SEMESTER RULES AND REGULATIONS
FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES
I. SCHEDULE OF SEMESTERS
1.
There shall be two semesters
(Fall & Spring) in an academic year.
2.
Each semester shall be of 18
working weeks - sixteen weeks for teaching, one to two weeks for examinations.
3.
During the summer break
university may offer summer session of 6-8 weeks with subject of its choice
which will provide opportunity to students who have failed or have withdrawn
from a course and those who wish to improve their GPA to qualify
to the next semester. A maximum of 09 credit hours courses will be offered
during summer semester by each Department/Centre / Institute / College.
4.
The contact hours during the
summer session will be doubled to ensure that the course is fully covered in a
summer session with half of the duration compared to a regular (Fall or Spring)
semester.
II COURSE DESCRIPTION
Course contents, if revised shall
be approved by the faculty of each Department / Centre / Institute / College.
The teacher concerned will be responsible for determining the details of the
course. The Chairman / Director Principal shall call the meeting of the
teachers of the Department / Centre / Institute / College for the purpose.
Courses will be numbered and
codified as follows:
3.5 - 4 years Bachelors Program
1.
All courses given in the first
year (1st & 2nd semesters) will be designated by 100.
2.
All courses given in the second
year (3rd & 4th semesters) will be designated by 200.
3.
All courses given in the third
year (5th & 6th semesters) will be designated by 300.
4.
All courses given in the fourth
year (7th& 8th semesters) will be designated by 400.
5 years Bachelors Program
1.
All courses given in the first
year (1st & 2nd semesters) will be designated
by 100.
2.
All courses given in the second
year (3rd & 4th semesters) will be designated by 200.
3.
All courses given in the third
year (5th & 6th semesters) will be designated by 300.
4.
All courses given in the fourth
year (7th & 8th semesters) will be. designated
by 400.
5.
All courses given in the fifth year
(9th and 10th semesters) will, be designated by 500.
2 years Master after 14 years
education
1.
All courses given in the first
year (1st & 2nd) semesters) will be designated by 300.
2.
All courses given in the second
year (3rd & 4th semesters) will be designated by 400.
Entrance into 3.5 - 4 and /
Entrance into or 5 years Bachelors
program after 2 years Bachelors
degree (14 years education)
The students a after obtaining 2
years Bachelors degree are
entitled to enter into third year of 3.5 - 4 and / or 5 years Bachelors program
if the courses of study of 2 years Bachelors degree
are equivalent to the courses of study of first two years of 3.5 - 4 and / or 5
years Bachelors program. The student will earn 66 credit hours for 3.5-4
year / 96 credit hours for 5 years Bachelor programs. The equivalence of
the courses will be determined by the Departmental Examination Committee of the
Department / Centre / Institute / College.
Exit from 4 and/ or 5 years
Bachelors Program after completion of 2 years study
The students of 4 and /or 5 years
Bachelors program are allowed to opt for an exit on medical/ emergency grounds
after successful completion of study of first two years. Such students will be
awarded 2 years bachelors degree i.e.
BA or B.Sc. and will not be eligible for admission in any program of' any other
department of the university on the basis of this degree. However, such students
will be eligible for admission in the same department for higher studies and
diplomas.
Course Code and courses of study
All courses will be preceded by
2-4 alphabets to be decided by the Department / Centre / Institute / College
indicating the title of the degree/ area of specialization. Courses will be
divided into following categories:
i.)
Compulsory ii.) General / Minor iii.) Foundation
iv.) Major
v.) Elective
Each Department / Centre /
Institute / College shall decide its own compulsory. General/ Minor,
Foundation, major and elective subjects. The courses offered by a Department /
Centre / Institute / College shall be announced with a short description of
each course along with time, day, class room, name of the teacher, semester and
credit hours
III. TOTAL PERIOD OF STUDY
The normal duration of 3.5 - 4
years Bachelors, 5 years Bachelors, 2 years Master alter 14 year education.
a) 3.5 - 4 years Bachelors
Four Years
b) 5 years Bachelors Five
Years
c) 2 years Master after 14 years education Two Years
In case of valid reasons/excuse the period of study
will be extended for two additional years (Four Semesters) in all above said
three programs. The students who will not complete studies within stated
periods shall be struck off from the rolls of the Department / Centre /
Institute College. The students who have been given the right to extend the
duration of study for additional two years must register and pay tuition fees
for the years. The students who extend
their course of study beyond
period given at section (II (a, b, & c) above shall not be entitled to
avail any facility like hostel, transport and medical which university extends
to its regular students.
