SEMESTER SYSTEM IN B.A./B.Sc. (Hons.)

PROGRAM BREAK UP The duration of B.A./B.Sc. (Hons.) will be of Four Years (Eight Semesters). Each academic year shall be divided into Two Semesters. Each Semester will be of 18 weeks duration including 16 weeks for teaching and 02 weeks for Tests and Examinations.

PROGRAM BREAK UP A student of B.A./B.Sc. (Hons.) have to complete atleast 130 credit hours, out of which 06 Credit Hours are of Research Dissertation, for the completion of Degree. He/she has to score 2.50 CGPA to pass the B.A./B.Sc. (Hons.) Examination. He/she has to complete the B.A./B.Sc. (Hons.) within Six years of his/her first admission in the program

WEIGHTAGE OF MARKS The weightage of marks for each course in a Semester shall be as under. Semester Work 25 marks Mid Semester Test 25 marks Final Examination 50 marks Total 100 marks Semester Work: Quizzes/ Term Papers/ Projects etc. given by the respective teacher to the students in a Semester will be called Semester Work.

MID SEMESTER TEST A Mid Semester Test will be conducted in the Ninth week. Mid Semester Test will be conducted by the Chairperson of the concerned department in coordination with the Controller of Examinations. The Attendance Sheet of Mid Semester Test will be sent to the Office of the Controller of Examinations after half an hour of the start of paper on the day of Test. The result of Mid Semester Test shall be sent by the Chairperson of the Department to the Controller of Examinations within 05 days positively after the last day of Mid Semester Test. The result of Mid Semester Test and Semester Work once submitted by the Chairperson of the department to the Controller of Examinations will not be revised.

ATTENDANCE CRITERIA A student must attend 85 percent of the lectures delivered in each course in a semester to be eligible to appear in the Final Examination of that course. In case a student does not attend 85% of the lectures delivered in any course/s in a Semester, he/she will not be allowed to appear in the Final Examination of that course/s. He/she will be awarded “In” (Incomplete) grade in such course/s. Such students will have to repeat the concerned course/s in a forthcoming Semester which offers the course/s. The list of Eligible candidates for the Final Examination shall be notified by the Controller of Examinations before the start of Final Examination of each Semester

FINAL EXAMINATION OF SEMESTER There will be a Final Examination at the end of each Semester covering the whole prescribed syllabus for each course. The Final Examination shall be conducted by the Chairperson of the Department in coordination with the Controller of Examinations. The Attendance Sheet of Final Examination will be sent to the Office of the Controller of Examinations after half an hour of the start of Examination.

APPOINTMENT OF INTERNAL EXAMINER An Internal Examiner will be appointed by the Controller of Examinations on the recommendation of Departmental Board of Studies for each course in a Semester.

QESTION PAPER OF FINAL EXAMINATION The Internal Examiner will set Question Paper for Final Examination and send the question paper in a sealed envelope to the Controller of Examinations One month before the date of Final Examination set by the Office of Controller of Examinations. The weightage of Syllabus for the Question Paper of Final Examination should be as follows: Up till Mid Semester Test 25% From Mid Semester Test to Final Examination 75% . There will be One Compulsory Question of 10 marks containing MCQs (each MCQ should have 05 five alternate choices) and 05 Descriptive Questions of 10 marks each. A student has to attempt 04 Descriptive Questions out of 05 .

QESTION PAPER OF FINAL EXAMINATION The Questions either MCQs or Descriptive should be applied in nature. The Question Paper should be a Computer Printout. Hand written Question Papers will not be acceptable. It is compulsory for the Internal Examiner to submit the Solution of Question Paper along with it. In case of objective question KEY, in case of Subjective Questions, main headings which are required and in case of Mathematical Problems, detailed solution must be given.

MARKING OF ANSWER SCRIPTS The Internal Examiner will mark the Answer Scripts and return the same along with the Award List to the Controller of Examination within 05 Days of Conduct of Examination as specified by the Controller of Examinations.

GRADING SYSTEM In GC University Lahore we use the Grade Point Average (GPA) system. Final grade in each course shall be awarded to the students on the basis of marks obtained by the students and his/her relative position in the class in the respective course. These grades then translated into Grade Points (GP) for determining a students standing at the end of every semester.

