During a semester the student may be required to take the following tests and examinations for each course(s). Each instrument carries proportionate marks which are accumulated in total marks.

UMT is using relative grading scheme, allowing the student to achieve a grade with respect to his / her ranking in the class. Students are formally evaluated by the resource person through different pedagogical assessment tools throughout the semester. A wide range of assessment methods are available to resource persons to evaluate the level of knowledge and skills acquired by students in a particular subject. The following two methods are employed at UMT, generally known as sessional evaluation and final term.

A combination of the following may be employed constituting sessional evaluation:

• Case Study
• Presentation
• Assignments
• Quizzes
• Class Participation
• Attendence
• Projects
• Viva Voce (for lab courses)
• Mid Term Exams
• Final Term Exams

Final Term Examination

A total of 100 marks are allocated to a course or a subject out of which 65% marks are normally assigned to sessional work evaluation and remaining 35% to End Term Examination for majority of the courses (excluding project / internship / thesis etc.). However, marks allocation or weightage may vary in some cases depending on the nature of the course or as deemed appropriate by the resource person.

The resource person is supposed to announce the student’s sessional evaluation in the class and also display it on the notice board before the closing of classes.

After classes are over, Final Term Examinations are conducted by the Office of Controller Examinations as per the date sheet.

Compiling Results

After the marking of the exams papers is completed, respective Resource Persons shall initially compile the result by adding the marks secured by the participants in Sessional Work and End Term Examination to complete the course evaluation. Generally, passing marks for Master and Bachelor level programs are considered to be 60% and 50% respectively. The percentage of marks secured by a participant are then converted into letter grades.

UMT has adopted relative grading method to grade its students. In this method, the difference between the highest marks of the class and the passing marks are divided up to a maximum of eight sub-divisions under which the letter grades are awarded from A+ / A, A-, B+, B, B-,C+,C to C-. Student having marks less than the passing marks is awarded “F” grade which carries zero grade points.

The definition of letter grades and corresponding grade points is illustrated in the following table.

Results Notification

The Controller of Examinations notifies the semester results (through notice boards and website) as per the dates specified in the Academic Calendar. The result includes Participant ID and letter grades achieved in a particular course.

After the end of each semester, the Office of the Controller Examination (OCE) sends semester progress report to the parents / guardians of a participant that reflects important information such as letter grades, SGPA and CGPA etc. if any, to help them monitor the performance of their child / ward. The same information can also be seen from the Online Participant Information System through student login / password.

Unfair Means in Examinations and Penalties

In order to keep a standardized code of conduct in examination, the following are some manifestations of unfair means in an examination.

1. Objectionable gestures during an examination.
2. Divulging information to a participant(s) pertaining to the examination paper.
3. Possessing or concealing notes on clothing, hands, shoes, pockets, wallet or any thing that has been explicitly prohibited in the examinations.
4. Exchanging of answer book, extra sheet or question paper or any portion thereof.
5. Communication written / oral or otherwise with other participant(s).
6. Writing incorrect or someone else's ID/Name on the answer / extra sheet / question papers.
7. Impeding conduct of examinations through any means.
8. Influencing, threatening or any other misconduct with Resource Person/Invigilator during the examination may lead to disciplinary action as well.

Using unfair means in final term exams may lead to one or more of the following penalties

1. Grade “F” in the subject; and / or
2. Fine up to Rs 10,000; and / or
3. Suspension from the program
4. Expulsion from the University

Penalties for violation of examination rules during sessional evaluation are given below:

1. Financial Penalty ranges from Rs. 1,000 – 15,000; and / or
2. Zero in the instrument (quiz / assignment); and / or
3. Deduction of marks from the sessional ranges from 5 to 10; and / or
4. Warning letter; and / or
5. “F” grade in the course

The Office of Controller Examinations also deals with Unfair Means Cases reported by the resource person or invigilators during sessional evaluations such as quiz, assignment, mid term, as well as final term examinations.

Controller Examinations compiles the cases and records the proceedings of the meeting as member and secretary of the Unfair Means Committee. The Committee supervises and maintains the highest standards of academic honesty, integrity and discipline in the examinations.

Final Term Examination Date Sheet

A Tentative Date Sheet is notified / displayed on the website as well as on the notice boards about two weeks before closing of classes to receive written complaints from the students about having time clash in their exams on or before the due date for incorporation / adjustment in the tentative date sheet in a bid to make it clash free i.e. no concurrent papers at one point of time.

No rescheduling will be done after the display of the final date sheet for what so ever reason.