A message from the Principal

J.B. College (Autonomous), Jorhat, Assam

Dear students,

It gives me immense pleasure to welcome you all to this institution of Higher

Education which has been taking the lead in setting standards of academic excellence. We

take pride in our mission of nurturing and moulding young minds to be good human beings

and ideal citizens of the state.

It is a matter of great pride for our college that the UGC has conferred Fresh

Autonomous Status on 13 October, 2015. We have already introduced the CBCS (Choice

Based Credit System) syllabus from the academic session 2016-17 which have enabled the

students to compete in any national level examination/programme. It is my firm belief that

with commitment, conviction and confidence our students would excel in any field of their

choice. Moreover star status has been awarded to the college by the Department of Bio-

Technology, Ministry of Science & Technology, Govt. of India under which four

Departments namely Botany, Chemistry, Physics and Zoology would be benefited.

I hope that with the new strength of academic autonomy and CBCS syllabus, our

college would be able to impart quality education to the students. I welcome you all as a

stakeholder in our journey towards success and excellence.

Date : 08-07-2019 Dr. Bimal Barah

Principal

THE INSTITUTION

Jagannath Barooah College is a premier institution of higher education located at Jorhat, a

city with a rich cultural heritage and a glorious historical background, in the upper part of the

Brahmaputra Valley of Assam. Since its inception in 1930, the college has marched a long

way and celebrated its Platinum Jubilee in the year 2005. Throughout its academic journey,

the JB College has contributed immensely towards the intellactual as well as socio economic

developments of not only Assam but entire North East India. The institution has already been

reaccredited by NAAC (National Assessment and Accreditation Council) in 2011 and

awarded “A” grade on the basis of its performance in the field of higher education.

J.B. College has also been conferred fresh autonomous status by the UGC with effect from

2016-17. Moreover, the Star College status has been awarded to the college by the

Department of Bio-Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Govt. of India under

which four departments namely Botany, Chemistry, Physics and Zoology would be benefited.

However, the most outstanding achivement of this institution is that in the last year the NIRF

under the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India has ranked it

64th among the colleges of India.

The college now has a diversified field of teaching and learning facilities. Currently it has 22

departments, viz., Assamese, Bengali, Biotechnology, Botany, Chemistry, Commerce,

Computer Science, Economics, English, Geography, Geology, Hindi, History,

Mathematics, Philosophy, Physics, Electronics, Political Science, Sanskrit,

Statistics, Sociology and Zoology. Except for Bengali, Biotechnology, Computer Science,

NCC, Sociology and Film Studies all other subjects have Honours Courses at the under

graduate level.

The regular post-graduate (PG) courses in Geography and Philosophy were opened in 1995

and 1996 respectively. From the academic session 2016, PG courses in Commerce,

Assamese and Political Science under Dibrugarh University were opened.

OUR VISION

Center of Quality Higher Education and Excellence for Development of Human Resource.

OUR MISSION

Nurture Knowledge, Skill and Attitude in Individuals through a Curriculum Responsive to

the Socio-Economic and Cultural Realities.

GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

To realize the mission of the institution and to create value for our stake-holders certain key

objectives have been identified. Our objectives, which would provide a link between defined

mission and the functional strategies, are as follows:

• To provide need-based quality curriculum.

• To ensure effective execution of teaching plan.

• To open up job oriented courses commensurate with socio-economic needs.

• To foster internal resource generation and its mobilization.

• To ensure sustainable benefit to learners for all round development.

• To foster computerization in the basic operational activities.

• To foster value education to upgrade learners’ skill and attitude.

• To formulate adequate action plan to enable learners to equip themselves with competitive

national and global environment.

• To provide sustainable scope of physical and mental development of the students and

employee communities.

• To ensure adequate infrastructure and support system of quality education and to create

awareness on human rights, value system, culture, heritage, scientific temper and

environment.

OUR STRENGTH:

The college has a number of specialized features conforming to the need of the present day

society. These are:

• Enhancement and preservation of quality in teaching and learning.

• Provision for teaching and learning from Higher Secondary to Post Graduation for

certain subjects.

• Modern class rooms with audio-visual system for certain specific courses.

• Development and improvement of education at all levels through skilled and trained

teachers.

• Facilitating mechanism for students’ support like career counselling, financial aid,

special awards, departmental societies/forums, etc.

