MBA/MBA(IB) Degree Programme

Regulations 2010
[FFCS Regulations Version 1.00]

Nomenclature AY MTE CoE FFCS Programme TEE University SC PC SE

Academic Year Mid Term Examination Controller of Examinations Fully Flexible Credit System MBA/MBA(IB) Degree offered by the University/Phase II of Integrated MBA Programme/B.Tech Integrated MBA Term End Examination VIT University, Vellore, India School Core Programme Core School Electives

1. Preamble Present day student is much different from the students of the past in many ways. Students like to make decisions on their own and like to plan their future by themselves. But student aspirations on one hand and the demands of the work place on the other have become highly diverse. Employers expect students to have multi-disciplinary competency, leadership skills and be Information and Communication Technology (ICT) ready. The present rigid, cohort system of learning offers little flexibility to students in selecting the courses of their choice and helps little in becoming a well-rounded personality. As part of continuous improvement in providing quality education, VIT University is taking the next step in this direction by introducing the Fully Flexible Credit System (FFCS) into its academic curriculum. By this, the students can register courses of their choice and alter the pace of learning within the broad framework of academic courses and credit requirements. They can register courses according to their interest and academic ability in completing them. FFCS allows students in deciding their academic plan and permits students to alter it as they progress in time. Students will have the option of choosing courses from a basket of courses within each classification. Ample options are given to choose interdisciplinary courses from different Electives which will help the student to develop additional skills. Slow learners will also benefit since important courses will be made available in both Trimesters, so that students can re-register the course they missed to clear in the subsequent Trimester. Suitable provisions are included to reward academically sound students. Another milestone in implementing FFCS is moving from a fixed time table to a slot based timetable. Under this, a student will be able to choose the time he/she wants to attend a theory class/ lab. Thus, combining FFCS with a slot based timetable, students can make their own time table and each student in a class may have a different timetable of his/her own. FFCS offers not only wide choices for students to build their own curriculum, but also enhances their skill in planning. A Faculty Adviser helps a student in identifying the courses based on Programme requirement, course prerequisites, students ability and interest in various academic disciplines.

2. Scope The rules and regulations stated herein shall be called MBA & MBA (IB) Degree Programmes Regulations 2010 in its complete form and in short as FFCS Regulations Version 1.00. These regulations are applicable to all students admitted during the Academic Year 2010-11 and subsequently into various MBA/MBA (IB) programmes of the University in vogue including Phase II of Integrated MBA Programme/ B.Tech Integrated MBA. MBA/MBA (IB) programmes under FFCS shall be decided by the Academic Council.

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3. Admission All students admitted to these Programmes shall undergo a national level CAT / XAT / GMAT / or any other Common Entrance Exam related to Business Administrative as prescribed by the regulations then & there and GD/Personal Interview conducted by the University once in a year, the dates of which will be announced separately. Selected students will be admitted to various Programmes based on the score in competitive exam(s) like CAT, XAT or other such examination approved by the University and GD/PI. For B.Tech Integrated MBA, the students should have no arrears with a minimum of CGPA 8 at the 1st year B.Tech Programme. For students of 5 year Integrated MBA, on successful completion of phase I of the Programme. 3.1 Eligibility Criteria for Indian Students Candidates whose nationality is Indian and seeking admission to the MBA Degree Programmes should have passed the final examination of under graduate(+2, 3 year) course in the academic stream conducted by appropriate authority or any other examination approved by the Academic Council of this University as equivalent thereto. The students should also satisfy the conditions regarding minimum marks, number of attempts in the qualifying examination and age as prescribed by the AICTE/ UGC and physical fitness as may be prescribed by the Academic Council of the University. 3.2 Eligibility Criteria for Foreign Students As decided by the University.

4. Academic System 4.1 Trimester Programmes specified in paragraph 2 scope above adopt a Trimester Pattern. There will be three Trimesters in an academic year. Normally the 1st Trimester will be from July to September, 2nd Trimester from October to December and 3rd Trimester from January to March. Unless otherwise specified explicitly, all rules and regulations applicable to a course offered during a regular Trimester is applicable to the courses offered during the Summer under fast track also. Though courses will be offered during Summer Trimester to help students to clear their backlog, it is not binding on the University to offer courses during Summer. Students may also inform their course requirements to their respective Programme Managers during the middle of 3rd Trimester so that summer courses can be planned in advance. 4.2 Curriculum Each Programme contains a prescribed course structure which is generally called Curriculum. Curriculum of a Programme contains courses grouped under various heads, School Core(SC), Programme Core(PC) and School Electives(SE), each group explained in detail under Section 6.3. A student is considered to have completed the degree Programme, if and only if, he/she has successfully completed all the core courses prescribed in his/her Programme curriculum and also completed 80 credits inclusive of Electives. Students are allowed to take more courses to earn more than 80 credits also. If a student has cleared all core courses and earned 80 credits or more, but still has some F in Elective he/she is eligible to get the MBA/MBA (IB) degree. 4.3 Syllabus A course syllabus is a document that explains what a student is going to study in that course. Each course will have a course code, course title, LTPC (explained in Section 6.1), syllabus revision number (version), course prerequisites (if any), course objectives, expected outcome, short and detailed description of the topics the student will be exposed with timestamps, suggested text and reference books, and the mode of evaluation adopted, date on which the Board of Studies has recommended the syllabus and the date on which it was approved by the Academic Council. Once approved by the Academic Council, it is mandatory for the course teacher to teach the course as specified in the syllabus in total. Any subsequent modifications carried out with the approval of the Academic Council

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will be indicated by a change in the syllabus version number. An increment by one indicates a major change and minor changes will be indicated by a change in the number after the decimal. 4.4 Course Plan A course plan consists of a list of lectures/ experiments to be carried out in each instructional class/ lab by the course teacher during the Trimester as per the LTPC of the course, with details like mode of delivery, reference material used, etc. For one course credit, minimum of 750 minutes should be put in within the regular Trimester period. Separate course plans need to be prepared for the theory and laboratory portions of any course, if the course has an embedded lab component.

