Grading

Letter Grades 

The grades to be awarded to students who satisfactorily complete the work of a subject by the end of a semester and the definitions of these grades are:-

• A Exceptionally good performance, demonstrating a superior understanding of the subject matter, a foundation of extensive knowledge, and a skillful use of concepts and/or materials.
• B Good performance, demonstrating capacity to use the appropriate concepts, a good understanding of the subject matter, and an ability to handle the problems and materials encountered in the subject.
• C  Adequate  performance,  demonstrating  an  adequate understanding of the subject matter, an ability to handle relatively simple problems, and adequate preparation for moving on to more advanced work in the field.
• D Minimally acceptable performance, demonstrating at least partial familiarity with the subject matter and some capacity to deal with relatively simple problems, but also demonstrating deficiencies serious enough to make it inadvisable to proceed further in the field without additional work.
• F Failed. This grade also signifies that the student must repeat the subject to receive credit.
• XF If a student has less than 75% attendance. This grade also signifies that the student must repeat the subject to receive credit.
• I means the work required for the subject has not been completed due to any reasons acceptable to Departmental Board of Studies.
• W will be awarded on dropping of a course.

Note. Modifiers of plus (+) shall be allowed on the grades of B, C and D. These modifiers will also be reflected on the students’ academic transcript.

Determination and Finalization of Letter Grades

The basis for determining a student’s grade in a subject/course shall be left at the well- considered discretion of the Departmental Board of Studies (DBS).The grade/ marks earned by a student in Assignments, Quizzes, and Laboratory work, Mid Semester Exam, End Semester Exam etc. shall be converted into percentage by the concerned faculty. The overall subject percentage obtained by students shall be rounded off by the faculty up to two decimal points (e.g. for 2.495 will be rounded off as 2.50).Letter Grades shall be awarded on relative grading basis according to the distribution gap method on the performance of a particular class by the faculty teaching the subject/course, and shall be approved by DBS. DBS will be held on or before Thursday of 1^st week after examination week. The grade sheets of each subject in triplicate, duly signed by respective faculty member and Head of Department, shall be sent to the Examination office on or before Friday of 1^st week after examination week.

Grade Point Average

Grade Point Average (GPA) is a number representing the average value of accumulated grade points earned in a semester or in a degree program, and is based on letter grades earned by students. GPA shall be computed from the grade points assigned to letters grades. Grade points for letter grades are as given below:-

Letter Grade	Grade Points
A	4.0
B+	3.5
B	3.0
C+	2.5
C	2.0
D+	1.5
D	1.0
F	0.0
XF	0.0
W	0.0 (for dropping of course)
I / ID	(0.0) Incomplete / Incomplete Drop

Semester Grade Point Average (SGPA)

SGPA is calculated by summing up grades points earned in all the subjects taken in a semester and dividing the sum by the total number of credits of the subjects taken in that semester.

Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) CGPA is the cumulative grade point average of all the semesters completed. CGPA is calculated by summing up grades points earned in all the subjects taken in any number of semesters and dividing the sum by the total number of credits taken in those semesters.

Grading: A–F grading will be used. D and above grades will be considered as Passed and all grades will be reflected on transcript, and will be used for computation of SGPA/CGPA. Relative Grading System: Recommended for adoption where the class size is above 10 students Absolute Grading System: Recommended for adoption where the class size is below 10 students