Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law

University, Examination Rules

The following are the Examination Rules of DSNLU which will come into
effect from the academic year 2015-16.

1. EXAMINATION RULES FOR THE UNDERGRADUATE COURSE -B.A., LL.B.

(HONS):
1.1 The Examination and Evaluation shall be entirely internal. In-house subject faculty shall
evaluate the subject under the supervision of the Examination Committee. The faculty member who
offers the subject shall be responsible in conducting the evaluation of any Test / Assignment / Group
Discussion / Role Play or any other method in consultation with the Examination Committee and
approved by the Vice Chancellor. The End Semester Examination question paper will be framed by
the subject faculty and shall be moderated by a Committee constituted by the Vice-Chancellor. The
faculty shall evaluate the performance of the student on regular basis. If a course is offered by more
than one teacher, the setting of question paper and evaluation will be done jointly.

1.2 Constitution of the Examination Committee:

The Examination Committee shall be constituted by the Vice Chancellor consisting of not less than
three faculty members of the University which shall include a senior most faculty member. In the
event of any vacancy arising in the Examination Committee the Vice Chancellor shall nominate
another faculty member to fill in the vacancy. The Examination Committee may co-opt a member with
the approval of the Vice Chancellor in writing.

1.3 Attendance:

1.3.1 Attendance of 70% in aggregate of the total number of classes held and a minimum of 65% in
each subject is compulsory.

1.3.2 Students failing to obtain the requisite attendance in aggregate shall not be allowed to appear in
the End Semester Examination and will be required to re-register when it is again scheduled to be
offered.

1.3.3 In cases where, the student falls short of 70% attendance but secures more than 65% attendance
in a particular subject, student will be allowed to take the exam in the subject provided he/she has
secured more than 70% attendance on the average in all the subjects put together. However, the
student shall not be permitted to write the exams who have secured less than 70% in a subject.

1.3.4 Status reports on attendance in each subject shall be notified before the Mid-Semester
Examination and on the last working day, as far as possible before the End Semester Examination.

1.3.5 Leave of absence may be claimed in the following manner for the following reasons:-

REASONS PROCEDURE CONDONATION

Representing the Application to the (i) National &
University for any Examination International
National/ Committee through Moot: Number of
(a) International Moot Convenor, Moot & days required for
 Court Competition. Advocacy Society travel (to & fro
(MAS) and processed journey between
through the Head, the University &
Academic Affairs – at the place of the
least Seven days event – shortest
before the event. route shall be
considered) &
actual days of
participation in the
competition.
(ii) The above said
rule applies even
for International
Moot Court
Competition
having two rounds
Application to the (i) Actual number
Examination of days spent for
Committee through traveling & actual
Faculty Convener of days of
the Society for participation in
Literature and Debate Seminars /
(SOLID Society) and Conferences /
processed through the Paper
Head, Academic Presentations /
Affairs – at least Five Workshops, etc
days before the event. (ii) Condonation
However, the student of attendance is
Participating in any shall take prior permitted only for
activity authorized permission of the participation in
by the University Society by Two Seminar /
Namely Seminars / submission of the Conference / Paper
Conferences / Paper concerned brochure Presentation /
Presentations/ with the abstract shall Workshop, etc. in
(b) Workshops etc.) only apply. each semester.
(i) Actual number
of days spent for
Application to the traveling & actual
Examination days of
Committee through participation in
Faculty Convener of Sports, Cultural or
the SANCTUS and any other similar
processed through the activities
Head, Academic (ii) Condonation of
Affairs – at least Five attendance is
Participating in any days before the event. permitted only for
Sports, Cultural or However, the student participation in
any other similar permitted by the two Sports,
activities authorized Society through Cultural or any
by the University selection process other similar
(c) for any shall only apply. activities.
Organization of Application to the Condonation of
National / Examination attendance is
(d) International or Intra Committee through allowed to a
 Round Events Faculty Convener of twenty five
including Sports and the concerned Society teaching hours or
Cultural Events. and processed the number of
This shall include a through the Head, teaching hours not
student volunteer for Academic Affairs – attended
the event. within seven days whichever is less
after the conclusion in a semester
of the events. irrespective of the
number of events
organized or
volunteered by the
student.
Application to the (i) Up to 5% of
Examination total classes taken
Committee through in each subject
Class Coordinator (provided student
and processed must secure
through the Head, minimum of 65%
Academic Affairs attendance in each
accompanying the subject) with the
following permission of the
documents within Vice Chancellor
three days of re- (ii) The application
joining: for medical leave
(i) Medical will be considered
Certificate from or only in cases of
endorsed by the hospitalization of
University Panel minimum 3 days
Doctor. or more,
(ii) In case of contagious /
hospitalization, the infectious diseases
medical certificate or accident.
from the hospital (iii) The
endorsed by the Examination
University Panel Committee will
Doctor. examine the
(iii) In case of the medical certificate.
medical certificate The Committee
issued by an outside reserves the right
doctor other than a to accept or reject
government the same.
appointed doctor, it (v) Any medical
should be endorsed certificate
by the University submitted found to
Panel Doctor. be false or not
(iv) Supporting letter from the
from the Class- competent medical
Coordinator. authority / hospital
Medical grounds (v) In case of planned shall have no
(Hospitalization, treatment, application effect. Disciplinary
Accident, along with medical action may be
Contagious / certificate must be taken on such
(e) Infectious Diseases submitted in advance. misrepresentation.
Bereavement in The application for Up to 5% of total
(f) family condonation shall be classes taken in
 made to the each subject
Examination (provided student
Committee through must secure
the Class Coordinator minimum of 65%
and processed attendance in each
through the Head, subject) on
Academic Affairs submission of
death certificate
with the approval
of the Vice
Chancellor

