Teaching Activities

The department is at present involved in teaching the following courses:

• Four-year BSc (Honours) degree course (started from the session 1997-98)..

• One-year MSc course with two major areas of specialization: Nuclear Physics and Solid State Physics.

Academic Calendar

Important points of the ordinance for the honours degree of Bachelor of Science in physics

Grading System

In the Transcript/Grade Sheet, only the Letter Grade and the Corresponding Grade Points, and finally, the CGPA, not the numerical marks, will be shown.

Duration of the programme of study

Duration of the programme of study; The programme of study for the degree of B.Sc. Honours shall extend over a minimum period of four academic years and the degree shall be completed within a maximum period of six academic years. No student shall be allowed to stay for more than two academic years in each of the 1st , 2nd and 3rd year of the programme.

Continuous Laboratory Assessment

30% of the total practical marks.

Class Attendance

20% of the assessment marks shall be awarded for attendance in the class (theory + practical) on the basis of the following table:

Table for awarding marks for attendance

A student with class attendance below 60% will not be allowed to fill-up the examination form.

Award of Degrees, Promotions and Improvement of Results

a) Award of degree

• The degree of Bachelor of Science with Honours in physics shall be awarded on the basis of CGPA obtained by a candidate in B.Sc. Honours Part-1, Part-2, Part-3 and Part-4 examinations.
  In order to qualify for the B. Sc. (Honours) degree a candidate must have to obtain within 6 (six) academic years from the date of admission:
• A minimum CGPA of 2.50.
• A minimum GP of 2.00 in the practical courses in each of Part-1, Part-2, Part-3 and Part-4 examinations.
• A full TCP of 160. [means no F grade in any course]
• S letter grade in English course (to be obtained within 4 academic years fro[21~m the date of admission). The letter grade S corresponds to at least 30% marks.
• The result shall be given in CGPA with the corresponding Letter Grade (LG).  For instance, a result is CGPA = 3.10 (B)

b) Promotions

• In order to be eligible for promotion from one class to the next higher Honours class, a candidate must secure (i) at least 2.00 GPA in his/her Part-1, 2.25 GPA in Part-2 and 2.50 GPA in Part-3 examinations. (ii) at least 2.00 GP in each of his/her Part-1, Part-2 and Part-3 practical and class assessment/tutorials course examinations, and (iii) at least 30 credits points for each of Part-1 and Part-2 and 34 credits points in Part-3 examinations.   

c) Course Improvement

• A promoted student earning a grade less than 2.75 in individual courses shall be allowed to improve the grades on courses, not more than two full unit courses including those of F grades, if any, of Part-1, Part-2 and Part-3 examinations or their equivalent courses (in case of changes in the syllabus), defined by the departmental academic committee, through the regular examinations of the immediate following batch. However, if the candidate fails to clear his/her F grades in the first attempt, he/she shall get a second (last) chance in the immediate next year to clear the F grades. No improvement shall be allowed in practical course examinations/ viva-voce/ class assessment/ tutorials and thesis/ dissertation/ project courses. If a candidate fails to improve his/her course grade, the previous grade shall remain valid. If a readmitted candidate fails to appear at the regular class assessment/ tutorial and thesis/ dissertation/ project courses, his/her previous grades shall remain valid.

d) Result Improvement

• A candidate obtaining a CGPA of less than 2.75 at the end of the Part-4 examinations, within 5 (five) academic years, shall be allowed to improve his/her result, on up to a maximum of 4 (four) full units of the Part-4 theoretical courses in the immediate next regular examination (within six academic years from the date of admission) after publication of his/her result. The year of examination, in the case of a result  improvement, shall remain the same as that of his/her regular examination. His/her previous grades for practical courses/ viva-voce /class assessment / tutorial and thesis/ dissertation/ project courses shall remain valid. If a candidate fails to improve CGPA, the previous results shall remain valid.

e) Pass Degree: Candidates failing to obtain required GPA

• for promotion in Honours Part-3 examination in 4 (four) academic years, in case of readmission in Part-3 course year, or 5 (five) academic years, with no readmission in Part-3 course year from the date of admission, or
• for Honours degree in Honours Part-4 examination in 6 (six) academic years from the date of admission but secure
• a) a CGPA of at least 2.50 up to Honours Part-3 examination,
• b) a minimum TCP of 80% of the total, and
• c) an LG of S in the English Course, shall be awarded a B. Sc. Pass degree. Such candidates shall not be allowed to improve on the B.Sc. Pass degree.

f) Dropping out

• Candidates, failing to earn the yearly required GPA after completing regular examinations and subsequently failed again after taking readmission in 1^st , 2^nd or 3^rd year, or to clear F grades in the stipulated period, shall be dropped out of the programme.

*Non-Credit and optional not added to the total.