BENNETT UNIVERSITY, GREATER NOIDA

ESTABLISHED UNDER BENNETT UNNIVERSITY, GREATER NOIDA, ACT 2016

(UTTAR PRADESH ACT NUMBER 24 OF 2016)

Rules and Regulations for

Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) Program

(Applicable w.e.f AY 2017 onwards)

CONDUCTED BY

SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT

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INDEX

Section Description Page No.

I The Academic System and Philosophy 2-4

II Definitions 5-6

III General Rules 7-8

IV Regulations for the BBA Program 9 -28

V Instructions and Penalty for use of Unfair Means 29 -34

VII Standing Orders for Campus and Library 35-37

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SECTION-I

THE ACADEMIC SYSTEM AND PHILOSOPHY

1. Bennett University’s Vision

The University shall endeavor to become a Centre of Excellence comparable to the best in the world; helping define aspirations and possibilities for the long term and producing life and career ready professionals with leadership qualities, who are ready to challenge and be challenged -in the areas of technology, innovation, management and entrepreneurship.

2. Mission

(a) To develop as a benchmark University in higher and professional education.

(b) To provide quality premium education and learning experience in the higher education space, a research driven academic environment in a world-class infrastructure and, to students a well-rounded academic experience with enhanced employability prospects; and

(c) To harness human capital for sustainable competitive edge and social relevance.

3. Objectives The University shall disseminate advanced knowledge and skills by providing instructional, research and extension facilities in such branches of learning as it may deem fit. The University shall endeavor to provide to students and teachers the necessary atmosphere and facilities for the promotion of:

(a) innovations in education leading to restructuring of courses, new methods of teaching, training and learning including on-line learning, blended learning, continuing education and such other methods, leading to integrated & wholesome development of personality;

(b) studies and research in various disciplines;

(c) inter-disciplinary studies; and

(d) national integration, secularism, social equity and management of international understanding and ethics.

4. Academic Philosophy

The academic philosophy of the University is built around five key dimensions: -

(a) Global academic partnerships

(b) High caliber national and international faculty

(c) Industry-centric curriculum

(d) Entrepreneurial thinking

(e) Life and career ready students.

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The University shall achieve the same through: (a) Student centric teaching.

(b) Teaching that builds critical thinking abilities.

(c) Inspiring learning environment.

(d) Innovative teaching.

(e) Multidimensional options.

(f) Extracurricular dimensions.

5. Teaching Methodology / Pedagogy

The University will ensure creation of curriculum and teaching practices where the traditional teacher-centric approach is changed largely to student-centric approach; combining the strength of face to face teaching with the power of technology enhanced learning, laying emphasis on blended learning, attempting to introduce concepts such as problem based learning and collaborative group learning. This shall combine the best practices in pedagogy with appropriate e-learning tools to take care of the individual differences amongst learners of various classes and intellectual calibers. This is based on fact that:

(a) Knowledge in every field will continue to grow at an ever-increasing rate.

(b) ICT tools will continue to make access to high quality learning resources easier with every passing day.

(c) Even a three-year period is too short a time to learn/teach everything, forcing all professionals to learn many new knowledge and skills throughout their lives and mostly on their own.

(d) Graduates of the 21st century should have the ability to arrive at informed judgments i.e., to effectively define problems, gather and evaluate information related to those problems and develop solutions.

6. Pedagogic Principles

(a) Small group collaborative learning. Suitable groups shall be formed; assigning the role of leadership to different members of the group for different assignments/tasks/problems/ projects/learning outcome. This implies formation of virtual collaborative groups exchanging roles at suitable intervals

(b) Following principles of active learning.

(c) Student centric learning

(d) Problem based learning. Students may be given well designed assignments/ problems/ tasks/ projects starting with each unit learning objectives, learning objectives of a group of units, learning objectives of a complete module, groups of modules, full course and where possible even a group of courses.

(g) Use of suitable e-learning tools. Access to diverse range of simulation, modeling and other ICT based tools, databases,

(h) Self-paced learning. Individualized learning (allowing each student to follow his/her own learning styles choosing appropriate learning resources from the diverse range suggested by the faculty designing the course),

(i) Peer learning

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7. Stages of learning

The sequence of studies during undergraduate programs broadly shall consist of four stages.

(a) The first stage will be an introduction to management principles, humanities and technical arts (such as workshops etc.). This shall be common for all UG programs.

(b) The second stage shall encompass the study of management courses that emphasize a broad-based knowledge in interdisciplinary areas which enables the students to appreciate the links between science, management and humanities.

(c) In the third stage the students shall be exposed to subjects in the chosen areas of study which dwell on the principles governing management and which develop in them the ability for problem solving, analytical thinking, and decision making.

(d) Students are initiated into the methods of research, library reference work, use of management simulation tools, and writing of business reports.

(e) In parallel with the last two stages, the student shall be introduced to the social and economic objectives of the era and to the interaction between man, society and nature. This is sought to be achieved through elective courses in business management and through practical training, fieldwork, works visits and seminars. In addition, students shall also be made aware of environmental issues through introductory course in environmental science and management.

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SECTION-II

DEFINITIONS

1. Academic Council- the Academic Council of the University, as defined in the Statutes.

2. Brief Syllabus - This will refer to the broad topics that form part of a course.

3. CGPA- The cumulative grade point average of a student.

4. Core Courses- courses which are considered mandatory to be taken by students at

departmental level and must be passed by students to fulfill the degree requirement. The

courses need to be repeated by students in case of “fail” grade.

5. Course- a subject or curricular component identified by a designated code number and a

title.

6. Course Description- shall comprise details such as Curricular Content, Course Code, Course

Title, Brief Syllabus, Course Learning Outcomes, Pre-requisites, if any, special teaching

methodology, Evaluation Methodology etc.

7. Course Coordinator- a faculty member who shall have full responsibility for the course,

coordinating the work of other faculty member(s) involved in that course, including setting

up of course syllabus, timeline for conduct of various component of the course,

Examinations and the award of grades. In case of any difficulty, the student is expected to

approach the course coordinator for advice and clarification.

8. Curricula- the program structure duly filled with titles and code numbers of the courses in

a program for a discipline.

9. Degree- Bachelor’s degree viz. BBA and such other degrees of the University as may be

approved by the Executive Council.

10. Elective Courses- courses subscribed by a student to have flexibility to pursue their interest

in different areas of management The elective courses are expected to help a student to

gain deeper knowledge and skills in specific/chosen areas in management. They may be

interchanged and shall not count as essential for the award of degree so long as credit and

other requirements are fulfilled.

11. Equivalent Course(s)- wherever made applicable, through regulations or laid down in the

curriculum for a given course an equivalent course(s) may be identified for any other course,

which is being discontinued, or not done as essential part of curriculum to be completed by

a student. Department may use the equivalent course(s) for meeting degree / pre-requisite

requirement in special circumstances.

12. Executive Council- the Executive Council of the University, as defined in the Act.

13. Faculty Mentor- a faculty member nominated by the Department to advise /

counsel/mentor a student on matters related to the academic program, of the student.

He/she shall be responsible for acting as an interface between student, University and

parents / guardians, as required.

14. Foundation Courses- courses aimed at building the foundation in the management

Programs and are common across all the streams within the School . These courses are

designed for providing basic conceptual knowledge and analytical tools which are needed in

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different disciplines of management programs. The courses need to be repeated by students

in case of “fail” grade.

15. Grade Moderation Committee of the Department- the committee appointed by the Vice

Chancellor for each department to moderate grades awarded by the faculty and course

coordinators in different course(s) in a semester at a given level of a curriculum. It shall

normally be headed by the Head of the Department and consist of all course coordinators

as members.

16. Grade Moderation Committee of the School- the committee headed by the respective

Deans of the schools and comprising Head of Departments to moderate grades of various

Departments in a school.

17. Pre-requisite- a course which a student must pass before taking another course which has

it as a pre-requisite.

18. Program- shall imply with reference to a degree programs or a degree program in a

particular discipline. e.g. BBA program(s), or BBA -LLB etc.

19. Program Structure- to be used for defining semester wise credits and contact hours

(distribution allotted to various types of courses in a program) like Theory, Labs and

Seminars etc. mentioning their status as core or elective).