1.4 Internal Assessment – Project and other Assignments:

1.4.1 Every subject, prescribed in the curriculum of study shall, unless otherwise decided by the
University, have a component in the form of project assignment for 15 Marks. The moot court
assignment/class test/group discussion/role play/group assignment, etc. shall be the other component
carrying 10 marks in the subject. Under this component the subject faculty may adopt any method of
evaluation in consultation and information to the Examination Committee in writing.

1.4.2 Students participating in the National Moot Court Competitions shall be exempted from
submission of project in one subject. Students participating in the International Moot Court
Competition shall be exempted from submission of Projects in two subjects. In place of Project(s) the
participants shall submit moot court memorials and shall attend the Viva-Voce prepared for a
National/International Moot Court Competition. The memorial will be evaluated by such faculty
member competent in the subject matter as the Examination Committee may decide.

1.4.3 The exemption from the submission of projects will be given only in respect of law subjects.

1.4.4 Students having backlog shall not be eligible to participate in Moot Court or any other
competitions.

Note: Rule 1.3 and Rule 1.4 shall come into force from the academic year 2014-15

1.5 Mid Semester Examination:

1.5.1 There shall be a Mid-Semester Written Examination for 20 marks from out of the total marks
allotted to a subject.

1.5.2 The duration of the Mid Semester Examination shall be of one and half hour.

1.6 End Semester Examination:

1.6.1 There shall be a written examination at the end of each semester for each subject.

1.6.2 The End Semester Examination shall be conducted for each subject carrying maximum 50
marks.

1.6.3 The duration of the End Semester Examination shall be two and half hour.

1.6.4 A Model/Key answers shall be submitted along with the question paper/at the time of collecting
the answer scripts by each subject faculty to the Examination Committee

1.7 Break-up of maximum marks in each subject offered:

The following is the break up for evaluation:

A. 90 and
above – 5
B. 85 to 89 –
4
C. 80 to 84 –
3
D. 75 to 79 –
2
E. 71 to 74 –
Five (5) Marks shall be 1
assigned to regularity F.Below 70 –
1. Attendance in attendance Zero
Periodical Evaluation
shall consist of (i) 15 Marks Project
Project submission Submission & Viva-
and Viva-Voce and Voce
any other method (ii) 10 Marks for Moot
which can be adopted Court Assignment /
by the subject faculty Class Test / Group
in consultation with Discussion / Role Play
the Examination / Group Assignment,
2. Committee. Etc.
Mid Semester 20 Marks – one hour
3. Examination thirty minutes duration
End Semester 50 Marks – Two hours
4. Examination thirty minutes duration
TOTAL 100 MARKS

1.8 Non-Appearance in Examinations:

1.8.1 Mid Semester Examination:

1.8.1.1 If a student is unable to appear in the mid-term examinations for whatsoever reason other than
participation in the National/International Moot Court Competition he/she shall be marked as Zero.

