SUGUNA
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE
Affiliated to Bharathiar University ,Coimbatore (Co-Education)
EXAMINATION CELL
EXAMINATION CELL
The Examination Cell of Suguna College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore is responsible for the planning, coordination, and smooth conduct of all academic examinations of the College. The Cell functions in accordance with the academic regulations and examination guidelines of the affiliating University.
The Examination Cell ensures transparency, confidentiality, accuracy, and timely completion of all examination-related activities, from the preparation of examination schedules and conduct of examinations to evaluation, publication of results, and processing of revaluation and other examination-related requests.
Objectives
- To ensure the smooth and systematic conduct of Internal and University examinations.
- To maintain confidentiality and integrity throughout the examination process.
- To coordinate examination-related activities with the University, Departments, faculty members, and students.
- To ensure timely communication of examination schedules, instructions, and notifications.
- To maintain accurate examination records and documentation.
- To facilitate students in examination-related processes such as hall tickets, results, revaluation, and supplementary examinations.
- To address examination-related grievances in a timely and transparent manner.
Continuous Internal Assessment
Two Continuous Internal Assessments (CIA I & CIA II) and one Model Examination shall be conducted in each semester.
- CIA I shall be conducted after the completion of 35 working days.
- CIA II shall be conducted after the completion of 65 working days.
- Model Examination shall be conducted after the completion of 80 working days.
- Internal assessment marks shall be calculated and awarded in accordance with the norms prescribed by the Bharathiar University.
- The schedule and conduct of the examinations shall be communicated to students in advance by the Examcell.
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATION RULES
Attendance
The guidelines of attendance requirement issued by the Bharathiar University are adopted by the College. Attendance shall be considered semester wise (not annually).
- Students with 75% of attendance are eligible to appear for the examinations.
- Students having 65 to 74% of attendance are allowed to appear for the examinations on payment of the condonation fee.
- Students Possessing 50 to 64% of attendance are eligible to write only the arrear papers.
- Students with 49% of attendance and below have to re-do by rejoining the same semester during the next year. However, students are eligible to write arrear papers.
- Deficiency of the attendance in one semester shall be compensated in the subsequent semester such that the combined attendance of those two semesters will be taken into account for determining the eligibility of a candidate to be permitted to appear for the end Semester Examinations.
- A candidate will be given only one opportunity to carry forward the deficiency in attendance of one semester during the Degree course, failing which he/she has to re-do the course with the permission of the University.
Restrictions to appear for the Examinations
Any candidate having arrear papers shall have the option to appear for the arrear papers along with the regular semester papers.
Submission of Record Note Books / Reports
Candidates should submit bonafide Record Note Books for Practical Examinations and relevant reports for Projects / Internships / Field Visits. The student can be allowed for Practical Examinations foregoing the record marks if there is any valid reason.
END SEMESTER EXAMINATION REGULATIONS
1. Requirement to appear for the Examinations
Candidates will be permitted to appear for the University Examinations only if he/she secures not less than 75% of attendance in the number of working days during the semester.
2. Passing Minimum
- (a) In the semester Examination, passing minimum is 40 marks for UG and 50 marks for PG.
- (b) A candidate failing to secure the minimum marks prescribed shall be required to reappear for the examination in that paper / practical and obtain the marks required for passing.
- (c) The result of each paper of the Foundation Course will be recorded in the mark statement as either Pass or Fail.
3. Classification of Successful Candidates
- (a) A candidate who passes PART I and PART II examinations in the first attempt within a period of three years securing 75% and above (the aggregate of PART III marks) shall be declared to have passed the degree examination in FIRST CLASS DISTINCTION.
- (b)
- (i) Successful candidates passing the examinations for PART I or PART II securing not less than 60 percent of total marks for the combined part shall be declared to have passed that part in FIRST CLASS.
- (ii) Successful candidates passing the examinations for PART I or PART II or PART III securing not less than 50 percent but below 60 percent of total marks for the combined part shall be declared to have passed that part in SECOND CLASS.
- (iii) All other successful candidates shall be declared to have passed the PART I or PART II or PART III examinations in THIRD CLASS.
4. Improvement of marks in the subjects already passed
Those students who desire for improving their marks already obtained in the subjects will be permitted to do so within two semesters after the candidate has passed those particular papers. The improved marks will be taken into consideration for classification but not for ranking.