribed by the Board of Studies
(BoS) of the Department and need not to follow the procedure prescribed for
updating the ordinances.

6.2 A student of the MSCSC Programme shall not be permitted to seek admission
concurrently to any other equivalent or higher degree or diploma examination
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in this University or any other University, subject to rules/regulations of UGC

or equivalent body in this regard and adoption of the same by the University.

6.3 The maximum period allowed to complete the MSCSC Programme will be four
years (Eight Semesters).

6.4 The Department shall offer courses as per its schedule and available
resources and can decide to offer or not to offer a particular course in a
particular semester. To earn additional or lesser credits in a semester from
the Department than the prescribed in the syllabus and to earn credits from
other Departments/Schools shall be the sole responsibility of the student. S/he
has to choose the courses in such a way that it becomes feasible for her/him
to earn the credits.

7. Type of Courses:

The MSCSC Programme of the University has three types of courses, viz., Core
courses, Elective courses, and Self-study/Skill-based courses.
7.1 Core courses:

7.1.1. The core courses are those courses whose knowledge is deemed essential for
the students registered for the MSCSC Programme. Where feasible and
necessary, two or more Programmes (like, degree, diploma and certificate etc.)
may prescribe one or more common core courses.

7.1.2 All the core courses prescribed for MSCSC Degree Programme offered by the
Department of Computer Science under the School of Mathematics, Statistics
and Computer Science shall be mandatory for all the students registered in the
MSCSC Programme.

7.1.3 A core course of the Programme may be an elective course for any other
Programme.
7.2 Elective courses:

7.2.1 The elective courses can be chosen from a pool of courses (papers). These
courses are intended to:
 allow the student to specialize in one or more branches of the broad subject
area;
 help the student to acquire knowledge and skills in a related area that may
have applications in the broad subject area;
 help the student to bridge any gap in the curriculum and enable acquisition
of essential skills (e.g. statistical, computational, language or
communication skills etc.); and
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 help the student to pursue an area of interest.

7.2.2 Along with the elective courses prescribed for the MSCSC Degree Programme
offered by the Department of Computer Science, a student has to register
herself/himself in different elective courses in such a way that she/he ensures
earning of minimum eight credits as elective from the other
Departments/Schools.

7.2.3 The student may also choose additional elective courses offered by the
University to enable her/him to acquire extra credits from the discipline, or
across the disciplines. However, up to only 16 credit courses with best grades
completed from the other Departments/Schools shall be considered for
calculating CGPA of the Programme of study.

7.3 Self-study/Skill-based Courses:

The self-study/skill-based courses are optional, not mandatory. Being non-
credit courses, the performance of students in these courses shall be indicated
either as “satisfactory” or as “unsatisfactory”, instead of the Letter Grade and
this shall not be counted for the computation of SGPA/CGPA. These courses
may also be taken by a student from other Departments/Schools.
Moreover, if the BoS of the Department feels that the Programme of study of
MSCSC requires certain academic backgrounds to pursue the Programme
effectively, it may recommend some course(s) without credit(s) to meet the
purpose as compulsory part of the syllabus.

Note: A course (Core/Elective/Self-study/Skill-based) may also be offered by

the department in the form of a Dissertation, Project work, Practical training,
Field work or Internship/Seminar etc.

8. Mobility Options and Credit Transfers:

The students shall be permitted to opt inter-disciplinary and horizontal mobility and
can take courses of their choice, learn at their paces, enroll for additional courses,
acquire more than the required credits, and adopt an interdisciplinary approach to
learning, subject to the provisions made in this ordinance.

8.1. A student may be allowed to take course/courses of any other

University/Organization/Institution, the courses of whom are duly accredited
by the Department of Computer Science /School of Mathematics, Statistics
and Computer Science under MoU or otherwise and approved by the
Academic Council. (Note: The Department of Computer Science /School of
Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science shall try to ensure accreditation
of relevant courses of other Universities/Organizations/Institutions including
MOOCs and increase the choice basket of MSCSC Programme).
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8.2. A student availing inter-university mobility shall continue to be a bonafide-