1.8.1.2 If a student is unable to appear in the Mid-Semester Examination due to participation in the
University team for National/International Moot Court Competitions only, then he/she will be
evaluated proportionately basing on the marks secured in the end-semester examination. Provided that
the student’s application for not appearing in the mid-semester examination will be accepted only upon
the recommendation of the Convener, Moot & Advocacy Society (MAS).

1.8.2 End Semester Examination:

If a student is unable to appear in the End-Semester Examinations for whatsoever reason he/she shall
be marked as Zero.

1.8.3 Periodical Evaluation:

1.8.3.1 Student failing to appear in Periodical Evaluation for whatsoever reason, except participation in
Moot Court or any other National or International Competition on behalf of/representing the
University, he/she shall be marke zero.
1.8.3.2 No separate test or viva-voce will be conducted or project be given in these cases. Provided
that student participating in any moot court competition shall be evaluated on the basis of the
memorials. The students participating in any National or International Competition on behalf
of/representing the University during the period when the periodical evaluation is conducted shall take
prior permission of the concerned faculty and appear for the same later. This shall not apply to project
submission in whatsoever manner.

1.8.3.3 If the student fails to appear in the Class Test/Group Discussion/Group Assignments/Case
study, he/she shall be marked zero.

2. PROMOTION SCHEME FOR THE FIVE YEAR B.A., LL.B. (HONS) PROGRAMME:

2.1 DSNLU offers 10 subjects in a year except in the 1st two semesters where the students shall have
12 subjects (from academic year 2014-15).

2.2 Promotion scheme for the student is based on the following criteria:
2.2.1 Student shall be promoted to the third year only after he/she clears all the subjects offered in the
first year.

2.2.2 Student shall be promoted to the fourth year only after he/she clears all the subjects offered in
the second year.

2.2.3 Student shall be promoted to fifth year only after he/she clears all the subjects offered in the
third year.

2.3 If a student fails to clear as per Rule (2.2), he/she shall not be promoted to the next year. He/she
shall seek re-admission to the same class after clearing the subjects as per Rule (2.2) on payment of the
yearly fees according to the fees structure prescribed for the year.

2.4 The facility of re-admission in respect of one academic year may be available to a student only
once.

2.5 (a) “Re-admission” means – seeking admission into an academic year, afresh.
(b) “Re-registration” means registration for taking the examination in a subject again.

2.6 Student who has failed shall re-register for Repeat Backlog Examination. The Repeat Backlog
Examination in a subject shall be conducted only when the subject is next offered in due course. The
Examination committee may lay down procedural rules in respect of all repeat examinations.

2.7 The statement of marks shall record “Repeat Examination” in the name of the examination, as
such and shall show only those subjects in which the student appeared for the examination.

2.8 In the final tally of marks or grade points for each subject or in the aggregate fractions of “0.5 or
more” shall be rounded off to the next whole number and fractions of less than “0.5” will be rounded
off to the previous whole number.

2.9 In the event of a student failing by one mark in a subject, the Vice-Chancellor shall have the
discretion to round it off to the minimum qualifying marks on the recommendation of the Examination
Committee to enable such student to obtain minimum marks for passing;
Provided that the student has cleared all subjects offered in that semester with minimum qualifying
marks.

2.10 The syllabus for the repeat examination shall be the syllabus offered during the current semester
in which the student is appearing for the repeat examination and not the previous syllabus.

2.11 The Maximum period within which a student can complete the entire course shall be eight years.
3. GRADE, GRADE POINTS AND MARKS EQUIVALENTS FOR THE FIVE YEAR B.A.,
LL.B. (HONS) PROGRAMME:

The Results are announced through grades in a seven-point scale. The corresponding Grade values are
as follows:

Percentage of
Marks GRADE GRADE VALUE
O
1. 80 and above (Excellent/outstanding) 7
2. 75 – 79 D (Distinction) 6.5
3. 70 – 74 A++ 6
4. 65 – 69 A+ 5.5
5. 60 – 64 A 5
6. 55 – 59 B+ 4.5
7. 50 – 54 B 4
8. Below 50 F (Fail) 0

4. AWARD OF GRADUATE DEGREE:

A student shall be eligible for award of B.A. LL.B (Honours) Degree only when he / she shall have
successfully completed the number of subjects prescribed in the five year period of study by obtaining
a minimum of ‘B’ Grade.

