RULES-FOR-B.ARCH_DBATU_Dec-2021_B1
RULES-FOR-B.ARCH_DBATU_Dec-2021_B1
RULES-FOR-B.ARCH_DBATU_Dec-2021_B1
– 2 (B1)
Draft amendments suggested to the First Rules and regulations Section R1
R1. CREDIT SYSTEM AND MODE OF EVALUATION
1. Credit System and Mode of evaluation
All the courses in the University and affiliated colleges shall be credit based and the evaluation
will be grade based. Credit based grading system is a systematic way of describing an educational
program by attaching credits to its components. The definition of credits may be based on different
parameters, such as student workload, learning outcomes and contact hours.
It is a student-centric system based on the student workload required to achieve the objectives of
a program. It should facilitate academic recognition of the courses and mobility of the students.
Credits assignment is based on the principle that Credits can only be obtained after successful
completion of the work required and appropriate assessment of the learning outcomes achieved.
Student workload consists of the time required to complete all prescribed learning activities such
as attendance at lectures/practical, seminars, projects, etc. Credits are allocated to all the
educational components of a study program and indicate the quantity of work each component
requires to achieve its specific objectives.
Evaluation is an important component of any teaching-learning process. The University gives
emphasis on continuous evaluation with considerable freedom to the teacher in deciding the mode of
evaluation of the students. The performance of the student is documented by a grade at the end of
the semester. The grading scale ranks the students on a statistical basis. Therefore, statistical data on
student performance in his/her class is a prerequisite for applying the grading system.
2. Course Credits
In general, a certain quantum of work measured in terms of credits is laid down as the requirement
for a particular degree. The student acquires credits by passing courses every semester, the amount of
credits associated with a course being dependent upon the number of hours of instruction per week in
that course.
There are mainly three types of courses in the University - lecture courses, Studios Term Work
courses and Studio Viva courses. Lecture courses consist of lecture (L) and tutorial (T) hours. Studios
Term Work (STW) courses and Studio Viva courses (SV) consist of hours. The credit (C) for a
course is dependent on the number of hours of instruction per week in that course, as given below:
(1) 1h/week of lecture (L) or tutorial (T) = 1 credit
(2) 1h/week of Studios Term Work (STW) courses or Studio Viva courses.(SV)= 1 credit
(3) Credit (C) for a theory course = No. of hours of lectures per week + No. of hours of tutorials per
week = L + T
(4) Credits (C) for a Studios Term Work (STW) courses or Studio Viva courses.(SV) = 1 x No. of hours
of laboratory course per week Credits will be assigned to Industrial Training, Seminar, Projects and
other mandatory course requirements also and these will be mentioned in the respective syllabi. There
may be some non-credit requirements. A student is required to earn credits as mentioned in the syllabus.
3. Evaluation
3.1 The weightages of different modes of assessments shall be as under.
The rules of Passing, ATKT and Prerequisites should be read in conjunction with each other
and not in isolation.
A. A teacher shall assign absolute marks to all the in-semester tests and the end-
semester tests for the respective subject head. The teacher shall collate the marks in
the mid- semester and continuous mode examinations convert them to prescribed
20% and 20% mark, respectively and submit the same to the office.
EX 10
AA 9.5
AB 9
BB 8.5
BC 8
CC 7.5
CD 7
DD 6.5
DE 6
EE 5
D. Grades FF and I are place-holders only and do not enter into CGPI/SGPI calculations
directly. These grades get converted to one of the regular grades after the end-
semester examination.
E. A candidate with an FR grade has appeared for maximum number of permissible six
end
semester examinations and has to re-register for that course by paying the
appropriate fees.
F. I grade will not be continued beyond the permissible number of six consecutive end
semester examinations, irrespective of whether the candidate fails to take any of
these exams.
G. ‘XX' Grade: The grade XX in a course is awarded if –
(i) A candidate does not maintain the minimum 75% attendance in
the lecture/Tutorial/Practical classes,
(ii) The student has bad or incomplete in-semester records, for example, a
candidate missing all internal tests and mid-semester examination, etc.,
(3) If the average marks (AM) obtained by the students who have passed the subject head
is≥ 70%, the interval AM shall be awarded grade BB and the other grades shall be
decided
as follows:
a. AA, AB and BB grades shall be decided between the AM and HM by dividing
the range in equal intervals.
4. Semester Grade Point Average (SGPA) and Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA)
(a) Semester Grade Point Average (SGPA)
The performance of a student in a semester is indicated by Semester Grade Point
Average(SGPA) which is a weighted average of the grade points obtained in all the courses
taken by the student in the semester and scaled to a maximum of 10. (SGPI is to be calculated
up to two decimal places). A Semester Grade Point Average (SGPA) will be computed for each
semester as follows: Where
SGPA will be rounded off to the second place of decimal and recorded as such.
‘m’ is the total number of subjects from the first semester onwards up to and including the
semester S,
‘ci’ is the number of credits allotted to a particular subject, and
‘gi’ is the grade-points awarded to the student for the subject based on his/her
performance as per the above table.
(Note: for calculation of CGPA till sixth semester i=1 to 6 and from seventh to tenth semester
i=7
to 10)
CGPA will be rounded off to the second place of decimal and recorded as such.
(c) The CGPA, SGPA and the grades obtained in all the subjects in a semester will be
communicated to every student at the end of every semester / beginning of the
next semester.
(d) When a student gets the grade ‘FF’, or I’ in any subject head during a semester, the SGPA
and CGPA from that semester onwards will not be calculated for that semester, taking
only
‘zero’ grade point for each such ‘FF’ or ‘I’ grade. When the ‘FF’ grade(s) has/have
been substituted by better grades after the repeat examination or subsequent
semester examination, the SGPA and CGPA will be recomputed and recorded.
2. A candidate from second, third and fourth years who remains absent for the regular end
semester examination of a semester and the corresponding repeat examination for ALL
SUBJECTS shall have to take fresh admission for the corresponding year; unless the
candidate has dropped out / terminated from the course.
3. If a candidate at the Second, Third or Fourth year fails to pass any semester examination
in not more than 6 consecutive examinations, including the supplementary examinations,
from the date of registering for the respective year, the candidate shall have to take
readmission for the corresponding year again in which the failure has occurred, provided
the course is not changed.
Following will be the equivalent percentage of CGPA on Ten Point Scale: The formula
used to convert CGPA to percentage is:
13. Miscellaneous
(a) Not with standing anything said above if a course is revised /restructured then transient
provisions applicable at the time of revision /restructuring shall be applicable.