SREE SANKARA VIDYAPEETOM COLLEGE, VALAYANCHIRANGARA
PG Department of Chemistry
Internal Evaluation
B.Sc. chemistry
The external theory examination of all semesters shall be conducted by the University at the end of each semester. Internal evaluation is to be done by continuous assessment. For all papers (theory and practical) total percentage of marks of external examination is 80 and total percentage of marks of internal evaluation is 20.Marks distribution for external and internal assessments and the components for internal evaluation with their marks are shown below:
Components of the internal evaluation and their marks are as below.
FOR ALL THEORY PAPERS:
(a) Marks of external Examination : 60
(b) Marks of internal evaluation : 15
All the three components of the internal assessment are mandatory.
|
Components of theory Internal Evaluation |
MARKS |
|
Attendance |
4 |
|
Assignment/Seminar/Viva |
4 |
|
Test Paper(s) (1×7=7) |
7 |
|
Total |
15 |
FOR ALL PRACTICAL PAPERS (conducted only at the end of even semesters):
(a) Marks of external Examination : 40
(b) Marks of internal evaluation : 10
All the three components of the internal assessment are mandatory
|
Components of Practical-internal evaluation |
Marks |
|
Attendance |
3 |
|
Record* |
5 |
|
Lab involvement |
2 |
|
Total |
10 |
*Marks awarded for Record should be related to number of experiments recorded.
FOR PROJECTS, INDUSTRIAL VISIT AND COMPREHENSIVE VIVA- VOCE*:
(c) Marks of external Examination : 80
(d) Marks of internal evaluation : 20
|
Components of Project I.V. and Viva – Evaluation External |
Marks |
|
Dissertation and I.V. report (External) |
50 |
|
Comprehensive Viva-voce (External) |
30 |
|
Total |
80 |
Bonafide reports of the project work and Industrial Visit conducted shall be submitted at the time of examination.
All the four components of the internal assessment are mandatory.
|
Components of Project & I.V. - Internal Evaluation |
Marks |
|
Punctuality |
5 |
|
Experimentation / Data Collection |
5 |
|
Knowledge |
5 |
|
Report |
5 |
|
Total |
20 |
OJT EVALUATION
For On the Job Training there is only internal evaluation.
ASSIGNMENTS
Assignments are to be done from 1st to 4th Semesters. At least one assignment should be done in each semester for all papers.
SEMINAR / VIVA
A student shall present a seminar in the 5th semester and appear for Viva- voce in the 6th semester for all papers.
INTERNAL ASSESSMENT TEST PAPERS
Two internal test- papers are to be attended in each semester for each paper. The evaluations of all components are to be published and are to be acknowledged by the candidates. All documents of internal assessments are to be kept in the college for two years and shall be made available for verification by the University. The responsibility of evaluating the internal assessment is vested on the teacher(s) who teach the paper.
PRACTICAL EXAMINATION
Practical examinations will be conducted only at the end of even semesters for all programmes.
PATTERN OF QUESTION PAPERS
Pattern of questions for external examination of practical papers will decided by the concerned Board of practical examination.
M.Sc.Chemistry
The weightage for internal & external evaluation of theory/practical/ project/comprehensive viva-voce is 5 & 15 and the maximum Weighted Grade Point (WGP) is 25 & 75 respectively, ( ratio 1:3)
|
Sl.No. |
Type of Questions |
Weight |
Number of questions to be answered |
|
1. |
Short Answer type questions |
1 |
8 out of 10 |
|
2 |
Short essay/ problem solving type questions |
2 |
6 out of 8 |
|
3. |
Long Essay type questions |
5 |
2 out of 4 |
Direct Grading System
Direct Grading System based on a 7–point scale is used to evaluate the performance (External and Internal Examination of students)
For all courses (theory & practical)/semester/overall programme Letter grades and GPA/SGPA/CGPA are given on the following scale:
|
Range |
Grade |
Indicator |
|
4.50 to 5.00 |
A+ |
Outstanding |
|
4.00 to 4.49 |
A |
Excellent |
|
3.50 to 3.99 |
B+ |
Very good |
|
3.00 to 3.49 |
B |
Good(Average) |
|
2.50 to 2.99 |
C+ |
Fair |
|
2.00 to 2.49 |
C |
Marginal |
|
up to 1.99 |
D |
Deficient(Fail) |
Minimum C grade is required for pass in a course.
Evaluation first stage - Both internal and external (to be done by the teacher)
|
Grade |
Grade Points |
|
A+ |
5 |
|
A |
4 |
|
B |
3 |
|
C |
2 |
|
D |
1 |
|
E |
0 |
Maximum weight & Maximum Weighted Grade Point (WGP) for external evaluation is 30
and150 respectively.
|
|
Components |
Weightage |
|
i. |
Assignment |
1 |
|
ii |
Seminar |
2 |
|
iii |
Best Two Test papers |
1 each (2) |
|
|
Total |
5 |
Practical-External (Components and Weightage)
|
Components |
Weightage |
|
Written / Lab test |
10 |
|
Record |
2 |
|
Viva |
3 |
|
Total |
15 |
Practical-Internal (Components and Weightage)
|
Components |
Weightage |
|
Written/Lab test |
3 |
|
Lab involvement |
1 |
|
Viva |
1 |
|
Total |
5 |
Project- External (Components and Weightage)
|
Components |
Weightage |
|
Relevance of the topic and analysis |
2 |
|
Project content and presentation |
8 |
|
Project viva |
5 |
|
Total |
15 |
Project- Internal (Components and Weightage)
|
Components |
Weightage |
|
Relevance of the topic and analysis |
1 |
|
Project content and presentation |
3 |
|
Project viva |
1 |
|
Total |
5 |
Comprehensive viva-voce (External)-components and weightage
|
Components |
Weightage |
|
Course viva (all courses from first semester to fourth semester) |
15 |
|
Total |
15 |
Comprehensive viva (Internal) - Components and Weightage
|
Components |
Weightage |
|
Course viva (all courses from first semester to fourth semester) |
5 |
|
Total |
5 |
Credit and Semester system is followed in this program. The program has 4 semesters with 18 weeks in each semester. In each week, there are 15 lecture hours and 10 laboratory hours. In each semester there are 270 lecture hours and180 practical hours; thus a total of 450 calendar hours in each semester which is in compliance with the minimum 390hours stipulated by the UGC.