20. SGPA- the semester grade point average.

21. Supervisor- a member of the academic staff of the University and / or from outside the

University, approved by the Vice Chancellor / Dean to supervise the student for the

designated academic activity.

22. Student- a student registered for the undergraduate program for a full time study leading

to Bachelor’s Degree.

23. UG- Undergraduate.

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SECTION-III GENERAL REGULATIONS

1. The University may introduce programs in any of the streams/areas specified under the

UGC Act 1956 and its Regulations on specification of degrees, and of such minimum duration

as approved by the Executive Council. The Executive Council may approve the introduction,

suspending or phasing out a program on the recommendation of the Academic Council

either on its own or on the initiative of Schools/ Department(s).

2. The admissions to BBA program shall be generally governed by the rules of the

UGC/AICTE/BCI or any other competent authority of the MHRD and shall be as notified in

the admission notification of the respective academic year.

3. The minimum entry qualification for admission to the students in BBA program shall be such

as may be laid down in the regulations or specified by the Executive Council or guidelines

laid down by the regulating bodies like UGC/AICTE/BCI .As an example the minimum

eligibility qualification for admission to the first year UG/Integrated programs shall be

qualifying the Senior Secondary School Certificate (10+2) examination. While deciding the

admission procedure, the University may lay down compulsory subjects in qualifying

examination in 10+2 examinations for admission for various programs. In addition, the

University may also lay down additional qualifications/examinations conducted by

Nationally accredited bodies as mandatory requirements for admission to UG/Integrated

programs. The University may also approve conduct of its own written test or any other

method like Personal Interview (PI) towards criteria of drawing the merit lists.

4. The University may enroll students in 2nd year of program, through lateral entry process; and

minimum qualification for such Lateral Entry shall be as per the prevalent norms.

5. The date of initial registration for the UG/Integrated program shall normally be the date on

which the student formally registers for the first time. This date shall be construed as the

date of joining the program for all intents and purposes.

6. A UG/Integrated program student shall be required to earn a minimum number of credits

through various academic components of a curriculum, as provided for in the regulations.

7. A UG/Integrated program student shall be required to complete all the requirements for the

award of the degree within such period as may be specified in the regulations below. The

award of the degree to an eligible candidate shall be made in accordance with the procedure

laid down in the regulations.

8. A student may be granted such scholarship /assistantship /stipend/contingency grant, etc.

as may be specified in accordance with the directions of the Executive Council from time to

time or regulations laid down for the same.

9. A student admitted to the programs shall be governed by the Rules, Regulations and

Procedures framed by the University and on matters of general discipline, and implemented

from time to time.

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10. The students shall abide by the “Standing Orders for Students” issued by the University.

These standing orders shall deal with the discipline of the students in the Hostels,

Departments, Schools and University premises or outside. The standing orders may also deal

with such other matters as are considered necessary for the general conduct of the students’

co-curricular and extra-curricular activities.

11. In exceptional circumstances the chairman of Executive Council may, on behalf of the

Council, approve amendments, modifications, Insertions or deletions of an Ordinance(s)

which in his/her opinion is necessary or expedient for the smooth running of the program:

provided all such changes are reported to the Council in its next meeting.

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SECTION-IV

REGULATIONS FOR THE BBA AND BBA (HONOURS) PROGRAMS 1. Short Title & Commencement

These regulations shall be called regulations for the BBA and BBA-HONOURS programs in

School of Management of the University and shall come into force on such a date as the

Executive Council may approve.

2. Duration

The duration of the UG programs leading to award of degrees BBA and BBA -Honors shall be

minimum three years. However, the duration may be extended up-to five years from the

date of initial registration. The maximum duration of the programs excludes the period of

withdrawal, due to medical reasons. However, it shall include the period of rustication or

any other reason of discipline /academics e.g. suspension, willful absence by the student,

not getting promotion to the next class due to poor academic performance etc. Similarly,

the minimum duration of four years shall exclude the period of rustication for a semester or

more, or any other disciplinary reason e.g. suspension/willful absence by the student in a

semester etc. Under such circumstances the student shall attend the University for an

additional semester or more time, as equated to period of absence/suspension.

3. Starting or Phasing out of Program

The University may offer such UG/Integrated programs in Management leading to award of

BBA and BBA-Honors degree as per nomenclature laid by the UGC regulations on the subject

and as may be approved by the Executive Council. The maximum duration of each program

shall be specified and may be altered in accordance with the recommendations of the

Academic Council. A program may be phased out on recommendations of the Academic

Council and approval of the Executive Council ,on account of continuous low registration in

the program or any other justifiable reason like becoming obsolete etc. Similarly the

Executive Council may approve starting of a new program or modifying the existing one on

the recommendations of the Academic Council

4. Admissions

Admission to all UG programs shall be made as per procedure to be approved by the

Executive Council and may be reviewed periodically as required. Eligibility criteria for the

program, meriting and selection policy, fee structure, refund policy, total number of seats,

reservation policy, and special category seats, e.g. NRI/International students’ seats, or

direct entry into second year through lateral entry scheme etc. shall be defined in the

admission procedure.

5. Semester System

The UG/Integrated programs in the University shall be based on Semester System; namely,

Even (Jan –June) and Odd (July-Dec) Semesters, in an academic year. Winter and summer

vacations shall be allowed, as applicable. In addition, few courses may be offered during the

vacations, as may be provided in the regulations. The courses whether offered in regular

semester or the summer /winter semester, shall be evaluated as per the policy and

procedure laid down.

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6. Semester Duration

A semester will be of approximately 18-20 weeks duration. Of these, 90 days will be available

for actual instructions.

7. Courses

The BBA and BBA-Honours programs shall comprise following type of courses:

7.1 Core Courses- All courses in the first year are basic courses to be read by all students. These basic courses aim to give the students a set of fundamental tools and an enquiring mind that are needed for understanding the business world. The list includes courses such as Principles of Management, Principles of Accounting, Psychology, Business Communication and Micro and Macro Economics etc.

7.2 Elective courses- Elective courses aim to make the student become an expert in their chosen

specialization. The SOM will announce by February end/early March of the 2nd Year all the elective courses to be offered in the third year of BBA. The exact elective course list that would be offered in a year might vary somewhat from one year to next depending on the need of the times and the availability of faculty.

7.3 Induction Module- All BBA students start their program with an Induction Module. The

objectives are:

(a) To acquaint the students with the university style learning process. Basically, the

students should realize that they must be more responsible for their learning.

(b) To let them know about modern management education, its scope and the program.

(c) To acquaint them with the teaching methods with special emphasis on the case

method.

(d) To help them become aware of various learning styles, and help them establish

linkages between their life's goals and management education.

7.4 Social Immersion Internship -All first-year students are required to undergo an internship in an NGO or a company in social development for a period of four to six weeks during the summer vacation at the end of the first year of the Program. The objective of this internship is to help students appreciate the social needs of the society; understand how technology and a good business model can help to address those issues and come up with a self-sustainable solution. The summer internship is an integral part of the BBA program.

To enable students, get ready for this internship, a course is offered in the first year of the program that dwells on the social responsibility and sustainability. The internship has a partial credit of 2. The Placement Office will assist the students in finding suitable summer internships. At the end of the internship, the student should submit a brief report explaining briefly the key learning points and the insights gained. They will also be required to make peer group presentations and discuss their learning with their fellow students. A ‘certificate of completion’ from the host organization is an essential requirement.

The Social Immersion Internship shall be credited as approved in the curricula.

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7.5 Corporate Internship At the end of the second year, every student shall undertake an internship in an organization / company for a period of six to eight weeks during the summer vacation. The summer internship is compulsory and an integral part of the BBA Program. The Placement Office will assist the students in finding suitable summer assignments / projects.

The summer placement aims at achieving the following objectives: (a) Application of knowledge and techniques learnt in the first year to real life business

problems and make them better prepared to enrich their learning in the second year.

(b) Appreciating the inter-linkage among different functions and developing a realistic

managerial perspective about organizations in their totality.

The students should take the internship seriously. They are expected to diligently in the job so that the internship converts naturally into a pre-placement offer. A faculty member will work closely with the company to define the scope of the internship and ensure proper understanding of the terms of engagement by all concerned. The student should be ready to not only learn from the business practices in the company but also present a professional front i.e. being punctual at the workplace, well behaved and appropriately dressed. At the end of the internship, the student should submit a brief report explaining briefly the key learning points and the insights gained. They would also be expected to present and discuss their learning points with their fellow students. A ‘certificate of completion’ from the host organization is essential. The Industry internship shall be credited as approved in the curricula .

