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7. '1 the -medium of instruction sheri'! ·be the 'English l anguage.
7.2 Each course, along with its weightage in terms of units, shafl reqtiire approval of the Senate. Only a,pproved courses can 'be offered durin_g at~y semester/summer-term.
_flle ~asS~gt1eCl l.ristrirGiru:~in~--C~llalE~-e -.viitb :tl1e If8I~L)ta11c.e ,oi~ ~the J.e.qllire.ct J1111Ilb.er ~c~f :Instructors/TtlhJTS. The :InstrtTctor~:f·n~C+rarge ~tral: l :be :re!>p·n·n=s-i:ble for -"C"on·duciin·g ibe course; ho1di-ng t he examinations: evaiuating the .pe1i'ormanc.e .of the students and awarding the grades at the end of the semester.
7.4 The li~i of all courses to be offered by a department, during any semester/summer-term, shall be finalized, before the beginning of the semester/summer-term, by the concerned Head of the Department: takin~ into cs:msi.ci.eJ:r.'ltion .aU -the .de.partmental ..re.cp.lir.ements
7.5 The Instructor--in-Charge, 'Instructors and T utors 'for ali the courses to 'be offered 'by a depmimerrt, dm;ing any semester/summer-term, shall be assigned 'by the concerned Head of Department.
7.6 In each semester, there shall normally be one Mid-Semester Examinations and one End SemesteT Examina-tion. A.s fax _as .po.ssi.ble, ~11 the _exarninations shal.! .be .conducted during the mmounced examination _periods.
permitted to appear in the Make-up Examination as per the procedures laid down by the Senate.
Instructor-in-Charge. The grade awarded to a .student _dep_eEds 1~poo his _p,erfo..rman.ce in variou-s examinations. quizzes: home assigmne_uts: laboratmy wo.rk.and ihe r.e.g1ilarity uf .hi.'3 ,atte.ndanc..e. T.he .Letter :grades to he ,JJsed . ~md .their · l;'ll.U11el~ical .ec;rui;vale1lts .m;e a-s fo'l'lows:
0 .J ·vraue I " vraue eomt D · escnptwn 0 10 Outstanding A 10 Excellent B 8 Good ,__ ___ ______ v .~- -~·----c 6 Fair T;) ·e· .... _., .,~,.,, h- "l'~--L··s·- ch.;;!•l he-_ "'"i'-'·h·l·::otp·d · in· : -,-, · 1 ~·1·<! . of " ~ " ::11'1'+ "Y " ;_,.·,.,_·. ''3_· .. ·d-.. -!?-'< .. ~. - ,,'_." .. S .. -" t'.Q .. _i.' qc._ .. •l.'l·:'\ t .. rr.c._tt .. O .. ,l··.- ~.1 .i,: ' .J \:...u-,J.:\,;.,_IX u - :..J~ ·, . .. H :H A.-.i.: l.:,.i_\,;:,.. ~ 'o "-:~ '.o. · O..:..u i.. -.!..~ l .;: .o. '.i. i..;.;. J. l 'l V - ;,.;; ·;.. U <..o.;.. · .\! . ... ..,. ..:. !.,.- . ~ -- - - _u ._.. __ . . ~ ~ work and "X" for unsatisfactory work). For every 4 units of research work, one "S" or "X" grad~ shaH. be a~~(arded.
7.9 An ' I' (Incomplete) grade in any course may be awarded to a student who has missed the end-semester examination because of some genuine reason, but otherwise has completed all other requirements satisfactorily. An 'I ' grade in a course should not be given to a student because he/she has failed in it. An "I" grade award to any student must be converted by the Instructor-in-Charge to an appropriate letter grade before the date announced in the Academic Calendar. Any "I" grade outstanding after the last scheduled date shall automatically be converted to an "F" grade.