• Outdoor and indoor sports facilities with good infrastructural base.

• Organizing programmes like quiz/debating (both intra and inter college) and other

cultural activities.

• Well equipped and sophisticated Lecture halls.

• A language lab for enhancement of language, phonetic and soft skills.

• Awareness programmes for women empowerment, environmental protection, social

development, etc.

• Various extension activities through NCC, NSS, Human Rights Cell, Women Cell,

Green Plus Society, etc.

• Special talks on specific subjects by persons of high repute.

• Entrepreneurship awareness programmes.

• Health care and counselling center for the benefit of teachers and students.

POST GRADUATE PROGRAMMES OFFERED:

Two-year (4-semesters) P.G. Programmes under Semester System with CBCS

1. Geography

2. Philosophy

3. Commerce

4. Assamese and

5. Political Science

SEAT CAPACITY IN DIFFERENT PG PROGRAMMES:

Programme No. of Seats

PG Assamese 40

PG Commerce 40

PG Geography 36

PG Philosophy 40

PG Political Science 40

RESERVATION OF SEATS FOR PG PROGRAMMES:

Category % of Seats reserved

Scheduled Castes (SC) 07 %

Scheduled Tribes Plains (STP) 10 %

Scheduled Tribes Hills (STH) 05 %

OBC/MOBC 15 %

Physically Handicapped (PH) 03%

Other Universities (03 seats in each Department)

Note: Candidates seeking admission under the above mentioned reserved category must

submit Caste Certificate / PH certificate with photograph duly signed by the competent

authority (D.C. or his nominee) along with the application form.

ADMISSION PROCEDURE FOR PG PROGRAMMES:

• Admission Notice will be published in the Newspapers and College website.

• A candidate must pass in the concerned subject with Honours/Major at undergraduate

level from any recognised university securing at least 45% marks in the concerned subject.

• Admission Form has to be submitted online within the specific date as declared by the

college authority through leading Newspapers and college website.

• Intended students can apply online through college website (www.jbcollege.org.in) for

PG programmes by paying an amount of Rs. 300/- as application fee.

• Students who have passed BA / B Com Examinations before 2018 will be treated as

irregular. Irregular students seeking admission must submit affidavit for the gap period at

the time of admission. Students who have passed BA or B Com before 2018 are not

eligible for admission.

• Selection of students will be made on the basis of merit.

• Merit list will be published in the college website.

• Students have to produce all academic certificates and mark sheets, caste certificates and

other relevant documents in original at the time of admission. They are also asked to bring

self attested xerox copies of all these documents.

MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION:

Medium of instruction for all PG programmes is English.

REGISTRATION:

The candidates from other universities shall have to register themselves to Dibrugarh

University within one month of admission.

STRUCTURE OF COURSES AND CREDITS OF THE PROGRAMMES:

• The term ‘Post Graduate Programme is used to denote M.A., M.Sc., M. Com. and

such other Post Graduate Degree and Diploma Programmes offered by the

Departments/Centre of Studies of J.B. College (Autonomous) under CBCS. All Post

Graduate Programmes may have one or more of the following components, viz.

i) Core Courses (4 Credits in each course)

ii) Discipline Specific Elective Courses (4 Credits in each course)

iii) Generic Elective Courses (4 Credits in each course)

iv) Ability Enhancement courses (2 Credits in each course).

The total minimum credits for the programme shall be 76. Semester-wise course

Structure and distribution of credits will be as follows.

Core Courses (CC): There shall be core courses in every semester. These courses are

the compulsory courses for the students of different disciplines/ Departments/ Centres,

PG Course Structure under CBCS

Semester

Core

Course Credit

Discipline

Specific

Elective Credit

Generic

Elective Credit

Ability

Enhancement

Course Credit

Total

Credit/

Semester

I CC-1 4 DSE-1 4 GE-01 4

CC-2 4

CC-3 4

20

II CC-4 4 DSE-2 4 GE-02 4

CC-5 4

CC-6 4 20

III CC-7 4 DSE-3 4

AEC-01 2

CC-8 4

CC-9 4 18

IV CC-10 4 DSE-4 4 AEC-02 2

CC-11 4

CC-12 4 18

Total Credit

76

which are deemed essential for students registered for a particular Post Graduate

programme.

