Post Graduate Programme
The Department of Dance conducts 1-year Post Graduate Programme. Beginning from the academic year 2014-2015 and with the introduction of the semester system the Post Graduate Programme has been divided into 2 semesters.
1. Admission: The students obtaining four-years Under Graduate Program from a Department of Faculty of Arts, Deltin 7 Aviator গেম টাকা ইনকাম of Deltin 7 will be eligible to take admission to the Post Graduate Programme of the particular Department within 15 days of publication of the Under Graduate Program result.
2. Duration :
3. Week-wise breakdown of each semester of 26 weeks
4. Total Courses, Marks, Credits and Grades
Number of four-credit courses: 8 Marks: 8 × 100 = 800
Each course: 4 credit hours
Number of one-credit courses: 2 Marks: 2 × 25 = 50
Each course: 1 credit hour
Total Marks: 800 + 50 = 850 Total Credits: 8 × 4 + 2 × 1 = 34
5. Courses of 4 credit each and 2 courses of 1 credit each will be taught in 2 semesters as follows:
6. Marks distribution for each four-credit course
a. Two Mid’-Semester Tests of 15 marks each Marks: 15 + 15 = 30
One test of one-hour duration will be taken every semester by each course-teacher at his / her convenience. Marks of two tests will be added. If a single teacher teaches a course two tests will be taken by the same teacher.
b. Semester Final Examination
Semester final examinations of four-hour duration will be held for every course at the end of every semester.
Two teachers will set questions and evaluate the scripts. Marks obtained in the final examinations held at the end of the semester will be the average of the two marks.
There may be 5 broad questions or a combination of broad questions, short notes, etc.
C. Class Attendance and Participation Marks: 5 + 5 = 10
Both course-teachers will give marks out of 5. Marks of the two teachers will be added.
For attendance in 90% or above classes a student may be given 5 marks out of 5, 80% to less than 90% - 4, 70% to less than 80% - 3, 60% to less than 70% - 2, 50% to less than 60% - 1, and below 50% - 00.
If a single teacher teaches a course, marks will be given out of 10.
7. Marks Distribution for each one-credit course
a. Class attendance and Presentation Marks: 10
The students will not be given any written test. They will be encouraged to discuss some topics and/ or make oral presentations on some topics included in the syllabus.
The concerned teacher will give marks out of 10.
Subject to satisfactory Attendance and Presentation in 90% or above classes a students may be given 10 marks out of 10, 80% to less than 90% - 8, 70% to less than 80% - 6, 60% to less than 70% - 4, 60% to less than 50% - 2, and below 50% - 00.
b. Oral Examination Marks: 15
8. Class Representatives
Each batch/section of students will have two class representatives (one male and one female) to maintain liaison with the coordinator and course teachers regarding their class progress and problems.
9. Attendance Requirements
a. Attendance in the four-credit courses only will be taken into consideration to determine the eligibility of the students for examination.
b Students with 75% attendance and above in each course will be eligible to sit for examinations. Students with attendance below 75% going down to 60% will be considered non-collegiate and will be allowed to sit for the examinations only after paying the required university fines.
c Students with attendance below 60% will not be eligible to appear at the examinations.
10. Grading Scale and Grades
|
Numerical Grades |
Letter Grades |
Grade Points |
Grade Points |
|
80 and above |
A+ |
4.00 |
1.00 |
|
75 to less than 80 |
A |
3.75 |
0.94 |
|
70 to less than 75 |
A- |
3.50 |
0.88 |
|
65 to less than 70 |
B+ |
3.25 |
0.81 |
|
60 to less than 65 |
B |
3.00 |
0.75 |
|
55 to less than 60 |
B- |
2.75 |
0.69 |
|
50 to less than 55 |
C+ |
2.50 |
0.63 |
|
45 to less than 50 |
C |
2.25 |
0.56 |
|
40 to less than 45 |
D |
2.00 |
0.50 |
|
Less than 40 |
F |
0.00 |
0.00 |
|
Incomplete (Does not take an exam) I |
|
0.00 |
0.00 |
|
Withdrawn |
|
0.00 |
0.00 |
(Does not attend any class and take any exam)
11. Retaking of Examinations and Improvement of Grades
a. Improvements of grade/grades are applicable only for the students- (i) who pass the M.A. Final Examination, or (ii) who have the minimum CGPA 2.00.
b. If a student passes the examinations getting less B in any four-credit course/courses, he/she may improve his/her grades by retaking the examinations of the course/courses only once with the immediate next batch at his/her own risk because in such cases the grade/grades of the particular course/courses obtained earlier will be considered cancelled. But marks for attendance and mid-term tests may be retained.
c. If a student has the minimum CGPA 2.00 in the M.A. Final examination, but has F in any 4-credit courses or the aggregate of the two one-credit courses, which together is called ‘overall assessment’, his/her result will be treated as incomplete and the student will be allowed to retake the examination/examinations of the four-credit courses and the one-credit course with the following available batch.
d. A student with F grade only in any course/courses will be allowed to improve the grade/grades by retaking the examination/examinations for a maximum of two times if he/she gets F in the first improvement test.
In either case the marks for attendance and participation, attendance and presentation will be retained.
e. Retaking of mid-semester tests will not be allowed.
f. In addition to the usual fees, a fine will be imposed for each course to be retaken as per university rules.
g. The student will have to be mentally prepared to take the test of a particular course even if it is held on the same day of his/her other examination.
h. The same rules will be applicable in the case of any student getting I.
12. Drop out
a. A student failing to get a minimum CGPA 2.00 even after readmission for two times will be dropped out of the programme.
b. If a student getting F in any course fails to improve his/her grade even after retaking the examination twice, he/she will not be given any further chance for improvement and will be dropped out of the programme.
13. Dean’s List of Meritorious Students
a. Dean’s Merit List of Excellence
The list will include the names and particulars of students who have CGPA 4.00 in the M.A. Final Examination.
b. Dean’s Merit List of Honour
The list will include the names and particulars of students who have CGPA 3.75 and above but below 4.00 in the M.A. Final Examination.
Maximum of two students with the highest CGPA of any Department in a particular session will be included in Dean’s Merit List of Honour. In the case of more than one student getting the same CGPA the number will increase.
Students who have taken readmission or have taken any improvement examination will not be considered for the Dean’s list of meritorious students.