7.10 A letter grade once awarded by the Instructor-in-Charge cannot be changed unless the request for change of grade by the Instructor-in-Charge is approved by the Chairman, Senate. Any request for change of grade must be made within six weeks of the start of the next semester and must be justified with reasons for recommending the change of grade. (
7.11 Each department shal l evolve a procedure for award of letter grades in all project courses. The procedures thus evolved shall require prior approval of the Senate.
7.12 The academic performance of a student in any given semester shall be measured 111 terms of the Semester Performance Index (SPI). The SPI is the weighted average of the grade points; the weights being the course weights .
7.13 The Cumulative Performance Index (CPI) in a semester is computed in a manner similar to the c.omputati.on. of SPL from the grade points of all the grades that a student has received up to that semester in the Programme. Whenever a student is permitted to repeat or substi tute a course, the initial grade in the course is- to b-e i-gnme·d· in the computation of CPL
7.14 Whenever a student is permitted to improve a course, the lesser grade in the course is to be ignored in the computation of CPl.
7.15 The "X" and "S" grades are not to be considered while computing the SPIICPI.
7.16 A student shall be called "Academically Deficient" if his/her performance at the end of CPI < 5.0
(b) Integrated Ph.D.* & Ph.D.: CPI < 7.0 *Student opting· to exit with MS Only degree has to obtain· a minimum CPI of 6.0.
The Senate shall prescribe norms for advising deficient students, based on their academic perfor1n-ance, for conti-nuation-in. tl1e Progran1111e. S11Gl1 ad,,i~e sl1all be gi-ven in writing along with conditions, if any, for continuation. After giving the written r \ waniing to a deficient UG stuoent, the Senate -may even terminate the Progmrnrrre ofihe ttudent ~;110 .fai.l-s ;tG n:J.eet ·tl1e -&ti·pn.J:latod ·Fequi·remenl's .f0r·c_onfum:ation.
7.17 The Senate shall prescribe norms, in terms of CPI and the number ofF and X grades, for a PG student to cmltin_ue in tl1-e ProgranroJ.e. The Senate shall .s1s.o .pc.es.crihe no.J:L"J1S for evaluating ihe academic pedormance of f:iQ students who fail to satisfy the ThP ~sPn~'fp ,,., 8" P''P11 .tRr.- ' .. :n.!····'.-·. '.·1. ate :f~.!1e :P.rog~:an;\ .. !11-~ :o:f . :.v~v P~(T ~~t.t1 -c!~ A1;" .. rt :'\ J.,!. ~n-8~ .-a~a~ vF'm:J· r. =~ -·~~· .. "'"" · --~1"'-j "-· · · ·-v~·- ---- - -- - - - - - ~---- --- -- -··) - - - -- -·. ' u_ - - u ... - , f" • , • , · , • •I .~, penonna:noe :·s COl'lS'ld.ered ·unsati:S:!a.cta:ry ..
7.1 B The Programme or any student can be terminated onl_y after the Senate has considered and approved the proposal for termination.
-unsatis-factory -ac-aden1-ic -perfor1nance ·shall ·have the ·riQht -to aoneal to the ·C·hair111.an.
- • . .., '-"' I I 7 'Senate a_gainst such a tem-iimr'Cion. -w hrie making -such an appeal, the student is expected to -give :rea-sun-s tor the ~po-or '&CatlenTit: -pcrforrrrance. The -Sen·atc, ·after crn1siderit1_g -ali tl1e avaiiabie inouts, sha:ii take _a ~final dedsion on .eCLcb ;:;ncb 8,1 1 )n,e_a1. No .fi.lrth.er ,ano£Z~1 far ~..~. ' ' "! ~l!
review of the -termination shall be entertained, unless some stibstan:tia] aCiCiitiona'i ·rrrformdiion ·is ·brought i o i he -notice ofi he ·Senate.
faw!ty members of th~e institute. Ho PG student can have more than two supervisors from the rl1S-titute. H-GV-.n~ver, another CO-Sllp·ervi:sor· fronx. outside· tlle' lnst1tute.~ i.f 8'.2' Each department shall evolve modaliti-es for the a:ppu1ntrnerrt of sup-ervi-sors· keeping· in shaJ,J aJSG· inGlude the pl~ocedute.s . to be~ followed for c~hang.e, of s_upe.~:visors. The m . .odeJities-thus: e.vo.l\Ied. or a11y S.ubseqt1e11t chan-ges-therein. s-h·a-.1.1: ret1l1ire· tlre· ap-pro:va.l of tl\e Senate.
