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Assessment


Following are the policies of the College with regards to examinations and assessments (as stipulated in the By-Laws).



Article 60

The student's grade in a course is based on theoretical and practical continuous assessment, research projects and the semester final examination.

Article 61

The final examination assesses the entire course and is held once at the end of each semester. It is set according to the constituents specified by the quality assurance committee.

The final examination may be written, or oral, or both according to the nature of the course and the assessment system.

Article 62

The final mark for each course is out of 100, with decimal fractions approximated to a whole number. The final mark for each course includes continuous assessment such as quizzes, oral written or practical tests, homework, and projects. This should not exceed 30% of the final mark.

Article 63

The final mark for any course in each semester is the mark that reflects the student's attainment in that course. It represents the sum of the marks obtained in course work/continuous assessment and the final examination.

Article 64

The semester's average is equal to the average of grades in all the courses the student studied in a semester, and will be calculated in the same way as the cumulative average.

Article 65

The cumulative average is the average of the grades obtained by the student in all the courses he/she studied until the date of calculating the average irrespective of success or failure in the incomplete courses. In case the student sits for a complementary examination, the grade he/she obtains will replace the term "incomplete."

Cumulative average is calculated by multiplying the grade point which the student obtained by the number of the course's credit hours. The total is divided by the total credit hours of all the courses that have grades. As for the "pass/fail" courses, grades are not calculated in the cumulative average. The decimal fraction in the cumulative average is approximated to the nearest second decimal point.

Article 66

The cumulative average is applied in all four academic levels independently.

Article 67

The student is deemed successful in the four academic levels, if he/she completes all the courses required for graduation and obtains the following cumulative averages:

The first year: Certificate 2.00

The second year: Diploma 2.25

The third year: Higher Diploma 2.50

The fourth year: B. Tech. 2.75

Students will not be awarded certificates confirming their success before they pass the required period of practical training in each academic level.

Article 68

The student has the right to appeal against the results of his/her examinations by completing the Appeal Form and submitting it to the Head of the Department/Center within three days from the date of announcement of results. The Examinations Committee will review the papers within one week from the date of submitting the appeal to verify the accuracy of all marks, or to mark any unmarked questions.

Article 69

The student will be warned in writing if his/her absence reaches 10% of the set hours in each academic semester without any valid excuses, and a letter will be sent to his/her parent/guardian. The same procedure will be followed if the student's absence reaches 20%. In both cases, the student must be warned in writing and his/her guardian must be informed that the student will be debarred from the final examination if his/her absence reaches 30%.

Article 70

If a student fails to attend a semester examination for a reason deemed to be acceptable by the College Council, the college will arrange a make-up examination for him/her, if the student notified the Dean within one week from the date of the examination he/she failed to attend.

His/her examination will be repeated before the elapse of the semester following his/her absence; otherwise, he/she will be given a zero.

Article 71

If the student fails to attend the final examination of any course for a reason accepted by the College Council, that course will be considered as incomplete upon his/her notifying the Dean, within one week from the date of the examination he/she failed to attend. In that case, the student will be allowed to sit for a complementary examination within no more than four weeks from the beginning of the next semester. The grade obtained by the student in the complementary examination will replace the term incomplete; otherwise, he/she will be given a zero. If the student also fails to attend the complementary examination for an acceptable reason, he/she will repeat the required course or any substitute course recommended by the concerned Head of Center or Department.

Article 72

A student will be dismissed from the college on the following grounds:

Failure to maintain the required GPA 2.0 in the courses he/she studied at the end of the semester, following his/her placement under academic probation.

Being absent from classes for two consecutive weeks, without an acceptable reason.

Complying with a decision issued by the Disciplinary Committee.


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