8. Registration

8.1 Every student shall register for the courses that he/she wants to study for earning credits

and his/her name will appear in the roll list of each such course. No credit shall be given if a

student attends a course for which he or she is not registered. The performance of a student

in all courses, for which he/she has registered, shall be included in his/her grade card.

8.2 Registration of courses to be taken in a Semester shall be done according to specific

schedule announced by the Registry. In-absentia registration shall not be allowed. Under

special circumstances, the students may be allowed late registration by the Dean SOM, till a

specified date, by paying a late fee fixed by the University along with other necessary fees.

Normally, late registration beyond 7 days shall not be allowed without sanction from the

Vice Chancellor.

8.3 At the time of fee payment and before commencement of the semester, the Registrar shall give each student a registration record, which shall be the official record of the courses registered. Students must ensure correctness of same as they shall be awarded grades the in registered courses, irrespective of his/her claim to have registered or not registered for the course.

8.4 Those students who join UG/Integrated programs in first year shall complete the registration

procedure on a specific registration date(s), prior to the commencement of their classes.

8.5 Credit Restriction. Subject to restriction that may be imposed by the course structure,

curricula or other factors, a student may normally register for a minimum of 15 credits and

a maximum of 25 credits. But on the recommendation of the Faculty mentor, the Dean of

school may allow a student to register for a maximum of 28 credits, in not more than two

semesters, during the entire program for fulfilling the requirements of minimum earned

credits.

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8.6 Registration Methodology for the Courses in various Semesters, depending upon slots

availability.

Priority-1. Back log courses

Priority -2 Foundation/ Core Courses of the semester.

Priority-3. Other electives on offer as per the curricula structure.

It shall be responsibility of the student to plan and register for the backlog courses as and

when offered.

The time table shall be announced well before the registration dates so that students are

able to make conscious choices after taking advice from the faculty mentors

8.6.1 A student may however, register for lesser courses than the total credits available in the

semester in the range of 15 to 25, except where additional credits are allowed.

8.6.2 Pre- requisites: A student shall not be permitted to register for a course unless he/she

passes the course which is a pre-requisite to that course, if specified.

8.7 Add to / Withdrawal from Registered Courses:

A student shall have the option to add-on or withdraw from Registered courses in a semester

on or before a date notified in the Academic Calendar or as laid down in the instructions. A

student may be allowed to withdraw from a course up to two weeks before the end of

Semester. For this purpose, the student must submit his/her application on a prescribed

form, available in the Academic Section of the University after taking approvals from Dean.

8.8 Faculty Mentor: At the time of completing the registration form or any subsequent change

in the registration, every student shall consult his/her faculty adviser/nominated mentor

who shall be appointed by the Departments. The minimum and the maximum numbers of

total credits in the context of his/her past performance, backlog of courses, GPA and

individual interest should be explained to the students.

8.9 Minimum Number of Students to be Registered in a Course:

An undergraduate elective course shall normally run only if there is a minimum registration

of 10 students in that course. However, exceptional cases may be approved by the Vice

Chancellor.

9. Course Coordinator

Every course offered shall be coordinated by a Course Coordinator appointed by the Dean

(SOM). The Course coordinator shall have full responsibility for the course. He /She shall

coordinate the work of other faculty member(s) involved in that course in respect of their

participation in various activities related to the course including teaching, attendance,

evaluation through written tests, quizzes, assignments, as may be laid out in detailed course

outline document, and the award of the grades.

Course Coordinators shall also be required to prepare and issue/upload on LMS, the detailed

course outline document / syllabi to the students, before the commencement of semester.

The students may approach course coordinator for any assistance.

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10. Course Codes

Each course offered by the University shall be identified by a course code. The course codes

shall be allocated by the Program Coordinators in consultation with Dean/or authority so

designated.

11. Detailed Course Outline At the beginning of each semester, the course

coordinator/teacher concerned will circulate a detailed course outline document of the

course on the first day of the start of the semester to motivate the students. It will comprise

the following:

(i) Title

(ii) Course Code

(iii) Pre-requisites

(iv) Contact Hours (L-T-P) and credits

(v) Objective(s)

(vi) Learning Outcomes

(vii) Course Outline

(viii) Equivalent course – if any.

(ix) Methodology/Conduct of Course/Detailed Course Plan.

(x) Evaluation Scheme

(xi) Text and reference books

Further, these details shall also be provided /available on the Learning Management System

for reference by the students.

12. Credit System

Each course, except a few special courses, has a certain number of credits assigned to it

depending upon its lecture, tutorial and/or laboratory contact hours in a week. A member

of the faculty, called the Course Coordinator, coordinates each course. He/she has the full

responsibility for coordinating the course, coordinating the work of other members of the

faculty involved in that course, holding the tests and awarding the grades. In case of any

difficulty, the student is expected to approach the course coordinator for advice and

clarification.

A letter grade, corresponding to specified number of grade points, is awarded in each course

for which a student is registered. On obtaining a pass grade, the student accumulates the

course credits as earned credits. A student’s performance is measured by the number of

credits that he/she has earned and by the weighted grade point average. A minimum

number of credits should be acquired to qualify for the programs.

13. Credit Assignment

Lectures/Tutorials: One lecture/tutorial hour per week during the semester is assigned one

credit.

Practical: One laboratory hour per week per semester is assigned half credit.

Thus a 3-1-2 course or a 4+2 shall have 5 credits.

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However, some courses may be of preparatory nature and have half the credit weightage of

a normal course while a few courses are without credit and are referred to as noncredit (NC)

courses.

14. Earned Credits (EC)

The credits assigned to a course in which a student has obtained ‘D’ (minimum passing

grade) or a higher grade will be counted as credits earned by him/her. Any course in which

a student has obtained F, I or W grade will not be counted towards his/her earned credits.

15. Examination /Evaluation System

The evaluation system of the University shall be oriented to encourage the academic

qualities listed in section 1 above. The University follows a continuous evaluation policy. This

is to train the student to put in sustained and disciplined work over the entire period of

study. Teacher may decide on the evaluation components subject to general guidelines of

the University

As a general guideline, there shall be two written examinations i.e. Mid Term and an End

Term Examination for theory courses. The end semester exam should be in range of

maximum 35-50% marks.

The written examinations shall be conducted under arrangement Controller of Examination.

As a general Guidelines following shall be adopted:

15.1 Teacher’s Assessment

All theory courses shall have teacher’s assessment component, the weightage of which shall

be decided by the teacher. The Assessment can be structured by the concerned faculty and

conducted continuously during the semester. Teachers Assessment (TA) may be based on

Assignments, Quizzes, Homework, and Tutorials etc. awarded by the Course

Coordinator/respective teacher.

15.2 Practical/Clinical Courses

The examination/evaluation criteria of the practical/Clinical courses shall be decided by the

respective course coordinator and wherever required on the availability of the external

experts/visiting faculty. Faculty may set/design the practical exercises out of any marks, but

the overall weightage shall be in pre-defined percentage, which the concerned

faculty/course coordinator shall announce in the first class of the semester and upload on

the LMS. Methodology for evaluation of Lab component may include day to day work, lab

records, quantity/quality of work and Viva/Seminar/Practical as may be decided.

15.3 Mid /End Semester Examination

. These examinations shall be conducted under Controller of Examination. The examination

dates and schedule shall be released by the University’s Controller of Examination.

15.4 Similar division of marks may be created for special courses like, seminars; term papers,

internship etc. by respective Schools. but same shall also be pre-defined.

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15.5 Division of Marks

Each course shall be evaluated out of some total of 100 Marks. Faculty may set the papers

out of any marks, but the overall weightage shall be in pre-defined percentage which the

concerned faculty/course coordination shall announce in the first class of the semester and

also load on the LMS.

15.6 Grading System for Courses

(i) Students obtaining grades “O” to “D” shall be declared pass. Students failing to meet

the minimum cut off marks in the subject will be awarded F grade.

(ii) The grades shall be decided on the aggregate of evaluation of all the components as

per defined weightage

(iii) The grading shall be based on relative grading method as decided by the coordinator

for the course.