IV. RE-SIT EXAMINATION
The students who cannot appear in
examination because of valid excuse / reason as approved by the head of department
shall be allowed to appear in re-sit examination within one week after the
examination subject to the payment of special examination fee of Rupees 1000/-
for each course. It the number of courses is more than 2 then a lump sum of Rs.
2500/- shall be paid as special examination fee to the department.
V. RE-ADMISSION ON MEDICAL / EMERGENCY GROUNDS
The student who discontinues
studies on medical/emergency ground will be allowed to seek readmission in the
same semester next year after paying semester fees. During the period of
discontinuation of studies, the hostel, medical and transport facilities shall
be curtailed which are normally available to regular students. The students
struck off from the rolls of the Department/Centre/ Institute/ College on the
basis of performance will not be readmitted in any case in the same Institute.
VI. PROBATION
The promotion of a student on
probation will be allowed twice in all the programs given at III (a. b, c). If
a student in the first semester obtains CGPA less than 2.0 and greater than or
equal to 1.5 will be considered on probation but in the later semesters the
student will be considered on probation if he/she scores CGPA less than 2.0 and
greater than or equal to 1.70. In case student does not achieve minimum desired
CGPA 2.0 in any semester after availing opportunity of two probations, he/she
shall be dropped from the rolls of the Department / Centre / Institute /
College and cannot be re-admitted in any case by the same Department / Centre /
Institute/College.
VII. WITHDRAWLS / ADDS / CHANGE OF COURSES
The enrolled students may i) change the courses in their program not later than 7
days ii) drop/add the courses within two weeks after the date of commencement
of the semester with the permission of the head of the Department / Centre /
Institute / College if such change /add/drop does not affect requirements of
minimum / maximum course workload conditions. Withdrawals from a course will be
allowed one week before the end of semester under the approval of the Head of
the Department / Centre / Institute/ College which will be represented by ‘W’
in the transcript
VIII. NOTIFICATION OF RESULTS
The teachers are required to submit result within one
week after the examination so that result shall be declared by the department
after its consideration by the Examination Committee of the Department /
Institute. / Centre / College within two weeks after the examination. The
Director, BS program will ensure declaration of result within stipulated period
of two weeks, if the teacher concerned does not submit result within two weeks
even after reminders by the head of department, then the head of department may
appoint any other teacher to organize examinations again and to submit results
within one week, after the examination. In such cases the remuneration will be
paid to the teacher appointed later by the head of department.
IX. COURSE CREDITS
3.5 - 4 Years Bachelors
1.
130 -136 credits are required for
the 3.5- 4 Years Bachelors degree program. The said
credits shall normally be earned in seven to eight semesters.
2.
The minimum number of contact
hours in a course will be 15 per semester for one credit hour course.
3.
A course may range from one
credit hour to four credit hours.
4.
One credit hour stands for at
least one-hour class contact per week per semester. For practical/laboratory
work 3 hours shall be considered equivalent to one credit hour.
5.
Six (06) credit hours Research
Project (dissertation) / project report / internship / special paper will be
offered in the fourth year.
5 Years Bachelors
1. 160 - 166 credits are
required for the 5 Years Bachelors degree
program. The said credits .' will normally be earned in ten
semesters.
2. The minimum number of
contact hours in a course will be 15 per semester for one credit hour course.
3. A course may range
from one credit hour to four credit hours.
4. One credit hour
stands for at least one hour class contact per week per semester. For
practical/laboratory work 3 hours shall be considered equivalent to one credit
hour.
5. Six (06) credit hours
Research Project (dissertation) / project report / internship / special paper
will be offered in the fifth year.
2 Years Master after 14 Years
Education
1.
