Marks and Grades

A 10-point scale has been established by the University Grant Commission to evaluate student performance in terms of marks obtained in the Internal and External Examination, Grade points and letter grade.

Minimum Credits to be earned

For THREE year UG Programme: Best 140 – 144 Credits (Part I and II:Foundation Courses, Part III Major, Allied, Elective, Part –IV Soft skills and Part V: Extension activities)

CLASSIFICATION & COMPUTATION OF GPA AND CGPA

GRADE POINT AVERAGE [GPA] (for a Semester)

                                             Sum of the multiplication of grade points by the credits of the courses   

               GPA   =                     ——————————————————————————-

                                             Sum of the credits of the courses in a semester 

Conversion of Marks to Grade Point and Letter Grade(Performance in a Course / Paper)

RANGE OF MARKS GRADE POINTS LETTER GRADE DESCRIPTION
90-100 9.0-10.0 O Outstanding
80-89 8.0-8.9 D+ Excellent
75-79 7.5-7.9 D Distinction
70-74 7.0-7.4 A+ Very Good
60-69 6.0-6.9 A Good
50-59 5.0-5.9 B Average
40-49# 4.0-4.9 C Satisfactory
00-39# 0.0 U Re-appear
00-49@ 0.0 U Re-appear
ABSENT 0.0 AAA ABSENT

CUMULATIVE GRADE POINT AVERAGE [CGPA] (for the entire programme)

                       Sum of the multiplication of grade points by the credits of the courses for entire programme   

           CGPA   =    ——————————————————————————-

                      Sum of the credits of the courses of the entire programme 

Letter Grade and Classification

CGPA GRADE CLASSIFICATION OF FINAL RESULT
9.5-10.0 O+ First Class – Exemplary *
9.0 and above but below 9.5 O First Class – Exemplary *
8.5 and above but below 9.0 D++ First Class with Distinction *
8.0 and above but below 8.5 D+ First Class with Distinction *
7.5 and above but below 8.0 D First Class with Distinction *
7.0 and above but below 7.5 A++ First Class
6.5 and above but below 7.0 A+ First Class
6.0 and above but below 6.5 A First Class
5.5 and above but below 6.0 B+ Second Class
5.0 and above but below 5.5 B Second Class
4.5 and above but below 5.0# C+ Third Class
4.0 and above but below 4.5# C Third Class
0.0 and above but below 4.0# U Re-appear
0.0 and above but below 5.0@ U Re-appear

*Applicable to students who have passed in the first appearance and within the prescribed semester of the UG Programme (Core, Allied and Elective courses alone)/PGprogramme (Core and Elective); otherwise they are eligible for classification first class only.

# applicable to UG Programme only @ applicable to B.Com. Hons. / PG / M.Phil Programme only

RANKING

i. Students who pass all the examinations prescribed for the course in the first appearance itself alone are eligible for Ranking / Distinction.

ii. Provided in the case of students who pass all the examinations prescribed for the course with a break in the First Appearance due to lack of attendance are only eligible for classification.

Credits

UG CREDIT (139+1) DETAILS

EFFECTIVE FROM 2020-21 BATCH ONWARDS

The Minimum Credit Points for UG (Three Year Program)

Particulars Credits
1. Part I, II,III – Academics(Language/English/Core/Allied) 119
2. Part IV

  • a. Basic Tamil/Advanced Tamil/ Non-major(I & II Sem.)
  • b. Soft Skill (one paper per semester for 4 semesters)
  • c. EVS(III Semester)
  • d. Value Education(VI Sem.)
 20
4
12
2
2
Total (Part I,II,III,IV) 139
Part V Extension Activities

  • a. Sports credit for all,
  • (or)Credits to international, national and state players
  • b. NCC,NSS,EDP, Consumer club
 1
5
1-3
Total (PART I,II,III,IV,V) 140-144

CREDITS-UG(HON)

EFFECTIVE FROM 2020-21 BATCH ONWARDS

B.Com.Honours (165+internship (14)+extra curricular ) credits

Particulars Components No Of Papers Credits / Paper Total Credits
Part I Foundation Course Language(Tamil/Hindi/Sanskrit) 2 3 6
Part II Foundation Course English 2 3 6
Part III Core Major 31 4 124
Project 1 8 8
Total (PART I,II,III) 144
Part IV Non-Major Electives/ Basic Tamil.Advanced Tamil 2 2 4
Soft Skill 4 3 12
EVS 1 2 2
Value Education 1 2 2
Total(Part IV)       20
Internship 3+2 2/4 14
Part V Co-curricular (Sports)   1 1
Extra-curricular (NCC, NSS,EDP, consumer club)   1-3 1-3
Total 179

INTERNSHIP (FOR B.COM HONOURS)

From 2012 Batch

  • Two weeks of internship at the end of the first, third and fifth Semesters.
  • Four weeks of internship at the end of the second and fourth semesters respectively.

From2015Batch

  • 35 days of Internship at the end of the second, fourth and fifth semester respectively.
  • 14 credits for Internship.

Part IV Credit Details for UG Programme Effective from 2023 Batch onwards.

SEM COURSE COURSE CODE COURSE TITLE CREDITS SEM-WISE CREDITS
I Life Skill- 1 23ULSEC1001 Essentials of Effective Communication 2 2
II VALUE EDUCATION 20UESVE2001 Environmental Studies  
20UYGVE2002 Yoga and Wellness 2  
Life Skill- 2 23ULSHV2002 Universal Human Values 2 6
III NON MAJOR ELECTIVE-I 20U__ND3001 (AIDED) Subject Offered to other department 2  
20U__NE3001 (SFS) 2
IV NON MAJOR ELECTIVE-II 20U__ND4002 (AIDED) Subject Offered to other department 2  
20U__NE4002 (SFS)  
Students Progression Bodies   Students Progression Activities 2 4
V SKILL ENHANCEMENT
(COMMERCE)		   Coursera # 3  
SKILL BASED ELECTIVE
(BA/BSC/BCA/BVOC)		   SWAYAM – MOOC/NPTEL  
Life Skill- 3 23ULSLM5003 Leadership, Management Skills and Professional Skills 4  
ABILITY ENHANCEMENT- 1   VIVAC / Campus to Corporate / Spoken Tutorials / T.I.M.E – Bank exam training course * 2 9
VI SKILL ENHANCEMENT
(BA/BSC/BCA/BVOC)		   Coursera # 3  
SKILL BASED ELECTIVE
(COMMERCE)		   Arthavidhya (NSDC Certification)  
ABILITY ENHANCEMENT – 2 Essential of Computing Skill Essential of Computing Skill – Course offered by
E-EDU (previously offered) and others		 2  
SKILL DEVELOPMENT   Add on Courses 2 7
      Total   30

 

SEM I Pre-requisite Course BRIDGE COURSE QUANTS (Quantitative Aptitude)

CREDITS-PG

EFFECTIVE FROM 2020-21 BATCH ONWARDS

Postgraduate Programme (two years) : 91 credits

Particulars No Of Papers Credits/Paper Total Credits
Core(Including Practical, Project) 16 4/3 60
Soft Skill 4 2 8
Internship 1 2 2
Electives:core 5 3 15
Non-Major (within extra-disciplinary) 2 3 6
Total 91

CREDITS-M.PHIL

M.Phil. : 36 credits (Part Time & Full Time)

Part I
Particulars Credits
Core-I Research Methodology 6
Core II – Advanced Topics In the subject concerned 6
Elective – Back ground paper related to dissertation. 6
Part II
Dissertation and viva-voce 18
Total 36