15.6 Grading for failing to meet Attendance Requirement

(i) A student is required to attend all the classes.

(ii) If the attendance profile of a student is unsatisfactory (as given in the rules in

subsequent paragraphs, he/she will be debarred. Any student, who has been awarded

“X” grade because of being debarred due to attendance shortage, shall not be allowed

to take the supplementary Examination. The student shall have to register for the

course in the regular semester when offered as a back-log course.

16. Make Up Examinations (For Mid Term only)

A student may apply for a makeup examination where he/she is not able to attend the

examination schedule due to reasons of personal medical condition or compassionate

reason like death of a very close relative. No other contingencies are acceptable. Except in

case of medical emergency, a student needs to seek advance approval from appropriate

authority before missing the Examination. Following rules shall govern the makeup

examinations:

16.1 Make Up Examination for Theory Courses

(i) A student missing Mid Term Examination only shall be required to take a make-up

Examination. No makeup examination is allowed for end semester examination and

policy for same is laid down separately

(ii) The students must put-up the request for make-up Examination along with the medical

documents to prove the genuineness of the case (for having missed the Examination)

within 5 days of last date of Examination.

(iii) The students who miss the Examination due to medical reason must attach the opinion

of the University Medical Officer (UMO) after showing all medical documents to

him/her.

(iv) The genuineness shall be reviewed and approved by the Vice Chancellor, whose

decision shall be final.

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(v) The make-up Examination shall be held between Mid Term and End Semester

Examination and the dates shall be notified in the academic calendar.

(vi) In case a student misses the make-up Examination also, then no further chance will be

provided.

(vii) The duration of Examination shall be as decided by the Faculty/course coordinator.

(viii) Genuine approved cases shall be notified by the Registrar based on the requests

received and only such students shall be allowed to take make-up Examination in the

subjects where approval has been granted.

(ix) The date sheet need not be taken out as the make up examination shall be conducted

under arrangement concerned faculty, who after evaluation and sharing the evaluated

answer sheet with student shall submit marks to the Registrar.

16.2 Makeup of End Semester Examination

It is mandatory to appear the end semester major examination to obtain any grade for a

course. A student who missies the end semester major examination shall follow a similar

procedure as outlined above, to obtain approval of the Vice Chancellor to prove genuine-

ness of the case. The student whose case is approved as genuine shall be awarded “I” Grade

in the semester results in the given subject. The student shall be allowed to appear in the

supplementary examination of the said subject. However, the grades shall be worked out by

computing the marks obtained by students in Mid Term Exams, TA, Lab and supplementary

examination (equated to the weightage of end semester examination). The total marks shall

be compared with the marks of the class as in the regular semester for award of grade.

16.3 Missing Component exam of Projects/Other type of Courses

If a student misses out the any component of examinations or the events for the Labs/

projects/ viva/scheduled examination which is part of teacher’s assessment on specified

dates they must put up the request, to the Faculty for Lab and supervisor for Project courses

to allot alternate date(s). The requests shall be put up by the to the Dean who shall verify

the case and provide alternate date(s), if considered genuine. Dean may seek views from

the UMO in cases of medical reasons. The decision of Dean shall be final.

16.4 Makeup of End Semester Viva of Projects

It is mandatory to appear in the final Viva examination to obtain any grade for a project

course. In case of student missing the same for genuine reasons; similar method as given

for written examination of theory courses shall be followed.

16.5 Procedure to be adopted by students in case of missing any of the specified

Examination(s).

Following procedure shall be adopted for establishing genuineness of the case.

(A) Action by the student (Medical Cases)

(i) They should report absence from the Examination(s) by fastest possible means

to the Registrar/controller of Examination. It could be email or written

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communication by speed post or sent by hand through any means. In case of

Hosteller’s, if a student falls sick while residing in the hostel, he/she should seek

advice of the University Medical Officer.

(ii) The said report should preferably be sent prior to the Examination, but not later

than 5 days after the last date of the said Examination.

(iii) The student should on rejoining;

(a) Report to the University Medical Officer with complete medical documents

to include referral/Prescription slip of the doctor specifically indicating the

disease and medicine prescribed, investigation/Lab reports and discharge slip

in case of admission should be provided,

(b) Obtain his/her views on the genuineness of the case on the proforma

available with the Medical Officer and submit the documents along with the

proforma with remarks of the University Medical Officer to the

Registrar/controller of Examination, not later than 5 days after the last date

of Examination.

(iv) In case delay beyond 5 days is anticipated the student should arrange for the

medical documents to be sent to the University Medical Officer by hand through

a friend / relative etc. and get the said genuineness proforma filled-up and

deposit the same with the Registrar/controller of Examination.

(v) No request later than 5 days after the last date of Examination shall be accepted

for reasons of ignorance or any other reasons.

(B) Action by students (any other reason)

In case a student must miss Examination due to genuine reason other than medical,

prior written sanction of Vice Chancellor and in his absence Dean (SOM) is mandatory.

No post facto requests shall be accepted in any case. The approval should be deposited

with the Registrar /Controller of Examination before the Examination.

(C) Approving genuineness in each case is prerogative of the Vice Chancellor and student

shall have no right to appeal on the same. Therefore, student should not make an

assumption that reporting sick and obtaining the slip for rest etc. from the Medical

Authorities including University Medical Officer is an adequate reason to exempt

them from the examination.

17. Supplementary Examination

17.1 The supplementary examinations shall be held for each commiserating semester in January

for Odd semester and June/July for Even semester respectively. A student may avail second

chance of supplementary examination i.e. in semester immediately succeeding first

supplementary exam.

17.2 Eligibility- Student with ‘F’ grade is eligible to appear in the Supplementary

Examination/second supplementary chance..

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17.3 Conduct

(i) Supplementary Examinations shall be held twice in an Academic Session i.e. in Jan

(For odd semester immediately preceding the examination and Even semesters for 2nd

supplementary chance). Similar procedure shall be followed for supplementary and

2nd supplementary examination of Even semester. The dates shall be announced in the

Academic Calendar. The supplementary examination shall be conducted under COE.

The list of eligible students shall be circulated by registrar, to enable registration by

students.

(ii) The Supplementary Examination shall be of the same duration as end term

examination.

(iii) The Supplementary Examinations will cover, the entire syllabus, covered in the

semester.

17.4 Grading in Supplementary Exam

Grade shall be determined based on marks obtained by the students in the Supplementary

Examination of the subject only. The maximum grade awarded for the supplementary

Examination shall be up to C+ (grades comprising F, D, C and C+). Those students who get F

grade will have (i) option to appear in 2nd supplementary examination in ensuing semester

or (ii) register afresh in the courses, whenever next available in the regular semester. The

students who take supplementary examination as make up for the end semester major

examination shall be awarded regular grades as out lined above.

17.5 Supplementary for Projects. There shall be no supplementary examinations for the projects,

except make up examination for missing the final viva as per rules outlined above.

17.6 Treatment of failed students

If a student fails in the both the Supplementary Examinations, he/she shall have to re-

register for the subject, in the immediate following corresponding regular semester, where

the subject is on offer.

18. Provision for Summer Term

To assist the students in clearing the backlog courses, an additional Summer Term may be

run by the University, if required, as per the details below.

(i) Parameters:

(a) Duration - Normally 5-6 weeks

(b) Registration for summer courses - Schedule shall be announced by Registrar in consultation with Dean.

(c) Examinations and Marks - Maximum of two written examination, TA and Lab as required

(d) Maximum number of courses allowed to be registered by a student - 2

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(e) When a student registers for the project course he/she is not entitled to register

for any other course.

(f) Student awarded fail grade or debarred from appearing in end semester

examination in Even Semester, will also be eligible to opt for Summer Term.

(g) Due to limited duration of summer semester, Late registration shall be allowed

up to maximum of 2 days with approval of Dean

(h) Courses offered initially for the summer term may be withdrawn at the

discretion of the University, if the registration in the course is less than 5

students up to 3 days prior to start of the summer term.

(i) The student can register only for the courses which are on offer. The courses

shall be decided by the Deans in consultation with Faculty and then notified well

in advance.

(j) Attendance for registered students is mandatory. Attendance rules, as for

normal semester, shall apply for the summer semester also. No deviations in this

regard shall be made

(k) Fee structure shall be notified as approved by the management.