Provided that a student who has completed the semester or trimester under a Student Exchange
Programme shall submit a report to the Examination Committee immediately after completing the
programme for deciding the equivalency providing the details of the subjects completed. The Vice
Chancellor may constitute a committee to decide on the equivalency of the subjects.

5. PUBLICATION OF RESULTS:

5.1 The Examination Results shall be duly published by the Examination Committee as announced in
the academic calendar.

5.2 The format and method of publication of result shall be determined by the Examination
Committee from time to time.

5.3 The examination results shall be signed by the Chief Examiner.

5.4 Student shall be provided with a statement of marks, which shall be issued after completion of
each semester and upon announcement of final results.

5.5 The Examination Committee reserves the right to make necessary corrections if required, in the
results declared, even after the declaration of results with the approval of the Vice Chancellor.
6. PROCESS OF EXAMINATION:

6.1 Each subject faculty shall devise a process of examination in her/his respective subject with the
approval of the Examination Committee.

6.2 Each subject faculty is responsible for the entire process of Examination of his / her subject.

6.3 The evaluation of examination papers shall be performed by the subject faculty who has offered
the subject for the semester.

6.4 In the event of a subject faculty having a close family relation with a candidate for the
examination, he / she shall refrain from any examination work after informing the Examination
Committee. The Vice Chancellor may on the recommendations of the Examination Committee,
appoint an examiner to that subject.

6.5 Each subject faculty shall adhere to the examination programme scheduled by the Examination
Committee and shall be responsible for the evaluation and declaration of results as announced in the
academic calendar.
6.6 The scheme of Examination and evaluation shall be given to the Examination Committee in
writing by each subject faculty within fifteen days of commencement of the semester. Any subsequent
changes in the scheme of evaluation shall be made only with the prior approval of the Examination
Committee.

6.7 It shall be the duty of each subject faculty to invigilate the Examination according to the schedule
set by the Examination Committee.

7. DUTY OF THE INVIGILATOR:

7.1 Invigilators shall report at the Examination Centre 15 minutes before the commencement of the
examination.

7.2 Invigilators shall enter the Examination Hall 10 minutes before the commencement of the
examination.

7.3 Invigilators shall be vigilant during examination and shall record instances of any mal-practice
during invigilation in the invigilation diary, bring them to the notice of the Examination Committee
without delay, and take appropriate actions in consultation with the Examination Committee.

7.4 Invigilators shall submit the duly filled-in Invigilator’s diary and the Answer scripts to the
Examination Committee immediately after the examination.

7.5 Invigilators shall initial with date the answer scripts only after verification of the relevant entries;
and additional scripts before issuing them to the candidates in the Examination Hall.

8. RULES FOR SETTING QUESTION PAPER:

8.1 Each subject faculty shall submit to the Examination Committee the question paper along with a
Model Answer on or before the date fixed by the Examination Committee. Once a question paper is set
and filed with the Examination Committee, it shall not be altered, save in special circumstances
approved by the Head, Academic Affairs.
8.2 So far as practicable, each question paper shall be designed to test the understanding of the
students in the relevant subject. It should, as far as practicable, be problem-oriented or of a nature that
it requires application of knowledge.

8.3 The subject faculty shall ensure that the question paper covers as far as possible all the topics from
the syllabus.

8.4 Each subject faculty shall submit a copy of the current syllabus of the subject being offered by
him/her to the Examination Committee.

9. MODERATION OF QUESTION PAPERS AND MODEL ANSWERS:

9.1 The Chief Examiner of the Examination Committee shall moderate on the question papers
submitted by the subject faculty.

9.2 The Moderator shall ensure that the questions are from within the syllabus and framed in a manner
intelligible to the student.

9.3 The Moderator shall ensure that the question paper model conforms to the scheme of evaluation
submitted by the subject faculty at the beginning of the semester.