student of the University where she/he initially got admission and in case
she/he earns credits from a different university, the credits so earned shall be
transferred to her/his parent University.
8.3. It shall be the responsibility of the student to assess the feasibility and
practicality of vertical mobility (across universities), as it doesn’t entitle a
student to be exempted or relaxed from any of the requisites (sessional,
attendance, assignments, end-semester examinations and Programme
duration etc.) for the completion of the Programme.
8.4. The mobility option should not be interpreted as inter-university migration.
8.5. The mobility across the disciplines is also subject to availability of desired
elective course, faculty, infrastructure and number of students (as fixed by the
University/Department from time to time) opting for that elective course.
8.6. The mobility shall be permissible from the Regular Mode Programme to the
Regular Mode Programme of learning only, and cannot be replaced by
Open/Distance/Online Programme.
8.7 A student of some other University shall in any case be admitted only at the
beginning of the particular Programme/Course which she/he proposes to take
in the University subject to the fulfillment of other conditions.
9. Credits:
A credit defines the quantum of contents/syllabus prescribed for a course and
determines the number of hours of instruction required per week. Thus, in each
course, credits are assigned on the basis of the number of lectures/tutorials/laboratory
work/field work and other forms of learning required for completing the contents in 15-
18 week schedule. 2 hours of laboratory work/field work is generally considered
equivalent to 1 hour of lecture.
(i) 1 credit = 1 hour of instruction per week (1 credit course = 15 contact hours of
instruction per semester)
(ii) 4 credits = 4 hours of instruction per week (4 credit course = 60 contact hours
of instruction per Semester)
(iii) 1 credit = 1 hour of tutorial per week (1 credit course = 15 contact hours of
instruction per semester)
(iv) 1 credit = 2 hours of laboratory work/field work per week (1 credit course = 30
hours of laboratory work/field)
Number(s) of credit(s) assigned to a particular course are mentioned in the
detailed syllabus of the courses.
10. Course Coding:
Each course offered by the Department of Computer Science is identified by a unique
course code comprising of twelve letters/numbers indicating Programme/level of
Programme (first two letters in uppercase), Discipline/Subject (Next three letters in
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uppercase),Semester (next digit ranging from 1 to 4), Course Number (next three
digits starting from 001 for each semester), Nature of Course for the Programme (next
letter in uppercase i.e. C = Core Course; E = Elective Course, S = Self-study/Skill
course), total number of credits for the course (next two digits starting from 00),
respectively.
For example, the course code for second core course of the MSCSC Programme in
the Third semester in the Department carrying 4 credits shall be MSCSC3002C04.
Every time when a new course is prepared by the BoS of the Department (merely
changing minor content and not the course title shall also be considered as a new
course) it shall be assigned a new course code.
However, the University may decide a different course codification pattern for any
Programme in future as per the demand of the situation.

11. Duration of the Programme:

The minimum duration for completion of MSCSC Programme shall be four

consecutive semesters (two odd and two even semesters). The maximum
period for completion shall be eight semesters.
Provided that (i) a semester or a year may be declared by the Controller of
Examinations as a zero semester or a zero year for a student if she/he could
not continue with the academic work during that period due to terminal illness
and hospitalization of longer duration, or due to accepting a
scholarship/fellowship, with due permission of the University, subject to the
fulfillment of requirements laid down in this respect by the rules or regulations
of the University. Such a zero semester/year shall not be counted for
calculation of the duration of the Programme in the case of such a student.
(ii) Hostel and other related facilities shall not be given to a student after
completion of minimum duration, i.e., four semesters required for MSCSC
Programme.

12. Student Mentor:

The Department shall appoint a Mentor for each student from amongst the faculty
members of the Department. All faculty members of the Department shall function
as Student Mentors and shall generally have more or less equal number of students.
The Student Mentor shall advise the student in choosing courses and render all
possible support and guidance to her/him.