19. General Rules: Examinations

(a) Showing the Answer Scripts. The answer scripts of all written Examinations i.e. Mid

Term or End semester examination or any other written work conducted by a teacher

shall be shown to the students. Students desirous of seeing the marked answer scripts

of end Semester Examination, must ensure their presence before results are declared,

as per dates notified in the Academic Calendar.

(b) Marks/Answer Sheets of all other tests shall also be shared with the students and thus,

there shall be no scrutiny of grades. However, before the grades are forwarded to

Registrar/Controller of Examination, they should be displayed provisionally, and time

given to students, to discuss the same with respective course coordinators/faculty.

Changes, if any due to computational errors only, should be incorporated only after

approval of Chairman, Grade Moderation Committee of the University before results

are forwarded to the Registrar/Controller of Examination.

(c) No appeal shall be accepted for scrutiny of grades.

(d) Examination Fee for Supplementary. A fee of Rs.1000/- per course or as decided by

the Management from time to time will be charged from the students.

20. Grading System

20.1 Letter Grades which shall be considered/ awarded based on student’s marks are as below:

Letter Grade (O) A+ (A) B+ (B) C+ (C) D F

Grade Point 10 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 0

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20.2 Award of Grades

Students obtaining grades O to D shall be declared pass. O Grade shall be given to a student having extremely outstanding performance. Students failing in subject will be awarded F grade. The grades for courses shall be decided on the aggregate marks of all the components of evaluation like written tests, and Teachers Assessment and Practical’s which shall be evaluated similarly as per the procedure outlined.

20.3 General Guidelines for the Award of Grades

The following are the general guidelines for the award of grades:

(i) All evaluations of different components of a course shall be done in marks for each

student.

(ii) The marks of each component of evaluation shall be reduced to the approved weightage

and then each component added to get total marks on a 100-points scale. The rounding

off shall be done on the higher side.

(iii) The Grades may be awarded by any of the methods as approved by the Academic

Council and generally as a relative grading. The grade boundaries may be decided by

the course coordinators. However, the reason for same may be justified during the grade

moderation committee meetings.

(iv) O grade shall be awarded in rare cases of extra ordinary performance. Invariable student

having less than 30% marks will be awarded Fail Grade

(v) The provisional grades shall be awarded by the course coordinator. The same shall be

moderated by Grade Moderation Committee at School level.

(vi) The grades should be finalized within time announced in the Academic Calendar. The

course coordinator shall have full responsibility for this purpose.

20.4 Structure of Grading of Academic Performance

The following shall be the structure of grading for academic performance of the students:

Grade Grade Point(s) Description of performance

O 10 Extra Ordinary Performances

A+ 10 Excellent -Exceptional Achievement

A 9 Excellent

B+ 8 Very Good

B 7 Good

C+ 6 Above Average

C 5 Average

D 4 Pass

F 0 Very Poor

Credit is not earned, and the course will

not satisfy any requirements.

The course has to be repeated.

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AU - Audit Pass. Students failing in audit course

shall not be awarded any grade

W - Withdrawal

X - Debarred due to attendance

‘I’ - Incomplete / Continued Project

20.5 Description of Grades

D Grade

The D grades stands for marginal performance, i.e. it is the minimum passing grade in any

course. D grade shall not be awarded below 30% marks, though each teacher may set higher

marks for same.

F Grade

The ‘F’ grade denotes a very poor performance, i.e. failing a course. A student has to repeat

all courses in which she/he obtains ‘F’ grade, until a passing grade is obtained. In the case of

‘F’, no Grade points are awarded. However, the credits of such courses shall be used as

denominator for calculation of GPA or CGPA.

W Grade

The ‘W’ grade is awarded to a student if he/she is allowed to withdraw for an entire Semester

from the University on medical grounds for a period exceeding five weeks.

‘I” Grade

The ‘I’ grade is awarded when the student is allowed additional opportunity like make up

Examination etc. based on which the grade is to be decided along with other components of

the evaluation during the semester

An incomplete grade of ‘I’ may be given when an unforeseen emergency prevents a student

from completing the work in a course. The ‘I’ must be converted to a performance grade (A

to F) within 90 days after the first day of classes in the subsequent regular semester.

X Grade –It is equivalent to Fail grade but awarded due to student falling below the laid

down attendance requirement. Students having X grade shall be required to re-register for the

course, when offered next.

AU Grade The grade denotes that student registered for the audit course has passed the

same. However, no credits are awarded for the audit courses.

21. Grade Moderation

21.1 The Grade Moderation Committee of the School for the courses shall comprise respective the course coordinators / teachers, connected with the course. This committee shall be responsible for adherence to the guidelines for the award of grades as decided from time to time. The grades thereafter shall be moderated at School level, under chairmanship of Dean. The Chairman, Grade Moderation Committee for forwarding the final grades to the Registrar. The Chairman, Grade Moderation Committee shall also retain the record copies of the marks and the grades along with the statistical parameters for all the courses moderated and forward a copy of the same to the Registrar.

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21.2 The remarks for discipline shall be moderated by the discipline committee constituted by

the Vice Chancellor and shall follow the laid down parameters for such purpose.

22. Conversion of Grades into Percentages

The performance of the student is measured in terms of CGPA (on a 10-point scale).

However, on request from the Indian Industry and oversees University’s querying on

percentage obtained by students, it is essential to provide equated percentage to students

on a grade sheet. For this the CGPA shall be multiplied by 10 and resulting figure rounded

off to the second digit

23. Evaluation of Academic Performance

23.1 The performance of a student will be evaluated in terms of two indices, viz., the Grade Point

Average (GPA) in the first semester (which is the Grade Point Average for a semester) and

Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) which is the Grade Point Average for all the

completed semesters at any point in time.

Grade Point Average (GPA)

The GPA is calculated based on grades obtained in all courses, except audit courses,

registered for in the semester and shall be reflected in the semester grade sheet. It is

calculated as below.

(a) Multiply the credits by the points assigned to the grade concerned in the table above. (b) Add the total grade points for all the registered courses of the semester. (c) Divide the total grade points by the total number of registered credits.

23.2 The overall Grade of a student in the program of study up to the end of a Semester shall be

called Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA). The total grade points scored in different

semesters are added up and divided by the total number of registered credits till then. It

indicates the Cumulative Grade Point Average and shall be reflected in the grade sheets

from Semester-2 onwards.

An Example of these calculations is given below:

I Semester

Course Course Grade Earned Grade Points

No. Credits Awarded Credits Points Secured

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)

BBA101L 4 C 4 6 24

BBA103L 4 C 4 6 24

BBA105L 3 C+ 3 7 21

BBA101L 4 A 4 10 40

BBA103L 4 A 4 10 40

BBA107L 2 A 2 10 20

BBA107P 1 B 1 8 08

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Credits registered in the I Semester (total of column 2) = 22

Earned Credits in the I Semester (total of column 4) = 22

Points secured in the I Semester (total of column 6) = 177

SGPA (I Semester) = (177 / 22) = 8.04

CGPA (At the end of I Semester) = Not Applicable

II Semester

Course Course Grade Earned Grade Points

No. Credits Awarded Credits Points Secured

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)

BBA102L 4 C+ 4 7 28

BBA104L 4 F 4 0 0

BBA102L 4 B 4 8 32

BBA106L 2 C 2 6 12

BBA108L 1 A 1 10 10

BBA104L 4 A 4 10 40

BBA 106P 1 C+ 1 7 07

Credits registered in the II Semester (total of column 2) = 20

Earned Credits in the II Semester (total of column 4) = 16

Points secured in the II Semester (total of column 6) = 129

SGPA (II Semester) = (129/20) = 6.45

CGPA (at the end of I Year) = (177 + 129) / (22 + 20) = 7.28

24. Academic Performance Monitoring and Load Restriction

HOD / Faculty mentors should monitor the academic performance of students at the end of

each semester and may put him on load restriction, if required.

