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EXAMINATION POLICY & PROCEDURES
Second Edition 2025

INTRODUCTION

A. Salesian College
Salesian College (SC) is a government recognized, minority educational institution of the Catholic Church, run by the Salesians of Don Bosco, Kolkata Province where over 2000 students do their Undergraduate (UG) and Post-graduate (PG) studies in Arts/ Humanities, Commerce, Science and Professional Courses under the University of North Bengal (NBU).

Salesian College was established in Shillong in 1933, before being shifted to Sonada, in 1938. It comes under section 2(f) and 12(B) of UGC Act of 1956. In 1935, SC received affiliation to the Calcutta University for IA, and in 1948 for BA Course in English, History and Latin followed by Economics in 1950. In 1962 its affiliation was transferred from Calcutta University to NBU as it was one of the founding colleges. It was in 1970 and 1979 that SC received affiliation for BA Honours Course in English and History respectively followed by the introduction of
Education and Philosophy as BA subjects. In 2006 it received affiliation for Education Honours course. The College opened a Computer Skills Department in 2002, offering the DIT and ADIT courses of CDAC, Pune and the Computer Application Certificate of NBU in 2004. 

Salesian College Siliguri Campus was inaugurated on 9 July 2009. Salesian college offers BA/B.Com/BSc/BBA/BCA Honours. SC is also recognized as IGNOU Study Centre (from May 2005 in SCS and 2010 in SCSC) offering courses in BA, B. Com, CIC, CLP, MA M. Com, BSW, BCA&MCA. SC was accredited by NAAC on 16 September 2004, with an institutional score between 60, 70, receiving the Grade C++. On 26 February 2010, Salesian College was conferred the status of a ‘College with Potential for Excellence’ (CPE) by the University Grants Commission and was into its second cycle from 1st April 2014. In March 2012, in its second cycle, the college was re-accredited by NAAC with ‘A’ grade. The college has retained its ‘A’ Grade in the third cycle starting from May 2019. The college started post-graduate programmes in English (2016), Education and Psychology (2019), and Commerce (2024). 

Post pandemic, the college has incorporated the blended mode of teaching – learning, including assessments and routine tests through the in-house developed ERP and Salesian LMS adapting the latest version of the MOODLE in compliance with the revised Bloom’s Taxonomy. On 31 May 2023, the University Grants Commission conferred the Autonomous status on Salesian College and North Bengal University notified the same on 7 August 2023.

B. Glossary of Terms

  • Academic Bank of Credits (ABC): It is a digital depository of credits earned by students throughout their academic journey. It was established by the University Grants Commission (UGC) and the Ministry of Education (MoE). The ABC is intended to make it easier for students to move between higher education institutions.
  • Academic Year: Two consecutive (one odd + one even) semesters constitute one academic year. It normally begins in July and ends in June of the following year. • Choice Based Credit System (CBCS): The CBCS provides choice for students to select courses from the prescribed courses (Major, Minor, Multidisciplinary Course, Multidisciplinary Elective, Discipline Specific Elective, Open Elective, Ability Enhancement Course, Skill Enhancement Course, Value Added Courses).
  • Course: Usually referred to, as ‘papers’ is a component of a programme. All courses need not carry the same weight. The courses should define learning objectives and learning outcomes. A course may be designed to comprise lectures/ tutorials/laboratory work/ field work/ project work/ vocational training/workshops/ seminars/term papers / assignments / Online-courses/ self-study etc. or a combination of some of these.
  • Credit Based Semester System (CBSS): Under the CBSS, the requirement for awarding a degree /diploma /certificate is prescribed in terms of the number of credits to be earned. 
  • Credit: A unit by which the course work is measured. It determines the number of hours of instructions required per week in a semester. One credit is equivalent to one hour of lecture or tutorial or two hours of practical work/field work per week in a semester. It will be generally equivalent to 15/30 hours of instructions in a semester.
  • Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA): It is a measure of the overall cumulative performance of a student over all the semesters of a programme. The CGPA is the ratio of total credit points secured by a student in various courses in all the semesters and the sum of the total credits of all courses in all the semesters. It is expressed up to two decimal places.
  • Formative Assessment (FA): Formative assessment refers to an ongoing process of evaluating student learning during instruction, where teachers use various methods to gather feedback on student understanding and adjust their teaching strategies, aiming to improve student learning by identifying areas where they need additional support and providing timely feedback throughout the learning process.
  • Grade Point: It is a numerical weight allotted to each letter grade on a 10-point scale.
  • Credit Point: It is the product of grade point and the number of credits for a course.
  • Letter Grade: It is an index of the performance of students in a said course. Grades are denoted by the letters O, A+, A, B+, B, C, D/P and F.
  • Programme: A programme leading to the award of a Degree, Diploma or Certificate. Denotes the title of the programme (e.g.: Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science). Each programme has Programme Objectives (POs) and Programme Specific Outcomes (PSOs).
  • Post Publication Re-assessment (PPR): It is the process of having an examination answer sheet re-assessed by a different examiner or a review panel, typically after a student has received their initial results and is not satisfied with the marks.
  • Post Publication Scrutiny (PPS): It is the process where the marks awarded to a candidate are rechecked, specifically focusing on the recalculation of marks, after the initial results have been published.
  • Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy (RBT): The Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy is a hierarchical model that categorizes different levels of cognitive processes involved in teaching, learning and assessment.
  • Semester: Each semester will consist of over 16 weeks of academic work equivalent to 90 actual teaching days. The odd semester is generally scheduled from July to December, and the even semester from January to June. 
  • Semester Grade Point Average (SGPA): It is a measure of the performance of work done in a semester. It is the ratio of total credit points secured by a student in various courses registered in a semester and the total course credits taken during that semester. It shall be expressed up to two decimal places.
  • Summative Assessment (SA): Summative assessment refers to an evaluation method used to measure a student’s overall learning and achievement at the end of a specific instructional unit, like a course or semester, typically used to assign a final grade and determine mastery of the subject matter.
  • Transcript or Grade Card or Certificate or Marks Card: Based on the grades earned, a grade certificate shall be issued to all the registered students after every semester. The grade certificate will display the course details (code, title, number of credits, grade secured, etc.).