CREDIT & GRADING SYSTEM AT
GAUHATI UNIVERSITY
GAUHATI UNIVERSITY
A NUTS & BOLTS APPROACH OF
IMPLEMENTATION
What is meant by “Credit” in a Academic Course ?
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Credit is the number of hours of
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instruction per week in a given
paper / course.
For Example :
For Example :
• A Theory Paper : 1 Credit = 1 hr of teaching
per week
per week
• A Practical paper : 1 Credit = 2 hr of practical
per week
per week
How many credits in a paper ?
Though credit is not directly related to marks, as a guide we
may consider :
• Theory paper of 80‐100 marks of course load
= 6 credits of course load, or 8 credits for a
6 dit f l d 8 dit f
paper of 100 marks depending on the nature
of the subject
of the subject
• Per week : Work Include “ 4‐6 hrs lecture + 2 hrs tutorial
seminar / home work / or problem solving / group
discussion etc
• Theory paper of app. 50 marks = 3 credits (3 L/w)
Credits in Practical Courses
Credits in Practical Courses
• 18 hrs (3 hrs x 6 days) = 9 credit
18 hrs (3 hrs x 6 days) = 9 credit
• 9 hrs (3 hrs x 3 days) = 4 credit
• 6 hrs (3 hrs x 2 days) = 3 credit
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• Out of 9 credit one credit (or 3 hrs) be
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allowed as home work for progress / Lab
Report.
Special Practical / PG Dissertation
Special Practical / PG Dissertation
• 12
12 Credit
Credit = 24 hrs per week
24 hrs per week
• Activities : Literature survey, preparation of Project
Report, Computation, Seminar Presentation, Viva‐
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• Visit to other institution for library work, data
collection etc.
• Lab Work : 15‐18 hrs
• Activities : 9‐6 hrs (outside lab)
Departmental Seminar, Field / Industrial
Departmental Seminar Field / Industrial
Training, Group Discussion, Class Attendance
• No Credit / assigned
• No marks for Internal Evaluation for these
• However, these activities are compulsory
• Attendance including in Seminars would be treated
under the Univ. Rule (75% attendance reqd. for
appearing in Exams.)
Total Credits per Semester
Total Credits per Semester
• Minimum
Minimum 30 Credits per week
30 Credits per week in a
in a semester
semester /
/
between 30‐34 credits, i.e. minimum of 30 hrs
of contact teaching per week
of contact teaching per week.
• IIn four Semesters
f S : 30 x 4 = 120 credits
30 4 120 di or
between 120‐140 credits.
Example 1 : Subject without Practical
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(Arts, Commerce, Law)
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Marks Credits L +T
L +T
• Paper 1 80‐100 6‐8 4‐6+2
• Paper 2
p 80‐100 6‐8 4‐6+2
• Paper 3 80‐100 6‐8 4‐6+2
• Paper 4 80‐100 6‐8 4‐6+2
• Paper 5 80 6‐Nilil 4 +2
• Total 400 30‐ 32 20‐24+10
Note : Four 100 mark papers may be converted to five 80
marks papers. For credit system to be effective there should
be more options viz papers/ courses.
be more options viz. papers/ courses
Suggestion to Departments having
4
4 papers of 100 marks each semester
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Step 1
St 1 : Take out 20% i.e. 20 marks of specialized
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topics from each of these 4 papers. Now you have 4
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papers each 80 marks
Step 2 : Prepare a syllabus for an elective paper (the
5th paper) with those portions which are removed
as in step 1
• Or retain 4 papers assigning 8 credits each for now,
and revise syllabus after two years
and revise syllabus after two years.
Suggestion to Science Department
Suggestion to Science Department
Example : 2
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• Case A : Sem I – III
Marks Credit L+T+HW
Theory 1 100 6‐ 8 4‐6+1+1
Theory 2 100 6‐ 8 4‐6+1+1
Theory 3 100 6‐ 8 4‐6+1+1
Theory 4 50 3 3
Practical 150 9 15+3
Total 30‐33 33 hrs +6
4th Sem & Specialization
& Specialization
• Case B : Sem IV for Science
Marks Credits L+T+HW
Theory 1 100 6 4+1+1
Theory 2 100 6 4+1+1
Th
Theory 33 100 6 4 1 1
4+1+1
Adv. Practical /
PG Dissertation 200
PG Dissertation 200 12 18+6
18 6
Total 30 33 hrs +9
Core & Elective Courses
Core & Elective Courses
Definitions :
• Core : Compulsory basics / fundamentals and
Laboratory Courses
• Electives : Optional Courses where student have
choice to opt for one in lieu of other
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Total Credits :
• Core Courses : 80% of total credits (viz. 96 credits
out of 120)
out of 120)
• Elective Courses : 20% of total credits (viz. 24
credits out of 120))
How to identify Core & Elective Courses ?
How to identify Core & Elective Courses ?
