EXAMINATION

Evaluation system
The objective of the examination system at SMVDU is to expose students to continuous evaluation rather than focus only at term end exams.  This system ensures that the students develop the ability to study regularly and do not need to put any extraordinary work towards the end of the semester.  This system also puts the onus on students to perform consistently and not study in a sporadic manner.  Also, the system encourages assignments to inculcate learning by helping to generate ability to solve practical problems.
During the course of a semester, which is generally of 90 working days, the student is evaluated in the following manner:
1.  Students are given a minimum of two assignments by the faculty member, which they have to submit on specified dates.  These assignments carry marks which contribute to the total obtained for that subject.
2.  Students are required to sit for three tests, which are conducted after 30, 60 and 90 working days.  These are called Minor I, Minor-II and Major.  Major test carries a weight age of 50% while Minor-I, Minor-II and the assignments carry a weight age of 50%.
3.  Faculty members may assign weight age to quiz, presentations or any similar activity.

At the the end of the semester, the faculty member assigns a grade to each student depending upon the performance of the student in that course in relation with minor tests, assignments, major test, quiz, presentations etc.  The grades have been defined earlier.
Using the grades that are assigned to each student in each course, the CGPA and the SGPA are calculated.

Evaluation Indices
The performance of a student is evaluated in terms of two indices, viz. the Semester Grade Point Average (SGPA) which is the Grade Point Average for a semester and Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) which is the Grade Point for all the completed semesters at any point in time. The SGPA is calculated on the basis of grades obtained in all courses, except audit courses and courses in which S/Z grade is awarded, registered for in the particular semester: 


 The CGPA is calculated on the basis of all pass grades, except audit courses and courses in which S/Z grade is awarded, obtained in all completed semesters.

An example of these calculations is given below:
Semester –I

Credits registered in the semester (total of column 2) = 24
Earned credits in the semester = (total of column 4 - total of column 2 excluding F grade)= 24 - 3 = 21 Points secured in this semester (total of column 6) = 147

As can be seen the denominator for CGPA is not same as for SGPA because the student got ‘E’ grade and thus did not earn the credit.
At end of Semester –II for same student

Credits registered in the semester (total of column 2 excluding W grades courses) = 23
Earned credits in the semester = (total of column 4 - total of column 2 excluding F grade) = 23 -  3 = 20
Points secured in this semester (total of column 6) = 141
Cumulative points secured as of date (total of points secured in previous semesters and current semester) = 147 + 141= 288

Grading System
At the end of the term after conduct of minor and major tests the course co-ordinator awards a grade to each students depending upon their performance.  No marks are awarded.  However, each grade is associated with the number of points it carries.  The different grades are as follows:

Grading System

Grade   Points      Description of performance Comparable % marks A     10     Outstanding >80 A(-)   9    Excellent 75-80 B      8 Very good 70-74 B(-) 7  Good 60-69 C     6 Average 55-59 C(-)   5  Below average 50-55 D 4 Marginal >40 F  0  Very poor   I  - Incomplete   NP -  Audit pass   NF - Audit fail   W  - Withdrawal   X   - Continued   S - Satisfactory Completion   Z - Course Continuation

