Holy Cross College (Autonomous), Nagercoil

Kanyakumari District, Tamil Nadu.

Accredited with Aby NAAC IV cycle – CGPA 3.35 

Postgraduate Program

Course Structure and Examination pattern

  • Course Structure

Distribution of Hours and Credits

Course

Sem. I

Sem. II

Vaca tion

Sem. III

Sem. IV

Total

Hours

Credits

Core – Theory & Practical

 

90-99

65-74

Elective

 

16-24

12 -20

Project

 

5- 6

4 - 5

Total

 

120

90

Non-academic Courses

Life Skill Training – I

-

(1)

-

-

-

-

1

Service-Learning Programme        (SLP)-

Community Engagement Course

 

 

(1)

 

(1)

 

 

2

Life Skill Training – II

-

-

-

-

(1)

-

1

Summer                        Training Programme

-

-

(1)

 

-

-

1

Total

 

(2)

(1)

(1)

(1)

-

5

Total Number of Hours  = 120

Total Number of Credits  = 90+5

  • 2. Examination Pattern
    • i) Major Core / Elective

Internal: External – 40:60

Allotment of Marks for PG Programme

 

Components

Marks

Internal

External

Core & Elective -Theory

40

60

Practicals

40

60

Project

40

60

Life Skill Training (I & II)

60

40

STP -Summer Training Program

60

40

SLP-Community Engagement Course

50

50


  • Each paper carries an internal component.
  • There is a passing minimum for external component.

 

A minimum of 50% in the external examination and an aggregate of 50% is  required.

     Continuous Internal Assessment 

      Internal Component

Component

Marks

Internal Test (2) - 40 marks each converted to 20 marks

20

Quiz (2) - 20 marks each converted into 4 marks

4

Class test (2) - 10 marks each converted to 4 marks

4

Seminar  - 20 marks converted to 4 marks

4

GD/Open Book test/ Article Review/ Book Review

 20 marks converted to 4 marks

4

Online Home Assignment -20 marks converted to 4 marks

4

Total

40

External Summative Examination

Component

Marks

Part A: 10 x 1

(Two objective type questions from each unit without any choice).

10

Part B:            5 x 3

(One question from each unit with internal choice. Among the five questions one question should be of application type and another will be of analysis type).

15

Part C:            5 x 7

(One question from each unit with internal choice. Question should cover all cognitive levels as per the Course Outcomes).

35

Total

60

Project:  Ratio of Internal : External is 40:60

Total – 100 marks

Life Skill Training :

Internal Component

Components

Marks

 

Life Skill Training- I

Album (20 pages)

40

Group  Song,   Mime,   Skit (Group of    5

students)

20

Total

60

Life Skill Training- II

Case Study (Group of 5 students) (30 page)

60

Total

60

External Summative Examination

 

Written Test

Five out of Seven (5 x 8)

40

Total

40

STP- Summer Training Program

            Internal Component

Component

Marks

Training with report  

60

Total

60

External Component

Component

Marks

Viva Voce

40

Total

40

 

SLP -Community Engagement Course (CEC)

(Field Work – 15 hrs; Class Hours – 15 hrs)

Internal Component

Component

Marks

Assignment

10

Group Discussion

10

Attendance (Field Work)

30

Total

50

External Component

Component

Marks

Project Report / Case Study (10-15 pages in print)

(Group of 5 students)

50

Total

50