Numeric Value of Grades GRADING FORMULA Grading formula will be as follows Letter Grade Numeric Value of Grades Description A+ 4.0 Out Standing A 3.7 Excellent B+ 3.3 Very Good B 3.0 Good B- 2.7 Average C+ 2.3 Satisfactory C 2.0 Pass C- 1.7 Low Pass D 1.0 Barely Pass F 0.0 Fail In Incomplete

WHAT IS GPA GRADE POINT AVERAGE (GPA) Performance in any semester is reported in Grade Point Average. This is the average of weighted grade points earned in the courses taken during the semester. The Grade Point Average is obtained by dividing the sum of Grade Points attained in each course by the total number of Credit hours for that semester. GRADE POINT (GP) Grade Point = Numeric Value of Grade x Credit Hours CREDIT HOURS Credit hours are weights assigned to a course. One credit is equivalent to One hour of class per week for course of theory and two hours of laboratory work per week for the course of practical for an academic semester

WHAT IS GPA (Cont.) Grade Crd. Hrs. Numeric Value of Grade Grade Point 3 3.7 3 x 3.7=11.1 B+ 3.3 3 x 3.3=9.9 C 2.0 2 x 2.0=4.0 C- 1.7 3 x 1.7=5.1 12 30.1 GPA = 30.1 / 12 = 2.51

CRITERIA TO QUALIFY THE SEMESTER A student shall qualify the course if he/she scores at least 50% marks in the Semester Work, Mid Semester Test and Final Examination combined. A student shall qualify the semester if CGPA is at least 2.50. No grace marks will be awarded to the students. A student who fails to score at least 1.50 CGPA in a Semester will be dropped from the program. A student will be given Only one chance to improve the “F” or ”In” Grade

PROBATION A student who scores CGPA between 1.50 to 2.50 in a Semester; may be conditionally promoted to the next semester and he/she will be placed on probation. In case he/she fails to score 2.50 CGPA in the Semester of Probation, his/her name will be dropped from the University Rolls.

IMPROVEMENT OF GRADE A student can be given only one chance to improve “D” grade in a course of a Semester after which his/her CGPA is below 2.50. The improvement is only possible by repeating the course/s along with the forthcoming semester which offers the course/s, subject to the maximum length of the program

DISSERTATION Dissertation is compulsory requirement of the B.A./B.Sc. (Hons.) degree. The topics of Dissertation will be allotted to the student in Seventh Semester and the students will have to submit it within One month after the last day of Final Examination of Eighth Semester. A Board of Examiners consisting of Internal Examiner, External Examiner and Convener of Board of Studies shall evaluate the Dissertation in an oral (VIVA VOCE) Examination. In case the Dissertation does not meet the minimum standard the board may recommend a revision and one time re-submission of the Dissertation.

DISSERTATION The candidate should be informed in writing by the Convener about the changes he/she has to make under intimation to the Controller of Examinations within 07 days of the Examination. The candidate should resubmit the Dissertation to the Chairperson, after making the changes proposed by the Board of Examiners, within Two months of the date of declaration of result. The Chairperson of the Department shall reconvene the meeting of the Board of Examiners to evaluate re-submitted Dissertation

SEMESTER FREEZE A student may take a Semester off by applying for a Semester Freeze. Such student must submit an application to the Registrar Office duly recommended by the Academic Committee of the concerned department within Two Weeks of the start of Semester. No application of Semester Freeze will be entertained after two weeks of the start of the Semester. Students may freeze their semesters for a maximum of one year . Such student should rejoin the program in the following academic year

QUALIFYING EXAMINATION AT THE END OF PROGRAM At the end of program the Controller of Examinations will conduct an Externally Evaluated Qualifying Examination that shall cover the major courses studied during the program. A student will be eligible to appear in the Qualifying Examination who has qualified all the Semesters. The Departmental Board of Studies shall prepare the detail of major courses to be tested and Number of Papers for Qualifying Examination. A student shall qualify the Qualifying Examination if he/she scores 50% marks in each paper. A student will be given only One chance (Re-sit) to qualify the Qualifying Examination after the first Examination.

AWARD OF DEGREE A student will be awarded Degree only if he/she qualifies the Qualifying Examination.

POSITION AND GOLD MEDAL Gold Medal shall be awarded to a student who has topped the list of the successful candidates; provided that he /she has passed the Final Examinations of all Semesters and Qualifying Examination in first chance offered by the University. The Re-admission cases in the same or revised courses or new courses leading to the change of nomenclature of the Degree or cases of Semester Break/ Probation/ Marks Improvement will not be considered for the award of Gold Medal/Position. The first position shall be determined on the basis of Total Marks obtained in all Semesters. The Controller of Examinations will be responsible for the declaration of Positions.