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Evaluation Reforms

The use of relative grading system may be recommended in autonomous institutions, institutes
of national importance and institutions with high ranking. The results of the relative grading
system may be shared by such institutions later with other interested institutions to implement
the same.

5.3 Credit Transfer Policy

Facilitation of credit transfers is a must to support the continuation of learning and should
enable the students to gain the qualification in minimal time provided they meet all minimum
standards and requirements. Credit transfers should also facilitate mobility of students among
institutions.

Students who have completed course-work, at least first year, at some university other than the
university to which transfer is sought (may request for transfer of admission to this university.
A student may be granted admission only through an admission process that will follow the
same policy as for fresh admissions. However, a uniform credit system must be followed by all
universities to effect transfer of credits.

Credit Transfer request can be submitted only after the student has been admitted in the
concerned program and the following conditions are met:

i. The course work has been completed at a UGC approved and accredited University through
fulltime formal learning mode.

ii. The university accreditation grade/ ranking is not lower than that of the university to
which the transfer is sought.
iii. The courses prescribe to the common minimum syllabus under UGC CBCS system.
iv. The letter grade obtained in the courses is “B” or better.

v. The number of credits to be transferred does not exceed the prescribed limit.
vi. The program in question must have a similar credit system, in particular, modular or
semester and the same numeric and letter grading system along with common meaning of
the term “credit” in numerical terms.
The aspect of shelf life of courses needs to be taken into account while accepting credits as
obsolescence of knowledge of certain field in terms of its current relevance needs to be looked
into. The time lapsed between successful completion of certain courses of the program and
the admission to which program transfer is sought needs to be considered. The maximum
number of credit points that may be considered under a credit transfer needs to be specified.
Contextual variables such as teaching-learning approach adopted, learning facilities offered, use
of evaluation modes may also be considered while preparing the credit transfer policy.

A comprehensive policy on credit transfers will have to be framed by each university.

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