A. Credit Equivalence
- Application Fees –
Non-Refundable
- Registration Fees –
Non-Refundable
- Administrative Fees (Payable
per annum) – Non-Refundable
- Project / Dissertation at Undergraduate Level shall be
of 6 to 9 credits.
- Project / Dissertation at Postgraduate Level shall be of
9 to 12 credits.
B. Credit Equivalence
Each level shall constitute of the following number of credit subject to the required number of
credits for award:
- 1 credit = 15 hours of lecture
- 1 credit = 30 hours of
practical/tutorials/seminars
- 1 credit = 60 hours of Professional Placement
(programme specific)
- 1 credit = 75 hours of Work Placement (Generic)
| Level 1 |
Certificate |
33 – 53 credits |
| Level 2 |
Diploma |
33 – 48 credits |
| Level 3 |
B.Sc / BBA |
33 – 58 credits |
| Level 4 |
B.Engg / B.Pharm |
33 – 52 credits |
| Level M |
M.Sc / MBA |
33 – 39 credits |
| Level M |
PG – 6 years Ex. Pharm.D |
28 – 30 credits |
Class of Award of Qualifications
A. For undergraduate programmes: The class shall be awarded on the basis of CGPA as follows:
|
Classification of Award |
CGPA |
| Distinction |
8.00 and above |
| Merit |
7.00 to 7.99 |
| Pass |
6.00 to 6.99 |
| No Award |
Less than 6.00 |
B. For Postgraduate programmes: The class shall be awarded on the basis of CGPA as follows:
|
Classification of Award |
CGPA |
| Distinction |
8.00 and above |
| Merit |
7.00 to 7.99 |
| Pass |
6.00 to 6.99 |
| No Award |
Less than 6.00 |
Award of Certificates
- In order to qualify for the award of a certificate, a
candidate must:
- Pay the required approved fees unless granted an
exemption or other arrangements have been made,
- Have completed the prescribed Programme of Study
in accordance with the Scheme of Study approved by the Academic Council and
- Pass the examinations and other forms of
assessment prescribed in the Scheme of Study
- The Certificate shall be awarded on the results of the
final assessment which shall be based on performance in the final examination and on
such other forms of assessment as may be prescribed in the scheme of study. In order to
obtain a Certificate, a candidate must satisfy the examiners in all parts of the final
assessment.
- The names of candidates who, in the opinion of the
examiners have obtained in the final assessment either Pass or Pass with Distinction,
shall be published by the Registrar with the approval of the Academic Council on the
recommendation of the Board of Studies in separate lists. The names of candidates shall
be arranged in alphabetical order
Requirements to be fulfilled for the Award of the JSSAHERM Certificate
- Students may resit up to a maximum of three failed
modules, which will be assessed through resit exams.
- A module not taken through absence will be counted as a
failed module and will be taken as a resit.
- Students who have up to three failed modules on a
one-year full time programme will take the resits after the end of the level at a
special sitting.
- Students who have up to three failed modules over
two-year part time programme will
- carry up to three failed modules from year one
over to year two, unless otherwise prescribed by Academic Council on the recommendation
of the Faculty Board for a specific programme. These failures may be taken as a resit
with the next first-year cohort provided the programme is available / practical, and/ or
- take up to three failed modules of the second
year after the end of the second year at a special sitting
- Students who fail to correct their failures shall be
given a maximum of three chances to clear same before they become eligible for the final
award. When resat and passed, they will be eligible for the award of the minimum pass
mark
- Students who have failures in any single level in more
than three modules of the programme shall be withdrawn. Students who are withdrawn may
choose to repeat the level with exemptions, provided the programme is available
- Students who repeat a level will be eligible for
exemption for modules in which they have an original overall score of at least 50% and
will be credited with the original mark in these modules. When repeating a level,
students will be awarded the marks they gain when retaking the modules for which they
are not exempted
- Specific Regulations for individual programmes are
provided under the programme requirements
Award of Diplomas
- In order to qualify for the award of a diploma, a
candidate must:
- Pay the required approved fees unless granted an
exemption or other arrangements have been made
- Have completed the prescribed Programme of study
in accordance with the Scheme of Study approved by the Academic Council and
- Pass the examinations and other forms of
assessment prescribed in the Scheme of Study.