• Core : (1) Essential topics, fundamentals
: (1) Essential topics, fundamentals
necessary for all students
(2) Special papers for those opting
(2) Special papers for those opting
for that specialization
• Elective : (1) Slightly special topics
: (1) Slightly special topics in the
in the
Sem I – Sem III syllabus
(2) Other special papers those
(2) Other special papers those
opting for a given specialization
Special papers are
Special papers are “Core”
Core subjects for those opting for a
subjects for those opting for a
given specialization, but elective for others.
For a student of splzn A
• Splzn A :
A : A1,
1 A2,
2 A3
3 : Compulsory Core Courses
: Compulsory Core Courses
Splzn B : B1 B2 B3 &
S l C :
Splzn C C1 C2 C3 : Optional Elective Courses
O i l El i C
(Theory Papers only)
• May opt. for these in Sem
May opt. for these in Sem II, Sem
II, Sem III, Sem
III, Sem IV and
IV and
beyond)
Do we have to design new elective courses to
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introduce CGS?
d CGS?
• Ans : No, to start with, but in future we have to revise
the syllabus. Consider the no. of elective we have in
each department : (1) 4‐5 papers (24 credits in Sem I ‐
III); (2) 6‐12 papers in Sem IV
• A student, who wants to take electives only in the
d h k l i l i h
department, need to opt for 24 credit (in 4‐5 papers)
from about 10 16 existing papers
from about 10‐16 existing papers
What the teachers have to do to
implement CGS wef
l f August 1, 2008
• Step 1 : Assign credit to each existing course
so as to make minimum 30 credit per week
k i i 30 di k
per semester.
• Step 2 : Identify Core Course (80% of total)
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and Elective Courses (20 % of total)
Implementation …….. 4 at present
Implementation …….. 4 at present
• ((1) Syllabus, total marks, the way of teaching,
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workload of teachers etc. remains the same as
before
• (2) Restrict the students within the departments
(particularly in Sem I & II) at present
• (3) In future explore students mobility in
• (a) outside department
(a) outside department
• (b) outside University
• Cautiously in phased manner
Cautiously in phased manner
Repeating a Course for students who
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fail (<30% marks) or score low grade
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• (1) Student must attend all classes and complete
both internal and external examinations
both internal and external examinations.
• (2) Repeat previous semester course first and opt for
remaining paper in next opportunity
remaining paper in next opportunity
• (3) Spl. Summer Courses on self‐financing basis
would be arranged for repeaters
would be arranged for repeaters.
Class Routine & Management Aspects
Class Routine & Management Aspects
• ((1) Deans of Faculties should take initiative
)
• (2) Students counseling for guiding students to opt
for elective course
• (3) “Schools” or clusters of department concept to
(3) “Schools” or clusters of department concept to
be introduced in future.
• E.g. School of life science, Physical. ……., Social
Sciences, …………., Technology, Management (under
construction) Arts & Culture
construction) Arts & Culture
Grading System
Grading System
• (a) Conversion of Marks to Grading :
• Rel. percentage Score = (100/Highest marks) x Actual
Marks
• RPS Letter Grade Grade Point
• 90‐100 A 10
• 75‐89 B 8
• 55‐74 C 6
• 40‐54 D 4
• 30‐39 E 2
• AM/RPS<309 F 0
Conversation of Grades to GPA & CPI
Conversation of Grades to GPA & CPI
• Paper
p Credit Grade Point Point
• Paper 1 6 A 10 60
• p
Paper 2 6 B 8 48
• Paper 3 6 C 6 36
• Paper 4 3 D 4 12
• Paper 5 9 A 10 90
• Total 30 246
• GPA = (246/30) = 8.2
• = (GPA
( 1 + GPA2
1 2 + GPA3 + GPA4)) / 4
/
• = (8.2 + 6.3 + 9.0 + 8.0) / 4
• 8.0
• Conversion of Credits to % Marks
• In order to qualify for a PG degree a students must
secure CGPA of at least 5.0 points.
CGPA f t l t 5 0 i t
Conversion of Grades to % of Marks
(UGC / AICTE formula)
for ……….., SS, Law
for ……….., SS, Law
• for CGPA upto 9.5 : (5xCGPA) + 20
• For CHPA above 9.5 : (65xCGPA)‐550
• Class I : CHPA >8.0
Cl I CHPA 8 0
• Class II : CGPA >5.0
Class II : CGPA >5 0
• Aggregate 45% = CGPA of 5.0
For Science, Commerce
For Science, Commerce
• For
For CGPA upto 9.0 : 10 x CGPA
CGPA upto 9.0 : 10 x CGPA – 5
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• For CGPA above 9.0 : 5 x CGPA – 50
• Aggregate of 45 % marks = CGPA of 5.0
• UGC Norms of a 55% marks = CGPA of 6.0
• Hence Aggregate Pass CGPA = 5.0
Internal Evaluation
Internal Evaluation
• (1)
(1) For every paper separate internal (20%)
For every paper separate internal (20%)
and external (80%) evaluation
• (2) Evaluation by means of sessional
(2) Evaluation by means of sessional
examination, written report (in case of
seminars, Group Discussion)
• (3) Answer Scripts of internal should be
shown to students
• (4) No internal evaluation for class
attendance