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804 .t,very fntegrated Ph.D-./Ph.D. student must pass a Comprehensive Examination. "fh.e procedure for the cond.uct of the Comprehe11sive. Examinati:on sha.l'l he. as presc~cihed' Gy the Senate.
85 Ev.ery Integrated: Fh.D-./PhJ}._ studc11t adn:ritted- to· the candidacy oi- the Pfu.U. degree shall give a "Graduate Seminar".
8 ~ 6~ E~ac.n Iute~grated: Ph.D'./Ph..lJ. student mus t. ~JVe an 11Gp:en Seminar:: wh-erein the- tlre-sis \VGr:k s-ha-H. be presented. Tli.i,s-sem.inar s-haH be gi.ven. tJefanr sub1ntssim:r. of the: synopsis.
of tbe· tlTesis.
o· T ,-, i . . - - . . -~ - - - ·u· ._..,.. _ . . ... .. '·' - 1 b . I . , . • o·,,. : ,~~IlLY tho.s.e: lllte.·gratcd. t' 11:.1}-./ l.- ttJ.J· .. st:ude11ts SJJ.a-LL o.e. at10.\ve.cl to · Sll -n11t t1e1r tnes1s-\"/no have:
a. successfulLy compLeted aJL course. and. cesearcb work requirements with at least the mi'Bimum required CPT b-. b-een· fort1Tct-l'ly· ach1ritte·d· to· tlre· canlli,d·acy for · t-l1e· P+r. D: degree;
c.. . d.elivere.d~ the !! Graduate Se111i-nar": a11d.
8,_ 8 The Thesis Board aBd the Oral !60ard for Ph.. D. students an. d .. the Oral Examination Committee for other PG students shall be constituted as per the proced-ure lai'd~ down by the Senate.
8 .. 9- A- Ph .. D. thesis. shaU first be evai.uated by a Thesis Hom:d and. th~ere.afte.r by an~ OraL Board~. The s-enate sli.aU: prescri])e. the" J:n:oce&Jre_. to d\ecJ(. w:I:Je.thex O.t not reports of the -----~-----~-------·-------- ··------------------ I ( l \ :Ph.:D. tl"1e-si-s :b·oarcL:vvarrant i hB cor1duct ·of the ~oral .E·x~an,-i-nation. Tile ti1esis .s.tro_erv:rsor .!.l shall initiate the constitution of the Oral Board only after the Chairman Senate has aeearclecl approval 'for the conBuct of t he 'Ora] 'Exarn:ina:tion. Afl other cases shari 'be :8.H:J The Ph.D. 'Oral Examination shal'l be an '"'Open Examinatior1'1 • This examinatim1 ·shali be conducted as per the procedure iaid down by the Senate.