Discipline Specific Elective Courses (DSEC): DSEC courses shall be chosen by each

candidate. These courses shall be intra-departmental in nature and are intend to:

• provide Scope to students to specialize in one branch of broad subject area; or

• acquire knowledge and skills in a related area that may have applications in the

broad subject area.

Elective Courses shall be of equal credits.

Generic Elective Courses (GEC): These courses shall intend to bridge any gap

between/among different disciplines as well as to minimize any possibility of

course/content repetition which shall be inter-disciplinary in character.

Ability Enhancement Course (AEC): These are the value based and / or skill based

courses, aimed at providing hands-on- training, competencies, skills, etc,. A student can have

to take maximum of two Ability Enhancement courses in any of the semesters, which

shall be intra-disciplinary in character.

A course may also take the form of a Dissertation / Project work / Practical training /

Field work / Seminar, etc., but that too of one DSEC (either at 3rd/ 4th Semester).

The number and credits of the courses shall be determined by the Departmental / Centre

CBCS Board subject to the approval of the Board of Studies and / or statutory bodies

concerned i.e., Academic Council.

The minimum duration for completion of a two year Post Graduate Programme in any

subject is four semesters.

ATTENDANCE:

• The course teacher shall be responsible for maintaining a record of attendance of

students who have registered for the course.

• All course teachers shall intimate the Head/Director/Coordinator of the

Department/Centre at least seven calendar days before the last instruction day in the

semester, the particulars of all students who have less than 85% attendance.

• A student who has less than 85% attendance shall not be permitted to sit for the End-

semester examination in the course in which the shortfall exists.

• For the aforesaid purpose, the attendance of a candidate in first semester shall be counted

from the date on which the classes begin or from the date on which he/she is admitted,

whichever is later. For all the subsequent semesters, the same shall be calculated from the

date on which the classes in the respective semester begin. The name of a student, who is

continuously absent for 15 working days after admission, shall be struck off the Rolls.

• The Head of a Department/ Director/Coordinator of a Department/Centre shall

announce the names of all students who shall not be eligible to take the End-semester

examinations in the various courses and send a copy of the same to the Controller of

Examinations. Registrations of such students for those courses shall be treated as

cancelled and they shall have to repeat the course when it is offered next.

EXAMINATION:

• Examination and evaluation shall be done on a continuous basis, at least three times

during each semester. For the purpose of uniformity, particularly for

interdepartmental transfer of credits, there shall be a uniform procedure of

examination to be adopted by all departments. There shall be at least two in- semester

(sessional) evaluations and one End-semester examination in each course during every

semester. The result of in-semester examinations shall be notified by the concerned

course teacher(s) within seven days of the examination.

• 40% of the total marks of each course shall be allotted for in-semester evaluations.

• In in-semester evaluations, two sessional tests shall have to be conducted for each

course, which shall carry 50% of the total marks allotted for in-semester evaluations.

For the remaining 50% of total marks allotted for in-semester evaluations, course

teachers may employ two or more assessment tools such as objective tests, assignments,

paper presentation, laboratory work, etc. suitable to the courses. The students are to be

informed in advance about the nature of assessment. Students shall compulsorily

attend the two In-semester examinations, failing which they will not be allowed to

appear for the End- semester examination. A Student cannot repeat In-semester

examinations. Provided that if for any compulsive and valid reason a student could

not appear in the In-semester examination(s), the course teacher may arrange a special

In-semester examination with approval of the Departmental/Centre CBCS Board.

• There shall be one End semester examination carrying 60% Marks in each course

covering the entire syllabus prescribed for the course. The End semester examination

is normally a written/ laboratory-based examination/Project Work/Dissertation. The

mode of End semester examination and evaluation shall be decided by the teacher in

consultation with the Departmental/Centre CBCS Board. Model Question Paper for

each course has to be prepared by the teacher and the same should be forwarded to the

Head of the Department.

• The end-semester examination schedule shall be notified by the Departmental/Centre

CBCS Board with intimation to the Controller of Examinations. The date and

schedule shall be notified at least Fifteen days in advance by the Departmental/Centre

CBCS Board.

• A student shall not be allowed to take more than one project work in a single

semester.

• End semester Practical examinations shall normally be held before the theory

examinations.