25. Conditions for Pass and Progression. A student would be allowed to continue with the

program with following preconditions:

(i) Student should obtain a minimum CGPA of 3 on 10-point scale to be promoted to 2nd

year

(ii) For a student to be promoted to 3rd year, it is essential that he/she does not have any

back-log courses of 1sy year

(iii) For a student to be promoted to 4th year, it is essential that he/she does not have any

back-log courses of 2nd y year

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(iv) Maximum duration permitted for completion of program shall remain as specified for

the program in the rules

(v) No relaxation shall be given to the student to register for more than 28 credits to make

up for the low performance

(vi) No special consideration shall be given to the student for clearing the back log

courses and student himself/herself shall be responsible for planning registration and

clearing the same

26. Conditions for Award of a Degree. A student shall be considered for award of degree only

on fulfillment of following conditions:

(i) Earning minimum credits as specified in the curriculum of respective program. In case

of lateral entry students (direct entry into second year) the minimum credits shall be

equivalent to total credits for the program less the credits of first year. This excludes

the credits required to be obtained by the student of lateral entry, who is advised to

take some equivalence courses.

(ii) Should complete the requirements of the Degree in maximum duration specified for

the program. Semester withdrawals due to medical reasons are not counted in six

years. However, forced withdrawal of students e.g. rustication or expulsion or

nonattendance by student due to any other reasons, shall count in the maximum

period of six years and minimum period of four years.

(iii) Successfully completing the Internship studies.

(iv) Should have cleared all the foundational and core courses of the programs. In case of

lateral entry students (direct entry into second year) the student should have

completed the foundational/core courses/equivalent courses, as approved at the time

of admission in the programs.

27 BBA HONOURS Students enrolled in the regular BBA program would have the option of choosing a BBA Honors degree based on their academic performance in the first and second year of the BBA program.

27.1 Eligibility

The eligibility criteria for opting for BBA program is as below:

(a) Only the top 30 percentile academic performers of the batch would be eligible for BBA

(Honors).

(b) The students should not have failed in any course before, should have met the attendance

requirements of all courses and should not have faced any disciplinary issue.

(c) A committee of Faculty appointed and headed by the Dean-SOM will have the discretion

to add or drop any student from the BBA (Honors) program .

All BBA student(s) in the fourth semester who would fulfil the above eligibility requirements may choose to graduate as BBA (Honors). However, if he/she/they has/have chosen to pursue, the degree requirements of Honors BBA, the student(s) would have to continue to

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maintain a consistent CGPA (i.e. what she/he had achieved until Semester 3) for the remaining duration of BBA program (i.e. fourth semester onward).

27.2 Proposed Structure:

In addition to the core and elective courses offered to the regular BBA students, the (Honors) students would have to study and pass the following two additional courses:

A. Research Methods Course (Credits 3+2): Students of honors program would have to

compulsorily take a course on Research Methods in the fourth semester, which would

entail exposure to the methodology adopted in for studies in all disciplines of Business,

e.g., Finance, Economics, Human Resources, Operations etc. The papers for this course

would be delivered by the faculty members from each area of specialization. Based on

each paper discussed, the students would have to submit a report, as may be prescribed

by the concerned faculty member who would deliver the paper in his/her area of

specialization. To continue with BBA (Honors), students must score at least an B- in the

above course.

B. Dissertation: (Credits-6): Students would have to choose a suitable topic for dissertation

in the fifth semester, depending on their area of specialization. They would accordingly be

assigned a Dissertation supervisor who would be their sole point of contact, until the

dissertation is approved by the supervisor(s) for submission. The dissertation must be

submitted no later than the last semester of the BBA program and the credit for the same

will be accounted for after completion of the program.

27.3 Faculty supervision for dissertation

Faculty Members are free to lay down criteria for choosing students to supervise and limiting

the number of students for supervision.

27.4 Proposed structure for dissertation in fifth semester

A. The dissertation in the chosen discipline would offer an opportunity to the student(s) to explore a topic in depth which would be of special interest to the student(s) to be accepted and approved by a member of the faculty in the same discipline. The dissertation would entail an investigation, together with the written report and interpretation thereof. The dissertation could either be of an exploratory type or a prescriptive type with a focus on its applicability to management situations. It may be a case study, a study of a policy problem, a historical study, development of a new method, comparison of two or more methods, formulation and testing a hypothesis relevant to some areas of management. The dissertation can also be field/library-based study or both.

B. A broad framework/guideline for the dissertation is suggested below:

(i) Problem Formulation

(ii) Research Methodology

(iii) Sample Frame & Surveys (where applicable)

(iv) Literature review

(v) Analysis of the Problem/Data

(vi) Recommendation with justification (where applicable)

(vii) Implications for implementation (where applicable)

(viii) Bibliography and citations

(ix) Limitations and scope for further work/study

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C. The evaluation of the dissertation will be based on the parameters suggested in B, the adequacy of data and the language, cogency, format and getup. The evaluation scheme should be as under:

Component Weightage 1. Proposal (in fifth semester) 10% - 15% 2. Mid-term review 20% - 25% (to be submitted typically by the end of fifth semester.) 3. Final Report 50% - 60% (to be submitted before the final-term or last semester exam.) 4. Oral Presentation 10%

The final evaluation of the work will be done by the faculty supervisor(s) on the usual 10-point letter grading system.

D. The dissertation must be submitted to the program office before the end-term exam of the last semester.

E. The students are also required to make a presentation on their dissertation in a seminar open to all faculty and students of BBA program.

28. Attendance Requirements

28.1 Attendance Rules

(i) All undergraduate/Integrated program students are expected to be present in every

lecture, tutorial, practical or project interaction sessions scheduled for them.

(ii) A student must have a minimum attendance of 70% in a course during a semester, in

lectures, tutorials or practical’s taken together (as applicable). A student with less than

70 % attendance in a course will be awarded ‘X’ grade in that course irrespective of

his/her performance in the tests during the semester. The Course Coordinator while

awarding the grades will take into account the consolidated attendance record for the

whole semester (Lectures, Tutorials and Labs, moots etc.).

(iii) A student should meet the above attendance requirement irrespective of the number

of days; he/she is on medical and/or other leave for any reason, whatsoever.

(iv) For the purpose of attendance, every scheduled class will be counted as one unit irrespective of the number of contact hours.

(v) A relaxation of up to 10% may be given on the following special /exceptional grounds: (a) Any continuous illness of two weeks or more like contagious diseases supported

by a proper medical certificate. Smaller absence for shorter duration e.g. few days at a time due to medical reasons shall not count towards this relaxation. A student must meet the program or course coordinator and submit the medical documents to prove genuineness of the request

(b) The student being deputed to represent the University with the prior approval of the Dean

(c) Any special personal reason, on the recommendation of the Dean and approval of the Vice Chancellor.

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28.2 Semester Withdrawal in Medical Cases

A student who has been absent from classes on the basis of medical advice after due

approval of the Dean and has submitted authentic medical record may be permitted to

withdraw from the semester. Further if a student is absent from the classes on account of

certified genuine medical reasons for duration of five weeks or more will be asked to

withdraw from the semester compulsorily. W grade shall be awarded to all such cases.

28.3 Termination of Registration due to absence/lack of Information regarding absence during

the Semester

(i) A student must inform the Dean (SOM), immediately of any instance of continuous

absence from classes.

(ii) If a student is continuously absent from the University for more than 21 working days

without notifying the University, his/her name will be struck off the rolls of the

University.

(iii) Such absence in the first year will render the student ineligible for re-admission. In

subsequent years, the re-admission may be permitted by the Vice Chancellor after

investigation & imposition of penalty as may be approved by the Vice Chancellor.

29 Interpretation of Regulations

In case of any dispute/difference of opinion in interpretation of these regulations or any

other matter not covered in these regulations, the decision of the Vice Chancellor shall be

final and binding.

30 Emergent Cases

Notwithstanding anything contained in the above regulations, the Chairman of the Executive

Council may, in emergent situations, take such action on behalf of the Council as he/she

deems appropriate and report it to the next meeting for its approval.

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SECTION-V

INSTRUCTIONS AND PENALTY FOR USE OF UNFAIR MEANS

1. The salient instructions for the conduct by a student in the Examination hall shall be printed

on the cover page of the answer – book and notice boards. These may include, the list is not

exhaustive),

To Do List

(i) Be in the respective seats five minutes before the exams. You may be debarred entry

or allowed delayed entry so that you do not disturb other students.

(ii) Bring your ID card. Display it appropriately. You may be debarred from the

examination.

(iii) Leave all materials like slips of papers/mobiles/digital diaries/ study material/ revision

notes etc. outside the hall. Forgetting to take out in a hurry or worry is no excuse.