13. Course Registration:

13.1. The registration for courses shall be the sole responsibility of the student. No
student shall be allowed to do a course without registration, and no student
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shall be entitled to any credits in the course, unless she/he has been registered
for the course by the scheduled date fixed by the
Department/School/University.
13.2. Every student has to register in each semester (in consultation with her/his
Student Mentor) for the courses she/he intends to undergo in that semester by
applying in the prescribed proforma in triplicate (one copy each for student, for
the student’s file to be maintained in the departmental office and for the office
of the Controller of Examinations), duly signed by her/him, the Student Mentor,
the concerned Course Teacher and finally approved by the Head/In charge of
the Department of Computer Science , within the deadline notified for the
purpose by the Department/School/University.
13.3. Registration done in different courses within the stipulated period of time by a
student shall not ordinarily be permitted to be changed. However, in
exceptional cases, a student may be allowed by the Head/In charge of the
Department of Computer Science to add a course, substitute a course for
another course of the same type (elective or self-study/skill-based) or withdraw
from a course, for valid reasons by applying on prescribed proforma (in
triplicate as mentioned above in 13.2) with the consent of the Student Mentor
not later than one week from the last date of course registration in a particular
semester. Further, withdrawal from a course shall be permitted only if the
courses registered after the withdrawal shall enable the student to earn a
minimum of 20 credits. This duly approved change/withdrawal shall be notified
by the office of the Department of Computer Science to all concerns like
Controller of Examinations, both the Course Teachers etc.
13.4. A student shall register for a minimum of 20 credits and can register for a
maximum of 32 credits in a semester unless specified otherwise by the
University for a Programme of study.
13.5. If a student registers herself/himself for more elective courses than the
prescribed in the Programme, while calculating the Cumulative Grade Point
Average (CGPA), only the prescribed number of elective courses for the
Programme of study shall be included in the descending order of the grades
obtained by her/him ensuring the presence of minimum 8 and maximum 16
credits from the electives of other Departments/Schools.
13.6. A student shall have the option to choose an elective course from other
Departments/Schools irrespective of the semester in which the course is
offered remaining other conditions same subject to the condition that the
course is being offered by the particular Department in that semester. For
example; a student of third Semester can opt a course of other department
offered in the first/third semester provided the course is being offered by the
particular department.

14. Examination and Promotion:

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(A) The examination of all the courses required for the MSCSC degree shall be
internal in nature and generally consisting of Continuous Internal Assessment
and End-Semester Examination. For the preparation of final grade in a
particular course, the Continuous Internal Assessment (Formative in nature)
and the End-Semester Examination (Summative in nature) shall have the
weightage of 30% and 70%, respectively.

(B) Each course, irrespective of credits assigned to it, shall be evaluated out of
100 points. These points should not be confused with traditional system of
marks. The points obtained by a student in a course are indicator of percentage
of marks and not the raw marks. Since, the University has adopted the system
of grading; hence, the marks shall not be reflected in a grade sheet of a
student. However, for wider uses, and if required, the students or the
prospective employer or end user may take the following reference for
calculating maximum marks and obtained marks for a Programme/Course:
For Maximum Marks–
1 Credit Course = 25 marks course
2 Credit Course= 50 marks course
3 Credit Course= 75 marks course
4 Credit Course= 100 marks course
and so on.

For obtained marks –

The obtained points may be converted into marks by taking them as
percentage of marks. For example:
(i) If a student has obtained 80 points in a 4 Credit Course, then it may be
converted as: 80 marks out of 100.
(ii) If a student has obtained 80 points in a 2 Credit Course, then it may be
converted as: 40 marks out of 50.
(iii) If a student has obtained 80 points in a 1 Credit Course, then it may be
converted as: 20 marks out of 25.
In such course(s), where direct numerical grades are awarded in place of
points, these numerical grades shall be converted into marks by using the
following formula:
Points in the Course = Numerical grade in the Course x 10
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However, any change may be recommended in this pattern by the UATEC, from time
to time.

14.1. Continuous Internal Assessment:

14.1.1 The Continuous Internal Assessment of the students’ learning and
performance shall be carried out by the Course Teacher(s). Considering the
nature of the course, the teacher(s) shall decide the mode of Continuous
Internal Assessment, which may include one or more assessment tools,
such as student’s class performance, assignments, class tests, take-home
tests, term paper(s), presentations, oral-quizzes, case studies and
laboratory work etc.

14.1.2 Each Course Teacher shall design the Continuous Internal Assessment
system for the course she/he offers with the approval of the Departmental
Committee (DC). This approved design of Continuous Internal Assessment
shall be announced to the students of the respective courses at the
beginning of each semester by the concerned teacher.

14.1.3 Generally, each course shall be taught by one teacher only, who shall
maintain all the records related to attendance, teaching and assessment in
a systematic manner. In an exceptionally rare case, if a teacher is assisted
in teaching by other teacher, the teacher (in-charge of the course) shall be
responsible for coordinating teaching and assessment, including award of
final grade.

14.1.4 In case a student fails to appear in any Continuous Internal Assessment, it

will be taken care by the concerned Course Teacher at her/his level.

