Students will be evaluated by two means; continuous assessments end semester examination.Of the total marks earns 20% will be for the continuous assessments and 80% for the end semester examination.
The Continuous assessments for the given course units will be decided by the lecturer concern and this has to be a minimum of two assignments/ quizzes/ mid-term examination/ discussion forums/ take home assignments/ projects up till any number as per the requirement of the lecturer for each course unit. Yet, the highest marks of two assessments of each student will be taken as the continuous assessment marks. And the method of assessing will be informed to the students at the beginning of the semester by the respective lecturer. Final examination will be conducted at the end of each semester and students deemed to have passed in a course units if candidates earn at least 50% of the due. However final examination will be conducted in the formal method adapted for other examination in the universities.
In order to develop required skills the students will be taken to field visits and projects will be assigned depending on the subject area and considered as method of continuous assessment.
Marks obtained in respect of a course unit will be graded according to a twelve category system given below in par with the Commission Circular No. 901 dated 25th November 2008.
Range of Marks Obtained out of 100 | Grade Assigned | Grade Point Value |
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85-100 | A+ | 4.0 |
75-84 | A | 4.0 |
70-74 | A- | 3.7 |
65-69 | B+ | 3.3 |
60-64 | B | 3.0 |
55-59 | B- | 2.7 |
50-54 | C+ | 2.3 |
40-49 | C | 2.0 |
35-39 | C- | 1.7 |
31-35 | D+ | 1.3 |
26-30 | D | 1.0 |
00-25 | E | 00 |
In order to obtain a bachelor degree from the Faculty of Management Studies, a student shall be required to:
A student will be awarded a degree with First Class provided that he/she earns,
A student will be awarded a degree with Second Class (Upper Division) provided he/she earns and,
A student will be awarded a degree with Second Class (Lower Division) provided he/she earns and,
A repeat candidate shall be passed by the end semester examination of the immediate next semester/semesters of study program. However marks earned for the continuous examinations will be brought forward to the subsequent semester/semesters evaluation for the course unit concerned. Candidate who are not successful at the continuous examinations are required to submit assignment to reach the slandered in the next attempt. The repeat candidate will be given maximum of C grads for the repeat course units concerned.
A student who has submitted a valid medical certificate for a particular course will be considered as a proper candidate once the certificate approved by the faculty board and the senate of the university and he/she is offered the original grade earned at the examination. A medical certificate should be submitted to the examination branch within 14 days once after the examination of the respective subject.
Candidate who earns a grade less than C for a particular course also is given an opportunity to repeat the examination and upgrade it to a maximum of C.