66 credits are required for the
Master's Degree. The said credits will normally be earned in four semesters.
2.
The minimum number of contact
hours in a course will be 15 per semester for one credit hour course.
3.
A course may range from one
credit hour to four credit hours.
4.
One credit hour stands for at
least one hour class contact per week per semester. For practical / laboratory
work 3 hours shall be considered equivalent to one credit hour.
5.
Six (06) credit hours Research
Project (dissertation) / project report. / internship / special
6.
paper will be offered in the 2nd
year.
X. MIGRATION / TRANSFER/EXEMPTION OF CREDITS
Migration of a student may be allowed subject to the
fulfillment of Migration Regulations of the University of the Punjab. The
credits earned in the previous institution may be permitted to be transferred
to the University of the Punjab subject to the condition of similarity /
equivalence with the University courses. The students of the University of the
Punjab are also allowed to
migrate from one department/centre/institute/college to another department / centre / institute / college with the mutual consent of the
heads of department / centre / institute / college.
The migration in all cases shall only be permissible if the student fulfills
requirements of merit and availability of seats. The credits earned in the
parent department of the student will be considered for exemption of
similar/identical courses by the department to which student is admitted. The
decision of the department will be final. The migration will not be allowed
during the. 1st year of any course of study described at III (a. b,
c). No credit hour of a course will be transferred if the grade is less than ‘C’.
XI. COURSE WORKLOAD AND CHANGE OF COURSE
3.5 - 4 Years Bachelors
1.
A regular student will normally
be required to take workload of fifteen to nineteen credit hours in each
semester. During summer semester a student can take up to eight to nine credit
hours.
2.
A student who had earned an 'F'
grade in a course in 1st semester may be allowed to take additional
course(s) during the 3rd semester.
3.
A student who had earned an 'F'
grade in a course in 2"d, 3rd, 4th, 5th
and 6th semesters may be allowed to take additional course(s) during
the 4th ,5th, 6th, ,7th and 8th
semester.
4.
The student who had earned an
"F" grade in a course in 7th and 8th semester
will enroll again in 7th and 8th semester of next class.
5.
The students who have earned 'F'
grade in any course or have earned D grade in any course and want to improve
grade will enroll the course in the coming semester or in the summer semester
if course is offered and take classes of that course.
6.
The teacher shall provide a
detailed course outline to the students within seven days of the beginning of
the semester and shall send a copy of the course outline and work plan to the
Chairman / Director / Principal.
7.
There will be all taught courses
up to 6lh semester. There will only be one seminar course that will
be introduced in 7th or 8th semester.
5 Years Bachelors
1.
A regular student will normally
be required to take workload of fifteen to nineteen credit hours in each
semester. During summer semester a student can take up to eight to nine credit
hours.
2.
A student who had earned an 'F'
grade in a course in 1st semester may be allowed to take additional
course(s) during the 3rd semester.
3.
A student who had earned an 'F'
grade in a course in 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th,
6th, 7th and 8th semesters may be allowed to
take additional course(s) during the 4th, 5th, 6th,7th,
8th,9th and 10th semester.
4.
The student who had
earned an "F" grade in a course in 9th and 10th semester
will enroll again in 9th and 10th semester of next class.
5.
The students who have earned 'F'
grade in any course or have earned D grade in any course and want to improve
grade will enroll the course in the coming semester or in the summer semester
if course is offered and take classes of that course.
6.
The teacher shall provide a
detailed course outline to the students within seven days of the commencement
of the semester and shall send a copy of the course outline and work plan to
the Chairman/Director/ Principal.
7.
There will be all taught courses
up to 8th semester. There will only be one seminar course that will
be introduced in 9th or 10th semester.
2 years MA/ M.Sc. after 14 years
Education
1. A regular student will normally be
required to take workload of fifteen to nineteen credit hours in each semester.
During summer semester a student can take up to eight to nine credit hours.
2. A student who had earned an 'F'
grade in a course in 1st semester may be allowed to take additional
course(s) during the 3rd semester.
3. A student who had earned an 'F' grade in a
course in 2nd semester may be allowed to take additional course(s)
during the 4th semester.
