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The Rules, Regulations, and Guidelines are proposed as below:

ACADEMIC SESSION

The academic session will normally begin in the first week of August and end in the last week of May.

Preparatory Term (For Mathematics, Accounting,English, and Communication) - 1st July onwards

Trimester 1 and 4 - 1st Aug to 30th October

Trimester 2 and 5 - 8th November to 7th Feb

Trimester 3 and 6 - 15th February to 14th May

Summer Training in industry shall be from 1st June to 30th July.

Each term shall consist of 10-12 weeks with one week of term break. The last week of each term will be

utilized for End Term Examination (ETE).

Academic of SBS is credit based system.

REGISTRATION

Registration is a very important procedural part. All students are required to register in person for each

Term for the courses to be pursued by them on the dates specified in the Academic Calendar of SBS.

Failure to register will debar the student from appearing in ETE.

The student will be required to clear all dues at the time of registration. Students will also be required to

submit all the necessary documents & certificates at the time of registration.

Registrar may accept documents after the registration, in exceptional cases but not later than 15 days

prior to commencement of End-Term Examination.

ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENT

In order to be eligible to appear in the ETE, the average attendance of a student in a Term must be 75%.

The attendance shall be counted from the date of commencement of classes or date of registration,

whichever may be later.

In case a student's average attendance in below 75%, the case will be referred to a Committee,

appointed by the Vice Chancellor to consider relaxation in attendance up-to a maximum of 10% on all

counts, and on valid reasons to be submitted in writing (i.e. medical, natural calamities and unforeseen

circumstances in the family).

ASSESSMENT/ EVALUATION PROCEDURE

The evaluation is a continuous process and is based on performance in different examinations/tests as

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(a)Theory Courses

Theory courses will assessed through continuous assessment and End term Examination.

(i) Continuous Assessment (CA)

CA will consist of continuous class assessment and class tests, and will carry 50% weightage asbelow:

Continuous class assessment carrying 30% weightage. It is a continuous process and will be

based on students' performance in: 1. Class participation & Attendance 2. Presentations 3. Group

presentations 4. Quizzes 5. Assignment work 6. Case studies.

Class test carrying 20% weightage.

Two class tests (10 marks each) for each paper to be conducted by the concerned faculty.

(ii) End Term Examination (ETE)

End-Term Examination (ETE) carrying 50% weightage.

The End-Term Examination shall be conducted by the Controller of Examination, Sharda

University. Post graduate program is faculty led and the papers will be set by the faculty

concerned. Moderation will be done by the Moderation Committee appointed by the Vice

Chancellor of the University on the recommendation of COE. Moderation Committee will consist

of internal and external experts.

(b)Summer Training Report and Viva-Voce

Summer Training of eight weeks is an integral part of MBA Programme.

Each student will have to make a presentation of the work done by him/her during summer training and

appear before experts for viva-voce at the end of trimester-IV for all the MBA programs.

Out of the total 100 Marks, 40% weightage will be given by the faculty and industry mentors and 60%

weightage will be given by the Viva-Voce Committee for the report & Viva-Voce examination.

The Viva-Voce Committee will consist of one external examiner, one faculty mentor and one internal

expert as decided by the controller of examination on recommendation of Dean of the school.

(c) Project Work

Each student of the MBA Programme will have to undertake a guided project work for fulfillment ofprogram requirement under the supervision of the faculty guide.

The topic will be decided by the faculty guide in consultation with the student keeping in view his area of

specialization, with approval of Dean.

The project report will be submitted and evaluated by a Viva-Voce Committee [as in (b) (iv)] in trimester VI

for all the MBA programme.


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Out of the total 100 Marks, 40% weightage will be given by internal faculty guide and 60% weightage will

be given by the Viva-Voce Committee for the report & Viva-Voce examination.

(d) Backlog Courses

A student may accumulate backlog papers to the maximum extent of six in one academic year consistingof three trimesters. If a student accumulates a backlog of more than 6 papers, he will be required to leave

the program.

(e) Re-Sit Examination

A student will be allowed to appear in a Re-Sit Examination for clearing the backlogs towards the end of

that Academic Year. The Re-Sit Examination will be only for ETE papers

GRADING SYSTEM

Grading system shall be in accordance with Sharda University norms except for the following.

A student will be awarded a letter grade in each of the courses in which he/she is registered depending

upon the weighted total marks he/ she obtains in the CA and end term examination (ETE) of evaluation

as defined in the Course detail. A student will have to pass CA and ETE with a minimum of 40% marks

and 50% in aggregate.

The student obtaining less than 40% marks in CA will not be allowed to appear in the ETE of the

concerned paper in that trimester. Once the student has cleared CA, he/she can appear in the ETE to be

held at the end of the year.

The students failing in CA will have to attend classes as and when offered by the school and those failingin sixth Term, will have to repeat the paper when offered.

Note: For make-up in Continuous Assessment

A student who has been absent from any Class Test/ Assignment/ Presentation/ Mid-Term, etc. due to

any genuine reason (i.e. medical, natural calamities and unforeseen circumstances in the family) only

shall be given chance for any make-up in continuous assessment. Further, only those students whose

applications are approved by a Committee appointed by the Vice Chancellor, will be allowed to make-up

continuous assessment of the above.

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