• A candidate shall not be entitled to more than two chances in general to clear a

particular semester. Provided that a candidate may avail a special third chance to clear

a particular semester once in the whole programme he/she pursues. In such cases, the

candidates shall have to appear in the special third chance in the next regular end-

semester examination. In no circumstances, the total number of chances to clear all the

four semesters shall exceed nine.

GRADING SYSTEM:

• The absolute grading system shall be applied in evaluating performance of the

students.

• A candidate shall have to secure at least ‘B’ grade to pass a course taking in and end

semester marks together.

• The marks of in-semester examinations obtained shall be carried over for evaluating

the grade of a course.

• The following scale of grading system shall be applied to indicate the performances of

students in terms of letter grade and grade points as given below:

%of Marks obtained in a

Course

(In-Semester plus End-

Semester)

Letter

Grade

Grade

Point

Result

95-100 O 10

Pass

85-95 E 9

75-85 A+ 8

65-75 A 7

55-65 B+ 6

45-55 B 5

0-45 F 4 Fail

I Incomplete

Note: Exclusive class interval technique is used here. For example, the class interval

55-65 includes candidates scoring percentage of marks starting from 55 up to any

percentage less than 65.

• The letter grade ‘A’ and above shall be considered as First Class and letter grade

‘B+’ shall be considered as Second Class with minimum of 55% marks.

• A student is considered to have completed a course successfully and earned the

prescribed credits if he/she secures a letter grade other than F (Failed) or I

(Incomplete).

• If a candidate secures ‘F’ grade in a course, he/she shall have to clear it in the next

subsequent concerned semester.

• If a student secures F grade in Project Work/ Dissertation/ assignment etc., he/she

shall have to re-submit it after necessary revisions as suggested by the

examiners/course teacher within 45 days after the declaration of the results.

• ‘I’ grade shall be awarded to a candidate if he/she has not fulfilled the following

requirements:

• If a candidate fails to appear in any course(s) in an end semester examination.

• If a candidate fails to submit the project work/dissertation / assignment of an end

semester examination.

• If a candidate is certified as not eligible to appear in any course(s) in an end

semester examination by the course teacher(s) due to insufficient attendance in

lectures, tutorials, practical or field works.

• The list of candidates awarded ‘I’ shall be notified by the course teacher and the

copies of the notification shall be sent to the Controller of Examinations through

Head of the Department/ Centre. They shall have to convert the ‘I’ grade by

appearing in a ‘Compartmental/Betterment’ examination or by submitting project

work/dissertation/ assignment etc. within 45 days after the declaration of results.

• A candidate may apply for betterment chance as per JB College Examination Rules

2016. There shall be no provision for betterment examination in case of Practical/

Project work/ dissertation/ assignments/ Fieldwork etc.

• A candidate shall have to pay a prescribed fee to appear in the Betterment

examinations’ fixed by the College authority from time to time.

• Any candidate who falls short of the required number of credits for the award of the

degree may be permitted to register, by paying the prescribed re- registration fee for

the required number of courses (core and/ or elective) when it is offered.

• The total performance within a semester and the continuous performance from the

second semester onwards shall be indicated by a Semester Grade Point Average

(SGPA) and Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA). Hence, CGPA is the real

indicators of a student’s performance. It shall be calculated by the formula given

below:

SGPA = ( ∑ Ci Gi ) / (∑ Ci )

Ci is the number of credits for the ith course,

Gi is the grade point obtained in the ith course,

CGPA = (∑Cni Gni ) / (∑ Cni ) Where,

Cni is the number of credits of the ith course of the nth semester,

Gni is the grade points of the ith course of the nth semester

Grade Card:

The Grade Card issued at the end of the semester to each student will contain the

following:

• The credits earned for each course registered for that semester

• The performance in each course indicated by the letter Grade

• The Semester Grade Point Average (SGPA) and

• The Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA).

A message from the Principal

J.B. College (Autonomous), Jorhat, Assam

Dear students,

It gives me immense pleasure to welcome you all to this institution of Higher

Education which has been taking the lead in setting standards of academic excellence. We

take pride in our mission of nurturing and moulding young minds to be good human beings

and ideal citizens of the state.

It is a matter of great pride for our college that the UGC has conferred Fresh Autonomous

Status on 13 October, 2015. We have already introduced the CBCS (Choice Based Credit

System) syllabus from the academic session 2016-17 which have enabled the students to

compete in any national level examination/programme. It is my firm belief that with

commitment, conviction and confidence our students would excel in any field of their choice.