14.2. End-Semester Examination:

14.2.1 Generally, End-Semester theory question paper shall include a limited
number of very short answer type questions followed by short and long
questions covering the entire syllabus in such a way that the question paper
ensures assessing students’ knowledge, understanding, application and
analysis-synthesis/reflection of the subject. Thus, a standard model format
of the End-Semester Examination paper consisting of 70 points shall be as
under –
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Section-A: 15 very short questions of 02 points each = 30 points

(Short specific questions covering the entire syllabus to be
given which should be answered in approximately 50 words
by the examinee).

Section-B: 04 short questions of 05 points each = 20 points

(05 short questions to be given out of which 04 questions are
to be attempted in approximately 200 words by the examinee).

Section-C: 02 long questions of 10 points each = 20 points

(03 long questions to be given out of which 02 questions are
to be attempted in approximately 500 words by the examinee).

However, a different format of the End-Semester question paper for some

particular course (e.g., project, dissertation or laboratory/fieldwork etc.) may
be prescribed by the Board of Studies (BoS) of the Department which shall
come into force only after the approval of the competent authority of the
University.

14.2.2 The duration of the End-Semester theory examination generally shall be of

three hours.

14.2.3 The DC shall appoint one or more team(s), as per the need, of preferably
three faculty members in each team for moderation of question papers of
End-Semester Examinations and communicate the same to the Controller
of Examinations. The task of moderation shall be organized by the
Controller of Examinations.

The paper setter and the moderator(s) shall ensure and certify that question
paper is comprehensive to cover all important topics/themes/course and fit
for assessing the mastery of the entire course. They shall also ensure and
certify that not more than 10% questions from the previous year question
paper have been repeated.

14.3 In exceptional cases, depending upon the nature of a particular course, a

totally different mode of assessment and evaluation may be prescribed by
the BoS of the Department for the course, which shall come into force only
after the approval of the competent authority of the University. However, it
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must be reflected in the detailed syllabus of the course and be available to

the students at the beginning of the semester.

14.4 Any partial or complete change in the system of examination (Assessment

& Evaluation) may be recommended by the UATEC which shall be
implemented only after the approval of the competent authority.

14.5 A student is required to secure a minimum of ‘P’ grade in the Continuous

Internal Assessment and in the End-Semester Examination, taking together,
in a course.
14.6 Making Evaluated Answer-scripts Available to the Students:

14.6.1 All the examination answer-scripts shall be made available to the students
after evaluation by the respective teachers as per the schedule decided by
the concerned teachers or the University. In case of the End-Semester
Examination, the evaluated answer scripts shall be made available to the
students within 7 days of the last examination for the semester. Thereafter,
within a week, all the answer books along with the statement of marks shall
be sent by the concerned teacher through her/his Department to the Office
of the Controller of Examinations for declaration of the results.

14.6.2 If a student is not satisfied with the evaluation of her/his answer script, s/he
must submit a written objection to the concerned Head of the Department
(offering the course) within 8 days from the last examination for the
semester. Such complaint shall be looked after by a panel of three faculty
members, including the concerned teacher, to be nominated by the
concerned Head of the Department, whose decision shall be final. The
revised points, if any, shall be submitted by the panel to the concerned Head
of Department who shall further submit it to the Controller of Examinations.
This complete process of grievance redressal by the panel and the further
submission of marks by the Head of Department, generally, should not take
more than 7 days from the date of receipt of the grievance. However, in case
of any controversy, the matter shall be referred to the Vice-Chancellor for
final decision and action.
14.6.3 Once evaluated answer books are submitted to the Controller of
Examinations, there shall be no re-evaluation/re-totaling thereafter.
14.7 Letter Grades and Grade Points:

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An absolute grading system shall be adopted to grade the students.

14.7.1. Under the absolute grading system, points shall be converted to grades
based on pre-determined class intervals.
14.7.2. In the End-Semester theory or practical examinations, the examiner shall
award the points and these points after adding the points of Continuous
Internal Assessment shall be further converted into Grades/Grade points in
accordance with the provisions of this ordinance.
14.7.3. Detail Grade Sheet issued by the Controller of Examinations office at the
end of the semester shall carry points/percentage and equivalent grades
(numerical and letter) both.
14.7.4. The 10-point Grading System, with the Letter Grades as given under shall
be followed:

Letter Grade Numerical Class Interval (in %)

