notices

Guidelines/Rules relating to Acadamic matters
of the Institute as on May, 2007

SELECTION

(i) The admission to M.A. and Ph.D. courses will be made on the basis of the Written test and/or interview.

(ii) The admission to certificate courses will be made on the basis of first-come-first serve basis.

ADMISSION COMMITTEE

Admission to all Courses is made by the Admission Committee comprising the following.

(i) Vice-Chancellor or his nominee-Chairman

(ii) Director of the Institute-Member

(iii) Professor preferably of the concerned department - Member

(iv) Two outside experts to be nominated by tile Vice Chancellor -Members

(v) Registrar-Member Secretary

In the absence of the Registrar or the Director or any other officer, the Vice-Chancellor can depute any other member from the staff or can invite outside experts to be on the Admission Committee.

The Admission Committee invites application & makes a preliminary selection of candidates to be invited for written test and/or interview. The Admission Committee may entrust some of its responsibilities to any other member of the Institute.

Notwithstanding the above, the right to waive any of the conditions for admission to any of the courses is vested with the Vice-Chancellor.

ADMISSION TO EXAMINATIONS

(i) Application for admission to the examinations conducted by the Institute is made in the prescribed form and forwarded to the Registrar through Head of the Department.

(ii) While forwarding the application for admission to various examinations to be held in any year, concerned Head of the Department is required to certify each application in the following manner:

"That the candidate has satisfied him/her by the production of a certificate from the Authority prescribed in this behalf that he/she has pursued a regular course of study and has the required percentage of attendance which qualify him/her for appearing in the examination"

(iii) The Registrar shall send the Admit Card to all the candidates whose applications for admission to the various examinations have been found in order to Heads of the Department concerned for delivery to candidates.

(iv) The Admit Cards in respect of candidates who have not fulfilled the requisite attendance or are otherwise not eligible to appear in the examination shall not be delivered to them and shall be returned by Head of the Department concerned to the Registrar together with a statement showing details of attendance position and/or other facts in each case.

(v) Applications for admission to examinations shall be accompanied by the prescribed fee, if not paid earlier.

(vi) A candidate who on account of sickness or otherwise is unable to present himself/herself for any examinations shall not be entiled to claim a refund of his/her fee. However the Vice Chancellor may, for sufficient reason permit the candidate to present himself/herself in the ensuing examination without payment of a fee.

(vii) A candidate may not be admitted to the examination hall, if he/she fails to present to the Officer incharge of the examination his/her Admit Card or to satisfy the officer in this regard.

(viii) The Officer-in-charge of the examination is empowered to call upon any candidate appearing in any examination to give a specimen signature for the purpose of identification.

(ix) Permission to appear in the examination conducted by the Institute may be withdrawn before or during the course of examination for conduct which in the opinion of the Vice-Chancellor justifies the candidate's exclusion.

(x) If a candidate for any examination of the Institute owes any money or other dues and fails to return the same, the Vice-Chancellor may withhold or order withholding of Admit Card of the candidate and if the Admit Card has already been issued suspend the order of admission till all dues have been paid.

(xi) Notwithstanding anything contained expressly or impliedly in the Bye-laws, the Vice-Chancellor may, on being satisfied after such enquiry as he may deem fit, withdraw respectively, prior to the publication of the final result of a candidate in a course, the permission granted to such candiddtes to pusue that course or to appear in any examination in relation thereto, on the follwoing grounds or cancel the result of such candidates if it comes to his notice within four months of the publication of the result i.e.

(a) the candidate was ineligible for admission to the course but was wrongly admitted, or

(b) the candidate was ineligible to take the examination on account of shortage of attendance but was permitted to do so by some mistake or due to some other unavoidable reason, or

(c) a discrepancy was found in the attendance record on account of which the candidate who had taken the examination was in fact ineligible; or

(d) A discrepancy was discovered in the award of marks, etc.

No such action shall be taken by the Vice-Chancellor without giving an opportunity to the concerned candidate to show cause why action be not taken against him/her.

SCHEME OF EXAMINATION

The scheme of examination in each course shall be as prescribed from time to time

CLASSIFICATION OF DIVISION OF SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES AND PASS PERCENTAGE

i) Classification of Grade/Division to successful candidate shall be as per Table -1

TABLE-1

Percentage Grade Division

75 and above A+ First Division and Distinction

60 to 74 A First Division

50 to 59 B Second Division

Below 50 C Fail

i) Candidates securing less than 50% (`C' grade) shall be treated as failed in the particular examination paper but shall be permitted to reappear in the supplementary examination in that particular examination paper

ii) The minimum grade required to pass the examination to be held at the end of each semester or academic year shall be B grade, in each of the written paper, practical, slide examination, internal assessment. dissertation and other evaluation tests

iii) In terms of division, the candidates securing 75% or above shall be deemed to have passed in 1st Division with Distinction; the ones securing marks between 60% to 74% shall be deemed to have secured 1st Division and the ones securing marks between 50% to 59 % shall be taken to have passed in 2nd division. The candidates getting below 50% marks shall not be declared as passed.