4.5 Course Flowchart A flowchart describing how various courses under SC, PC, and SE are connected through prerequisites shall be shown and made part of the curriculum. Standard pictorial representation may be adopted to indicate various types of courses (SC, PC and Electives). They may be grouped to indicate the proposed Trimester of offering. Necessary pre-, anti- and co- requisite requirements may also be included inside various shapes. Annexure - I

5. Programme Duration 5.1 MBA & MBA(IB) All MBA Programmes except for B.Tech Integrated MBA offered by the University shall normally extend over a period of two academic years, i.e., 6 Trimesters. The Programme comes to an end when the candidate earns the minimum course and credit requirements as specified by the Programme curriculum. The maximum permissible time limit is 5 years from the date of admission to the Programme. 5.2 5 year Integrated MBA The maximum permissible time limit is 8 years from the date of joining Phase I of the Programme. 5.3 B.Tech Integrated MBA For B.Tech Integrated MBA Programme the student will be studing the SC/PC in evening session during the 2nd to 4th year of B.Tech Programme. After completion of the B.Tech Degree, student can pursue the remaining courses including school Electives and Internship in the ensuring year. The duration will be 4+1 year normally. The period can be extended up to a maximum of 4+1+3 years. 6. Structure of the Programmes This section outlines the course and credit requirements of various Programmes to become eligible for the completion of Degree. 6.1 Course Credits A class room instruction/ tutorial of one session of 70 minutes duration per week will be considered as one Instructional Unit. Both class room and laboratory based Instructional Units have the same weightage. One Course Credit shall consist of a minimum of 750 minutes offered during a Trimester. Each course carries a fixed number of credits (C), delivered as Lecture (L), Tutorial (T) or Practical (P) and indicated as its LTPC. The number of Instructional units delivered each week forms the basis of LTPC of a Course. Example: An LTPC of 2-1-2-4 means 2 instructional units based on class room lecture; one instructional unit of tutorial and one laboratory based instructional unit (of a minimum of 2 hours duration as defined above), all delivered within a calendar week.

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6.2 Minimum Credit Requirement The minimum credit requirement for the completion of the Programme for students admitted during various Academic Years shall be as given below. Further, the student has to meet the course and credit distribution also as specified under Section 6.3. Due to various features of FFCS, it is possible for a student to reach the minimum credit requirements without completing the courses under SC/PC. Under such circumstances, though the student has met the minimum credit requirements, it is mandatory for the student to complete all courses under SC and PC and also to meet the total credit requirements to become eligible for the Degree. Period of Admission during AY 2010-11 and subsequently Minimum credit requirement 80 Remarks Also pass in all SC & Pc Courses

In respect of students who have completed Phase I of the 5 year Integrated MBA Programme, (2007 & 2008 Batches NON-FFCS), the minimum credit requirements during Phase II of the Programme shall be 80 credits and should have cleared all SC and PC courses. Total Credits to be earned : Phase I 136 credits +Phase II 80 = 216 credits. In respect of students who have completed Phase I of the 5 year Integrated MBA Programme, under FFCS, the minimum credit requirement for award degree during Phase II of the Programme shall be 80 credits and should have cleared all SC and PC courses. Total Credits to be earned : Phase I 140+Phase II 80 = 220 credits 6.3 Course Distribution The curriculum of each Programme contains courses that are grouped into School Core (SC), Programme Core (PC) and Elective.

School Core Papers

Code MBA602 MBA603 MBA604 MBA606 MBA608 MBA609 MBA610 MBA611 MBA630 MBA701 MBA702 MBA723 MBA901 MBA902 MBA903 MBA623 MBA628 Subject Economic Analysis for Management Quantitative Techniques for Managerial Decisions Accounting for Managers Situational Analysis and Communication Operations Research Written Analysis and Communications Human Resource Management Management Information Systems Business Research Methods Business Ethics Entrepreneurship Supply Chain Management Fundamentals of Management Micro Organizational Behavior Macro Organizational Behavior Financial Management I Financial Management II L 3 3 3 2 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 T P C 2 2 2 1 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

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MBA622 MBA904

Macro Economic Analysis for Management Production and operations Management Total

3 3

2 2 36 5 3

MBA905 MBA906

Project / Internship Experiential Learning

MBA Programme Core Papers

Code MBA621 MBA625 MBA626 MBA629 MBA907 Subject Legal Aspects of Business Marketing Management Theory & Concepts International Business Marketing Management Programmes & Strategies Strategy Formulation and implementation Total MBA (IB) Programme Core Papers Subject Basic French International Business Law Principles of Global Marketing Business French Global Marketing Strategies International Economics International Strategic Management Total L 3 3 3 3 3 T P C 2 2 2 2 2 10

Code MIB621 MIB622 MIB625 MIB627 MIB628 MIB629 MIB908

L 2 3 3 2 3 3 3 -

T -

C 1 2 2 1 2 2 2 12

School Core (SC) Courses listed under School Core are mandatory to all MBA/MBA (IB) Programmes listed under Section 2.0. These courses are basic in nature and are expected to enhance students knowledge in various disciplines apart his/her own discipline. SC courses may be added or removed from time to time by the Academic Council. SC courses may be listed by a specific course code and course title. The list of courses under SC is given in 6.3 Student Project Industrial internship/ training and Comprehension are part of SC requirements.

Programme Core (PC) Courses listed under Programme Core of a curriculum are mandatory to the specific Programme. Students have to complete all the courses listed under SC and PC to become eligible for the degree. No substitution of a PC course is permitted.

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School Electives(SE) By taking Programme Elective courses, students get an opportunity to study courses which are more advanced or applied or specialized than the basic courses he/she studies as part of core courses listed under the curriculum. These courses will generally provide an in-depth knowledge of a specific sub-field the student has taken as his/her major specialization Finance / HR / Marketing / System / Operation & International Business. SE courses need not be restricted to his/ her major specialization. To provide an opportunity to students to take interdisciplinary courses, such identified courses will also be listed under SE courses. Students have to take a minimum of two area of specialization to complete the total required number of credits.