- A candidate shall take semester examinations during the
period of study, at such time and in such subjects as the Academic Council, on the
recommendation of the Faculty Board, may determine, and shall undergo such other forms
of assessment as may be prescribed by a scheme of study.
- If a candidate who has completed the scheme of study but
has been prevented from taking the whole or part of an examination and has presented
evidence of ill-health, supported by a medical certificate issued by a State Medical
Practitioner or other urgent cause which has been approved by the Registrar, the
Academic Council may, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board concerned, permit the
candidate to take a special examination at the second sitting.
- The award of the diploma is based on the criteria
prescribed in the scheme of study
- The names of the candidates who, in the opinion of the
examiners have obtained in the final assessment either Pass or Pass with Distinction,
shall be published by the Registrar with the approval of the Academic Council on the
recommendation of the Board of Studies, in separate lists. The names of candidates shall
be arranged in alphabetical order.
Requirements to be fulfilled for the Award of the JSSAHERM Diploma
- Students may carry up to a maximum of three failed
modules for each level of the programme, over to the next level, unless otherwise
prescribed by Academic Council on the recommendation of the Faculty Board for a specific
programme.
- These failures may be taken as a resit in the next
level with the next cohort provided the programme is available. Exceptionally, on the
recommendation of the Faculty Board, Academic Council may give permission to students to
take a resit module earlier if it is available or take an alternative to a failed
module, where appropriate, in another programme.
- A module not taken through absence will be counted as
a failed module and will be taken as a resit at the next level with the next cohort.
- Students who fail to correct their failures shall be
given a maximum of three chances to clear the same before they become eligible for the
final award.
- Students who have failures in more than 3 modules in
any level of the programme shall be withdrawn. Students who are withdrawn may choose to
repeat the level they are currently in with exemptions, provided the programme is
available.
- Students who repeat a level will be eligible for
exemption for modules in which they have an original overall score of at least 50% and
will be credited with the original mark in these modules. When repeating the level,
students will be awarded the marks they gain when re-taking the modules for which they
are not exempted.
- Specific Regulations for individual programmes are
provided under the programme requirements.
Award of Undergraduate Degrees
- In order to qualify for the award of a first degree, a
candidate must:
- Pay the required approved fees unless granted an
exemption or other arrangements have been made
- Have completed the prescribed Programme of Study
in accordance with the Scheme of Study approved by the Academic Council and
- Pass the examinations and other forms of
assessment prescribed inthe Scheme of Study.
- Satisfy supplementary regulations which govern
individual degrees, if any
- In each Degree, there shall be three grades of Honours
denominated respectively the First, Second and Third Class. The names of the candidates
in the Second Class shall be arranged in two divisions. The names of the candidates in
the First and Third Classes and in each division of the Second Class shall be arranged
in alphabetical order. The Board of Examiners may recommend the award of a Pass Degree
to a candidate who cannot be placed in any of the three grades of Honours, but whose
performance the Board of Examiners deem to be worthy of the award of the degree.
- A student who passes all modules of a level, but chooses
to leave the programme may be awarded a Certificate or a Diploma provided he/she has
accumulated credits that may be considered for the award of Certificate or Diploma as
applicable
- Any first-year degree programme may be discontinued if
there are only 10 students enrolled 10 days after the starting date
Requirements to be fulfilled for the Award of the JSSAHERM’s First Degrees
- Students may carry up to a maximum of three failed
modules for each level of the programme, unless otherwise prescribed by the Academic
Council on the recommendation of the Faculty Board for a specific programme.
- These failures in the modules may be taken as a resit
in the next level with the next cohort, provided the programme is available.