Moreover star status has been awarded to the college by the Department of Bio-Technology,

Ministry of Science & Technology, Govt. of India under which four Departments namely

Botany, Chemistry, Physics and Zoology would be benefited.

I hope that with the new strength of academic autonomy and CBCS syllabus, our college

would be able to impart quality education to the students. I welcome you all as a stakeholder

in our journey towards success and excellence.

Date : 08-07-2019 Dr. Bimal Barah

Principal

THE INSTITUTION

Jagannath Barooah College is a premier institution of higher education located at Jorhat, a

city with a rich cultural heritage and a glorious historical background, in the upper part of the

Brahmaputra Valley of Assam. Since its inception in 1930, the college has marched a long

way and celebrated its Platinum Jubilee in the year 2005. Throughout its academic journey,

the JB College has contributed immensely towards the intellactual as well as socio economic

developments of not only Assam but entire North East India. The institution has already been

reaccredited by NAAC (National Assessment and Accreditation Council) in 2011 and

awarded “A” grade on the basis of its performance in the field of higher education.

J.B. College has also been conferred fresh autonomous status by the UGC with effect from

2016-17. Moreover, the Star College status has been awarded to the college by the

Department of Bio-Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Govt. of India under

which four departments namely Botany, Chemistry, Physics and Zoology would be benefited.

However, the most outstanding achivement of this institution is that in the last year the NIRF

under the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India has ranked it

64th among the colleges of India.

The college now has a diversified field of teaching and learning facilities. Currently it has 22

departments, viz., Assamese, Bengali, Biotechnology, Botany, Chemistry, Commerce,

Computer Science, Economics, English, Geography, Geology, Hindi, History,

Mathematics, Philosophy, Physics, Electronics, Political Science, Sanskrit,

Statistics, Sociology and Zoology. Except for Bengali, Biotechnology, Computer Science,

NCC, Sociology and Film Studies all other subjects have Honours Courses at the under

graduate level.

The regular post-graduate (PG) courses in Geography and Philosophy were opened in 1995

and 1996 respectively. From the academic session 2016, PG courses in Commerce,

Assamese and Political Science under Dibrugarh University were opened.

OUR VISION

Center of Quality Higher Education and Excellence for Development of Human Resource.

OUR MISSION

Nurture Knowledge, Skill and Attitude in Individuals through a Curriculum Responsive to

the Socio-Economic and Cultural Realities.

GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

To realize the mission of the institution and to create value for our stake-holders certain key

objectives have been identified. Our objectives, which would provide a link between defined

mission and the functional strategies, are as follows:

• To provide need-based quality curriculum.

• To ensure effective execution of teaching plan.

• To open up job oriented courses commensurate with socio-economic needs.

• To foster internal resource generation and its mobilization.

• To ensure sustainable benefit to learners for all round development.

• To foster computerization in the basic operational activities.

• To foster value education to upgrade learners’ skill and attitude.

• To formulate adequate action plan to enable learners to equip themselves with competitive

national and global environment.

• To provide sustainable scope of physical and mental development of the students and

employee communities.

• To ensure adequate infrastructure and support system of quality education and to create

awareness on human rights, value system, culture, heritage, scientific temper and

environment.

OUR STRENGTH:

The college has a number of specialized features conforming to the need of the present day

society. These are:

• Enhancement and preservation of quality in teaching and learning.

• Provision for teaching and learning from Higher Secondary to Post Graduation for

certain subjects.

• Modern class rooms with audio-visual system for certain specific courses.

• Development and improvement of education at all levels through skilled and trained

teachers.

• Facilitating mechanism for students’ support like career counselling, financial aid,

special awards, departmental societies/forums, etc.

• Outdoor and indoor sports facilities with good infrastructural base.

• Organizing programmes like quiz/debating (both intra and inter college) and other

cultural activities.

• Well equipped and sophisticated Lecture halls.

• A language lab for enhancement of language, phonetic and soft skills.

• Awareness programmes for women empowerment, environmental protection, social

development, etc.

• Various extension activities through NCC, NSS, Human Rights Cell, Women Cell,

Green Plus Society, etc.

• Special talks on specific subjects by persons of high repute.

• Entrepreneurship awareness programmes.