Industrial Training/ Internship/Projects: During their tenure in the University, students get exposure to academic environment which is different from the environment, viz. industry, wherein they are expected to be placed. To get this exposure, all students should undergo six to eight weeks of industrial training/ internship in a reputed industry or a project under a faculty, during summer after 3rd Trimester of study, which carries 5 credits under University Core. This training can be availed in a single stretch of four weeks or in two stretches of two weeks duration each. If a student could not undertake the industrial training during the two year period due to valid reasons, he/she may be permitted to complete the same after the end of two year term. During the training, the student is expected to maintain a log of their activity and learning. At the end the training, a report along with a completion certificate from the Industry where he/she had received the training is to be submitted to the Guide of his/her Programme for evaluation within 20 days of the commencement of the Trimester in which the student has registered for the industrial training/ internship programme. Each Programme Manager will identify a Guide who will assist the students in identifying the industry and getting necessary approval through correspondence. Students who have successfully completed their training are required to appear before viva-committee, decided by the Programme Manager / Director. The committee will examine the students based on the project report / viva and award satisfactory or Not Satisfactory Grade is obtained it earn 5 credits in the total credits required. If he/she earns Not Satisfactory he/she should repeat the industrial training/ internship/project. However these 5 credits will not be included for CGPA calculation. Letter Grade S A B C D E P F N W U Grade Point 10 9 8 7 6 5 Zero Zero Remarks Pass in the Course Performance Grades Pass in the Course Pass in the Course Pass in the Course Pass in the Course Pass in the Course Passed in a Pass-Fail course Failed in the course by not securing the minimum marks required (or) Debarred from writing the TEE due to lack of attendance/ acts of indiscipline Absent in TEE Course registration Withdrawn from a credit/ Audit course. Successfully completed an Audit Course

7. Course Registration It is mandatory for all students to register every Trimester till the end of his/her study, for courses that he/she is going to study in the Trimester through a Course Registration process. The Course Registration will be carried out on a specific day as declared by the School in advance. Students having any outstanding dues to the University shall not be permitted to register. For valid reasons, late registration for a

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maximum of 10 calendar days from the commencement of the Trimester may be permitted only with the prior approval of the School Director concerned and on payment of a late Registration fee as specified by the University. However, a student shall not be allowed to register for courses in a Trimester, if the Trimester has already advanced beyond 25% of instructional days. If a student fails to register courses in any Trimester, his/her studentship with the University is liable to be cancelled. Unless prior approval of the University obtained. Generally students will be offered more courses than what a normal student is expected to take. The list of courses offered by each Programme will be announced prior to the registration. Depending on academic and non-academic resources available to each Programme, courses offered may vary. Students will get a chance to make their own plan of study by changing the pace with which they study (fast/slow).

7.1 Faculty Adviser Upon joining the University, each student will be assigned a Faculty Adviser. The Faculty Adviser will discuss with the student his/her academic performance in previous Trimester (s) and suggest the number and nature of courses the student should register during the ensuing Trimester, within the framework of that Programme curriculum. The Faculty Adviser may advice students having many backlog courses to register for lesser number of credits (subject to the minimum credits specified in Section 7.3).

7.2 . Registration during First Trimester During the first Trimester for all Programmes, students have to register all courses listed under Courses Offered for that Trimester for their specific Programme. Depending on the proficiency in language and other necessary fundamental disciplines, the student may be asked to undergo some special courses (bridge courses), as recommended by his/her Programme Manager.

7.3 Minimum/ Maximum Credit Limits for Course Registration The number of credits most students are expected to register in a Trimester will be 14 (Average Academic Load) so that they complete the Programme in 6 Trimesters. However, a student can register for a maximum of 18 credits or a minimum of 12 credits in a regular Trimester (other than during Summer). Under no circumstances a student will be permitted to cross these limits. However, a student carrying out the last registration of his/her Programme will be permitted to register less than 12 credits in order to meet the minimum credit requirements for the completion of Programme. The number of credits a student can register during a Summer Trimester shall be between 2 and 8, maximum of 4 courses. There is no minimum number of credits fixed for course registration during Summer. 7.4 Registering for Backlog Courses During the Course Registration for a particular Programme, course(s) which the student had failed to clear in previous Trimester (s) is offered, it is compulsory for the student to register for the back log course(s) before opting for new course(s) as first attempt. Hence, the number of new courses that a student can register is restricted to the difference between Average Academic Load specified in Section 7.3 and the credits allocated to backlog courses available in that Trimester for his/her Programme. Students have to pay a Re-registration fee, as specified by the University time to time, for a backlog course registered again in view of clearing the backlog or registering again since that course was withdrawn in a previous Trimester or registering a SC/PC/SE for the first time which will be substituted for a SC/PC/SE taken in a previous Trimester but withdrawn subsequently (change of SC/PC/SE).

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7.5 Add/Drop of Courses A student can add to or drop from the registered courses within 7 calendar days from the commencement of a regular Trimester, or one working day after the exam results are announced whichever is later, subject to the availability of resources and the minimum/ maximum number of credits required to be registered in a Trimester as specified in Section 7.3. Only the courses stand registered at the end of Add/Drop process will be considered as final for that Trimester. The courses thus dropped will not appear in the Trimester Grade Sheet of the student. The courses thus dropped can be taken either in a subsequent Trimester or in summer. However, backlog courses registered in the current Trimester cannot be dropped. To add/drop a course, the student shall apply to the Director of the School using a separate application form available for the Course Adjustment or online, with the prior approval of his/her Faculty Adviser. This provision is not available for the courses registered during Summer Trimester, in view of its short duration. Add/ Drop is only an option given to the student. While exercising this option, the student is likely to lose attendance in those courses added during the add/drop period and no compensation/ transfer of attendance shall be permitted.