Grade Point
O (Outstanding) 10 Above 90 and ≤ 100
A+ (Excellent) 9 Above 80 and ≤ 90
A (Very Good) 8 Above 70 and ≤ 80
B+ (Good) 7 Above 60 and ≤ 70
B (Above Average) 6 Above 50 and ≤ 60
C (Average) 5 Above 45 and ≤ 50
P (Pass) 4.5 40 to 45
F (Fail) 0 < 40
Ab (Absent) 0 Absent

Note:
(i) F= Fail, and the students graded with ‘F’ in a Programme or Course
shall be required to re-appear in the examination.
(ii) The minimum qualifying points for a course shall be 45% (i.e., ‘P’
grade).
(iii) The students shall have to qualify in the Continuous Internal
Assessment and the End-Semester examinations taking together.
(iv) Before awarding numerical grade to the points obtained in a course,
only the total of Continuous Internal Assessment and End-Semester
Examination shall be rounded off to remove the decimal point. Thus,
no separate rounding off shall be done of the points obtained in
different components of Continuous Internal Assessment and End-
Semester Examination.
(v) There shall be rounding off of SGPA/CGPA up to two decimal points.
(vi) The SGPA/CGPA obtained by a student shall be out of a maximum
of 10 points.
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(vii) In order to be eligible for the award of the MSCSC Degree of the
University, a student must obtain CGPA of 4.50 at the end of the
Programme.
(viii) Provided that the student who is otherwise eligible for the award of
the MSCSC Degree but has secured a CGPA of less than 4.50
at the end of the minimum permissible period of semesters may
be allowed by the Department to reappear or repeat as the case
may be the same course(s) or other courses of the same type in lieu
thereof in the extra semesters provided in Clause 11 related to the
duration of Programme.

(ix) The Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) obtained by a student

shall be classified into the following division/Class:

CGPA Class/ Division

Above 9 Outstanding
Above 8 to 9 First Class (With Distinction)
6 to 8 First Class
5.5 to < 6 High-Second Class
5 to < 5.5 Second Class
4.5 to < 5 Third Class

14.8. Re-appear in the End-Semester Examination:

14.8.1 Once a student has fulfilled the attendance requirements in a course as per
the provisions mentioned in this ordinance but has failed to score minimum
grade required to qualify the Course or failed to appear in the End-Semester
Examination of the course, may be allowed to re-appear in the End-
Semester Examination, in such course, in the extra semesters provided
under the Clause 11 on duration of Programme.
14.8.2. Such student may avail the chance to re-appear only within the maximum
duration of the Programme. The re-appearance shall be permitted only in
the End-Semester Examination of the concerned course(s) and the marks
obtained by the student in the Continuous Internal Assessment conducted
earlier for the particular course(s) shall be carried forward to be added with
the marks obtained by her/him in the latest End-Semester Examination of
the respective course(s).
14.8.3. The re-appear examination of even semesters shall be conducted along
with the End-Semester Examinations of even semesters. Similarly, the re-
appear examinations of odd semesters shall be conducted along with the
End-Semester Examinations of odd semesters.

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14.8.4. The re-appear examination shall be based on the syllabi of the course in
force at the time of initial registration to the course.
14.8.5 A student who is re-appearing for the End-Semester Examination as per the
clause 14.8.1 above; can re-appear in the subsequent semester(s),
whenever the examination of a particular course is held, on payment of
Rs.2000/- (may be revised time to time by the University) per course in
addition to the prescribed semester fee of the semester in which she/he has
been promoted/provisionally promoted, if applicable, within the maximum
permissible duration for the Programme.
14.8.6 A student who has got the Migration/Transfer Certificate issued from the
University shall not be allowed to re-appear in the End-Semester
Examination.
14.9 Re-appear in the End-Semester Examination for Improvement of
Grade(s):
14.9.1 If a student wishes to improve her/his grade(s) in any course (s), s/he can
re-appear in the End-Semester Examination in the subsequent odd/even
semester(s), whenever the examination of the particular course(s) is held,
on payment of Rs. 2000/- (may be revised time to time by the University)
per course in addition to the prescribed semester fee of the semester in
which she/he has been promoted/provisionally promoted, if applicable,
within the maximum permissible duration for the Programme of study of the
student.
14.9.2 A student may improve her/his points/grade by reappearing in the End-
Semester Examination of a course as per the provisions of reappearing
mentioned above. In such cases points obtained by the student in the
Continuous Internal Assessment of the particular course shall be carried
forward to the subsequent End-Semester Examination of the course.
However, in such case, the points/grades obtained on the basis of latest
appeared End-Semester Examination shall be considered for calculation of
final CGPA of the Programme.