10. EVALUATION PROCESS:

10.1 The evaluation of all examinations shall be made by the respective individual subject faculty.

10.2 The pattern for the End-semester Examination shall be set by the Examination Committee.
10.2.1. The Evaluation shall be on the basis of the Model Answer submitted.

10.3 The subject faculty shall submit a duly filled evaluation sheet to the Examination Committee
after completing evaluation of the answer scripts.

10.4 The evaluation of the projects shall be devised by the individual subject faculty with information
to the Examination Committee.

10.5 The allocation of marks to each answer and totaling and re-totaling thereof shall be done by
individual subject faculty with the approval of the Examination Committee.

11. RE-TOTALING OF MARKS:

The Examination Committee shall be responsible for entering of Marks in each of the subject for the
purpose of declaration of results and it shall only check the grand total of marks allotted given by the
subject faculty.

12. ACCESS TO ANSWER SCRIPTS/CORRECTION OF ERRORS IN PUBLISHED

RESULTS:

12.1 The subject faculty shall provide access to answer scripts after publication of results or re-
opening of the University after vacation, as the case may be; as per the instructions specified by the
Examination Committee from time to time.
12.2 The subject faculty shall provide access to answer scripts after publication of results of the mid-
semester examination as per the instructions specified by the Examination Committee from time to
time.

12.3 The Examination Committee shall have power suo-motu to effect any corrections of
clerical/computing errors that may appear in the published results as well as in answer scripts.

13. RULES FOR EXAMINATION COMMITTEE: GENERAL RULES:

13.1 The Examination Committee shall be under the direct supervision of the Chief Examiner,
reporting to the Vice Chancellor.

13.2 The Examination Committee shall facilitate to conduct of all Examinations, Evaluations,
Publication of results and Maintenance of records.

14. CONDUCT OF EXAMINATION:

14.1 The Examination Committee shall notify the schedule for the examinations.

14.2 The Examination Committee shall communicate to the subject faculty the date for submission of
the question papers.

14.3 The Examination Committee shall allot registration numbers to the students, valid for the entire
duration of their study at the University.

14.4 The Examination Committee shall communicate the seating plan to the students.

14.5 All members of faculty and administration of the University have a duty to render all necessary
assistance to the Examination Committee for the conduct of all the examinations.

14.6 a) No student shall be allowed into the Examination Hall 15 minutes after the commencement of
the examination.
b) No student shall be allowed to leave the examination hall before the expiry of one hour from the
commencement of the examination.
c) No student shall be allowed to leave the examination hall during the last ten minutes after the
warning bell.

14.7 No educational aids or materials, books or papers or any electronic gadgets are permitted into the
Examination halls.

14.8 Resorting to unfair means in examinations shall entail summary cancellation of candidature of
the student and shall be on the recommendations of the Examination Committee which may lead to
debarring from the semester examinations after inquiry by a Committee as the Vice-Chancellor may
decide.

15. EVALUATION:
The Examination Committee may organize evaluation of the End-semester answer scripts, including
fixing of deadlines whenever required, and may fix the maximum number of scripts to be evaluated
each day by each subject faculty.

16. CREDIT ALLOCATION:

 16.1 The Academic Council shall decide the number of subjects, their syllabi and the number of
credits to be assigned to each subject.

16.2 Subject to the discretion of the Academic Council, the credit of the Arts courses shall be at least
four credits and the law courses shall be at least of five credits each.
Explanation: Number of credits corresponds to the number of contact hours each week that a subject
must be taught.

16.3 The University may decide to offer extra credit courses whenever possible on the basis of rules
framed by the Examination Committee for that purpose.

16.4 The University may also decide to offer non-credit compulsory /optional courses, as it may deem
fit.

17. STUDENT EXCHANGE PROGRAMMES:

17.1 The University may decide to send students to other Universities for study on exchange basis or
otherwise and have the grades/credits transferred to DSNLU.

17.2 Grade transfer shall be affected only on the basis of equivalency/similarity of subjects/courses
being offered in another University, with those offered in this University in the relevant Semester.
Transfer of grade will be decided by the Committee referred as “Degree Equivalence Committee” of
the University with the approval of the Vice Chancellor.
17.3 The attendance obtained by a student in the University may ordinarily be transferred to this
University for the purpose of calculation of attendance.