7.6 Course Withdrawal If a student feels that his/her performance in mid term of a registered course is not satisfactory, the student can withdraw from the course. However, such withdrawal can only be made within one calendar week of the completion of MTE examinations of the Programme, with the written approval of the Director of the School in a prescribed form or online. Courses withdrawn shall be shown with a W grade in the Trimester Grade Sheet and the Consolidated Marks Sheet, but will not be counted for the calculation of GPA of that Trimester. If the student had paid for the course he/she is withdrawing, no reimbursement will be made. Registered backlog courses cannot be withdrawn. Such withdrawn courses require additional payment for subsequent registrations. Any alternative course (from a basket of courses) registered in a subsequent Trimester in lieu of a withdrawn course, will also require additional payment. Withdrawal is permitted only when the number of credits availed by the student subsequent to withdrawal will be equal to or above the minimum number of credits required to be registered in a Trimester as specified in Section 7.3.

7.7 Course Prerequisites Some courses may have specific prerequisites to be met before a student can register for the course in the current Trimester. Generally the student is expected to have cleared all the prerequisite courses at the time of Course Registration. Students who had received an F grade in a prerequisite course are also permitted to register the next level course by assuming that they had attained the required exposure by attending that course. In case the student has a minimum of 75% attendance, becomes eligible to write the TEE and also has written the TEE of a prerequisite course, but the result for the course is not yet declared (but not withheld) by the University, it will be assumed that the student has met the prerequisite condition by obtaining the required exposure in that course. Under such circumstances, the student is permitted to register for a higher level course having this course as prerequisite. Subsequently, when the results are declared by the University and if the student is awarded an F grade in the course which was a prerequisite course, the Registration made for the higher level course will not be cancelled. This stand is adopted so that the student can make further progress towards earning credits and his/her progress need not be pulled down by backlog courses. Hence, concurrent registration of a prerequisite and next level course becomes a possibility.

8. Attendance A student is expected to maintain 100% attendance in all courses. Considering the fact that a student may need leave due to ill-health or to attend some family emergency, a student is permitted to maintain an attendance between 85% and 100% (i.e. absent for 15% of instructional hours) in each course, without

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producing any proof for the absence. This 15% absence includes medical, personnel, casual, on duty leave, or any other leave of absence of similar nature. For leave of absence between 85% and 75% of attendance, the student has to inform the FA in advance and get the consent. In case of medical exigencies, the student/ parent should keep the Faculty Advisor(FA) informed immediately, and obtain the consent within a week, starting from the day of absence. Any leave of absence without the consent of the FA will be treated as unauthorized absence and in such cases if the student has attendance less than 85%, he/ she will not be permitted to write the MTE/ TEE, as the case be. Students taking leave with the consent of FA up to 25% (i.e. maintaining a minimum of 75% attendance in each course) will be permitted to write the MTE/ TEE. A standard Leave Form (enclosed) can be used to get the prior consent of the FA. Attendance between 85% and 100% Attendance between 75% and 85% No prior permission is required from FA Consent of the FA is required

Only those students nominated/ sponsored by the University to represent in various forums like seminars/ conferences/ workshops/ competitions or take part in co-curricular/ extra-curricular events will be given On Duty (OD) leave, provided they apply in writing for such a leave in advance and obtain sanction from the Director of their Schools for academic related requests; or from the Director, Student Welfare for co-curricular/ extra-curricular related requests; or from the Director, PAT for Placement & Training related activities. OD leave can be obtained in the same leave form in duplicate, one copy to be retained by the student and the other may be handed over to the FA. In case of attendance falling marginally below 75% due to reasons listed below, the FA may bring such cases, along with valid and adequate evidence, to the notice of the Director of the School for relaxation from the minimum 75% condition stated above. 1. Calamity in family. 2. Hospitalization due to prolonged in-patient treatment. 3. Serious accident. On satisfying that the absence is genuinely necessitated, the Director of the School may permit the student to write the MTE/ TEE. Details of students who were exempted from the minimum 75% attendance criteria will be published in the School notice board before the commencement of MTE/ TEE.

Attendance eligibility criteria for MTE

Period of calculation of absence

Minimum percentage of attendance required 85%

Minimum percentage of attendance required with the consent of FA 75%

From 1st Instructional day to 2 days before the start of MTE-I exams From 1st Instructional day to the Last Instructional Day (inclusive)

TEE (Theory & Lab, separately)

85%

75%

List of students who are debarred from writing exams in each course will be announced by the Schools at least one day before the commencement MTE, and in case of TEE on the next day following the last instructional day. The results of students who are debarred due to lack of attendance but wrote the MTE/TEE (theory/ lab) will be withheld. To encourage students to attend seminars, conferences, workshops, training programmes, short duration courses offered by specialized institutions, etc. who otherwise shy off availing such benefits due to losing of attendance in various courses, students having a CGPA of 9.00 and above (CGPA 9.00) and with no current backlog courses are exempted from the minimum attendance requirements. It is expected that these students will continue to attend all the classes without absence and will not take this as an advantage to skip classes. If such students CGPA falls below 9.00, they will be subjected to the minimum attendance requirements again. The CGPA of a student as on the First Instructional Day of the Trimester concerned will be considered for this exemption. Any change in CGPA, increase/ decrease, during the

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course of the Trimester due to paper revaluation, etc. will not be considered for adding/ removing a student from this exemption and the effect of change in CGPA will be considered for the subsequent Trimester only. Based on the above criteria, the list of students exempted will be published by the CoE at the beginning of Fall/ Winter Trimester.

