Evaluation

Candidates in each Semester will be evaluated both by continuous assessment and end semester University Examination, The individual maximum marks allotted for Continuous Assessment and University examination for each subject is as prescribed by the scheme of study.

Continuous Assessment (C.A.)

The marks awarded for the continuous assessment will be on the basis of the day-to- day work, periodic tests (minimum two in a semester) and assignments (minimum of three -one each from each module), The faculty member concerned will do the continuous assessment for each semester. The C.A. marks for the individual subjects shall be computed by giving weightage to the following parameters, as given below.

Subject Attendance Tests Assignments Class Work
Theory Subjects 20% (10) 50% (25) 30% (15)
Drawing 20% (10) 40% (20) 40% (20)
Practical 20% 40% 40%
Project Work Assessed by Guide - 50%: Assessed by a three member committee out of which one member is the guide –50%

The CA marks for the attendance (20%) for each theory, practical and drawing shall be awarded in full only if
the candidate has secured 90% attendance or above in the subject. Proportionate reduction shall be made in
the case, of subjects in which he/she gets below 90% of the attendance for a, subject. The CA marks obtained
by the student for all subjects in a semester is to be published at least 5 days before the commencement of the
University examinations. Anomalies if any may be scrutinized by the Department Committee and the final CA
marks are forwarded to the University within the stipulated time.

End Semester University Examinations

  • a) There will be university examinations at the end of the first academic year and at the end of every semester from third semester onwards in subjects as prescribed under the respective scheme of examinations. Semester classes shall be completed at least 10 working days before the commencement of the University examination.
  • b) The examination will be held twice in an year April /May session( for even semester ) and October/ November session (for odd semester). The combined 1st and 2nd semester is reckoned as equivalent to an even semester for the purpose of conduct of examination and the University exam will be held during April/ May. However VII and VIII semester examination will be conducted in both the sessions: This schedule will not be changed.
  • c) A student will be permitted to appear for the University Examination only if he/she, satisfies the following requirements.
      Attendance

      He/ She must secure not less than 75% attendance in the total number of working period during the first year and in each semester thereafter and shall be physically present for a minimum of 60% of the total working periods. In addition. He/she also shall be physically present in at least 50% of total working periods for each subject.

    • He must earn a progress certificate form the Head of the Institution for having satisfactorily completed the courses of study in the semester as prescribed by these regulations.
    • It shall be open to the Vice-Chancellor to grant condonation of shortage of attendance, on the recommendation of the Head of the Institution in accordance with the Following norms.
    • The attendance shall not be less than 60% of the total working periods.
    • He/she shall be physically present for a minimum of 50% of the total working periods.
    • The shortage shall not be condoned more than twice during the entire course.
    • The condonation shall be granted subject to the rules and procedures prescribed by the University from time to time.
    • The condonation for combined 1st and 2nd semesters will be reckoned as a single condonation for attendance purposes.
  • d) A student who is not permitted to appear for the University examinations for a particular semester due to the shortage of attendance and not permitted by the authorities for condonation of shortage of attendance shall repeat the semester when it is offered again. This provision is allowed only once for a semester.
  • e) The University will conduct examinations for all subjects (Theory, Drawing & Practical).
  • f) The scheme of valuation will be decided by the Chief Examiner for theory / drawing subjects.
  • g) For practical examinations, the examiners together will decide the marks to be awarded. The student shall produce the certified record of the work done in the laboratory during the examination. The evaluation of the candidate should be as per the guidelines given in the syllabus for the practical subject.

Letter Grades

For each subject in a semester based on the total marks obtained by the student in the University examination and Continuous assessment put together-a letter grade (S, A+, A, B+, B, C+, C, D, E and F) will be awarded. All letter grades except ‘F’ will be awarded if the marks for the University examination is 40 % or above and the total mark (C.A marks + University Exam mark) is 50 % or above. No absolute mark will be indicated in the grade card. Letter grade corresponding to total marks (C.A. marks+University Exam mark) and the corresponding grade point in a ten-point scale is described below.

