Regulation for Under Graduate Programme for

+3 (B.A/B.Com/B.Sc) Under Utkal University, Bhubaneswar

(As per CBCS System) From the Session 2016-17

APPLICABLE TO THE STUDENTS OF 2016-17 ADMISSION BATCH AND ONWARDS

1. DURATION:
Three years of six semesters. Odd semester is from July to December (i.e. 1 st, 3 rd & 5th semester) and
the examination shall be held normally in the month of December. Even semester is from January to
June (i.e. 2 nd, 4th & 6th semester) and the examination shall be held normally in the month of April/May.
However, the Final Semester shall be conducted in April and result shall be published within 60 days
from the date of completion of the examination. A student would be required to complete the course
within six academic years from the date of admission.
2. COMPULSORY REGISTRATION FOR 1ST SEMESTER:
• Form fill up for the 1st semester examination is compulsory.
• A candidate admitted to +3 Courses but not enrolled for 1st semester examination, his/her admission
will be automatically cancelled.
• Those who fail in any semester or are unable to appear at any semester or unable to fill up for
2/3/4/5/6 may appear at those semesters during subsequent exam within 6 Years, from date of
admission to that course.

3. ATTENDANCE:
A candidate shall be required to attend at least 75% of the lectures in theory and practical classes
taken separately.

4. DURATION OF THE EXAMINATIONS MID SEMESTER & END SEMESTER:

End Semester Examination in theory papers carrying full marks above 50(e.g., 60, 75, 80 etc) shall be of
3 hours duration and practical shall be of 3hours (for full marks carrying 30). On the other hand, theory
papers carrying 50 marks or below shall be of 2 hours duration.

5. MID SEMESTER EXAMINATION:

• Mid semester examination will be of 01 hour duration for 20 marks. There shall be no pass mark in
Mid Semester examination.

• A student who fails to appear in a Mid-Semester Examination will be allowed to take the same
examination with the next batch of student only ONCE provided the candidate has to fill-up the
forms for the same semester during form fill-up time as a back paper.

• A student has to appear the Mid Term Examination. Absence in a Mid Term paper will be declared
as failed in that Paper. A student who was absent in the Mid Term examination but has passed at the
University End Term examination shall be treated as failed in that Semester. Such candidates
would be required to appear Mid-Semester Examinations in subsequent semester.

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6. MARK DISTRIBUTION:

A. Subjects Without Practical

Mid Term Term End Total

20 80 100

B. Subjects With Practical

Mid Term Term End Total

A-Theory B-Practical

20 50 30 (20 + 10 (Record) 100

C. (DSE — 4) for Hons. students (6th Semester)

Project -60 + Viva-40 =100

The Project paper will not have Mid-Sem. Examination and it will be evaluated both by External &
Internal Examiners Submission of project will carry 60 marks and presentation will carry 40 marks and
pass mark in the project will be 40 marks out of 100 marks.
• Evaluation of project shall be completed before the commencement of the 6th Semester End
Term Examination.

7. GRADE SYSTEM IN EACH PAPER (MID +END SEM EXAM) IN A SEMESTER

7.1 GRADING SYSTEM

Qualification Grade Mark Secured from 100 Grade Point
Outstanding ‘O’ 90-100 10
Excellent ‘A+’ 80-89 9
Very Good ‘A’ 70-79 8
Good ‘B+’ 60-69 7
Above Average 'B' 50-59 6
Fair ‘C’ 45-49 5
Pass 'D' 33-44 4

Failed ‘F’ Below 33 0

Absent 'AB' 00 0
Malpractice 'M' 00 0

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 Qualification Grade Mark Secured Grade Classification for Classification for
Outstanding ‘O’ 90-100
from 100 10
Point Hons. Pass
Excellent ‘A+’ 80-89 9
Very Good ‘A’ 70-79 8
Good ‘B+’ 60-69 7 First Class Hons. Pass
Above average 'B' 50-59 6
Fair ‘C’ 45-49 5 Second Class Hons.
Pass 'D' 33-44 4 Pass without Hons.
Failed ‘F’ Below 33 Fail
Absent 'AB' Fail
Malpractice 'M' 00 MP

N.B. A Candidate has to secure 33% or above to pass in each of the Papers.

 The candidate obtaining Grade-F is considered failed and will be required to clear the back paper(s) in
the two subsequent examinations within the stipulated time.
 The candidate securing 'C' Grade and above in Core papers (Hons.) in aggregate will be awarded
Honours.
 For candidate in Honours Course securing 'B' Grade and above in aggregate in first appearance in
other than Core papers will be awarded Distinction.
 For candidates in Pass (General) course securing 'B' Grade and above in aggregate in first appearance
in all papers will be awarded Distinction.
 FAIL/MP/HARD CASE and Back Paper Clearance candidates in any Semester Examination are not
eligible for award of Distinction.