17.4 The Examination Committee may recommend to the Academic Council on all other matters in
relation to the transfer of credits and subject/course equivalence as far as possible in terms of the
principle of Periodical Evaluation and End Semester Examination.

18. MATTERS NOT PROVIDED:

18.1 The Vice Chancellor, on the recommendation of the Examination Committee and in
consultation with the Committee consisting of Head, Academic Affairs and two senior faculty
members may make provisions for all matters not provided in this rules. The Vice Chancellor may also
like wise decide on special rules including deviations from the existing rules to suit special situations.
Provided he shall report on them to the Academic Council in its next meeting

18.2 The Vice Chancellor may likewise take action in case of emergencies upon recommendation of
the Examination Committee and in consultation with Head, Academic Affairs and two senior faculty
members.

18.3 The University reserves the right to modify, change, amend or review the examination rules, as it
may at any time deem fit: provided that no changes shall apply retrospectively to the detriment of
students. All changes shall be duly notified.

18.4 Notwithstanding anything contained in these rules the Academic Council may, in special
circumstances, give appropriate dispensation on the merits of each case.

18.5 The rules shall always be subject to the UGC and Bar Council of India regulations and any other
applicable rules.
 i. Amendments to Examination Rules:
a) To consider the proposal to withdraw the award of 5 marks for Attendance in each subject and increase
the maximum marks for Mid-Semester Examination from 20 to 25.
b) To consider to withdraw exemption from Project Submission for Moot Court / Mock Trial participants.

NOTE:
As per the Rule 1.3 of the DSNLU Examination Rules, the students were awarded5 marks for Regularity and
the Break-up of the Marks was as per Rule 1.7:
Rule 1.7: Break-up of maximum marks in each subject offered:
1. Attendance : Five (5) Marks shall be assigned to regularity in A. 90 and above – 5 D. 75 to 79 – 2
attendance B. 85 to 89 – 4 E. 71 to 74 – 1
C. 80 to 84 – 3 F. Below 70 – Zero
2. Periodical Evaluation shall consist of Project submission and Viva- (i) 15 Marks Project Submission & Viva-
Voce and any other method which can be adopted by the subject Voce
faculty in consultation with the Examination Committee. (ii) 10 Marks for Moot Court /Assignment /
Class Test / Group Discussion / Role Play /
Group Assignment, Etc.
3. Mid Semester Examination 20 Marks – one hour thirty minutes duration
4. End Semester Examination 50 Marks – Two hours thirty minutes duration
TOTAL 100 MARKS
Rule 1.3.5 provided for condonation of shortage of attendance in certain circumstances likes Medical,
Bereavement/Participation in National and International competitions. This condonation is hereby withdrawn,
as it is observed that the above provision of award of 5 Marks for class room attendance andcondonation for
shortage of attendance is becoming a cumbersome process defeating the spirit of quality learning as
expected. Hereinafter, the student has to have a minimum of 70% in each subject and 70% in aggregate to
be eligible for writing End-Term Examination. For whatsoever reason, the condonation shall not be granted.
Hence, it is proposed to withdraw the award of 5 marks for Attendance in each subject and to increase the
maximum marks for Mid-Semester Examination from 20 to 25 from the even semester for the academic year
2016-17. This will encourage the students and also give them the autonomy to participate in National and
International competitions viz., Moot Courts/Mock Trials/Debates/Sports/Cultural Programs etc., including
organizing such events either intra or inter, without claiming attendance.
It is also proposed that the Exemption under Rule 1.4.2 may be withdrawn.
1.4.2 Students participating in the National Moot Court Competitions shall be exempted from submission of
project in one subject. Students participating in the International Moot Court Competition shall be exempted
from submission of Projects in two subjects. In place of Project(s) the participants shall submit Moot Court
memorials and shall attend the Viva-Voce prepared for a National/International Moot Court Competition. The
memorial will be evaluated by such faculty member competent in the subject matter as the Examination
Committee may decide. However, the students participating in National or International moot competitions
may be granted additional time (a maximum of 15 days) for submission. However, the extension shall not be
beyond the declaration of End-Semester Results.
Points for consideration:
a) To withdraw the award of 5 marks for Attendance in each subject and increase the maximum
marks for Mid-Semester Examination from 20 to 25 from the even semester for the academic
year 2016-17 and authorize the Vice-Chancellor to revise the Examination Rules accordingly.
b) To cancel the Exemption from Project submission for Participants in the Moot Court/ Mock Trails.
Examination Rules – Amendment Academic Year 2017-18 onwards
It is herewith proposed to amend the existing Examination Rules