Exceptionally, upon approval of the Head of Faculty, the students may take a resit
module earlier if it is available or practical, or take an alternative to a failed
module, where appropriate, in another programme.
- A module not taken through absence will be counted as
a failed module and will be taken as a resit.
- Students who are on the final level may take resits
after the end of the final level at a special sitting.
- Students who fail to correct their failures shall be
given a maximum of three chances to clear the same before they become eligible for the
final award.
- Students who repeat a level will be eligible for
exemption for modules in which they have an original overall score of at least 50% and
will be credited with the original mark in these modules. When repeating the level,
students will be awarded the marks they gain when re-taking the modules for which they
are not exempted.
- Specific Regulations for individual programmes are
provided under the programme requirements.
- Students who have failures in more than three modules
in any level of the programme shall be withdrawn from the programme. Students who are
withdrawn may choose to repeat the level they are currently in, provided the programme
is available.
- Students who are granted permission to repeat a level
will be eligible for exemption for modules in which they have an original overall score
of at least 50% and will be credited with the original mark in these modules.
- A student who fails in a Final Level
Project/Dissertation and subsequently resubmits it will only be eligible for the award
of the Pass Degree without Honours.
- Specific Regulations for individual programmes are
provided under the programme requirements.
Award of Master’s Degree, Postgraduate Diplomas and Postgraduate Certificates
- In order to qualify for the award of a Master’s Degree,
Postgraduate Diplomas or Postgraduate Certificates, a candidate must:
- Pay the required approved fees unless granted an
exemption or other arrangements have been made,
- Have completed the prescribed Programme of Study
in accordance with the Scheme of Study approved by the Academic Council and
- Pass the examinations and other forms of
assessment prescribed in the scheme of Study
- The Master’s degree, Postgraduate Diploma or
Postgraduate Certificate shall be awarded on the results of the final assessment, which
shall be based on performance in the final examination and on such other forms of
assessment as may be prescribed in the scheme of study. In order to obtain a Master’s
Degree, Postgraduate Diploma or a Postgraduate Certificate, a candidate must satisfy the
examiners in all parts of the final assessment
- For each individual programme of study, the modules
required shall be specified and may include assignments with no credit value, which must
be completed by the candidate for the award of the degree.
- The programme of study for a Master’s Degree by
examination, coursework and/or dissertation/ projects as appropriate shall be not less
than one academic year for a full-time candidate and not less than one and a half years
for a parttime candidate
- A candidate who is awarded the required number of
credits as per the specified programme documents shall pass the Examination either for a
Post Graduate Certificate or Postgraduate Diploma or a Master’s Degree.
Requirements to be fulfilled for the Award of the JSSAHERM’s Master Degree or Postgraduate
Diploma or Postgraduate Certificate
- Students may resit up to a maximum of three failed
modules for the level of the programme.
- A module not taken through absence will be counted as a
failed module and will be taken as a resit.
- Students who have up to three failed modules on one-year
full-time programmes will take the resits after the end of the level at a special
sitting. Students who have up to three failed modules over a two-year part-time
programme will
- carry up to three failed modules from year one
over to year two, unless otherwise prescribed by Academic Council on the recommendation
of the Faculty Board for a specific programme. These failures may be taken as a resit
with next first-year cohort provided the programme is available, and/or
- take up to three failed modules of the second
year after the end of the second year at a special sitting
- Exceptionally, on the recommendation of the Faculty
Board, Academic Council may give permission to students to take a resit module earlier
if it is available, or take an alternative to a failed module, where appropriate another
programme
- Students who fail to correct their failures shall be
given a maximum of three chances to clear the same before they become eligible for the
final award
- Students who have had a failed module will not be
eligible for the award of a Masters’ Degree with Distinction
- Students who have failure in more than 3 modules shall
be withdrawn
- A student who fails a Masters’ Project / Dissertation
and subsequently passes it, will only be eligible for the award of a Postgraduate
Diploma
- Specific Regulations for individual programmes are
provided under the programme requirements.