(iv) You must sit as per seating plan displayed outside the halls or notified on your intranet.

(v) You must ensure that you sign your attendance slip before leaving the Examination

Hall.

Not to Do List

(i) Do not get late.

(ii) Do not carry unauthorized materials inside the examination hall:

(a) Short notes,

(b) Loose papers

(c) Notebooks,

(d) Mobiles,

(e) Digital diary,

(f) Do not write anything on covers.

(iii) Even if, material is not related to the examination, you will be charged for UFM.

(iv) You are not allowed to leave the hall before 30 Minutes from start of paper.

(v) Do not copy, Talk or indulge in unfair means. The report provided by the Invigilator is

final. No excuses of any kind will be listened to or accepted.

2. Any contravention of these instructions and the use of any unfair means will render the

student liable for punishment.

3. Actions by the Invigilator’s on Detecting Unfair Means Case

(a) As soon as a student is suspected by the invigilator or any other authorized person of

having resorted to unfair means he/she shall immediately take possession of the

answer book along with the relevant material found with the student. The papers,

notes, books, electronic devices etc. found in possession of the student shall be duly

signed by the student and the invigilator, sealed and attached with the seized answer-

book in presence of the student. In case student is found to have written something

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on the body part a photo of same may be taken on the web cam available etc, if

possible. In case student indulges in UFM other than possession of unauthorized

material like talking to fellow student, attempting to copy from fellow student,

allowing fellow student to copy, discussing answer with fellow student outside the hall

etc, the nature of offence must be duly recorded by the invigilator.

(b) The Invigilator In charge shall get the prescribed form (attached) for unfair means filled

and signed by the student and give his / her comments on the same, in prescribed

place.

(c) After completing all the above formalities, a fresh answer-book shall be given to the

student for completing the Examination.

(d) If the student does not hand over the relevant material and / or refuses to fill up and

sign the prescribed form, the same shall be recorded on the prescribed form. In this

case, co-Invigilator may sign as a witness to the event.

(e) No extra time will be given for completing the Examination as a result of this

procedure.

(f) After Examination is over, these answer books duly marked as I (confiscated copy) and

II (freshly issued copy) along with the material found in possession and the prescribed

form duly filled and signed by the Invigilator In charge shall be delivered separately to

the Registrar/controller of Examination.

4. Convening of Committee on Unfair Means

(a) A Committee (Standing Committee) appointed by the Vice-Chancellor shall enquire

into cases of unfair means in the Examination. Composition of the committee shall be:

1. Dean (SOM) - Chairman

2-3. Two Professors/ Associate Professor nominated by the Vice Chancellor-

Members

4. Controller of Examinations (Member Secretary)

(b) The Committee shall thoroughly examine the cases on the basis of the material/

documents placed and give hearing to the student and the concerned Invigilator. It

shall submit its recommendations after laying down clearly the nature of the offence

to the Vice Chancellor for consideration and necessary orders.

5. What constitutes an UFM

A student necessarily need not be actively involved in cheating to be viewed as a case of

UFM. Willful or even unintentional mistake of noncompliance of instructions/guidelines for

the examination may also be charged as UFM. The acid test for the same is possession of

material or indulgence in an act which may provide unlawful gains.

6. Categories of Offences and Punishments

Following actions may be taken for different categories of offences enumerated below:

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(A) Category 1 (Not Adhering to Guidelines): Nature of Offence

(a) A student is found talking in the Examination hall to another student.

(b) A student is found to be talking to a person outside the Examination-hall before

submission of the answer sheet e.g. while going to the wash room etc.

(c) A student has deliberately changed his/her seat in the Examination-hall without

the permission of invigilator.

Action to Be Taken: The invigilator in charge of the room/hall shall immediately take

possession of the first answer book. The student shall be informed that the first answer

sheet is being recommended to be cancelled and same may not be evaluated. The

student shall be provided with a second answer book. The first answer-book shall be

cancelled after deliberations of the UFM committee and the second answer-book

only is to be evaluated.

(B) Category 2 (Attempt to take un-lawful advantage): Nature of Offence

(a) A student is reported to have appealed to the Examiner in the answer-book.

(Examiner should report such cases to the Dean, as they may arise during

evaluation exercise).

(b) Writing the solutions of the questions on the question paper itself /electronic

device etc. during the Examination whether with or without intention to

use/circulate the same.

(c) A student is found possessing cell phone or any other item of such type or

communication gazette in the Examination hall though not established to have

used it.

(d) A student is found possessing any notes or printed unauthorized material or

notes written on any part of the body-clothes or instruments such as set square,

electronic device etc. or having notes written on chair, table, desk or drawing

board etc. during the Examination but as per assessment of invigilator has not

used the same.

(e) A student tries to/or appeals to the Invigilator for help during the Examination

Action to be Taken: The invigilator in charge of the room/hall shall immediately take

possession of the first answer book immediately on occurrence or detection. The

student is to be provided with a fresh answer sheet. The UFM committee may award

cancellation of the concerned paper and direct for award of zero marks in the

concerned examination.

(C) Category 3 (Direct intent/attempt to draw un- lawful advantage) Nature of Offence:

(a) Cheating/copying detected during evaluation of the answer sheet (Examiners to

report such cases if detected).

(a) Disrupting the smooth conduct of Examination in any way.

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(b) Making use of unauthorized material like written/photocopied note/written on

the body parts, on the clothes or the desk or calculator or box. etc./ by

himself/herself or through assistance of others.

(c) Found to be consulting notes or books while being out-side the Examination hall

during the Examination hours.

(d) Found to be passing on a copy of question(s) set in the paper or solution thereof

to anyone.

(e) Found to have received help from other students or giving help to other students

through passing some written material/electronic device pertaining to the

questions set in the paper concerned.

(f) Found to be allowing other student to copy from his/her answer book.

(g) Found communicating or attempting to communicate directly or through

someone else with the Examiner or anybody connected with the University

Examination for influencing them in the award of marks.

(h) Found to be guilty of swallowing or destroying any note or paper or any other

material found with him/her.

Action to be Taken: The student should be awarded Fail grade in that subject. The

student may be allowed or / disallowed to appear in next supplementary Examination

of that subject.

(D) Category 4 (Direct involvement in unethical means): Nature of Offence

A student is found:

(a) In possession of a solution of a question set in the paper through the help of any

student, supervisory or ministerial staff or some other agency/person.

(b) Guilty of having made previous arrangement to obtain help in connection

with the question paper in cases not covered by the above provision.

Action to Be Taken: All Examination to be cancelled for that Term and the student to

be awarded fail grade in all courses registered for the Term. Further the student is

disallowed from appearing in supplementary examination

(E) Category 4 (Direct involvement in unethical means and lacking integrity): Nature of

Offence

(a) Smuggling in an answer-book, taking out or arranging to send out an answer-

book.

(b) Writing deliberately another students' roll no. in his/her answer-book.

(c) found in possession of answer-book not his/her own

(d) impersonating another candidate

(e) Allowing impersonation in any Examination.

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(f) Guilty of serious misconduct in the Examination hall or obstructing

implementation the instructions of the superintendent or any of the invigilators

in the Examination hall.

(g) Using threatening or foul language etc. during the Examination.

Action to be Taken: All Examinations of that Term to be cancelled Term and the

student to be awarded fail grade in all courses registered for the Term. Further the

student is disallowed from appearing in supplementary examination. In addition, the

student be debarred from appearing in any University Examination for a period of one

Term or expulsion from the University depending on the gravity of the offence.

(F) Category 7 (Involving other persons): Nature of Offence

Any person who is not a candidate for any Examination found committing or abetting

in committal of any of the offences mentioned above.

Action To Be Taken: To be dealt with the Vice-Chancellor in an appropriate manner

including expulsion from the University if he/she is the student of this University. In

case offender is not from the University, the legal action as may be required to be

initiated.

(G) Category 8 (Repeat/habitual offences): Nature of Offence

Second/subsequent case(s) of UFM reported against a student in the same academic

year.

Action to be Taken: One step higher punishment than the most severe punishment

awarded so far in all the UFM cases against him/her, including the action

corresponding to present UFM case.

7. Cases not covered by these Regulations.

To be decided by the Vice-Chancellor.