 The Following Rules are applicable to All the Subjects offered in the University other
than for Seminar Papers

Scheme of Evaluation

Internal Assessment 10 marks

Faculty Member may consider to have their own method of
evaluation which include Written Test/Assignment/Case
Analysis/ Moot Problem/Mock Trial/Group Discussion etc
Mid-Term Examination 25 Marks – Duration 1 hr. 30 Minutes
Project + Viva 15 Marks
End-Term Examination 50 Marks – Duration 2 hrs 30 Minutes
Total Marks 100 Marks
Minimum Pass Marks 50 Marks - B Grade ( Proposed to be Amended)
Internal + External

The Existing Rules have No policy for Repeat Mid-Term and Repeat End-Term
Examinations.

 However, it is proposed that Students who were unable to obtain a minimum 20 marks
or if it is below 20 Marks in their Internals, they may be given an opportunity after due
consideration and perusal. And for appropriate reasons and with due permission of the
Vice Chancellor, they may be allowed to appear for a Repeat- Mid Term Examination
with a Payment of Fee of Rs 500/- Per subject. The Repeat Mid- Term Examination
shall be conducted after the End-Term Examination. The Repeat Mid-Term
Examination will be conducted for 25 marks.

 As per the existing Rules there is NO provision for Repeat End-Term Examination.
The students had an opportunity to write the paper when it was offered with the Junior
Batch.
It is proposed that the Odd Semester Repeat Exams will be conducted after the
commencement of Even-Semester and the Even-semester Repeat will be conducted
after the commencement of the Odd Semester. In spite of appearing in these Repeat
Examination, if the student fails to attain a PASS Mark, in any case if the student Fail
in the Main End-Term Main Examination, they will be eligible to appear in Repeat
Examination with a Fee Payment of Rs 1000/- per subject. And if the student fails to
attain Pass Marks, he/she will have to appear in Repeat Examination with the Junior
batch with a Fee payment of Rs 2000/- Per subject.
If the student fails to attain Pass marks, he or she will Not be promoted to the Next
Year as per the Promotion Rule (Rule 9).
Any student who attains a Pass Marks in Any Repeat Exams (including Mid Term
Repeat Examination) the Grade Sheet will indicate an ‘R’.

 As per Note Order dated 16th May, 2016 the students are given answer scripts for
access without any payment and only arithmetical or technical error are found and
corrected, the same are changed after due approval and changes (if any) in Results
are declared. It is proposed the same Practice may be continued.
 As per the existing Rules there was No provision for Revaluation, However, in
exceptional cases; the same was permitted by the Vice Chancellor. It is proposed that
the Revaluation may be provided in exceptional cases after due review by the Vice
Chancellor. The same may be evaluated by an External Faculty, preferably by a
faculty from any other National Law School. The student has to apply for Revaluation
with a Fee Payment of Rs. 1500/- Per Subject

 Attendance- After the Amendment of Rule 1.3 the students have to put in a minimum
of 70% in Aggregate and 70% in each subject. Candidates who fulfill the above only
are eligible to appear for the Examination- No Exemption of this Rule is provided for

 DSNLU Examination Rule (7) -The Existing Grading System

S.No Percentage of Marks Grade Grade Value

1. 80 and Above O (Excellent/Outstanding) 7.00
2. 75-79 D (Distinction) 6.50
3. 70-74 A++ 6.00
4. 65-69 A+ 5.50
5. 60-64 A 5.00
6. 55-59 B+ 4.50
7. 50-54 B 4.00
8. Below 50 F (Fail) 0

It is herewith proposed that the Grading System to be followed will be as per the UGC
Guidelines Grades and Grade Points

Letter Grade Grade Point

O (Outstanding) 10
A+(Excellent) 9
A(Very Good) 8
B+(Good) 7
B(Above Average) 6
C(Average) 5
P (Pass) 4
F(Fail) 0
Ab (Absent) 0