Description of grades

A Grade : An ‘A’ grade stands for outstanding achievement. B Grade : A ‘B’ grade stands for very good performance. C Grade : The ‘C’ grade stands for average performance. This is the minimum grade required to pass in the major project part1& Part 2. D Grade : The ‘D’ grade stands for marginal performance; i.e. it is the minimum passing grade in any course. F Grade : The F grade denotes poor performance i.e. failing a course. A student has to repeat all core courses in which she/he obtains F grade, until a passing grade is obtained. For the other (elective) courses in which F grade has been obtained, the student may take the same course or any other course from the same category. Further F grade secured in any course stays permanently on the grade card. This grade is not counted in the calculation of the CGPA; however, this is counted in the calculation of the SGPA. I Grade : An 'I' grade denotes incomplete performance in any L (lecture), P (practical), V (Special Module) category course. It may be awarded to a student if he/she has not fulfilled all the requirements of the course due to extra- ordinary circumstances. An 'I' grade in a course makes a student eligible to repeat the course in the summer semester.  'I' grade does not appear permanently in the grade card.  Upon completion of all course requirements, the 'I' grade is converted to a regular grade (A to F, NP or NF). These grades are awarded in a course that the student opts to audit. Audit applications are allowed during the first four weeks of a semester. The audit pass (NP) Grade is awarded if the student's attendance is above 75% in the class and he/she has obtained at least 'D' grade unless course coordinator has specified a higher criterion at the beginning of the semester. If either of these requirements is not fulfilled, the audit fail (NF) grade is awarded. The grades obtained in an audit course are not considered in the calculation of SGPA or CGPA. W Grade : A ‘W’ grade is awarded in a course where the student has opted to withdraw from the course. Withdrawal from a course is permitted until one week after the first minor tests. X Grade : A ‘X’ grade is awarded for incomplete work in Independent Study, Mini Project, Minor Project, major project based on the application of the student. on completion of the work, X grade can be converted to a regular grade within the first week of the student. otherwise, the student will be required to register for the course in the next semester .the credits of the course will be counted towards his total load for the semester .in case of major project part1, the student will not be permitted to register for major project part 2 simultaneously as major part1 is a pre requisite for major project part 2.a student can be awarded ‘X’ grade only once in a course. S & Z Grades: The ‘S’ grade denotes satisfactory performance and completion of a course. The ‘Z’ grade is awarded for non-completion of the course requirements, and the student will have to register for the course until he/she obtains the ‘S’ grade.

DEGREE REQUIREMENTS:
The following criterions need to be met for award of degree for various programmes:
i. Earned Credits
The degree requirements for the various programmes listed earlier are as follows:

(a)   Completion of 185 minimum earned credits for 4-year B. Tech. Programmes.

(b)   Completion of 225 minimum earned credits for 5-year B. Arch. Programme.

(c)    Completion of 90 minimum earned credits for 2-year (2 ½ for part time) M.B.A., M.B.A.(BE),

         M. Tech & M.Sc  programmes.

These credits are needed to be earned under different categories as specified for individual programmes.  For continuation of admission in the University, however, minimum number of credits have to be earned every year as given in the table below:

Continuation of Registration and Graduation for Undergraduates Programme

ii. Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) Requirement
A student must obtain a minimum Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 4.5 to be eligible award of the B. Tech. Or B. Arch Degree. For postgraduate degree courses the minimum CGPA should be 5.0.  All exceptions to the above conditions will be dealt as per following regulations:
(a) If a student completes required credits for B. Tech. with CGPA less than 4.5, then the student will   be permitted to do additional elective courses under any category to improve the CGPA within the maximum time limit for completion of B. Tech. i.e., 6 years, as the case may be. In case a CGPA of 4.5 or more is achieved within the stipulated period, a B. Tech. Degree will be awarded and in case the same is not achieved no degree will be awarded.
(b) No self-study course will be permitted for the purpose of improvement of CGPA for postgraduate degree courses or undergraduate degree courses.

iii.  Practical Training
A student of the 4-year B. Tech programme and 5-year B. Arch programme must complete the prescribed number of days of practical training to the satisfaction of the concerned department. This training will be normally arranged in the summer vacation following the 6th semester and 7th semester for B. Arch. Practical training duration is a minimum of 50 working days. Practical training should be carried out preferably in industry or R&D institutions in India or recognized architectural offices for B. Arch course. Practical training in academic institutions is discouraged.

iv. NSS
All undergraduate students are required to enroll for NSS in the first year. This requirement should be completed in one year. If, however, a student is not able to complete this requirement in the first year, he/she must complete it by the end of the 2nd year (4th semester).

v. Audit Courses
Audit facility is open to all students who have completed 100 earned credits for UG students and 34 credits for PG students . A student will be permitted to do any number of audit courses over and above the graduation requirements.