• Health care and counselling center for the benefit of teachers and students.

POST GRADUATE PROGRAMMES OFFERED:

Two-year (4-semesters) P.G. Programmes under CBCS

1. Geography

2. Philosophy

3. Commerce

4. Assamese and

5. Political Science

SEAT CAPACITY IN DIFFERENT PG PROGRAMMES:

Programme No. of Seats

PG Assamese 40

PG Commerce 40

PG Geography 36

PG Philosophy 40

PG Political Science 40

RESERVATION OF SEATS FOR PG PROGRAMMES:

Category % of Seats reserved

Scheduled Castes (SC) 07 %

Scheduled Tribes Plains (STP) 10 %

Scheduled Tribes Hills (STH) 05 %

OBC/MOBC 15 %

Physically Handicapped (PH) 03%

Other Universities (03 seats in each Department)

Note: Candidates seeking admission under the above mentioned reserved category must

submit Caste Certificate / PH certificate with photograph duly signed by the competent

authority (D.C. or his nominee) along with the application form.

ADMISSION PROCEDURE FOR PG PROGRAMMES:

• Admission Notice will be published in the Newspapers and College website.

• A candidate must pass in the concerned subject with Honours/Major at undergraduate

level from any recognised university securing at least 45% marks in the concerned subject.

• Admission Form has to be submitted online within the specific date as declared by the

college authority through leading Newspapers and college website.

• Intended students can apply online through college website (www.jbcollege.org.in) for

PG programmes by paying an amount of Rs. 300/- as application fee.

• Students who have passed BA / B Com Examinations before 2018 will be treated as

irregular. Irregular students seeking admission must submit affidavit for the gap period at

the time of admission. Students who have passed BA or B Com before 2018 are not

eligible for admission.

• Selection of students will be made on the basis of merit.

• Merit list will be published in the college website.

• Students have to produce all academic certificates and mark sheets, caste certificates and

other relevant documents in original at the time of admission. They are also asked to bring

self attested xerox copies of all these documents.

MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION:

Medium of instruction for all PG programmes is English.

REGISTRATION:

The candidates from other universities shall have to register themselves to Dibrugarh

University within one month of admission.

STRUCTURE OF COURSES AND CREDITS OF THE PROGRAMMES:

• The term ‘Post Graduate Programme is used to denote M.A., M.Sc., M. Com. and

such other Post Graduate Degree and Diploma Programmes offered by the

Departments/Centre of Studies of J.B. College (Autonomous) under CBCS. All Post

Graduate Programmes may have one or more of the following components, viz.

i) Core Courses (4 Credits in each course)

ii) Discipline Specific Elective Courses (4 Credits in each course)

iii) Generic Elective Courses (4 Credits in each course)

iv) Ability Enhancement courses (2 Credits in each course).

The total minimum credits for the programme shall be 76. Semester-wise course

Structure and distribution of credits will be as follows.

PG Course Structure under CBCS

Semester

Core

Course Credit

Discipline

Specific

Elective Credit

Generic

Elective Credit

Ability

Enhancement

Course Credit

Total

Credit/

Semester

I CC-1 4 DSE-1 4 GE-01 4

CC-2 4

CC-3 4

20

II CC-4 4 DSE-2 4 GE-02 4

CC-5 4

CC-6 4 20

III CC-7 4 DSE-3 4

AEC-01 2

CC-8 4

CC-9 4 18

IV CC-10 4 DSE-4 4 AEC-02 2

CC-11 4

CC-12 4 18

Total Credit

76

Core Courses (CC): There shall be core courses in every semester. These courses are

the compulsory courses for the students of different disciplines/ Departments/ Centres,

which are deemed essential for students registered for a particular Post Graduate

programme.

Discipline Specific Elective Courses (DSEC): DSEC courses shall be chosen by each

candidate. These courses shall be intra-departmental in nature and are intend to:

• provide Scope to students to specialize in one branch of broad subject area; or

• acquire knowledge and skills in a related area that may have applications in the

broad subject area.

Elective Courses shall be of equal credits.

Generic Elective Courses (GEC): These courses shall intend to bridge any gap

between/among different disciplines as well as to minimize any possibility of

course/content repetition which shall be inter-disciplinary in character.