4. The student who had earned an
"F" grade in a course in 3rd and / or 4th
semester will enroll again in 3rd
and 4th semester of next
class.
5. The students who have earned 'F'
grade in any course or have earned D grade in any course and want to improve
grade will enroll the course in the coming semester or in the summer semester
if course is offered and take classes of that course.
6. The teacher shall provide a detail course
outline to the students within seven days of the commencement of the semester
and shall send a copy of the course outline and work plan to the Chairman /
Director /Principal.
7. There shall be taught courses up to 2nd
semester. There shall be only one seminar course that will be introduced
in 3rd and 4lh semester.
XII. CLASS ATTENDANCE
1. A student must have attended at least 75%
of the classes held in a course in order to be allowed to sit in the final
examination.
2. In case of absence as a result of late
admission, medical grounds (2 -5) weeks in a stretch), change of course
and/or foreign visits (2-5) weeks in a stretch), the teacher will give extra
(make-up) materials to the student to compensate the deficiency because of said
absence after permission by Departmental Examination Committee to appear in the
examinations of the course.
4. At the end of each month the teacher
concerned shall send, to the head of the Department Centre / Institute /
College, a statement giving the total number of lectures delivered and practicals conducted by him together with the number of
lectures and practicals attended by each student.
5. In case the student
remains absent from the class for seven consecutive days without leave his/her
name shall be removed from the rolls.
6. The student having class attendance less
than 75% in a particular course will be required to repeat the course when it
is offered again. The student will be awarded grade FW i.e.
forced withdraw and will not be counted towards calculation of GPA/CGPA.
7. In the case of sportsman,
participating in games of national and international level, as verified by the
Director of sports and recommended by the Chairman/ Director/ Principal
concerned. 75% of the requisite attendance in lectures and practicals
will be calculated on the basis of total number of lectures/ practicals, delivered to his/ her class in a course, minus
the number of lectures/ practicals delivered to this
class on the days actually spent by the sportsman in such sports and games.
However, the Department/ Institute/ College shall arrange, before the
commencement of mid and final semester examinations, special lecture for the
sportsman concerned in order to make up the deficiency in lectures/ practicals calculated in the aforementioned manner.
XIII. EVALUATION SYSTEM
1. The teacher is responsible for the
evaluation of work/ performance of the students of his class and for the award
of grades to them on the basis of such evaluation.
2. The number and nature of tests and
assignments depends on the nature of course. However, in case of taught courses
there, will be at least one home assignment, sessional works and two tests (Mid
Semester and final examination) in each course with the Weightage as under:-
A.
Assignments 25%
B.
Mid Semester 35%
C.
Final Semester 40%
To pass a course, student must
obtain 1D' grade (50 % marks) cumulative in mid and final Semester
examinations and Assignment out of assigned marks.
3. There shall be no choice in questions in
the Mid Semester and final examination papers.
4. The scripts of each activity (A, B and C
of 2 above) shall be shown to the students concerned by the teachers within one
week, taken back immediately in accordance with the announced schedule along
with the examination schedule.
5. In case a student is not satisfied with
his/her award even after checking his/her answer book, or clarification from
the teacher, he/she may make written complaint to Chairman / Director /
Principal within two weeks of the end of midterm or final examination's week (whichever
is relevant. The Chairman/Director/Principal will refer his/her case to the
Examination Committee of the Department / Centre/ Institute / College.
6. The Mid Semester examination shall he
after eight weeks of the commencement of the semester. The final examination
shall be held at the end of the 17 week i.e. during
the 18th week.
7. In view of the weightage for the various
examinations the duration of the papers will be as follows:
i. Mid Semester Examination: One and half hour
ii. Final Semester Examination: Two hours
8. Examination should be held on consecutive
days excluding holidays. The schedule of paper showing to the students shall be
displayed along with the examination schedule by the teacher.
9. Home assignments shall be deposited with
the teacher concerned as scheduled by the teacher.