9. Assessment/ Evaluation The performance of a student in a theory/ lab course is assessed through a series of Assessment Tests (MTE), quizzes, assignments, etc. and will be followed by a Term End Examination (TEE). 9.1 MTE and TEE MTE, followed by a Term End Examination will be conducted in a Trimester for each course, as per the schedule given in the Academic Calendar. Each MTE exam will be conducted for atleast 90 minutes and for a maximum of 50 marks. The marks, scored by students for 50, are converted to a scale of 20. A Term End Examination for 3 hours will be conducted for a maximum of 100 marks. MTE examinations may be of open book type or closed book as per the discretion of the faculty. The total of MTE, Quizzes and Assignment comprises of the 60% Internal Assessment marks. The TEE has the balance 40% weightage and corresponds to the Term End Examination. All exams, other than the TEE, will be conducted by the School. The exact schedule of the examination for each theory/ lab component of a course will be announced by the CoE at least two weeks before the scheduled commencement. Quizzes, assignments term papers, mini projects, Seminar Presentation, etc. are part of the internal mark components. Depending on the nature of the subject, all or some components of the above will form part of the internal mark component, at the discretion of the faculty member(s). Other than MTE mark component, 2 other components are mandatory, with the weightage not exceeding 20 marks for any component. Improvement of internal marks in any of the examinations is not permitted by a repeat MTE/Quiz or by any other means. 9.2 Questions based on HOTs To test skills involving analysis, evaluation and synthesis learnt by students in each course, questions based on Higher Order Thinking skill (HOTs) is introduced in all MTEs and TEE examinations. The simplest thinking skills are learning facts and recall, while higher order skills include critical thinking, analysis and problem solving. Initially, all MTE and TEE question papers shall carry questions based on HOTs to an extent of 30% of the total questions asked in each question paper and the share of HOT questions will be increased to 70% in stages. 9.3 Eligibility for Examinations All students who have registered for a particular course are eligible to write the TEE of that course, provided he/she is declared not eligible due to one or more of reasons listed below. 1. Shortage of attendance 2. Acts of indiscipline 3. Withdrawal of a course from Registration

9.4 Absence from an Exam If a student fails to write any Quiz (due to ill-health or any valid/ casual reason), no re-Quiz will be conducted and zero marks will be awarded for that quiz.

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If a student fails to write any MTE exam, the student will lose the 20% weightage given to the MTE exam. No re-MTE will be conducted again to compensate the loss. However, if the student had missed the exam due to hospitalization (in-patient treatment), or due to death of a family member, he/she may apply to the School Director for conducting re-MTE. Under extraordinary conditions, if a student is not able to appear for the Term End Examination (TEE) of a theory/ lab/ Student Project (final viva-voce exam), due to hospitalization (in-patient treatment) or death of a family member, the student may apply to the Re-Examinations Committee chaired by the Vice-Chancellor by submitting an application to the Director (Academics), supported by adequate evidence or proper medical certificate duly authenticated by the Chief Medical Officer of the University, as the case may be, within 7 calendar days immediately after the completion of the TEEs of the Programme. Such applications will be scrutinized by the Re-examinations Committee and if necessary, the student may be asked to appear before the Committee for presenting the case. Any student who fails to apply for re-TEE in the prescribed manner will be deemed to have failed in the course(s) and has to repeat the course(s) by registering again in subsequent Trimesters. If the request for the Re-examination is approved, CoE will announce the schedule of Re-examinations within 2 weeks of the completion of all TEEs of the University and the results will be announced along with the regular TEE results. If a student fails to write the Re-TEE scheduled and announced by CoE on any reason (medical or non-medical), he/ she will not be given another chance to write the Re-TEE and the student has to register the course again and clear it. The student will be awarded N grade in the course he/she failed to write. 9.5 Evaluation for Laboratory Classes Few courses may be of practical nature, but mostly based on usage of computer. The Evaluation for the School is based on the Assignment & Surprise Practical Tests. Minimum marks for passing is 50 9.6 Copying/ Malpractice in Exams If a student indulges in copying or any malpractice in MTE, all the examinations written in that period (i.e. MTE) shall deem to have been cancelled and zero marks will be awarded in all subjects registered. If a student indulges in copying or any malpractice in the TEE, all the TEEs written in that Trimester shall deem to have been cancelled and the student shall be awarded an F grade in all the courses registered in that Trimester, as a punishment. The Academic Council decided that if a student is found guilty of any malpractice in any paper during the Term End Examination then the result of all the papers in that Term End Examination would stand cancelled. However, it is now clarified that if a student is appearing for exams of more than one semester (say, as arrears) during that spell of the Term End Examination , and if he / she is found guilty in any malpractice in any paper then the result of all the papers of that semester only would stand cancelled and the result of the papers in other semester's) would not be affected.

9.7 Perusal/ Revaluation of Evaluated Answer Scripts After valuation of MTE answer scripts, they will be handed over to students. Any discrepancy will be corrected then and there. Students desirous of seeing their TEE answer scripts have to apply to CoE for the same within a week from the date of publication of results by paying the prescribed fee. Similarly for revaluation of answer scripts, they have to apply to CoE with prescribed fees within a week from the date of publication of results. Normally the results of revaluation will be published within one month. As a standard procedure, all TEE answer scripts are re-checked by the CoE office for correctness in total, there is no need for a student to apply for Re-totaling. There is no provision for revaluation in case of Lab/ Practical exams, Student Project viva-voce exam or Seminar/ Design/ Mini-project courses.

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The MTE results will be displayed on the respective School notice boards. The final grades awarded to each subject will be announced by the CoE and the same will be made available to students through the internet. 9.8 Grading System For every course registered by a student, at the end of the Trimester, he/she is assigned a Letter Grade based on his/her performance over the Trimester in all the assessments carried out in that course. The letter grade and its Grade Point indicate the results of both qualitative and quantitative assessment of students performance in a course. A student is declared to have passed in a Course (theory/ lab embedded), only if he/she meets the following two conditions: 1. Should have secured a minimum of 20 marks out of 50 in the TEE, and 2. Should have secured a minimum of 50 marks in Internal + External assessments (as defined in Section 9.1), i.e. (MTE + Quizzes + Assignment + TEE) In case of laboratory/ practicals/ seminar/ project courses, the student should earn a minimum of 50 out of total marks of 100 (sum of internals and TEE). Students who fail to meet the above pass criteria are awarded an F grade, indicating that he/she should register for the course again in a subsequent Trimester and clear the same. Under any circumstances, students under FFCS will not be given any supplementary or arrear exams to make up their failure in the TEE. There will be no pass/ fail criteria in MTEs. The letter grades and their corresponding grade points shall be as given below. The Remarks column describes the circumstance under which the specific grade is offered and indicates necessary future action to be initiated by the student. Letter Grade S A B C D E P F N W U Grade Point 10 9 8 7 6 5 Zero Zero Remarks Pass in the Course Performance Grades Pass in the Course Pass in the Course Pass in the Course Pass in the Course Pass in the Course Passed in a Pass-Fail course Failed in the course by not securing the minimum marks required (or) Debarred from writing the TEE due to lack of attendance/ acts of indiscipline Absent in TEE Course registration Withdrawn from a credit/ Audit course. Successfully completed an Audit Course

