STUDENT ACADEMIC GUIDE

Grading & Credit System

Understand academic performance grades, grade points and credit calculations.
Find the evaluation scale and academic guidelines in one place.

Explore the grading scale

How grades are awarded

1. At the end of every semester/academic year, a student is awarded a grade based on his/her performance in examinations/ assignments, in every course registered by him/her. These grade are described by the letters A'.A, B, B..... etc. and have a numerical equivalent called the grade points with percentage range as given below.

Evaluation & award of degree

Academic performance and grading scale
Academic performanceGradeGrade pointsAbsolute percentage grade
OutstandingA1090
ExcellentA981
Very GoodB+872
GoodB763
GoodB763
AverageC+654
Below AverageC+545
MarginalD440
FailF0F < 40
AuditAU--
IncompleteI--
WithdrawalW--
Continued ProjectX--
Non completion of course requirementZ--

Academic guidelines

  1. The University follows grading system on scale of 10. Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 6 and above out of 10 at the end of programme is considered as First Position in a class on yearly basis.

  2. As per the exiting rules, rank in class is not certified except for First Position in a class on yearly basis.

  3. Minimum passing grade is D for all project, theory and lab courses.

  4. The medium of instructions at the university is in English in all Courses.

  5. The grade F and X are taken into consideration while calculating SGPA (Yearly Grade Point Average) and CGPA.

SGPA calculation

GRADE POINT AVERAGE

SGPA (Si) = ∑(Earned Credits Ci x Grade Point Gi)/∑Earned Credits Ci;

Where

Ci Number of Credits earned in the ith course for which SGPA is to be Calculated.Pi Grade point earned in ith course.I 1...n represents the number of course in which a student is registered in the concerned year.