8. Unfair means / Plagiarism in Class Work

Any case pertaining to purported resorting to unfair means/ plagiarism during the Class

Work/ Quizzes/ Submission of Seminar Report/ Dissertation/ Practical's/ Laboratory Classes/

Projects etc. shall be dealt with by the appropriate committee/ persons as nominated by the

Dean (SOM). If in the opinion of such committee the offence is of serious nature, it shall be

referred to the Vice Chancellor for investigation through Standing Committee of the

University. These offences could be:

(a) Which have occurred before or after the Examination, or partly before and during or

during and after the Examination;

(b) Which have been detected after the Examination/ declaration of the result/ award of

the degree;

(c) Which has been reported or detected after a research paper report/ note/

communication has been published in a Research Journal widely circulated magazine/

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Proceedings of conferences/ seminar or a monograph/ book, and or any electronic

device.

(d) The penalty in such cases of unfair means/ plagiarism which have been found to be

true and shall be recommended by the appropriate committees of the department/

University Standing Committee, as the case may be. The imposition of any such

penalty shall be at the discretion of the Vice-Chancellor, who, after considering the full

facts and the report on the matter

(i) may impose the same penalty,

(ii) may reduce the penalty, or

(iii) may enhance the penalty as recommended by the committee.

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Proforma - UFM-1

FORM FOR UNFAIRMEANS

1. Enrolment No. : ______________________________________

2. Name of Student : ______________________________________

3. Programs/Branch/Specialization : ______________________________________

4. Year of Admission : ______________________________________

5. Venue of Examination (Hall------) : ______________________________________

6. Date of Examination : ______________________________________

7. Time __________ : From _________________ To _____________

8. Course Code : ______________________________________

9. Course Title : ______________________________________

10. Name of Invigilator(s) : ______________________________________

Details of Seized Material (Pl. Attach): (All these materials should be signed by the Invigilator of the

Examination and the student) Mobiles confiscated shall be deposited with Registrar and returned

back after down loading incriminating data

1.

2.

3.

Statement of Student:

Signature of Student

Date ____________________ Time ______________________

Statement of Invigilator: (Record circumstances of offences in brief the statement should be

definite and unambiguous.

Certified that the statement by the student was made in my presence or the student declined to

give any statement. (Cut whichever not applicable)

Name: __________________ Signature of Invigilator Date:__________ Time ____

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SECTION-VI

STANDING ORDERS FOR CAMPUS & LIBRARY

1. General

1.1 Students of the University must study the Standing Orders carefully and make themselves

familiar with these instructions, pertaining to their academic, co-curricular and other

activities.

1.2 Any amendments/additions to these Standing Orders will be notified through notices

displayed on notice boards and circulated in the usual manner. The plea of ignorance will

not be entertained for any breach of orders in force from time to time. Therefore, students

must see the notices on the Notice Boards/ Website/Web Kiosk regularly.

1.3 The Schedules for all academic works and for the Examinations will be notified to the

students separately by the Registrar/Academic Departments.

1.4 The Vice Chancellor is overall in charge of the academic activities including attendance and

leave of students.

1.5 Student welfare officer will deal with the welfare and discipline of all students in the campus

including Hostel and also outside the campus and will ensure maintenance of good conduct.

He/ She will be assisted by other members of faculty/ staff/ wardens as nominated.

2. Conduct and Behavior

2.1 Students should attend all their classes and strictly observe class timings. They should

likewise carry out other out-door and extra-curricular duties assigned to them. Their

attendance and leave is governed by the regulations pertaining to them.

2.2 Students must give their undivided attention to their academic work and must be respectful

to their teachers and supervisors.

2.3 All students must carry I-cards with them at all times. I-card is an important document. Loss

of I-card may invite monetary fine as decided from time to time. Every student, who has been

issued the Identity Card, shall have to produce or surrender the Identity Card, as and when

required by the Proctorial Staff, Teaching and Library Staff and the Officials/security staff of the

University. The loss of the Identity Card, whenever it occurs, shall immediately be reported in

writing to the Registrar.

2.4 Students must conduct themselves with due decorum in the classes, laboratories, Library

etc. and move in an orderly and disciplined manner. They must conduct themselves in a

manner worthy of great traditions.

2.5 Students, who fail to make sufficient progress in their studies and also do not maintain the

required attendance in the classes, are liable to be debarred from appearing in the final

examination and will be awarded Fail grade.

2.6 If in a particular class/period more than 40% students are absent, it would be regarded as

mass absenteeism and an act of indiscipline. Disciplinary action will be taken on the students

indulging in mass absenteeism.

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2.7 No student shall disobey any order issued by the University. Students must behave with due

decorum towards their fellow students.

2.8 Students should not indulge in abusive behavior/ violence of any kind with fellow students,

teaching faculty and employees of the University within or outside the University. Violence

by any student or group of students will lead to severe disciplinary action.

2.9 No meeting of the students other than those organized under the aegis of the various

recognized students activities shall be called without the prior permission in writing from

the student welfare officer.

2.10 No meeting/function within the University campus to which any outsider is invited shall be

organized nor shall any outsider address the students without the prior permission in writing

from the Vice Chancellor.

2.11 No students shall use unfair means at any of the examinations and tests or attempt or

threaten the staff to get undue advantage. Disciplinary action shall be taken against

defaulters as per the rules of the University.

2.12 Students must pay all fees and other dues on specified dates. If they do not do so, they

render themselves liable to penalties as in force from time to time.

2.13 Students must take good care of all University property. Any damage to University property

shall be viewed as indiscipline. Such student(s), in addition to facing the disciplinary action,

shall have to replace the damaged property and make good the losses caused due to their

action. Students must use the furniture and fittings with due care and must not deface

buildings, roads, furniture and fittings etc. in any manner.

2.14 Students must handle the laboratory equipment’s, instrument and machinery that they

have to use in course of their work with great care. Any damage or breakage of such

equipment etc. due to improper use of negligent handling will have to be made good by the

students concerned.

2.15 Ragging in any form is unlawful and strictly prohibited. Student found ragging shall be

expelled from the University and FIRs lodged against them as per orders of the Honorable

Supreme Court.

2.16 Mobile cellular phone may be carried by the students. However, they shall be kept in silent

mode during the classes. Violation will lead to confiscation of the mobile phone.

2.17 All the students are required to observe the decorum in the dress code (as laid down by the

University) while moving in the Administrative/Academic block including Labs & Library on

working days. Students not adhering to the described and notified dress code may be denied

entry to the University,

2.18 Smoking, consumption/possession of liquor, intoxicants, drugs, cigarettes, hookah etc inside

the Campus is strictly prohibited. Any violation will invoke severe penalty including

rustication from the Hostel/ University. Students are expected not to indulge in any of the

above mentioned taboos even outside the campus as any report of same or detection of

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same on entering the campus shall be dealt equally as if such an offence has taken place

inside the Campus

2.19 The University adopts the vegetarian eating ethics for any food served or procured from

outside agency or consumed with in the University premises including guest houses. Food

with eggs as ingredient may however be consumed. Fish, chicken, Meat of any kind

however, shall not be allowed inside the campus. Further, the same shall apply to utilization

of silk on the University Campus.

3. Library

3.1 Students must follow the Library rules for borrowing/using/returning books. They must

show their Identity Cards when asked for. The books must be returned on or before the due

date of return of the book.

3.2 Library books should be used with great care. Tearing or folding or cutting of Library books

or making any mark on them is not permitted and shall lead to disciplinary action. Any defect

noticed at the time of borrowing books must be brought to the notice of the Library staff

immediately, otherwise the borrower may be required to replace the book by a new copy

or pay double the cost of the book.

3.3 In open access Library of the University, replacement or misplacement of books on the

shelves by the readers is not desirable. Readers should leave the book on the table after

use.

3.4 Library cards are non-transferable and they should be kept securely otherwise the borrower

shall be held responsible for the books issued against cards.

3.5 Before leaving the Library, a student should make sure of getting the books properly issued

at the counter against the card.

3.6 Personal property or books other than those belonging to the Library must be deposited at

the entrance gate.

3.7 The loss of Library books or borrowers card must be immediately brought to the notice of

the Learning Resource Manager (LRM) in writing.

3.8 Polite and courteous behavior inside the Library is expected from all the users and silence

must be observed inside the reading rooms.