ACADEMIC CREDIT & EVALUATION SYSTEM FOR PGD PROGRAMMES
POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA
TOTAL CREDITS: 30-34 CREDITS (PER YEAR)
15-16 CREDITS (PER SEMSETER)
CATEGORY OF COURSES:
Comprehensive: 1:1.5
Core Studio, Core theory, Internship, Field experience
Enrichment: 1:1
Seminar/workshops, Electives
Specialization: 1:2
End of year project/portfolio
- The students will earn credits for every course undertaken and successfully completed.
- Total credits to be worked out by the respective PGD In Charge in collaboration with the Head/Dean of the Department.
- The timetable will indicate the total number of credits to be earned by the student in their individual programmes.
GRADING SYSTEM
85+ A 4.00 GP
75-84 B 3.00 GP
65 -74 C 2.00 GP
55 -64 D 1.00 GP
54 &below E 0.00 GP
The minimum required CGPA for a Post Graduate Diploma course would be 2.5.
Grade A: Outstanding grasp of issues, high levels of creativity, skill and independence of thought.
Grade B: Clear understanding of issues, with a good level of creativity, skills and independence of thought.
Grade C: An acceptable understanding of issues, with an adequate level of creativity, skills and independence of thought.
Grade D: A limited understanding of issues, with a very basic level of creativity, skills and independence of thought.
GRADE E: An unfocused or inaccurate understanding of issues, with an inadequate level of creativity, skills and independence of thought.
PGD JURY:
The student would qualify for the diploma project when all of their pre-requisite courses are cleared with a minimum required CGPA of 2.5.
ATTENDANCE:
- Students are expected to be regular and punctual in all classes and courses they are enrolled in.
- All applications for exemption from attendance should be made in writing to the Programme Coordinator/Head of the Department.
- In case of illness, the student should provide valid medical certificates for the leave to be condoned.
- Students are responsible for their learning and should be aware of all the important dates in the calendar before making a request for leave.
- A minimum of 75% attendance is required for all courses to be able to assess and grade the course.
- The faculty member in consultation with the Programme In Charge/Head of the Department has the discretion to condone or dismiss any lapse in attendance.
INCOMPLETE WORK:
Students prevented by illness or any other legitimate reasons to successfully complete the prescribed course, will be designated the grade ‘I’. No grade point is recorded and the semester average is not affected. At this point, a completion date will be stated. If the stated completion date is passed without the student making a submission of the assignment, ‘E’ grade will be assigned. The semester average will then be recalculated.
FAILURES:
Students are expected to obtain a CGPA of 2.5 at the end of the year, for eligibility of the diploma.
A student failing to achieve this required GPA after the completion of semester 1 will be allowed to move on to semester 2, on probation. If the student fails to attain the desired GPA in the second semester, s/he will be expected to repeat the programme.
In case of the student not being able to attain the desired GPA in the second semester, leading to a CGPA of less than 2.5, s/he will be expected to repeat the second semester only
PLAGIARISM & CHEATING:
Plagiarism is the act of presenting another’s ideas or words as one’s own. Cheating includes the intentional falsification or fabrication of any academic activity, unauthorized copying of another’s work, or aiding and abetting any such acts. These acts are forbidden for any graded work assignment and such acts will result in a zero grade for that body of work. Should a student fail a course due to such a zero grade, a remedial or a re-sit will not be permitted.
GRIEVANCES:
Any student, who has any form of grievance with a faculty member or the Programme In Charge, takes that grievance to the person involved. Accordingly, students who have a grievance about major deviations, additions or changes to a course’s syllabus are encouraged to first take up the issue with the faculty member. Significant reasons may have developed – such as a major discovery that necessitates changes in the course content or contextual developments that change the way the course may be delivered or evaluated – to warrant such changes in the curriculum.
If a faculty member is contacted and a resolution does not result, the grievance may then be taken to the Head of the Department. The purpose of these meetings is primarily informational, although if there is evidence that the course did not generally match with the basic description provided in the prospectus, remedies may be offered to the student, including, but not limited to, re-offering the course to the student, providing an opportunity for mentored independent study, or extending the option of course withdrawal.
Grievances should be expressed and dealt with at the earliest point in time. Ordinarily students should begin the grievance process no later than two weeks after the initial unresolved experience.
REENROLLMENT:
Students, who drop out of the course before completing the Diploma, will be allowed to rejoin within the following two years of their dropping out. After the lapse of two years they will not be re-inducted.