R .11 If a m ember of the Oral Board fails to be present on the specified date and time of the recommendations of the thesis st.~pervisor and the HOD. If necessa1y 1 the Oral
8.12 The role ofthe Ph.D. Oral Board shall be:
.a) .to d1e.ck whether the thesis reports imply mvard oft he de_gree_;
b) to :emline w.heth _r DJ not ,th\: .essemifl:l modi::t'ications, suggested by .the tl1esis examiners, ·if any, have ·been incorporated;
:d) to .aufuerrtiGat e i he i teSIS WO d<: -£18 ihe StUO~ent 1 S .mi\m WOtK; .atld .e) .to judge :\Mhether .or .not .the pre8entation .of -the work and the an-s.w.ers to the -8. '13 The c-andidlrte -is com:iid~x.ed io have ,p.assed the '()ra:i E xamination :for the ~PJ1.D .. if .a11 ib.e mo5t one lTretr~ber, oon-Sicler tl1at the .p.eJiD.nnallC.e .of .thP l::.B.ndidate is s.atisJactory. OrJ. .the .other .hEmd, .if 111J.01:e .than .Qne ;n:rmrrb:er,af1he 'Oral Bo~rci :considers 'the ]Jcliforrmmce :oftthc candid-ate :a-s tn'l-sati-sfactvr:y, · • l 1 1 1 · • 1 , , " . 1 . • ·' • . . • · . • .exa:n11nat1o:n s_:lar! :oTctn1arL.Y .oe i ne s~nne as ror tne -Ori-gi-nal .exan11nat1on ·Ullless otherwise approved by the Chairman, Senate. In the rescheduled examination, the Oral Board must declare the candidate either to have passed or failed, but shall not recommend a third Oral Examination.
fJi. H ltadr[ stumii:mt s-11a:!m cmidfu!cT hi1nmu:n;. Th'oth, withnn;r: and: out\S:irle~ tl~.e- c~ur1ptHl Qif.t:fn.e.- TI11st:itl.:tt\.t.
ii1- a. nHD.lJ.er befl.lting a. stud.ent of an. f:us:tit.ute. of National Importance. i"'fo student i:s expected to indulge in any activity which tends to bring down the prestige of the Institute. Each student shall show due respect and courtesy to the teachers, 9:.2 ~-J .- .l· ,., ,: nt·""'t-~~D ,_ofl::ror•n "' -" d· "'·1"""'),., , /POn ,-,f' t .ba f.,~<"f; :t.> .jhO> • <l1~.--f fTf'\f'\,.j' na;·a hbr:wl"\1 hoh a'll .f'\1' a:UH.'l' 'HH~' l •atUl's; Ul'll .... L. ':J· a 'H ' ~ 'l 'l¥,Jlt.!J ~t ~\,;... .:r· I.Yi' L'l 1Hi. l 'H.01.11'L1U .. L'-l, Ln:rut,, b .\.i.ll.!J\:.1; n!....:r1sitl: · \.!.'1 J .• '.!l l.J •. n ~ r · .t:'l~·h:
to-±e110;ovV students. Tl1ey· sfrotrld~ a-rs-o-tray cfne atter1th:nr a11d: cotntes-y to: the-visitors-ar1d= re-s-id·en.ts: of tlre:· c-an1pus--.
£aex of courtes-y and decmam;
Institute}:, willfuL damage. or removal of Institute property or bdongh1gs of a- fdFow c1ami[mui0n~-~,~ limeada~ of rull~s a.ndl nesz ud~itir;Jns~ nf th:e:- fulstltmt£::· nuiE~f m1·dt unse:emh:
u ~ ol " fue.fual;ri£:n~ aBfi; s-iffij}a.r 8ther undesiFabl:e. activit,ies. sl1a-1l G:Gnsti!ute vi:Glati:on. of the. Code: of Condi1ct for stud-ents.
9.3 Violation of the Code of Conduct by any student shall invite disciplinary action and •. • 1 • 1 • 1 - ~ · - • . I ' " 1 ...__• · ~· I' , , J t• I maJ' ment J?:LTrrtsmnenr, s_ucn as reprnnana·: mscipnnary prormLTOIT, nne; oemg_ ueoarred Hom exanTination, debarring the- use of piacement se-rvices, withholding of grade3, w.i;tl~lloJ'd~j:rg of; drgree·, cm:rce:Wati:orD of 1:e:g;istl:ation. ancE e:v'err &sn.1is.sal' f.ron:I th'e' Ihstitn\'.2;
9.4 Tli.e fnstructor-ii1-Cli.arge ofa course shalT have the power to dd)ar a student from the exan'li1'lation in which the st·m:!cnt i-s· detested i'<~ · Be us~ing untaiF ifrt'di'fS:, ri:he·· lu~rstrumtQr/ Tutor shall have the power to ta!(e appropri'ate action agaii1st a student who attempts to n1fsiJ-ehav.e in: tl~re: dass ..