14.9.3 The re-appear examination of a course for improvement of grade shall be

based on the syllabi of the course in force at the time of initial registration
to the course.
14.9.4 A student who has got the Migration/Transfer Certificate issued from the
University shall not be allowed to re-appear in any examination for
improvement of grade.
14.10 Repeating course(s):
14.10.1 A student having attendance shortage in any course may repeat the course
by taking re-admission in that course in subsequent odd/even semester(s),
whenever the course is being offered, within the maximum permissible
duration of the Programme.
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14.10.2 If a student repeats a course she/he has to fulfill all the desired
requirements afresh including attendance, Continuous Internal
Assessment and the End-Semester Examination. In such case the course
content shall be based on the syllabi of the course in force at the time of
repeat of the course. However, at the time of repeating, if the same course
is not being offered by the Department due to any reason, the student may
choose any other course of similar nature and credits from the available
courses on recommendation of the Mentor and approval of the concerned
Head of Department.
14.10.3 If a student repeats a course, she/he has to submit a fee of Rs. 3000/-
(may be revised time to time by the University) per course in addition to
the prescribed semester fee of the semester in which she/he has been
promoted/provisionally promoted, if applicable.

14.11 Promotion Rules:

14.11.1 A student shall be declared as ‘Promoted’ to the next semester when s/he
earns 'P' Grade or above in the last concluded semester examination,
maintaining the spirit and pattern of semester system and covering the
mandatory components, such as Continuous Internal Assessment and End-
Semester Examinations in all the courses for which s/he was registered till
date.

14.11.2 A student shall be ‘Provisionally Promoted’ to the next semester if she/he

secures less than ‘P’ grade in maximum three courses out of the total
courses registered by her/him till date.

14.11.3A student shall be deemed as ‘Failed’ in a semester when she/he gets

below 'P' Grade in more than three courses or does not appear in the
End-Semester Examination of more than three courses, after fulfilling the
attendance requirements as per this ordinance, out of the total courses
registered by her/him till date. In such case(s), a student has to re-appear
in the End-Semester Examination of the course(s) in subsequent odd/even
semester(s) within the maximum permissible duration of the Programme
on payment of Rs. 2000/- (may be revised time to time by the University)
per course. Since, such student does not need to attend the classes of the
course(s) again; the marks of Continuous Internal Assessment obtained
by her/him in the course(s) earlier shall be carried forward to be added with
the marks obtained by her/him in the latest End-Semester Examination of
the respective course(s).

14.11.4 A student shall also be deemed as ‘Failed’ in a semester when she/he

failed to appear in the End-Semester Examinations of more than three
courses due to the attendance criteria mentioned in 18.4 of this ordinance.
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Such student has to repeat the courses in the subsequent odd/even

semester(s), whenever the courses are being offered, within the maximum
permissible duration of the Programme, on payment of the prescribed fees
as per the clause 14.10.3.

14.11.5 Under no circumstances, any student shall be permitted to register in a new

course if she/he is having less than ‘P’ Grade in more than three courses.

14.11.6 A student shall be declared to have passed the Programme of study and
award of the degree if she/he has secured the required credits with at least
‘P’ grade.

14.11.7 The re-examination of End-Semester Examination of the failed or

provisionally promoted students shall be as per the clauses/sub-clauses
under 14.8 above. However, only in a case where a student of final semester
(within the minimum prescribed duration of the Programme) fails to appear
or to achieve ‘P’ grade in maximum three courses including all backlogs
after the result declaration of final semester, the Department may ask the
concerned course Teacher(s) to conduct re-examination of End-Semester
Examinations of such course(s) within a month from commencement of the
next semester relaxing the condition of odd/even semester as given in
14.8.3 the student shall have to pay a fee of Rs. 2000/- per course.

14.11.8 If a candidate is repeating a course in an academic session, whatever may

be the reason, it shall not be counted in the total number of seats and shall
not affect the fresh intake of the MSCSC Programme in that academic
session.

14.12 Minimum Credit Requirements:

For a two-year MSCSC Degree Programme, the credit requirements shall
be 96 credits, including core and elective courses as prescribed in the
detailed syllabus attached with this ordinance and regulations. A minimum
of 8 credits and maximum of 16 credits shall be in the form of elective
courses from the core/elective courses offered by other Department(s).

