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Panihati College

PANIHATI MAHAVIDYALAYA

DEGREE COLLEGE
NAAC ACCREDITED, Affiliated to West Bengal State University
Barasat Road, P.O.- Sodepur, Kolkata - 700110

Examination Structure

MARKS DISTRIBUTION AND EVALUATION

Full marks for each course of
B.A./ B.Sc./ B.Com. (Hons. & Gen.), carrying 6 credits, will be 75
B.A./ B.Sc./ B.Com. ( Hons. & Gen.), carrying 2 credits, will be 25

The University has allotted 20% of the internal marks towards regular attendance to ensure the presence of students in the classroom which is the fundamental concept of the CBCS system.

Marks distribution for Theoretical Courses (no practical component) will be as follows:
i) For a 6 credit course having 75 marks, 25 marks shall be assessed by the College (internal) and 50 marks by the University (End Semester).
ii) Out of the 25 marks allotted as internal evaluation the breakup of marks will be as follows
5 marks (20%) on attendance and 20 marks (80%) in the form of class test/ assignment/ seminar /any other method to be decided by the respective Board of Studies.
iii) The marks (5) for attendance shall be allotted as
Attendance >90% = 5 marks
Attendance >80% but less than  90% = 4 marks
Attendance >75% but less than  80% = 3 marks
Attendance >70% but less than  75% = 2 marks
Attendance >60% but less than  70% = 1 mark
Marks distribution for Courses, having practical component will be as follows
For a 6 credit course having practical component the total  marks will be distributed as Part A (Theory) 50 marks + Part B (Practical) 25 marks  = 75 marks

Part A

i) For a 4 credit theory course having 50 marks, 10 marks shall be assessed by the College (internal) and 40 marks by the University (End Semester).
ii) Out of the 10 marks allotted as internal evaluation the breakup of marks will be as follows:
2 marks (20%) on attendance and 8 marks (80%) in the form of class test/ assignment/ seminar /any other method to be decided by the respective Board of Studies.
iii) The marks (2) for attendance shall be allotted as
Attendance >90% = 2 marks
ttendance >60% but less than  90% = 1 mark

 

Part B

i) For a 2 credit practical course having 25 marks, 15 marks shall be assessed by the College (internal) and 10 marks by the University (End Semester)/college (as end semester) evaluation.
ii) Out of the 15 marks allotted as internal evaluation the breakup of marks will be as follows
3 marks (20%) on attendance and 12 marks (80%) in the form of continuous assessment of the practical classes /any other method to be decided by the respective Board of Studies.
iii) The marks (3) for attendance shall be allotted as:
Attendance >90% = 3 marks
Attendance >75% but less than  90% = 2 marks
Attendance >60% but less than  75% = 1 mark
iv) The End semester examination shall be in the form of a Grand Viva-voce/Laboratory note book evaluation/ hands on experiment/ demonstration/ any other method to be decided by the respective Board of Studies. However, the candidate shall be barred from appearing in the said end semester examination if atleast 60% of his/her practical assignments are not duly signed by the respective teacher in the college.
v) For Core and DSE courses under the Honours program the end semester evaluation will be organized by the University but for GE courses under the Honours program and Core, DSE and GE courses under the general program the end semester evaluation will be organized by the college where the student is registered.
The pattern and the breakup of marks allotted  for the question in the different examinations shall be finalized by the respective Board of Studies in the relevant subject. The University shall ensure that both objective and subjective questions are part of the evaluation system to assess the overall concept of the candidate.
For the AECC of 2 credits comprising of 25 marks, 5 marks (20%) have been allotted for regular attendance and 20 marks (80%) for End semester examination.
i) The marks (5) for attendance shall be allotted as
Attendance >90% = 5 marks
Attendance >80% but less than  90% = 4 marks
Attendance >75% but less than  80% = 3 marks
Attendance >70% but less than  75% = 2 marks
Attendance >60% but less than  70% = 1 mark
ii) The End Semester Examination for Environmental Science shall be in the form of Multiple Choice questions which shall be evaluated by the college. However, question papers will be sent centrally by the University. The evaluation can be either through OMR or conventional methods.
iii) The End semester Examination of English/MIL communication shall be conducted by the college. The evaluation method is to be finalized after taking into account the course structure after due approval from the respective Board of Studies in the concerned subjects.

For the SEC of 2 credits comprising of 25 marks, 5 marks (20%) have been allotted for regular attendance and 20 marks (80%) for End semester examination.
i) The marks (5) for attendance shall be allotted as
Attendance >90% = 5 marks
Attendance >80% but less than  90% = 4 marks
Attendance >75% but less than  80% = 3 marks
Attendance >70% but less than  75% = 2 marks
Attendance >60% but less than  70% = 1 mark

ii) The End Semester Examination shall be conducted by the College. The evaluation method is to be finalized after taking into account the course and the facilities available after due approval from the respective Board of Studies in the concerned subject.

The University shall hold the end semester examinations in a centralized manner for the Core Courses (CC) and Discipline Specific Elective (DSE) courses and the evaluation of the answer scripts will also be done in a centralized manner.

The University shall hold the end semester examinations in a centralized manner for the Generic Elective (GE) courses and the evaluation of the answer scripts will be done internally by the respective colleges.

The distribution of marks will be as follows:

B.A./ B.Sc./ B.Com. (Hons)

CC 75 x 14 = 1050
DSE 75 x 4 = 300
GE 75 x 4 = 300
AECC 25 x 2 = 50
SEC 25 x 2 = 50
Total 1750 marks (140 credits)

B.A. & B.Com. (Gen.)

CC 75 x 12 = 900
DSE 75 x 4 = 300
GE 75 x 2 = 150
AECC 25 x 2 = 50
SEC 25 x 4 = 100
Total 1500 marks (120 credits)

B.Sc. (Gen.)

CC 75 x 12 = 900
DSE 75 x 6 = 450
AECC 25 x 2 = 50
SEC 25 x 4 = 100
Total 1500 marks (120 credits)