10. The teacher concerned shall prepare three
copies of the awards. He shall retain one copy with him and send one copy to
the Chairman / Director / Principal concerned. He shall also display a copy of
the result on the Notice Board. The scripts of mid and final semester
examination and assignments will be kept for three months after the end
of the semester,
11. The teacher-in-charge will
report unfair means cases to the Chairman / Director / Principal who shall
forward the case within one week to Departmental Examination Committee for
necessary action as under:
Any candidate detected in giving
or receiving assistance, or found guilty of copying from any paper, book or
note, or allowing any other candidate to copy his answer book, or using, or
attempting to use. these or any other unfair means, shall be dropped from the
program not exceeding two semesters.
13. In case a candidate is unable to appear in
part or whole of the Mid Semester or Final Examination of a Semester on medical
grounds, he may be allowed to appear in the Special Mid Semester or Final
Examination to be arranged by the Department / Centre / Institute / College,
provided:
He/ She fulfill the condition of
having attended the prescribed number of lectures as laid down in Regulation
XII (1 & 2).
14. In case of a valid reason a student may
freeze his/her studies maximum for one year (two semesters) subject to the
permission of Chairperson / Director / Principal of the concerned Department /
Centre / Institute / College. However, freezing in 1st semester is
not allowed but in case of grave situation the Departmental Examination
Committee will consider the freezing of semester in 1st semester and
forward its recommendations to Semester Implementation Committee for final
decision. During the "freezing period" the applicant will loose his studentship status and
shall not be entitled to avail any facility like hostel/medical/transport,
which University extends to its regular students. The student will rejoin the
same semester which he / she has frozen on the basis of genuine reason and will
be entitled to the facilities curtailed for the freezing period. In case of any
problem the students may approach the Semester Implementation Committee.
XIV. GRADING SYSTEM
1.
Letter grading should only be
used for representing the individual courses and not for semester GPA or CGPA.
2.
Equivalence in numerical grades,
letter grades and grade points will be as follows:
Percent |
Letter |
Grade |
Marks |
Grade |
Points |
85 & above |
A |
4.00 |
80-84 |
A- |
3.70 |
75-79 |
B+ |
3.30 |
70-74 |
B |
3.00 |
65-69 |
B- |
2.70 |
61-64 |
C+ |
2.30 |
58-60 |
C |
2.00 |
55-57 |
C- |
1.70 |
50-54 |
D |
1.00 |
Below 50 |
F |
0.00 |
Withdraw |
W |
|
Fail due to Attendance shortage
will he represented as FW (forced withdraw!)
3.
Maximum possible Grade Point
Average is 4.00
4.
Minimum Cumulative Grade Point
Average for Obtaining 4 and / or.5 years Bachelors and 2 years MA/ M. Sc degree
is 2.00.
5.
A fraction of mark in a course is
to be counted as ' 1' mark e.g. 64.1 or 64.9 is to be
shown as 65.
6. Letter Grade and Grade Point
for a course will be calculated according to Regulation XIV (1) above
Example:
Examination |
Weightage |
Marks Obtained |
Mid Semester |
35% |
20.0 |
Assignment |
25% |
16.4 |
Final Examination |
40% |
35.0 |
Total: |
100% |
71.4 |
The score will be
rounded to 72.
Letter Grade in this
case will be 'B'
Grade Point in this
case will be 3.00
7. In order to calculate the GPA, multiply
Grade Point with the Credit Hours in each Course obtain total grade points, add
up to cumulative Grade Points and divide by the total number of Credit Hours to
get the GPA for the Semester.
Example No. 1
In case of equal credit hour
courses:
Course Grades
Course No |
Credit Hours |
Grade |
Grade Point |
Total Grade Point |
531 |
3 |
B |
3.00 |
(3.00x3)
= 09.00 |
534 |
3 |
C+ |
2.30 |
(2.30x3)
= 06.90 |
547 |
3 |
A |
4.0 |
(4.00x3)
= 12.00 |
550 |
3 |
A- |
3.7 |
(3.70x3)
= 11.10 |
571 |
3 |
F |
Zero |
(0.00x3) =
00.00 |
Cumulative Grade Points = 39.00
Total Credit Hours = 15
Grade Point average = 2.60
Example No. 2
In case of equal credit hour
courses:
Course Grades
Course No |
Credit Hours |
Grade |
Grade Point |
Total Grade Point |
510 |
4 |
B |
3.00 |
(3.00x4)
= 12.00 |
511 |
3 |
A- |
3.70 |
(3.70x3)
= 11.10 |
512 |
4 |
C+ |
2.30 |
(2.30x4)
= 09.20 |
550 |
2 |
A |
4.0 |
(4.00x2)
= 08.00 |
575 |
2 |
C |
2.0 |
(2.00x4) = 04.00 |
Cumulative Grade
Points = 44.3
Total Credit Hours = 15
Grade Point average = 2.94
Course with 'F' will be counted
as 'Zero' Grade Point for calculation of semester Grade Point Average.'
