Credits

The concept of credit is used to compute the workload of a course. As a general rule, a four credit course requires a commitment of about 100 hours from the participants of which about 30 hours are to be spent in the classroom and the balance to be utilised for preparation and assignments. The courses carry are of two, three or four credits and the classes are of 70 minutes each. The following table shows the number of hours and classes according to the credits:

Grading as mentioned in the PGP Manual 2008-2009 

1. Course instructors may use different components of evaluation like

1. Class participation

2. Quiz (announced or unannounced)

3. Take home assignments/ tutorials

4. Project assignments

5. Individual / Group Presentations

6. Oral examination

7. Mid term examination

8. End term examination

2. Courses of two credits or less should have at least two components of evaluation while courses of more than two credits should have at least three components. The weightage of any one component should not be more than 50%. Individual evaluation (as against group evaluation) components should constitute at least 60%. Mid-term and end-term examinations, if any, should have a minimum weightage of 20% and 30% respectively. A course instructor may decide, with the approval of the Area, not to have any written component of evaluation.

3. Shorter duration quizzes will be conducted by the course instructor during class hours. Longer duration quizzes and mid-term/end-term examinations will be conducted by the PGP Office at pre-announced timings.

4. A five-point scale will be used for evaluating participants in individual courses.

Grade Description A

Excellent B

Good C

Satisfactory D

Low Pass F

Fail I Incomplete (Final Grade Pending)

5. For each component of evaluation, either (i) letter grades on a thirteen-point scale are awarded straightaway, or (ii) marks are first awarded which are next converted into letter grades with the instructor deciding the range of marks for each letter grade. The component-wise letter grades are then converted into numerical values (up to two decimal points) by using a Grade Conversion Table. The values, so obtained by a participant in various components of evaluation in a course, would be added and the sum would be divided by 3 to obtain the final course grade points which will then be converted into a final letter grade for the entire course by using the following conversion table:

Grade Point Grade

3.55 – 4.33 A

2.55 – 3.54 B

1.55 – 2.54 C

0.55 – 1.54 D

0.00 – 0.54 F

6. If a participant has not fulfilled the academic requirements of a course, he/she may be assigned “I� (Incomplete) grade temporarily, representing non-completion of the academic requirements of the course. If for any reason, the participant fails to complete the course within the time stipulated by the course instructor and/or the PGP Office, then the “I� grade would be automatically converted into an “F� grade.

7. Terms

• Grade Point Average (GPA): GPA for a term is the weighted average of the grade points obtained in the courses registered for by a participant in that term, the weights being the respective course credits.

• Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA): CGPA, as at the end of a term/year, is the weighted average of the grade points obtained in all the courses registered for by a participant up to and including that term/year, the weights being the respective course credits.

• Deficit Credit Points (DCPs): Grades “Dâ€? and “Fâ€? will carry DCPs as follows: o A "D" will carry one DCP in a one -credit course, two DCPs in a two-credit course, three DCPs in a three-credit course, and four DCPs in a four-credit course and so on. o An "F" will carry two DCPs in a one-credit course, four DCPs in a two credit course, six DCPs in a three-credit course, and eight DCPs in a four credit course and so on. o Total number of DCPs will be calculated by adding the number of DCPs accumulated by obtaining both "D"s & "F"s during the academic year.