7.2 A student's level of competence shall be categorized by a GRADE POINT AVERAGE to be specified as :

SGPA- Semester Grade Point Average

CGPA- Cumulative Grade Point Average

(a) POINT - Integer equivalent of each letter grade

(b) CREDIT -Integer signifying the relative emphasis of individual course item(s) in a
semester as indicated by the Course structure and syllabus.

CREDIT POINT: (b) x (a) for each course item

CREDIT INDEX: ∑𝐶𝑅𝐸𝐷𝐼𝑇 𝑃𝑂𝐼𝑁𝑇 of course items in each Semester

∑𝐶𝑅𝐸𝐷𝐼𝑇 𝐼𝑁𝐷𝐸𝑋
GRADE POINT AVERAGE =
𝐶𝑅𝐸𝐷𝐼𝑇
∑𝐶𝑅𝐸𝐷𝐼𝑇 𝐼𝑁𝐷𝐸𝑋
SEMESTER GRADE POINT AVERAGE (SGPA) = for each Semester
𝐶𝑅𝐸𝐷𝐼𝑇
CUMULATIVE GRADE POINT AVERAGE (CGPA) =
∑𝐶𝑅𝐸𝐷𝐼𝑇 𝐼𝑁𝐷𝐸𝑋
of all previous Semesters up to the 6th Semester
𝐶𝑅𝐸𝐷𝐼𝑇
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7.3 Paper Type, Subject, Credit, Grade, SGPA & CGPA in the last semester Result shall be reflected in the
Grade Sheet.
7.4 The details of grading system shall be printed on the backside of University Mark-sheet.
7.5 Formula for Equivalent Percentage of Marks:
This University follows seven point grading system Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) on base of
10 and the University does not award marks, nor class/division to a student at the semester or
degree level as per Academic Regulation of the University.

The following formula may be used by the concerned organization/individual at their discretion to obtain
the equivalent percentage of marks for the CGPA awarded to the students of this University.

Equivalent Percentage of Mark = (CGPA – 0.50) x 10

8. REPEAT EXAMINATION:

8.1 A student has to clear back paper(s) (if failed) by appearing at subsequent respective semester
examinations within six years from the year/session of admission.
8.2 A student may appear in improvement (having passed in that paper) in any number of papers ONLY
ONCE in the subsequent corresponding semester examination within four years.

9. EXAMINATION QUESTION PATTERN

9.1 The duration of end semester examination as reflected in Sl. No.5 above.

9.2 For subject without having practical full marks are 100 per paper out of which 20 marks are allotted
for Mid-Semester Examination (Internal) and 80 marks for end semester examination.

• The question papers shall be divided into two parts such as Group- A & Group-B.
• Group- A will carry 10 short questions of two marks each .The answer should be within two
sentences maximum,
• There shall be 5 long type questions in Group —B with one alternative each have to be
attempted and all questions shall be of equal value (5X 12 marks).
9.3 For subject with practical full marks are 100 per paper out of which 20 marks is allotted for Mid-
Semester Examination, 50 marks is for End Semester Examination and 30 marks is for practical.
 The question papers shall be divided into two parts such as Group- A & Group-B. Group- A
will carry 10 short questions of one mark each. The answer should be within two sentences.
 There shall be 5 long-type questions with one alternative each have to be attempted for subjects
having practical. The questions shall be of equal value (5 x 8Marks)
 Practical will carry 30 marks out of which 10 will be for records.

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 9.4 Suitable modifications may be made by the Autonomous Colleges keeping in view the UGC
Guideline for Autonomous Colleges, University Guidelines from time to time and State Govt.
Guidelines from time to time.

10. MINIMUM PERCENTAGE AND MARKS TO BE OBTAINED FOR PASS

1. Paper Without Practical:

Mid Term Pass Mark Term End Total Paper Pass Mark
Term End
33% out of 100
33% out of 80
20 80 100 By taking both components
(i.e. 26 marks)
(i.e. Mid Term + End Term Exam)

Term End (University Examinations) Total Mark: 80, 33% out of 80 (i.e. 26 Mark)
Total Mark: 100 (33% out of 100)
No Pass mark for Mid Term Exam. A student has to appear the Mid Term Exam.
Securing ‘AB’ in Mid Term Exam student declare fail in that paper though he/she
score passing mark in theory paper.
2. Paper With Practical :
Mid Term End Total Paper Pass
Term Mark
Theory Pass Mark Practic Pass Mark
Theory al Practical
33% out of 100
By taking both
33% out of
40% out of 30 components (i.e.
20 50 50(i.e. 17 30 100 Mid Term + End
(i.e. 12 marks)
marks) Term Exam +
Practical)

 Term End (University Examinations) Total Mark: 50, 33% out of total Mark (i.e. 17
Mark)
 Minimum pass mark for practical paper is 40%
 Total Mark: 100 (33% out of 100)
 No Pass mark for Mid Term Exam. A student has to appear the Mid Term Exam.
Securing ‘AB’ in Mid Term Exam student declare fail in that paper though he/she
score passing mark in theory paper.