Calculation of cumulative grade point average will only be made when a
candidate has passed all the courses required for the award of degree.
8. The percentage of
marks or values of grades other than given grade points should not be reported
on the transcripts.
XV. RULES FOR PROMOTION
3.5 - 4 & 5
years Bachelors and 2 years MA/M. Sc
1. At the end of each
semester a student must obtain a minimum Grade Point average (GPA) of 2.00 to
be promoted to the next semester.
2. In case a student is
able to obtain GPA of 1.70 or more but less than 2.00 except first semester
where GPA of 1.50 or more but less than 2.0, he/she will be promoted to the
next Semester on probation (1st probation). If the student does not
achieve desired CGPA 2.0 but obtain CGPA greater than or equal to 1.7 will go
to 2nd (last) probation. The candidate, who fails to secure 1.50
GPA in the first Semester or 1.70 CGPA in the subsequent semester/s shall stand
automatically dropped from the rolls.
3. At the end of each
semester (from second semester to the second last semester), a student must
obtain a minimum Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 2.00 for promotion to
the next semester. Every student will have the right to avail probation twice
in the following semesters.
4. A student has to
obtain CGPA 2.00 in the last semester of each program for the award of degree
5. in the third, fifth,
seventh, ninth semester a student will be required to repeat those courses of
the first, third, fifth and or seventh semesters in which he/she had
failed.
6. In the fourth, sixth,
eighth and tenth semester, a student will be required to repeat those courses
of the second, fourth, sixth and / or eighth semester in which he had failed.
7. If a student
gets D grade/s, he/she can repeat the course/s when offered to improve his/her
grade/s. The student who completes all courses and interested to improve D
grade/s he/ she shall be allowed to improve D grade/s within the allowable
period (number of years) stated for the said degree at section III.
8. A student, who
completes all the courses and has not been required to repeat any course(s),
obtains CGPA less than 2.00 but not less than 1.90 at the end of the 4th
semester in case of 2 years MA / M. Sc., 8th semester in case of 3.5
- 4 years Bachelors and 10th semester in case of 5 years Bachelors
may be allowed to repeat 12 credit hour courses (varying from 2 to 4 credit
hours) in which he/she had obtained the lowest grades, in order to improve the
CGPA so as to obtain the minimum of 2.00 CGPA failing which he/she shall not be
awarded degree and removed from the rolls of the Department / Centre /
Institute/College.
9. In case a student
repeats the course(s) for the improvement of grade(s) which he / she has
already taken, the better of the two grades of the course(s) will be counted
for CGPA calculations.
XVI. CALCULATION OF
FINAL RESULT FOR
4 YEARS BACHELORS, 5 YEARS BACHELORS,
2 YEAR MA/ M. Sc.
3,5 - 4 Years Bachelors
1. Minimum
requirements for the award of 3.5 - 4 years Bachelors
Degree.
i.
A candidate must have qualified
in accordance with the existing Rules and Regulations in each one of the
semesters from I to VIII separately, i.e. by securing
at least a D in the course(s) as to fulfill the requirements laid down in (ii
& iii) below:
ii. He/She must have earned the prescribed number of credits required
for the 3.5 - 4 years Bachelors degree i.e. 130 - 136 credits.
iii.
He/She must have obtained a
minimum Cumulative Grade Point Average of 2.00.
2. Method for Calculation of the Final CGPA.
i.
