'1 the -m -medium of instruction sheri'! · ·b ·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 semester/summer-term.

7 · 4 The 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: into cs:msi.ci.eJ:r.'ltion .a .aU -the .d .de .p .partmental ..re.cp.lir.ements

7 · 5 The Instructor--in-Charge, 'Instructors and Tutors '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 EndSemesteT Examina-tion . A.s fax _ _as .po.ssi.ble, the _ exarninations shal.! .b .be . conducted during the mmounced examination _periods.

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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 shall 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 .o .omputati.on . o 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 substitute a course , the initial grade in the course is- to b-e i-gnme ·d ·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

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 .p .pc .e .es.crihe no .J .J:L"J1S for evaluating ihe academic pedormance of f:iQ students who fail to satisfy the

7 · 1 B The Programme or any student can be terminated onl_y after the Senate has considered and approved the proposal for termination .

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804 · .t,very fntegrated Ph.D-./Ph.D. student must pass a Comprehensive Examination. "fh.e procedure for the cond .u .uct of the Comprehe11sive. Examinati:on sha.l'l he . a as Gy the Senate.

85 · Ev.ery Integrated: Fh.D-./PhJ}. _ st studc11t adn:ritted -to· the candidacy oi- the Pfu.U . degree shall give a "Graduate Seminar" .

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8 · . 9 . 99AAPh . . D D. thesis . s shaU first be evai.uated by a Thesis Hom:d and . t by OraL The s -e -enate sli.aU: prescri])e . t the" J:n:oce&Jre e_. to d\ecJ( . w w:I:Je.thex O.t not reports of the

8 · 12 The role ofthe Ph.D. Oral Board shall be:

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9 · 3 Violation of the Code of Conduct by any student shall invite disciplinary action and ·.

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 u untaiF ifrt'di'fS :, :, ri ri:he·· rum tQ / Tutor shall have the power to ta!(e appropri 'a 'ate action agaii1st a student who attempts to n1fsiJ-ehav.e in: tl dass . ..

9 · 6 In very exceptional circumstances , the Chairman , Senate may appoint a Special r-

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9 · . 8 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.

9 · . 9 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.