A student is declared to have passed/ cleared a course, if he/she has earned any one of the following grades: S, A, B, C, D, E or P. The letter grade F will be awarded under the following circumstances. To clear an F grade, students should repeat the course by registering again in a subsequent Trimester. 1. Students who fail to clear a course due to their poor performance in the course 2. Students debarred from writing the TEE due to lack of attendance as specified in Section 8 3. Students debarred due to acts of indiscipline Students who fail to write the TEE due to valid medical reasons like hospitalization (in-patient treatment) or due to death of a family member, will be awarded an N grade. They are eligible to apply for Re-TEE as indicated in Section 9.4. If they fail to write this Re-TEE exam as per the schedule announced by the CoE for any reason medical or non-medical, the grade N already awarded will be converted to F grade and no second chance will be given to them. The N grade will be converted into a performance grade (depending on the overall performance in the course)

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after the Re-TEE. Students who fail to write the TEE due to reasons other than the one indicated above deemed to have failed in the course and shall be awarded N grade. Letter grade N carries Zero grade point and to clear the course, the student has to register the course again in a subsequent Trimester and complete the same with a performance grade. Due to reasons beyond the control of the student or due to non-academic reasons, if a student could not complete the entire course within a Trimester, he/she may be permitted to complete the remaining part of the course in a subsequent Trimester. This will be shown in the Grade Sheet by an N grade indicating that the course remains incomplete. This can happen in cases like the theory portion of a lab embedded course is completed in a Trimester but the experiments could not be completed within the Trimester. Grade W is discussed in Section 7.6 and grade U is discussed in Section 10. 9.9 Relative Grading The letter grade awarded to a student for his/her performance in a course is based on the Relative Grading concept. In Relative Grading, the following two extreme situations which normally upset the students are nullified. 1. Majority of students scoring very high marks because of either the question paper is easy or the evaluator is very lenient. 2. Majority of students scoring very low marks because of either the question paper is tough or the evaluator is very strict. In this system, grades are awarded to students according to their performance relative to their peers in the same course. Normally the class average mark is taken as midpoint of B grade, and relative to this and depending on the sigma ( , standard deviation) value, the other grades are finalized as given below. A combination of absolute and relative grading systems is adopted in converting marks to grades. Relative Grading formula Total Marks > (Mean + 1.5 ) with a minimum of 90% total marks Total Marks > (Mean + 0.5 ) and Total Marks <= (Mean + 1.5 ) Total Marks > (Mean - 0.5 ) and Total Marks <= (Mean + 0.5 ) Total Marks > (Mean 1.0 ) and Total Marks <= (Mean - 0.5 ) Total Marks > (Mean - 1.5 ) and Total Marks <= (Mean - 1.0 ) Total Marks > (Mean - 2.0 ) and Total Marks <= (Mean - 1.5 ) Total Marks <= (Mean - 2.0 ) Letter Grade S A B C D E F

Relative grading is applied to all theory courses. For courses having no theory/ tutorials but only lab/ practicals, or for courses like Seminar/ Mini-project, absolute grading method will be adopted. In such cases, no minimum pass marks in TEE is specified. Relative grading will be adopted in lab/ practicals embedded courses also, with a difference such as absolute grading is carried out for the laboratory component and then the equivalent TEE weightage is calculated as described in Section 9.6. While applying relative grading, if the minimum marks corresponding to E grade happens to be less than 50, then that mark will be set as the minimum mark required to pass the course. Similarly, when the class average is high, marks above 50 may result in F grade. Under such circumstances, the student will be awarded E grade and declared pass. If a student scores 100% and if the (Mean+1.5 ) is more than 100%, then S grade will be awarded. 9.10 Calculation of Grade Point Average The Grade Point Average (GPA) earned by a student is a quantitative indication of his/her performance in a Trimester. GPA is the weighted average of the grade points obtained in all the courses registered (after add/ drop/ withdrawn) by the student during the Trimester. For each

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course registered, the grade points earned is multiplied by the credits for that course. The sum of all such grade point-credits product is divided by the total credits registered in that Trimester to get the GPA of that Trimester. The Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA), which indicates the overall performance of a student from the time he/she joined the University to a specific Trimester, is obtained by calculating the weighted average of the grade points obtained in all the courses registered by the student since the first Trimester. Both GPA and CGPA are calculated at the end of every Trimester and indicated in the Grade Sheet.

where, is the number of credits for ith course, and GP is the grade points earned for that course. i includes all the courses registered in all Trimesters including those in which the student has an F grade. If a student has failed more than once in a course, the course will appear only once, both in the numerator and denominator. Pass-Fail (P grade), audit courses and courses taken towards Minor or Honours are not counted for the calculation of GPA or CGPA of the Programme. The Consolidated Marks Sheet or Degree Certificate will not mention any class or whatsoever, except the CGPA and Honours. GPA/ CGPA calculation will be carried out to two decimal places and rounded by adding 0.005 to the unrounded results and truncating after the second decimal place.

