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UNIVERSITY OF BOMBAY 1980-81 MAHARASHTRA PAMPHLET No. 157 (HntbetiSttp of Pom bap Ordinances and Regulations relating to the revised M.A. degree Course under the scheme of Internal and External Assessment introduced from 1980-81 N.JB.—Registration as a post-graduate student shall be a condition precedent to the commencement of post-graduate studies. 0.2237. A candidate for being eligible for admission to the course leading to the degree of Master of Arts must have passed the examination for the degree of Bachelor of Arts (three year integrated course) of this University or the degree of m chelor of Arts (old i.e. four year course) of this University or a degree of another University recognised as equivalent thereto. Provided, however, that applications of graduates of this University in the Faculties other than the Faculty of Arts, or those who have passed the equivalent examination of another recognised University seeking admission to the M.A. degree course by papers, will be considered by the Academic Council on the merits of each individi\al case, on the recommendation of the Head of tlie University Department concerned/Chairman of the Board of Studies concerned in the subject in which there is no University Department/Principal of a College where the Post-graduate centre is granted, and in tl .e case of a student seeking admission to the course by research, on the recommendation •of the Chairman of the Conmiittee of recognised teachers in the subject con- 'cemed. Before recommending such applications, the following procedure sb^ll be followed :— A written test consisting of 2 papers, as under, shall be administered in the subject in which the student desires to register for his M.A. degree :— (*) An essay paper in the subject; {ii) A paper to test the student’s general acquaintence with the subject. _____ __ __________ N .B .—Candidates shall b« NIEPA DC rapid reading before they are examined. D02732 0.2238. The duration of the coursc for the degree of Master of Arts shall be two years. 0.2239. No candidate will be permitted to appear for the M.A. Part II examination unless lie has taken the Bachelor’s degree earlier, in person or in absentia at a Convocation. 0.2240. The examination for the degree of Master of Arts may be taken (i) by papers ; or {ii) partly by papers and partly dissertation ; or (m) by research alone as prescribed by the relevant Regulations. 0.2241. The examination by papers for the degree of blaster of Arts will be held in two parts viz. Part I and Partll each part consisting of 400 marks. Tiie Part I examination shall be held at the end of the first year and the Part II examination sliall be held at the end of the second year. The examination may be taken cither (i) as in Scheme ‘ A ’ or (ii) as in Scheme ‘ B as imder :— Scheme ‘ -<4 ’ * In Scheme ‘ A ’ there shall be a University examination for f\dl marks in each paper in each Part. Scheme ‘ 2? ’ * In Scheme ‘ B there shnll be, in each paper in each Part, an internal assessment for 60 per cent of the full marks assigned to the paper, and a University examination for the remaining 40 i>er cent of the marks to be lield at the end of tlie year. * {Nole :—The Regulations relating to the subjects of exammation and the syllabus shall be identical for both the schemes unless otherwise provided.) 0.2242. A student shall have the option to choose either of the two schemes referred to above. The option shall be communicated by the student in writii\g to tlie Head of the University Department/College/Institution before the commencement of the course for the part concerned. K, however, a student wishes to switch over from Scheme ‘ B ’ to Scheme ‘ A \ he will be permitted to do so until he submit his fonn of ai)plication for admission to the examination for the Part I only, and if the student wishes to switch over from Scheme ‘ -4 ’ to Scheme ‘ 2? ’ he will be permitted to do so before the first test or assigrmient of the first tenn of the Part I examination. He sliall be permitted to appear for the examination only after he satisfies the requirements laid dow'n by the University to qualify for appearing under tlie scheme vjr-med. 3 0.2243. Candidates entering upon the M.A. degree course by papers will have to appear in four papers in each part in which they receive instruction. ‘The papers comprising Part I and Part II of the course, shall be as specified by the relevant regulations. 0.2244. A student shall have to offer for Part II of the examination, that scheme only with which he has passed the Part I examination or appeared and failed in Part I examination or registered for appearing for the Part I examination. Provided, however, that if a student who has passed the Part I exami nation with Scheme ‘ J3” desires to appear for Part II examination with Scheme ‘ ^ he shall be permitted to do so subject to his passing Part I exami nation with Scheme ‘ ^ at an earlier attempt. 0.2245. A student who has satisfactorily kept terms for Part I of the course shall be permitted to keep terms for Part II course notwithstanding that he may not have appeared for the Part I examination or failed thereat. However, no student will be allowed to appear for the Part II examination unless he has passed the Part I examination, previously. 0.2246. A candidate who is declared to have passed Part I of the examination will not be allowed to reappear for the same examination with a view to improving his results. 0.2247. ]Notwithstanding anjrthing contained in Regulations 1967 and 1968, a student who appears for Part I or Part II of the Master of Arts degree examination and gives a declaration in writing to the University through the Head of the University Department/Principal of the College/Head of the constituent recognized Institution through which he is sent up for the exami nation, within one week of the close of the examination, to the effect that his result of the Part I or the Part II examination, as the case may be, be considered null and void if he does not obtain (a) the percentage of marks laid down for the award of a Second Class at the M.A. degree examination, or {b) at least 55 per cent marks on the aggregate— (which is a requirement at the Masters degree examination laid down by the University Grants Commission for appointment of a teacher), or (c) the percentage of marks laid down for the award of a First Class at the M.A. degree examination, will be declared as failed at the examination for the Part concerned if he does not obtain in the Part (a) the percentage of marks laid down for the award of Second Class or (6) at least 55 per cent marks or (c) the percentage of marks laid down for the avard of a First Class at the M.A. degree examination, as the case may be, so as to enable him to improve his preformance at the examination. 0.2248. The internal assessment in each paper will be done throughonit the year and the distribution of marks in each paper shall be as under :— {i) 20 marks for one or more written assignments ; (m) 40 marks for two or more tests including the laboratory teslt/s where the laboratory test is prescribed. The entire syllabus prescribed for the respective paper shall be cover-'ed in the two or more tests taken together. The teacher may assess the student in an oral test before assigning t^he marks to the written work. 0.2249. The internal assessment will ordinarily be done by a teach<®^/ teachers who teaches the paper. 0.2250. Marks will be assigned to each Internal test/assignment dO)jie by a student and the same will be communicated to the student. 0.2251. On an application for review of marks in an Internal tes^t/ assignment being received by the Head of the Department in the subjects in which there are University Departments or by the Chairman of the Committee of recognised Post-graduate teachers in the subjects in which there are )no University Departments or by the Principals of the Colleges having a Post graduate Centre in the subjects concerned, within one week of the date of communication of the marks to the students, tlie marks may be reviewed Iby the examiners concerend who have previously assessed his work. Such a review shall be final. R.1963. In the subjects in which there are University Departments and in the subjects which are taught in Colleges or Institutions having Post graduate Centres in the subjects concerned, the marks obtained by the students for the Internal work shall be recorded in the Office of the Department/College/ Institution and the marks finally settled by the committee as in R.1964 below shall be communicated to the Registrar before 15th April, every year. In the subjects in which there are no University Departments, the marks assigned by the teachers for the Internal work shall be communicated to the Registrar by the Chairman of the Committee of the Post-graduate teachers in the respective subjects immediately after the work has been assessed. R.1964. At the end of the academic year, a Committee appointed by the Head of the University Department/College/Institution/Ch airman o f the Committee of recognized Post-graduate teachers, as the ease may be, from among the teachers participating in the scheme of instruction and int«nial assessment in the subject concerned during tlie academic year, shall finally settle the niarks for the Internal work in tl^e subject.