Guidelines for Practical Examinations
Sessional Examinations:
Practical exams are an important part of your academic year, and there will be two or more internal practical exams during each year. Each sessional exam will have a duration of three hours. Your sessional marks will be based on the best combination of any two exam performances.
Practical Component | Marks | Notes |
Synopsis | 10 | Overview of the experiment |
Experiments (divided into categories) | 50 | Major, minor experiments, spotters, etc. |
Viva voce | 10 | Oral questioning about experiments |
Practical Record Maintenance | 10 | Keeping records of your practical work |
Total | 80 |
In the experiments category, marks will be divided based on the type of experiment (major, minor, spotters, etc.) as required by your course.
Your total marks out of 80 in the sessional exams will be converted to 10. Your internal assessment will be calculated based on the average of the best two sessional scores (out of 10). Additionally, you can earn 10 more marks as follows:
- Actual performance in the sessional exam = 10 marks
- Assignment marks (Average of three) = 5 marks*
- Field Visit Report marks (Average) = 5 marks$
Assessment Component | Marks | Notes |
Sessional Performance | 10 | Based on your performance |
Assignment Average | 5 | Average of three assignment marks |
Field Visit Report Average | 5 | Average of field visit report marks |
Total | 20 |
For courses with both assignments and field visits, marks will be distributed accordingly. For courses with only one of these components, the entire 20 marks will be calculated from the sessional marks.
Final Board / University Examinations:
During the final board or university practical exams, the question paper will follow this format. The exam will last for 3 hours.
| Practical Component | Marks | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Synopsis | 10 | Overview of the experiment |
| Experiments (divided into categories) | 60 | Major, minor experiments, spotters, etc. |
| Viva voce | 10 | Oral questioning about experiments |
| Total | 80 |
Similar to the sessional exams, the marks for experiments will be divided based on the type of experiment (major, minor, spotters, etc.) as required by your course.
These guidelines are designed to help you understand the structure and assessment of practical exams. Best of luck with your practical studies and examinations!