Add up Cumulative Grade Points of
all Semesters to obtain grand total and then divide the grand total by total
number of credits of the courses studied. The resulting figure will represent
the Cumulative Grade Point average secured by a candidate. The CGPA will be
reported up to two decimals for the award of medal/distinction and
determination of merit position. If two or more candidates have the same CGPA
then Medal/distinction will be awarded to all candidates having the same CGPA,
as the case may be.
ii.
The students obtaining CGPA 3.70
or above will be declared eligible tor role of honors.
iii.
For the award of Gold Medal or
some other award(s), the 1st position will be calculated on CGPA
basis of the whole course.
iv.
For the award of Gold Medal, roll
of honors and all other distinctions of Punjab University, a student must have
passed all the examination at least in B Grade, in the first attempt
5 Years Bachelors
1. Minimum requirements
for the award of 5 years Bachelors Degree
i.
A candidate must have qualified,
in accordance with the existing Rules and Regulations in each one of the
semesters from I to X separately, i.e. by securing at
least a 'D' grade in the course(s) as to fulfill the requirements laid down in
(ii & iii) below:
ii.
He/ She must have earned the
prescribed number of credits required for the 5 years _ Bachelors degree i.e. 165 credits.
iii.
He/ She must have obtained a
minimum Cumulative Grade Point Average of 2.00.
2. Method for Calculation of the Final CGPA.
i.
Add up Grade Points of all
Semesters to obtain grand total and then divide the grand total by total number
of credits of the courses studied. The resulting figure will represent the
Cumulative Grade Point average secured by a candidate. The CGPA will be
reported up to two decimals for the award of medal/ distinction and
determination of merit position. If two or more candidates have the same CGPA
then Medal/ distinction will be awarded to all candidates having the same CGPA,
as the case may be.
ii.
The students obtaining CGPA of
3.7 or above will be declared eligible for role of honors.
iii.
For the award of Gold Medal or
some other award(s), the 1st position will be calculated on CGPA
basis of the whole course.
iv.
For the award of Gold Medal, roll
of honors and all other distinctions of Punjab University, a student must have
passed all the examinations at least in B grade, in the first attempt.
2 Years M.A/M.Sc. after 14 years
education
1. Minimum requirements for the award of
Master's Degree:
i.
A candidate must have qualified,
in accordance with the existing Rules and Regulation in each one of the
semesters from I - IV separately, i.e. by securing at
least a 'D' Grade in the course(s) as to fulfill the requirements laid down in
(ii & iii) below:
ii.
He/she must have earned the
prescribed number of credits required for the Master's Degree i.e. 66 credits.
iii.
He/she must have obtained a
minimum Cumulative Grade Point Average of 2.00.
2. Method for Calculation of the Final CGPA.
i.
Add up Grade Points of all
Semesters to obtain grand total and then divide the grand total by total number
of credits of the courses studied. The resulting figure will represent the
Cumulative Grade Point average secured by a candidate. The CGPA will be
reported up to two decimals for the award of medal/distinction and
determination of merit position. If two or more candidates have the same CGPA
then Medal/ distinction will be awarded to all candidates having the same CGPA.
as the case may be.
ii.
The students obtaining CGPA of
3.7 or above will be declared eligible for role of honors.
iii.
For the award of Gold Medal or
some other award(s), the 1st position will be calculated on CGPA
basis of the whole course.
iv.
For the award of Gold Medal, roll
of honors and all other distinctions of Punjab University, a student must have
passed all the examinations at least in B grade, in the first attempt.
XVII. APPROVAL
OF APPOINTMENT OF SUPERVISORS AND SUBJECTS FOR RESEARCH AND PROJECT REPORT FOR
3.5 - 4 YEARS BACHELORS, 5 YEARS BACHELORS AND 2 YEARS MASTER AFTER 14
YEARS EDUCATION
The approval of subjects for research
and appointment of supervisors (Internal & External) in the case of 3.5 - 4
years Bachelors, 5 years Bachelors and 2 years Master after 14 years education
examination shall be accorded by the Chairman on behalf of the Advanced Studies
and Research Board on the recommendations of the Board of Studies.