Ability Enhancement Course (AEC): These are the value based and / or skill based

courses, aimed at providing hands-on- training, competencies, skills, etc,. A student can have

to take maximum of two Ability Enhancement courses in any of the semesters, which

shall be intra-disciplinary in character.

A course may also take the form of a Dissertation / Project work / Practical training /

Field work / Seminar, etc., but that too of one DSEC (either at 3rd/ 4th Semester).

The number and credits of the courses shall be determined by the Departmental / Centre

CBCS Board subject to the approval of the Board of Studies and / or statutory bodies

concerned i.e., Academic Council.

The minimum duration for completion of a two year Post Graduate Programme in any

subject is four semesters.

ATTENDANCE:

• The course teacher shall be responsible for maintaining a record of attendance of

students who have registered for the course.

• All course teachers shall intimate the Head/Director/Coordinator of the

Department/Centre at least seven calendar days before the last instruction day in the

semester, the particulars of all students who have less than 85% attendance.

• A student who has less than 85% attendance shall not be permitted to sit for the End-

semester examination in the course in which the shortfall exists.

• For the aforesaid purpose, the attendance of a candidate in first semester shall be counted

from the date on which the classes begin or from the date on which he/she is admitted,

whichever is later. For all the subsequent semesters, the same shall be calculated from the

date on which the classes in the respective semester begin. The name of a student, who is

continuously absent for 15 working days after admission, shall be struck off the Rolls.

• The Head of a Department/ Director/Coordinator of a Department/Centre shall

announce the names of all students who shall not be eligible to take the End-semester

examinations in the various courses and send a copy of the same to the Controller of

Examinations. Registrations of such students for those courses shall be treated as

cancelled and they shall have to repeat the course when it is offered next.

EXAMINATION:

• Examination and evaluation shall be done on a continuous basis, at least three times

during each semester. For the purpose of uniformity, particularly for

interdepartmental transfer of credits, there shall be a uniform procedure of

examination to be adopted by all departments. There shall be at least two in- semester

(sessional) evaluations and one End-semester examination in each course during every

semester. The result of in-semester examinations shall be notified by the concerned

course teacher(s) within seven days of the examination.

• 40% of the total marks of each course shall be allotted for in-semester evaluations.

• In in-semester evaluations, two sessional tests shall have to be conducted for each

course, which shall carry 50% of the total marks allotted for in-semester evaluations.

For the remaining 50% of total marks allotted for in-semester evaluations, course

teachers may employ two or more assessment tools such as objective tests, assignments,

paper presentation, laboratory work, etc. suitable to the courses. The students are to be

informed in advance about the nature of assessment. Students shall compulsorily

attend the two In-semester examinations, failing which they will not be allowed to

appear for the End- semester examination. A Student cannot repeat In-semester

examinations. Provided that if for any compulsive and valid reason a student could

not appear in the In-semester examination(s), the course teacher may arrange a special

In-semester examination with approval of the Departmental/Centre CBCS Board.

• There shall be one End semester examination carrying 60% Marks in each course

covering the entire syllabus prescribed for the course. The End semester examination

is normally a written/ laboratory-based examination/Project Work/Dissertation. The

mode of End semester examination and evaluation shall be decided by the teacher in

consultation with the Departmental/Centre CBCS Board. Model Question Paper for

each course has to be prepared by the teacher and the same should be forwarded to the

Head of the Department.

• The end-semester examination schedule shall be notified by the Departmental/Centre

CBCS Board with intimation to the Controller of Examinations. The date and

schedule shall be notified at least Fifteen days in advance by the Departmental/Centre

CBCS Board.

• A student shall not be allowed to take more than one project work in a single

semester.

• End semester Practical examinations shall normally be held before the theory

examinations.

• A candidate shall not be entitled to more than two chances in general to clear a

particular semester. Provided that a candidate may avail a special third chance to clear

a particular semester once in the whole programme he/she pursues. In such cases, the

candidates shall have to appear in the special third chance in the next regular end-

semester examination. In no circumstances, the total number of chances to clear all the

four semesters shall exceed nine.

GRADING SYSTEM:

• The absolute grading system shall be applied in evaluating performance of the

students.

• A candidate shall have to secure at least ‘B’ grade to pass a course taking in and end

semester marks together.

• The marks of in-semester examinations obtained shall be carried over for evaluating

the grade of a course.