NB : In order to clear a semester Examination a candidate is required to pass in all

Theory & Practical papers / Project component of the said Semester.
11. DISCIPLINARY ACTION (UNFAIR MEANS IN EXAMINATIONS)

11.1 A student found resorting to malpractice (unfair means adopted) in the examination hall during
University Examination as reported by the Invigilator/Supervisor/Squad Member

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  Will be awarded "M" grade having O(zero) Grade Point in that paper and he/she will be
warned by the University with a copy to the parents/guardians or a notice in the official
website of the University.
11.2 A student adopting malpractice and showing an indiscipline behavior in the examination hall
 Will be awarded "M" grade having O(zero) Grade Point in that paper and he/she will be
warned by the University with a copy to the parents/guardians or a notice in the official
website of the University.
11.3 A student found adopting malpractice in more than one papers in a Semester/Trimester/Special
Examination
 Will be awarded "M" Grade with 0 (zero) Grade Point in all the papers of that
Semester/Trimester/Special Examination; he/she will be warned by the University with a copy
to the parents/guardians or a notice in the official website of the University.
11.4 A student adopting malpractice (as defined in earlier clauses) once again in the subsequent
semester examinations inspite of the warning issued previously
 Will be awarded "M" grade having O(zero) Grade Point in all the papers of that examination
and will be expelled from the college for one year
11.5 A student found violating the Examination Code of Conduct
Which includes:
 Use of programmable calculators, mobile phones/smart watch (even in switch off mode),
document or any electronic devices having memory chips.
 Leaving the Examination Hall within the first hour from the commencement of the
examination.
 Talking to other examinees in the Examination Hall.
Trying to give any help to others or trying to seek any help from others inside or outside the
Examination Hall.
• Will be expelled from the Examination in that paper and will be awarded "M" grade having
O(zero) Grade Point in that paper; he/she will be warned by the university with a copy to the
parents/guardians or a notice in the official website of the University.
• A student found repeating the "Violation of Code of Conduct" will be awarded "M" grade with
O(zero) Grade Point in all the papers of that semester and will not be permitted to appear at the
subsequent examinations of that semester.

11.6 A student indulging in the misconduct in the examination hall. Which includes:
 Using question papers and/or answer scripts for communicating with fellow examinee.
 Exchange of question papers and answer scripts (with other examinees/outsiders).
 Writing answers in question papers.
 Writing obscene or filthy languages in answer scripts.
 Writing derogatory remarks.
 And taking away the answer scripts or any examination materials/papers to the outside of the
examination hall without intimation/permission from the concerned authority of the
examination.
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  Any remarks, requests or irrelevant issues in answer scripts.
 Will be awarded "M" grade having O(zero) Grade Point in all the papers of that examination
and will be expelled from the college for one year.
11.7 Any student found man-handling/threatening the officers/staff connected with the officers/staff
connected with the examinations (Invigilator, Centre Superintendent, Supervisors, Principal,
Members of Flying squad, etc.)
 Will be awarded "M" grade having O(zero) Grade Point in all the papers of that Examination
and will be expelled from the college for one year.
 Other disciplinary actions as deemed fit (including FIR to police) would be initiated by the
University/college.
11.8 Any student found damaging the property of the staff/officers/institution connected with the
examinations
 Will be awarded "M" grade having O(zero) Grade point in all the paper of that Examination
and will be expelled from the college for one year.
 Will be obliged to provide compensation for the damage as assessed by the college/University
or individual as the case may be.
12. RE-TOTALLING/RE-CHECKING AT UN-EVALUATED PORTION:

12.1 A Student may apply through his/her college for Re-totaling/Re-Checking of a paper within 45
calendar days from the date of publication of the results in each Semester.
12.2 There will be no re-evaluation processes of the answer scripts.

13. GRADE SHEET:

At the end of 6 (six) Semester, a Grade sheet shall be made available to each student as per Clause 8.1
14. DUPLICATE UNIVERSITY REGISTRATION CARD:
A student is issued University Registration Card at the time of admission. University Registration
number continues to be his/her Registration number for all examinations during his/her tenure of
study. This card is also essential for admission of the student to a college and his/her eligibility to
attend classes in a college. This is an IMPORTANT document and the student must possess it
throughout his/her course at the University.
In the event of a student loosing his/her University Registration Card, he/she should immediately
lodge a FIR in the nearest Police Station. He/ She should apply through the College for issue of
duplicate Registration Card with a prescribed fee. The application form will be available in the
University counter. The application form must accompany a copy of FIR and prescribed fee and the
same should be sent to the Controller of Examination, Utkal University by Speed Post/Registered
Post.

15. ELIGIBILITY FOR AWARD OF DEGREE

A candidate will be eligible for award of BA/B.Sc./B.Com degree if he/she satisfies all the following
conditions:

 Has cleared (minimum pass grade) in all subjects and obtained requisite number of credit points in
all Semesters.
 Has secured a minimum Cumulative Grade Point Average.

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