XVIII. REQUIREMENT FOR AWARDING OF DEGREES
A student must have a proper
admission in the undergraduate program of the Department / Centre / Institute /
College, and should have earned a minimum of 60 credit hours out of a total of
124 - 136 credit hours of 3.5 - 4 years Bachelors, 75 credit hours out of 160
credit hours of 5 years Bachelors and 30 credit hours out of total of 66 credit
hours of 2 years Master after 14 year education from
the Department / Centre / institute / College from where he/she will be
entitled for the degree.
(The above Para shall be read
with rule (X) migration / transfer / exemption of credits)
XIX. COURSES ON PASS / FAIL/
AUDIT BASIS
Some courses can be taken on pass/fail
or audit basis. A student may take maximum 9 credit hours of a 3.5 - 4 years
bachelor program and maximum 4 credit hours for 2 years MA/ M. Sc. Program on
Pass/Fail basis. Such courses can be taken on pass/fail audit basis. Such
courses will count towards the degree credit hours requirement of the student,
but the grades of these courses will not be considered for calculating
student's GPA or COPA. Students may also take courses on audit basis. However,
credit hours taken on audit basis will neither count towards student's degree
requirements nor calculating his /her GPA or CGPA.
XX. CANCELLATION OF ADMISSION
If a student fails to attend any
lecture during the first four weeks of the commencement of the semester as per
announced schedule, his/her admission stands cancelled automatically without
any notice.
XXI. COURSE FILE
Maintenance of course file is
compulsory for the teacher. It will have a complete record of everything that
happened during the semester. The course file will contain:
a. Description of course
b. Course coding
c. Weekly teaching
schedule
d. Dates of mid-semester
examination
e. Copy of each homework
assignment
f. Copy of each quiz
given
g. Copy of Mid Semester
examination
h. Copy of Final
Semester examination
i. Copy of result duly
signed by the teacher
j. Difficulties /
problems faced during classroom / course delivery.
The course file of each subject
will be submitted to the office of the Department / Centre / Institute /
College one week after the end of Final Semester examination.
XXII. TEACHER EVALUATION
The evaluation of teacher is
mandatory because there is very little control over the teacher when he/she is
in the classroom. The head of the Department / Centre / Institute / College
shall have every course teacher evaluated by the students on what they have
taught by him/her. The evaluation will be done in the last week of the semester
without the presence of the teacher so at to maintain impartiality. The
evaluation will be shared with the concerned teacher for his/her improvement/
knowledge. Evaluation done by the students will completely be anonymous i.e. the student will not be required to indicate his/ her
name, roll number, registration number and/or any other means whatsoever.
XXIII. DEPARTMENTAL EXAMINATION COMMITTEE
1.Constitution of Committee
Each Department/Centre/Institute/College shall
have a Departmental Examination Committee comprising following:
2. Functions of the Committee
a. Ensure Content coverage of courses by
comparing tests with the course outline and work plan provided by the teacher.
b. Monitor classroom activities
as laid down in the course outline.
c. Examine all matters regarding
uniformity before the declaration of results.
d. Address and dispense student
complaints,
e Address UMC cases and make
decisions under the semester rules.
In case a student is not
satisfied with decision of Departmental Examination Committee then he/She may appeal to the Punjab University Semester
Implementation Committee (PU SIC).
IV. PUNJAB UNIVERSITY SEMESTER IMPLEMENTATION
COMMITTEE (PU SIC)
There shall be a Punjab University
Semester Implementation Committee (PU SIC) to be constituted by the Vice Chancellor.
The Committee shall perform following functions:
a.
Provide consultation to the
Department/Centre/Institute/College converting to semester system from the
annual system.
b.
Provide support in the
implementation of semester system by arranging short courses for the faculty on
its various aspects.
c.
Monitor the implementations of
semester system.
d.
Address various issues arising
with relation to the implementation of semester system.
e.
Recommend necessary amendments in
the Semester Regulations, if needed
f.
Address and dispense the appeals
of the student(s) if he/she is not satisfied by the decision of the
Departmental Examination Committee.
Repeal: The existing Regulations
are hereby repealed. However, the cases arising under the repealed Regulations
shall be governed by those Regulations.