No.

PSB/DDA/07/ To The Principal All Polytechnic College Subject:

Dated:

Guidelines for Timetable and Internal assessment.

In order to bring uniformity and parity in the matters related to timetable and Internal assessment, the Board has finalized the following guidelines, which are to be strictly followed from the session 2007-2008. 1. Time Table: Every lecture/period will be of 50 minutes duration and all the Diploma level Institutes shall follow a uniform timetable as given below: First Lecture Second Lecture Third Lecture Fourth Lecture Recess/Lunch Break Fifth Lecture Sixth Lecture Seventh Lecture Eighth Lecture 9.00 AM to 9.50 AM 9.50 AM to 10.40 AM 10.40 AM to 11.30 AM 11.30 AM to 12.20 PM 12.20 PM to 1.30 PM 1.30 PM to 2.20 PM 2.20 PM to 3.10 PM 3.10 PM to 4.00 PM 4.00 to 5.00 PM for SCA

Note: (i) Every Monday, eighth/last period will be used for teaching instead of SCA, in order to complete 36 hours of teaching as given in study & evaluation scheme. (ii) Last period on all days except Monday shall be used for SCA and will be extended up to 5 P.M. 2. Internal Assessment: The guidelines for Internal assessment have been laid down and should be strictly followed. 2.1 The bifurcation of Internal Assessment in theory subjects shall be based on the guidelines given below: (i) 60% marks of internal assessment shall be based on the performance in the house tests. At least three such tests shall be conducted during the semester out of which the best two shall be counted for assessment. (ii) 20% marks shall be given on the basis of performance in Seminars, Group discussions etc. by assessing the technical & communication skills of the student. (iii) 20% marks shall be given for attendance/ punctuality in the subject concerned and for assignments, in equal proportion. 2.2 The bifurcation of Internal Assessment in practical subjects shall be based on the guidelines given below: (i) 60% marks shall be awarded for performance in practical. (ii) 20% marks shall be given for Report/ practical book and punctuality in equal proportion.

(iii) 20% marks shall be for Viva-voce conducted during the practical.

2.3 A student progressive assessment sheet (Annexure A) shall be maintained for all students and shall be presented to the rationalization team/ Inspection teams. 3. SCA Marks: The marks of SCA are to be bifurcated in the following way: (i) 10 Marks shall be given for general behavior. (ii) 10 Marks for attendance during the semester shall be based on the following distribution: 1. 2. 3. 4. (iii) 75% or below Nil

75-79.9% 4 Marks 80-84.9% 7 marks Above 85% 10 Marks

30 Marks shall be given for the Sports/NCC/Cultural & Co-curricular activities/ other activities after due consideration of the following points: 1. For participation in sports/ NCC/ Cultural/ Co-curricular activities at National or above level, shall be rewarded with minimum of 25 marks. 2. For participation in two or more of the listed activities, 5 extra marks should be rewarded. 3. For participation in sports/ NCC/ Cultural/ Co-curricular activities at Inter Polytechnic level, shall be rewarded with minimum of 20 marks.

4. Non-Academic Calendar: 4.1 Every college shall prepare a Non Academic Calendar at the beginning of the Academic Session, which shall include Declamation contest, Quizzes, Paper reading, Tests and other cultural events. A copy of the above-prepared schedule shall be submitted to the Board with in 30 days of the start of the session. 4.2 The Institutes shall promote mass participation in these events and ensure that proper weightage is given to the participating students in their sessional awards in SCA. 4.3 The Board will monitor the Non Academic Calendar prepared by the Institution.

Dy. Director (Academic)