THE GRADING SYSTEM OF POKHARA UNIVERSITYOFFICE OF THE CONTROLLER OF EXAMINATIONSKASKI, NEPAL

Deepanjal Shrestha, Lecturer & ICT Division HeadBy

Introduction Pokhara University follows three types of

grading system : Relative Grading System Absolute Grading System Percentile System (Only for Nursing Program)

Grading System Basics of PU The grades awarded to a student in a course

are based on his/her consolidated performance in Internal Exam External Exam.

Awarding final grade: Undergraduate level: 0.50 IEM + 0.50 EEM Graduate level: 0.60 IEM + 0.40 EEM

The Two Important Terminologies SGPA= Semester Grade Point Average

SGPA = total honor points earned in a semester/ total no. of credits registered in a semester

CGPA= Cumulative Grade Point Average CGPA = total honor points earned/ total no. of

credits Completed

Calculating SGPA

An Example

Honor Points CREDITEarned

Honours SGPA3.7 3 11.10  3.0 4 12.00  4.0 3 12.00  3.7 2 7.40  4.0 3 12.00  3.0 3 9.00  

 

Total 18 63.50 3.53

Working Example

H Point CREDITEarned

Honours SGPA3.7 3  4.0 3  4.0 3  4.0 3  4.0 1  3.0 2  

   

Total

The AnswerH Point CREDIT Total H Points SGPA

3.7 3 11.10 4.0 3 12.00 4.0 3 12.00 4.0 3 12.00 4.0 1 4.00 3.0 2 6.00 

          

Total 15 57.10 3.81

The Grading System

Absolute Grading SystemLetter Grade Honor

pointNormal criteria

A 4.0 90 and above Excellent

A- 3.7 85 and above, but below 90

B+ 3.3 80 and above, but below 85

B 3.0 75 and above, but below 80 Good

B- 2.7 70 and above, but below 75

C+ 2.3 65 and above, but below 70

C 2.0 60 and above, but below 65 Fair

C- 1.7 55 and above, but below 60

D+ 1.3 50 and above, but below 55

D 1.0 45 and above, but below 50 Work satisfying minimum requirement for credit

F 0.0 Below 45 Fail

UNDERGRADUATES

Absolute Grading SystemLetter Grade

Honor point

Normal criteria

A 4.0 90 and above Excellent

A- 3.7 85 and above, but below 90

B+ 3.3 80 and above, but below 85 Good

B 3.0 75 and above, but below 80

B- 2.7 70 and above, but below 75

C+ 2.3 65 and above, but below 70

C 2.0 60 and above, but below 65 Work satisfying min. requirement for credit

F 0.0 Below 60 Fail

GRADUATES

Example

Relative Grading System Relative Grading is done using the formulae

as mentioned Standard Deviation Mean Apply Factor (Fixed Values)

Grade = Factor x SD +Mean

An Example

        Factor SD Factor x SD +Mean Grade

            45 D

Mean 70     -2.3 8.86 49.6266 D+   70     -1.7 8.86 55.3843 C-   70     -1.1 8.86 59.99046 C   70     -0.7 8.86 63.97656 C+   70     -0.3 8.86 67.25402 B-   70     0.1 8.86 70.8858 B   70     0.47 8.86 74.16326 B+   70     0.84 8.86 77.44072 A-   70     1.41 8.86 82.48978 A

Special Considerations

Deviation Deviation is applied if the difference between

internal and external marks is More then 25 in undergraduate level More than 30 in graduate level Deviation is calculated for each individual college

and each individual subject.

Working ExampleDeviation

Theory reduced to 50%

Explanation of Final Calculation Mr. Dipendra Raj Pathak: Subject IED

Internal theory: 29Internal Practical 20External Theory 60/2 = 30So without deviation marks = 29+20+30 = 79

Internal theory: 29 = 29/2 = 14.5Internal Practical 20External Theory 60 *.65 = 39 (50% + 15 %) added after deviationSo with deviation marks = 14.5+20+39 = 73.5

Calculation of Values

Standard Deviation

Mean

Final Grade

So score of Dipendra Raj Pathak with deviation = 73.5

Final Grade

And score of Dipendra Raj Pathak without deviation = 77

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