9.11 Grade Sheet and Consolidated Marks Sheet At the end of each Trimester, all students will be issued a Grade Sheet. This Grade Sheet will be an accurate log of course activity of a student in each Trimester and hence all courses registered (including those courses that are awarded F, N, W, U, P, substituted and audited courses) will be listed Trimester wise along with the grade points earned (performance and others grades), course credits, GPA, CGPA, etc. This will reflect the performance of a student during the specific Trimester. A copy of the same will be sent to the Faculty Adviser for information. The Trimester Grade Sheet for those students issued an N grade on medical grounds, will be prepared only after the N grade is converted to a performance grade, or an F grade, as the case may be. Even when a course in which an F grade was given is cleared in a later Trimester, no new modified grade report for that Trimester in which the fail grade was awarded will be issued. The overall performance of a student in all Trimesters since joining the Programme will be shown in a consolidated statement of Grade Sheets, called Consolidated Marks Sheet. A Consolidated Marks Sheet will be issued to a student upon his/her successful completion of the Programme or along with the Degree Certificate. Consolidated Marks Sheet will indicate only the CGPA, and not Trimester wise GRA. Since a Consolidated Marks Sheet consolidates Grade Sheet details, all details recoded in the Grade Sheets will also be listed, Trimester wise, in the Consolidated Marks Sheet. Additional courses like audit will be shown separately, indicating Minor/ Honours, URE awards, if any, earned by the student. An Interim Consolidated Marks Sheet can also be obtained at the end of any Trimester, if needed.

9.12 Promotion and Termination All students under FFCS are promoted to their next Trimester or year of their Programme automatically. To reduce the number of backlogs one accumulates, registering the course that a student failed to clear again in a subsequent Trimester is made compulsory. However, to plan a slower phase, it is necessary to restrict the credits a student registers in a Trimester in relation to his/her performance in previous Trimesters. Hence, if a student receives five F grades in a single

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Trimester (if the Trimester end results are known at the time of Registration) or has accumulated five such courses from previous Trimesters (as on the date of Course Registration), the student has to manually register for courses as per the advice of the Faculty Adviser (on the same Course Registration day announced for all other students). Such students will be permitted to register for a maximum of 16 credits and need to get the prior approval of the Director of the School for Course Registration. They will not be permitted to register for more than 16 credits in further Trimesters till they bring down their backlogs courses below five. However, if the courses they have failed to clear in previous Trimesters are not scheduled to be offered in the Trimester the student is currently registering, then, the student will be permitted to register new courses subject to the condition that the maximum credits the student registering in that Trimester will be 16. At any stage of his/her study, if a student reaches a GPA/ CGPA below 4.50, the student will be put on probation and will be asked to improve the GPA in the subsequent Trimester to 4.50 or above, or CGPA to 4.50 or above. If the student fails to improve his/her performance in the immediate next Trimester, his/her studentship is liable to be cancelled. A Committee under Director (Academics) will look into those cases and recommend to the Vice-Chancellor on necessary further action to be initiated. Till then, they will be permitted to register manually/ online for a maximum of 16 credits only. At the time of Add/ Drop, if a student under Probation is found to come out of Probation, then he/she will be permitted to register for new/ first time courses, subject to the conditions stipulated in Section 7.3. For those non-FFCS students who are re-admitted into FFCS, the above two conditions are relaxed during their first course registration only. For subsequent course registrations, the above conditions are applied only to those courses they have registered under FFCS in order not to punish them for their backlog accumulated during their non-FFCS period. It is possible that Course Registration has to be carried out for the next Trimester before the declaration of results of courses registered in the current Trimester. Under such circumstances, for the purpose of declaring Probation, the student is considered to have cleared all courses registered in the current Trimester and if any of those courses being backlog courses, then those courses will not be included for the calculation of number of backlog courses necessary to declare a student under Probation as mentioned in previous paragraphs under this Section.

10. Audit Course A student willing to get an exposure of a specific course not listed in his/her Programme curriculum, and without undergoing the rigors of getting a good grade, may be permitted to register that course as an Audit course, subject to the following conditions. 11. A student can register for a maximum of two audit courses only during his/her entire Programme. Such courses should be indicated as Audit during the time of Registration itself. Late registration is not permitted for an Audit course. 12. A student is permitted to register an audit course only if his/her CGPA is equal to or more than 8.0 at the time of Registration. 13. The student should maintain the minimum attendance conditions specified in Section 8. 14. Only courses currently offered for credit to other students can be audited. 15. A course appearing as a UC/PC course in the curriculum of a student cannot be audited (i.e. audit course cannot be converted to a credit course). However, if a student has already met the PE credit requirements as stipulated in the curriculum, then, a PE course listed in the curriculum and not taken by the student for credit, can be audited. 16. Students registering an audit course should meet all the assessment procedures applicable for a credited student of that course. Only if the student obtains any performance grade, the course will be mentioned in the Trimester Grade Sheet and in the Consolidated Marks Sheet by a U grade, and not his/her performance grade in the audited course. 17. Withdrawal of an audit course is permitted and the same procedure indicated in Section 7.6 need to be followed. If a student fails to clear an audit course, withdraws the registration, fails to

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maintain the minimum attendance requirements, or fails to write the TEE, etc., he/she will be awarded a W grade, by treating all such conditions as course withdrawal. Since an audit course has no grade points assigned, it will not be counted for the purpose of GPA and CGPA calculations. If a student misses to write the TEE on valid medical/ non-medical reasons, no Re-TEE request can be made for audit courses. A student is permitted to register an M.Tech. level course as an audit course only if his/her CGPA is equal to or more than 8.00 at the time of Registration. They need to obtain the approval of the Director of the School offering that course to audit such courses, based on the advice from the Faculty Adviser. There will be no extra payment for the audit courses.

