Rules for award of Merit Positions and Gold Medals/Plaques

Rules for award of Merit Positions and Gold Medals/Plaques

At the end of each academic year, Gold Medals/Merit Certificates will be awarded to the toppers of all UG and PG programmes in each of the three faculties viz. Arts and Social Sciences, Science and Commerce & Management. Gold Medals / Plaques/ Merit Certificates will be awarded based on their aggregate performance in all the semesters/trimesters of study for that particular course / programme.

RULES FOR AWARD OF MERIT CERTIFICATES

Any student who completes graduation or post-graduation from any of the faculties in an academic session of the University, shall be placed in the order of merit, subject to the following conditions:

• The number of merit positions to be awarded in a programme will be as follows:

 Merit positions will be awarded subject to the conditions that a student has:

• taken the first scheduled examination requisite for successful completion of that course even if more than one examination is conducted for the same batch of students as long as the scheme and duration of the course is the same.
• passed each of the requisite examination of that particular degree in the FIRST ATTEMPT  along with the regular batch of students to which he / she belongs, without availing the provision of grace marks and with no back log of due papers. Improvement of performance at subsequent examinations shall not be considered for deciding the order of merit.
• passed each requisite examination as a regular candidate (i.e. not as an Ex student, in any of the semesters/trimesters )
• successfully completed the degree programme within the minimum prescribed period as specified in the Scheme and Syllabus of that programme, without any break howsoever justified.

• The norms for merit positions are reviewed every year

RULES FOR AWARD OF GOLD MEDAL

• Any student who completes graduation or post graduation from any of the faculties in an academic session of the University, shall be considered for the award of Gold Medal, subject to the conditions that he/she has:

• secured First Position in the order of merit for that degree programme based on  the Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) obtained by the student in that particular course.
• If two or more students obtain the same average CGPA up to second decimal place, their average percentage of marks will be taken into consideration for deciding their merit
• obtained an overall grade of A or the basis of Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 7.00 in all the examinations of that degree programme.
• passed each of the requisite examination of that particular course of study in the first attempt along with the regular batch of candidates to which he/she belongs, without availing of the provision of grace marks and with no back log of due papers. Improvement of performance at subsequent examination shall not be considered for the award of Gold Medal.
• taken the first scheduled examination requisite for successful completion of that course, even if more than one examination is conducted for the same batch of students, as long as the scheme and duration of the course is the same.
• passed each requisite examination as a regular candidate (i.e. not as an Ex student, in any of the semesters/trimesters )
• successfully completed the degree programme within the minimum prescribed period as specified in the Scheme and Syllabus of that programme without any break, howsoever justified.

• Gold Medal shall be awarded only in those programmes in which the number of candidates enrolled for examination is at least five. In case the number of students enrolled in a programme is less than 5, the topper of that programme will be awarded a merit certificate and a plaque in appreciation of his/ her performance.

The norms for award of Gold Medals are reviewed every year.