• The following scale of grading system shall be applied to indicate the performances of

students in terms of letter grade and grade points as given below:

%of Marks obtained in a

Course (In-Semester plus End-

Semester)

Letter

Grade

Grade

Point

Result

95-100 O 10

Pass

85-95 E 9 75-85 A+ 8 65-75 A 7 55-65 B+ 6 45-55 B 5 0-45 F 4 Fail

I Incomplete

Note: Exclusive class interval technique is used here. For example, the class interval

55-65 includes candidates scoring percentage of marks starting from 55 up to any

percentage less than 65.

• The letter grade ‘A’ and above shall be considered as First Class and letter grade

‘B+’ shall be considered as Second Class with minimum of 55% marks.

• A student is considered to have completed a course successfully and earned the

prescribed credits if he/she secures a letter grade other than F (Failed) or I

(Incomplete).

• If a candidate secures ‘F’ grade in a course, he/she shall have to clear it in the next

subsequent concerned semester.

• If a student secures F grade in Project Work/ Dissertation/ assignment etc., he/she

shall have to re-submit it after necessary revisions as suggested by the

examiners/course teacher within 45 days after the declaration of the results.

• ‘I’ grade shall be awarded to a candidate if he/she has not fulfilled the following

requirements:

• If a candidate fails to appear in any course(s) in an end semester examination.

• If a candidate fails to submit the project work/dissertation / assignment of an end

semester examination.

• If a candidate is certified as not eligible to appear in any course(s) in an end

semester examination by the course teacher(s) due to insufficient attendance in

lectures, tutorials, practical or field works.

• The list of candidates awarded ‘I’ shall be notified by the course teacher and the

copies of the notification shall be sent to the Controller of Examinations through

Head of the Department/ Centre. They shall have to convert the ‘I’ grade by

appearing in a ‘Compartmental/Betterment’ examination or by submitting project

work/dissertation/ assignment etc. within 45 days after the declaration of results.

• A candidate may apply for betterment chance as per JB College Examination Rules

2016. There shall be no provision for betterment examination in case of Practical/

Project work/ dissertation/ assignments/ Fieldwork etc.

• A candidate shall have to pay a prescribed fee to appear in the Betterment

examinations’ fixed by the College authority from time to time.

• Any candidate who falls short of the required number of credits for the award of the

degree may be permitted to register, by paying the prescribed re- registration fee for

the required number of courses (core and/ or elective) when it is offered.

• The total performance within a semester and the continuous performance from the

second semester onwards shall be indicated by a Semester Grade Point Average

(SGPA) and Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA). Hence, CGPA is the real

indicators of a student’s performance. It shall be calculated by the formula given

below:

SGPA = ( ∑ Ci Gi ) / (∑ Ci )

Ci is the number of credits for the ith course,

Gi is the grade point obtained in the ith course,

CGPA = (∑Cni Gni ) / (∑ Cni ) Where,

Cni is the number of credits of the ith course of the nth semester,

Gni is the grade points of the ith course of the nth semester

Grade Card:

The Grade Card issued at the end of the semester to each student will contain the

following:

• The credits earned for each course registered for that semester

• The performance in each course indicated by the letter Grade

• The Semester Grade Point Average (SGPA) and

• The Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA).

FEE STRUCTURE FOR PG PROGRAMMES (FOR 2019-2020 ACADEMIC YEAR):

Semester-wise fee structure (in Rupees)

Sl. No. Particulars Sem-1 Sem-2 Sem-3 Sem-4

1 Admission Fee 400 50 400 50

2 Establishment Fee 900 900

3 College Development 800 800

4 Deptt. Development 1500 1500

5 Library Fee 400 400

6 Electricity Fee 450 450

7 College Calendar 100 100

8 Identity Card 80 80

9 Campus Maintenance 100 100

10 Health Aid 100 100

11 Students' Union 150 150

12 Magazine Fee 150 150

13 Games & Sports 100 100

14 Festival 100 100

15 Career Counseling 70 70

16 Tuition Fee 9000 9000 9000 9000

17 Examination 200 200

Total Rs. 14600 9050 14600 9050

18 Laboratory Fee

(for Geography only)

3000 3000

Total Rs. 17600 9050 17600 9050

• The above fee structure is subject to change.

• If a student withdraws before the beginning of the course, he/she will be refunded the

entire fee given with a maximum deduction of Rs.1000/-