15. Computation of SGPA and CGPA:

The University shall follow the following procedure to compute the Semester Grade
Point Average (SGPA) and Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA):

15.1. The SGPA is the ratio of sum of the product of the number of credits with the
grade points scored by a student in all the courses taken by a student in a
particular semester and sum of the number of credits of all the courses
undergone by a student in that semester, i.e.,
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SGPA (Si)= ∑ (Ci x Gi)/∑Ci

Where, Ci is the number of credits of the ith course and Gi is the grade
point scored by the student in the ith course.

15.2. The CGPA is also calculated in the same manner taking into account all
the considerable courses as per the provision laid down in this ordinance
out of the total courses undergone by a student over all the semesters of
a Programme, i.e.,

CGPA=∑ (Ci x Gi)/∑Ci

Where, Ci is the number of credits of the ith course (which is to be
considered for the award of the PG Degree) and Gi is the grade point
scored by the student in the ith course.

15.3. The SGPA and CGPA shall be rounded off to 2 decimal points.

15.4 Since, the calculation of CGPA is not based on all the courses undergone
by the student, rather it is governed by other provisions laid down in this
ordinance like, clause 7.2.3, 13.5 etc., the CGPA may differ from the
corresponding calculations based on SGPA only.
16. Illustration of Computation of SGPA and CGPA:

16.1. Illustration for computing SGPA:

Course Credit Grade Letter Grade Point Credit Point
Course I 3 A 8 3 x 8 = 24
Course II 4 B+ 7 4 x 7 = 28
Course III 3 B 6 3 x 6 = 18
Course IV 3 O 10 3 x 10 =30
Total credits Total Credit
for the points
semester = 13 Earned= 100

Thus, SGPA= 100/13= 7.69

16.2 Illustrations for computing CGPA:

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Courses Completed Credit Grade Grade Credit Point

Considered in the month Letter Point
for the (Year)
Award of the
Degree
Course I Dec 2018 4 A 8 4 x 8 = 32
Course II Dec 2018 4 B+ 7 4 x 7 = 28
Course III June 2019 4 B 6 4 x 6 = 24
Course IV June 2020 4 o 10 4 x 10 = 40
Total credits Total Credit
for the points
semester=16 earned= 124

Thus, CGPA= 124/16= 7.75

Note: Formula to calculate percentage from CGPA/SGPA= CGPA or
SGPA x 10; and formula to calculate percentage to CGPA or SGPA =
Percentage/10,
e.g., In case of example mentioned in Table 16.2, the percentage of
CGPA = 7.75x10 =77.50%
16.3. Transcript (Format): Based on the above, letter grades, grade points, and
the SGPA, the Transcripts/Detail Grades Certificates (DGCs) shall be
issued to the candidates for each semester and a consolidated transcript
on completion of the Programme indicating the performance in all the
courses considered for calculating the CGPA. Along with the CGPA, the
percentage of marks obtained in the Programme shall be reflected in this
consolidated transcript on the basis of the CGPA. However, this system
may be changed by the University at any point of time without prior notice
to the stakeholders as per the need.

17. Removal of Student Name from the Programme:

The name of a student falling under any one of the following categories shall
automatically stand removed from the rolls of the University:
(a) A student who has failed to fulfill the minimum grade point requirements
prescribed for the Programme during the maximum duration of the
Programme.
(b) A student who has already exhausted the maximum duration allowed for
completion of the Programme and has not fulfilled the requirements for the
award of the degree.
(c) A student who is found to be involved in misconduct, forgery, indiscipline or
any other objectionable conduct, upon recommendation of the Disciplinary
Committee/ Proctorial Board or any other procedure deemed fit by the

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University.
(d) A student who has failed to attend the classes as stipulated under the clause
of attendance requirements in this ordinance.

18. Attendance Rules:

18.1 A student is required to attend 100% of the classes held in a course in the
specific semester in order to be eligible to appear in the End-semester
examination of that particular course.

18.2 Waiving of attendance-deficit up to a maximum of 25% is permissible to

accommodate following situations:

(a) Representing the University in any inter-collegiate, inter-University, local,

national or international events; (b) Participating in an activity of the
University with prior permission of the Competent Authority; (c) Participation
in NCC/NSC/NSS Camps duly supported by certificate. (d)Participation in
Educational Excursions, which form a part of teaching in any subject,
conducted on working days duly certified by the concern Course
Teacher/Head of Department/Dean; and (e) to cover all unforeseen reasons
like illness, hospitalization, personal engagements elsewhere or other
personal reasons which compel a student to absent herself/himself from
attending the classes.