UNFAIR MEANS, MISCONDUCT DURING EXAMINATION

The use of dishonest or unfair means in the examination includes the following and punishment liable to be awarded is also indicated against each of them.

Nature of unfair means Punishment

(1) Smuggling of answer books and/or pages thereof Cancellation of the entire examination and rustication for a period of two years

(2) If found copying by invigilators/ superintendents/any other authorised person (s) Cancellation of the entire examination

Explanation

In case of cancellation of the annual/semester examination, the examinee shall be permitted to appear at the supplementary examination of the annual/semester examination (whenever held) of that year. Further such a candidate will be eligible for promotion to the higher class/next semester, if he/she is otherwise qualified for the same.

(3) If found in possession of Cancellation of examination in the material relating to examination concerned paper. For repeated offence in the same examination on that day or any subsequent day, cancellation of the entire examination.

(4) Talking and consultation Cancellation of examination in the concerned paper for repeated offence even after warning by invigilator/supdt. and other authorised person deputed on examination duty.

(5) Mass copying in a paper Cancellation of the entire examination in duly reported upon by invigilators that day's paper and no re-examination. and supdt. or by any other authorized Closing the examination centre concerned person deputed on examination duty in the event of repetition of mass copying or such other action as may be recommended by a Committee to be nominated by the Vice-Chancellor.

(6) (a) Use of unparliamentary language Necessary disciplinary action in addition (b) Assault/manhanding to cancellation of entire examination

(d) Tearing of answer-book

(7) Attempt to influence an examiner Cancellation of examination in the if reported by the examiner concerned concerned paper and suitable disciplinary action, after enquiry.

(8) Impersonation Cancellation of entire examination and
rustication for one year of the candidate
as well as the person who is impersonating if he/she is a National Museum Instittue's student. in case the person impersonating is not the National Museum Institute's
student, he/she may be handed over to the
Police for further appropriate action.

(9) (a) Walk-out No re-examination, except for cogent reasons to be decided by the committee nominated by the Vice-Chancellor.

Explanation

Where the examinees, after having entered and taken their seats in the examination hall/room/any place meant for the purpose and after the distribution of the answer books or question papers or both, decide not to appear in the examination under one or more of the pleas that the question paper was stiff, out of course, not taught, change in the trend etc. and further decide to leave their seats of the examination individually or jointly with or without making protests of any kind, with or without signing the attendance sheet (Roster), with or without submitting the answer books to the invigilator/superintendent of the concerned examination and without creating any disruption (as defined below) in the examination, they shall be said to have staged a `WALK-OUT' in the said examination.

(b) Boycott No re-examination

Explanation

On or before the day of an examination, if the examinee individually or jointly, refrains from appearing in the examination to compel the authorities to accede to any demand, they are said to `boycott' the said examination. Provided that, an absence from the examination for a purpose other than the above shall not be deemed to "boycott' the said examination.

(10) Disruption Cancellation of examination and
rustication for two years. Action be taken
on the basis of report of invigilator/
superintendent, member of the Flying
Squad after enquiry.

Explanation

Where an examinee/any person individually, jointly or in collusion with other examinees or any other person, either before or after having entered the examination hall/room/any place meant for the purpose, and either before or after distribution of the answer-book and the question paper does/do any act or instigate any other examinee/ person for commission of act such as assaulting, manhandling, using of abusive language, creating rowdyism, snatching and tearing of answer-books and such other thing, etc. so as to cause disturbance in the smooth conduct of the examination either in the centre in which he/she is scheduled to appear or is appearing or in any other centre of the examination they shall be said to have caused a "disruption" in the said examination.

(11) Any other matter related to the Suitable action as recommended by
examination the committee consisting of:

(1) Director of the Institute

(2) Dean of the Faculty

(3) Concerned Head of the Dept.

(4) A teacher of the faculty concerned

nominated by the V.C.

12. In the case of a candidate found using unfair means in the examination in which he/she is appearing to improve his/her previous performance the punishment as prescribed under Clause 1 or 11 above for the various kinds of unfair means shall apply to his/her earlier examination.

Withholding/Withdrawal of Degree/Certificate

Notwithstanding anything contained in the Bye-laws, the Academic Council, may on the recommendation of the Vice-Chancellor by a resolution passed with concurrence of not less than two third of the members voting withhold for such period as they may deem fit, conferment of any Degree/ Award of any Certificate to any successful candidate at an examination of the Institute for reasons, which, in their opinion justify such withholding e.g. unruly or disorderly conduct, or violence, or conviction for an offence involving violence or moral turpitude.