11. Course Substitution If a student receives an F grade in a PE course, and if the student wishes, he/she is permitted to take another PE course from the same basket, instead of the PE course the student had failed to clear, in a subsequent Trimester and clear the new PE course. However, the student has to pay for the substituted course since the student has utilized the opportunity of clearing a course in first attempt. If a student receives an F grade in a UE course, and if the student wishes, he/she is permitted to take another UE course instead of the UE course the student had failed to clear, in a subsequent Trimester and clear the new course. Further, the student is also permitted to choose a PE course from his/her curriculum, instead of the UE course that the student had failed to clear. However, the student has to pay for the substituted course since the student has utilized the opportunity of clearing a course in first attempt. Such course substitution option can be exercised only once, either for a PE or UE, for the entire duration of the Programme. Course Substitution is not permitted for UC or PC courses.

12. Grade Improvement Students who wish to improve their grades will be permitted to register the same course again during a subsequent Course Registration. This course will be treated as another course taken by the student and no relaxation in the maximum number of credits a student can register during a Trimester, as indicated in Section 7.3, will be given to students opting for grade improvement. The student has to undergo all the class/ lab instructions and exams and will not be permitted to write the exams alone. The final grade considered for CGPA will be the better of the two grades the student had received for the course. However, the student has to pay extra for registering the course again. Such an option can be availed only once for a given course and only one course can be registered for course improvement per Trimester. Such a course should be indicated as Grade Improvement course during the Course Registration.

13. Credit Transfer When a student is admitted into a Programme, from a non-FFCS system to FFCS system, Credit transfer is a convenient way of transferring the courses and credits the student had successfully completed under the previous non-FFCS system. If the courses completed have the same syllabi and credits, and if the course(s)/ its equivalent(s) appear in the Programme curriculum into which the student is now admitted, it is assumed that the student has earned the credits under FFCS by credit transfer. A detailed policy on Credit Transfer will be announced by the Academic Council in the near future.

14. Course Equivalence Regular updating of curriculum and syllabi is essential to reflect the advancement in various fields. FFCS permits a student to register a course again to clear the backlog. When the student registers a course next time, there could be some modifications carried out in the syllabus of course(s). If the changes effected are

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marginal, both the syllabi are considered to be equivalent and the student has to undertake the new syllabi currently offered to the first time registrants only. No separate classes with the old syllabi will be conducted for the student to clear the backlog. However, any changes in curriculum will be applicable to the students admitted latter and the earlier batches continue to follow the curriculum existed at the time of their joining the Programme only. After careful study of syllabi, a group of faculty specialized in that area of specialization (Syllabus Committee) may identify new courses considered equivalent to the courses that were dropped from the curriculum for various reasons. Based on the recommendations of the Syllabus Committee, Director of the Programme School shall declare such courses as equivalent and the same may be recommended and forwarded by the Board of Studies to the Academic Council for its approval. Course equivalence is applicable to all curricula, present and past. However, the number of credits to be earned cannot be altered and all conditions specified in Section 6 need to be adhered.

15. Directors List Students who maintain a CGPA of 9.25 and above, starting from the beginning of 4th Trimester results and subsequently, having no F grade to their credit, never debarred for lack of attendance in any MTE/TEE or indiscipline, will be placed on School Directors List for their meritorious performance. Their name will be removed from the Directors List if their CGPA falls below 9.25 or receives an F grade or debarred due to lack of attendance in any MTE/TEE or indiscipline subsequently. Such students will be benefitted by one or more of the following means. given preference while the University sponsors students to attend seminar/ conference/ workshop issued a Certificate of Merit given a Cash award or scholarship for the subsequent Trimesters 16. Time Limit for Programme Completion Under normal circumstances, a MBA/MBA (IB) student is expected to complete his/her Programme within two years. However, if a student has few backlog courses yet to be cleared even after the completion of the above said time limit, the student will be permitted to complete all the course and credit requirements specified in the curriculum, within five years from the year of joining the University under this Programme. Under no circumstances, the period of study shall be extended beyond this seven year period and thereafter his/her studentship stands cancelled automatically. No separate intimation in this regard will be sent to the student. Such cases will be brought to the notice of the Academic Council by the Director (Academics). No formal approval of the Academic Council is required for the cancellation of such studentships. A candidate may be permitted by the Director of Programme School to temporarily break the study for a maximum period of one year for valid reasons such as accident or hospitalization due to prolonged ill health, and the same may be intimated to the CoE and the Registrar. In such cases the time limit for Programme completion will be extended by the period of break of study. However, if any student is debarred / suspended for want of attendance or acts of indiscipline for one or more Trimester(s), it shall not be considered as break of study. Such an option can be availed only once for the entire Programme duration. If a student drops a Trimester after commencement of the Trimester, the fees paid will not be refunded and/or adjusted in the subsequent Trimester. If the student drops the Trimester prior to the commencement of the Trimester, he/she has to pay a Trimester continuation fee prescribed from time to time and the balance fees paid will be adjusted in the subsequent Trimester.

17. Award of Degree After successful completion of the course and credit requirements as specified in the Programme curriculum and upon meeting the minimum credit requirement as specified in Section 6.2, a Provisional Certificate will be issued to eligible students. The Degree will be conferred on the student during the subsequent Convocation.

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18. Modification in Regulations FFCS Regulations Version 1.10 replaces FFCS Regulations Version 1.00 and all the previous Circulars/ Orders/ Notes issued by the University on issues dealt herein. Notwithstanding anything mentioned herein, Academic Council of the University has the right to add, delete or modify these regulations time to time. In case of any dispute arising in interpreting the rules, only the interpretation given by the Academic Council will be considered as final and binding.

Annexure - I Matrix Showing Pre-requisite Courses

1. Quantitative Techniques for Managerial Decision 2.Accounting for Managers Business Research Methods Financial Management I Financial Management II 3.Marketing Management Theory & Concepts 4.Principles of Cost Accounting
Marketing Management Programme & Strategies

Costing Methods & Resource Allocations Strategic Cost Accounting & Management Control

MBA (IB)
1. Principles of Global Marketing
Global Marketing Strategies

5 Year Integrated MBA Revised Curriculum for 2008 Batch (NON FFCS) (Applicable to those who do not opt for exit option )

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