18.3 Hence, it shall be mandatory/compulsory to every student to have

attendance in 75% classes held in particular course. No waiver, for
whatsoever reason, shall be given. Accordingly, no application requesting
waiver below 75% attendance shall be entertained by the University.
However, a further relaxation up to 10% or the days spent (whichever is
lesser) on the basis of situations mentioned under a, b & c of Clause 18.2
above (not on the basis of d of Clause 18.2) may be considered by the Vice-
Chancellor on the recommendation of the Head/In charge of the Department.
In any other situation no appeal can be made for this purpose even to the
Vice-Chancellor.

18.4 A student, however, shall not be allowed to appear in the End-Semester

Examination of the courses which are not covered under above mentioned
clauses 18.1,18.2 and 18.3. Such a student shall be permitted to repeat the
courses in the subsequent odd/even semester(s), whenever the courses are
being offered, within the maximum permissible duration of the Programme,
on payment of the prescribed fees as per the clause 14.10.3. However, in
the first semester, for repeating the courses, it shall be mandatory for a
student to have minimum 40% attendance in aggregate (taken together all
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in at least 40% of aggregate attendance in the first semester, she/he shall

have to leave the Programme without claiming refund of any fees, and
her/his admission shall be treated as cancelled.

18.5 The attendance of a newly admitted candidate shall be counted from the date
of her/his admission/registration or date of beginning of classes, whichever
is later. In the case of promoted candidates, attendance shall be counted
from the date on which respective class begins. However, if a new student is
admitted late after the commencement of the classes, s/he must get
herself/himself registered in the desired courses following the due procedure
within 5 working days after the admission failing which her/his attendance
shall be counted after 5 working days from the date of admission.

18.6 In a case of changed registration as per the clause 13.3 of this ordinance the
total classes held for calculating percentage of attendance in the newly
registered course for a particular student shall be counted from the fresh
registration in that particular course.

18.7 Monthly records of attendance of students in each of the courses taught by

a teacher is to be prepared and submitted by the concerned teacher to the
Office of the Head/In charge of the Department (HoD) and the Controller of
Examinations’ (CoE) office by the 10th day of the next month after displaying
it to the students in the course and taking their signatures. The teacher will
keep the original record of attendance with her/him and submit it finally to
both the offices with her/his remarks regarding the eligibility of a student for
appearing in the end semester examination within three working days after
the last class or teaching day in the semester, whichever is later. Any failure
in compliance in this matter must be informed by the concerned teacher to
the Head of Department and the Controller of Examinations with justification.

18.8 There shall be an Attendance Monitoring Committee in the Department under

the Chairmanship of the Head or her/his nominee for proper monitoring of
attendance records and taking suitable action(s) as per the requirements.

19. Programme Structure:

The MSCSC Programme shall be of two year duration divided into four semesters.
A student is required to earn at least 96 credits within the stipulated time as per the
details given in Annexure-1.

(ANNEXURE WILL CONTAIN THE FOLLOWING ALONG WITH THE DETAILED

SYLLABUS)
The Courses and Credit Load (In the provided format along with specific
scheme of examination, if any):
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Semester-wise Distribution of Courses:

20. Power to Relax and Amendments

20.1 All the above clauses are subject to the amendments, as and when required,
as per the decisions pertaining to rules, regulations and norms of the
University Statutory Bodies and other Regulatory Bodies etc.(e.g.,UGC
),from time to time.

20.1.1 Notwithstanding what is contained in the foregoing clauses of this

ordinance, the Academic Council may, in exceptional circumstances
consider at its discretion and for reasons to be recorded, relax any of the
provisions except those prescribing CGPA requirements.

20.2 Notwithstanding anything stated in this ordinance, for any unforeseen issues
arising, and not covered by this ordinance, or in the event of differences
of interpretation, the Vice-Chancellor may take a decision, after obtaining
the opinion/advice, if required, of UATEC. The decision of the Vice-
Chancellor shall be final.

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Annexure – I

CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BIHAR

Master of Computer Science (MSCSC)

Programme Syllabus
(Effective from Academic Session 2018-2019)

Department of Computer Science

SCHOOL OF MATHEMATICS, STATISTICS AND
COMPUTER SCIENCE
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