Eg: A student getting 40% in University Exam and 70% (35) in C.A. (75/150) will pass. A student getting 39% in University Exam and 100% in C.A. will fail. A. student getting 75% in University Exam and zero in C.A. will pass provided he has attendance requirements and so on.

% of Total marks (C.A. marks + University Exam mark) Letter Grade Grade point (G.P) Remarks
90 % and above S 10 Excellent
85% and above but less than 90% A+ 9  
80 % and above but less than 85% A 8.5  
75% and above but less than 80% B+ 8  
70 % and above but less than 75% B 7.5  
65 % and above but less than 70% C+ 7  
60 % and above but less than 65% C 6.5  
55 % and above but less than 60 % D 6  
50 % and above but less than55% E 5.5  
Below 50% (C.A. + U.E.) or
below 40% for U.E. only		 F 0 Failed

Grade Point Average (GPA) and Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA)

Grade point average is the semester wise average points obtained by each student in a 10 point scale. GPA for a particular semester is calculated as per the calculation shown below.

GPA = S(credit x G P obtained for the subject ) / S Credit for all subjects of the semester.

Cumulative Grade point Average (CGPA) is the average grade points obtained by the students for all the semesters. CGPA is calculated in a 10 –point scale as shown below.

CGPA = S(credits for semester X GPA obtained for the semester) / S Credits for all the semesters.

GPA and CGPA shall be rounded to two decimal points. The Grade card issued to the students shall contain subject number and subject name, Credits for the subject, letter grades obtained, GPA for the semester and CGPA up to that particular semester. In addition to the grade cards for each semester all successful candidates shall also be issued a consolidated statement of grades. On specific request from a candidate and after remitting the prescribed fees the University shall issue detailed mark to the individual candidate.

Minimum for a Pass

A candidate shall be declared to have passed a semester examination in full in the first appearance if he/she secures not less than 5.5 GPA with a minimum of ‘E’ grade for all individual subjects in that semester. The candidate shall not be allowed to appear for an improvement examination for the subjects of the VII & VIII semesters.

The grade obtained by the candidates for each subject in the improvement chance he has appeared for or the already existing grades whichever is better will be reckoned as the grades secured.

First & Second semester will be counted as a single chance and they can improve a maximum of three subjects. A candidate shall be allowed to repeat the course work in one or more semesters in order to better the C.A. marks already obtained, subject to the following conditions.

  • He/she shall repeat the course work in a particular semester only once and that too at the earliest opportunity offered to him/her.
  • He/she shall not combine this course work with his/her regular course work.
  • He/she shall not be allowed to repeat the course work of any semester if he has already passed that semester examination in full.
  • The C.A. marks obtained by the repetition of the course work will be considered for all purposes.
A candidate shall be allowed to withdraw from the whole examination of a semester in accordance with the rules for cancellation of examination of the University of Kerala.

Classification of Successful Candidates

  • A candidate who qualifies for the Degree passing all the subjects of the eight semesters within five academic years (Ten consecutive semesters after the commencement of his/her course of study) and secures not less than 8. CGPA up to and including eighth semester (Overall CGPA) shall be declared to have passed the B. Tech. Degree examination in FIRST CLASS WITH DISTINCTION.
  • A candidate who qualifies for the Degree passing all the subjects of the eight semesters within five academic years (10 consecutive semesters after the commencement of his/her course of study) and secures less than 8 CGPA but not less than 6.5 CGPA up to and including eighth semester shall be declared to have passed the B. Tech. Degree examination in FIRST CLASS.
  • All other successful candidates shall be declared to have passed the B.Tech. Degree examination in SECOND CLASS.
  • Successful candidates who complete the examination in four academic years (Eight consecutive semesters) after the commencement of the course of study shall be ranked branch-wise on the basis of the CGPA in all eight semesters put together. In the case of a tie in the CGPA the total marks of the students who have got same CGPA shall be considered for finalizing the rank. Students who pass the examination in supplementary examination are also covered under this clause.

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