(a) CreditSystem— "•''(-'• :,
(1) Education in the Institute will be organised around the credit system.
(2) Each course will have a certain number of credits which will describe its weightage; and the performance or progress of the student will be measured %y the number of credits that he or she has completed satisfactorily.
(3) A minimum grade point average will be required to qualify for the degree.
(4) Every course in a given semester will beco -ordinated by a faculty member of the department who will be called the course co-ordinator.
(5) The co-ordinator will have the full responsibility to conduct the course, co-ordinate the work of the other members ofthe faculty involved in that course, hold test and assignments, award the grades; and the student is expected to approach the course co-ordinator for advicp and clarification in case of any difficulty.
(b) Evaluation— Credits of a course will be evaluated as under:—
(1) For all lecture courses, one credit per lecture or week or semester will generally be adopted with the restriction of a maximum of three credits per course.
(2) If there is a need for a course carrying more than three credits, it has to be established with prior permission ofthe board of Studies and Research (BSR).
(3) All laboratory and experimental courses will generally have one credit for five hours per week or semester; and any need for deviation from this it will have to be established with prior permission o f theBoard of Studies and Research (BSR).