9·.5 The· Serrate· shaH constitute· a· S:tandii1g Con1mittee· to· investigate- the alleged ,.,; ·crlPmP<=>nr"· rPnnrtprl ' <=> n rl ' t·PrnmmPnrr <=> Qll; t"'P..I 'p f'f'\ lli'<::P nf ~rt ; -nn Ti~P ~r"n ~l h-~ sh::J·]•j ;:ri 'c:n J.J..L J..U U-V.l .l..l ..... '-l.l J.V.L J. '-'!.,J VJ. \. ..... '-l '-lJ..l'-l- J.. ......... V.l.l..L..L..L..I. '"'J..J.'-' .,... u.,_._ ,..,.._._ ....... ... .._. .._. ......, ._ . ... o..J _.. '-' .._ .._,_. .., ... .._.. ... ,.. "" ""-· :......,. - · .... .-. -~ •-' ~ -- ---- --- ~ ~ Pre_~"Ti}ll~' t}ill.-"' ')I'l ';'PQnj'!=> · fr)j" rh: ;::r!i]JIT Vfi{~J thL · ''· f' Ql111'1•-:>J"OJ1J 'J iJ «-. !Jf t:li_i-3: ('-ornm·i:t·lff d ..\.!'\..i\.::L. .... ~t.;; :L ... ,.:.. L V-1....:-w= Vl . . "'& h\.:L .• ~.a ..... ~- •.>J't;;: . -,\ •. _., -.....~...: ""' !, ~_,\.;. .-_ :...._·. :L.!.!... .l · -- .- .\ -.- .• .; · I.· - !,;·'· . ~ ~J..!.cl. '..LJ. .!. ' . I. · ""-• Vinlation_of the Code. of Conduct. bv a.stude.ntor a_ grmm of students can be referred to • .... ~ l ' tfl-i :<:l ~r.mm -i;t-.+t:f:~ : Jw ;:t:,lW 'ltHGe:J?,·f: Ol' 2 · 1,:f'flC· hl?r a"',· Q• t-J~e n,., , ,J· ·' : f.'Cf[,)l~ 0.1: ~ 1.~~ ~ 0.t-l? P.1'~ ·f.u lJ I? t-1. (.)l?,:=n:' 1 (.)f ~ -~ ... ..., ..., ---- - -- \... -.., - J ~ -.,I L: - ..,..._. __ o~. ·- -- f.A- ~LA- •• ,.~-... - I.J. , . ,.. . .. .. _.,, ) _,...,_ . .... 'o.J • '-L _ ....... "1') ._, ' ,l .._. ~ .a. - .._, ......... .) ....,..._
9.6 In very exceptional circumstances, the Chairman, Senate may appoint a Special r- · . I' n . . . .J I ..J ] • [ 1 - · v1rsC11YJ1Iary (,Orn.rlTltte-e-t{J" Hl\~~e-strgat:e· a11u1 or · l~reo11:J.111enu- t:J.e· act:10n: tCJ: -:;e-ta.J_terl. u:J.~ case.
of any act of gross indiscipline. iJwoJving_ a large number of students wll.id1 may tarnish the: imag~- ofthe. L-:1stiiute-..
9:.7 The case o£ a defaulting student recornn1end'ed for d:i.smissa.l: from. the. hrstitnte_ shaH· __________ , ........................ --------------- ' . ~ ~, ..
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9.9 A defaulting student who feels aggrieved with the punishment awarded may prefer an appeal to the Chairman, Senate stating clearly the reasons why the punishment should not be awarded. The Senate shall prescribe the procedure to process such an appeal.
A student who is found guilty of some major offence may not be recommended by the Senate to the Board of Governors for the award of a degree/diploma/cetiificate even if all the academic requirements have been satisfactorily completed by the concerned student.
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