Evaluation Procedures and Reforms

Student Evaluation:  Multiple and concurrent evaluation is followed by the institute. This has been tacitly expressed through various information dissemination mechanisms like college calendar. A copy of the Calendar is given to all the students and faculty members at the beginning of the year. The examination co-ordinator is taking care of the Internal Tests and arranging logistics for the University examination. The institute uses the followingmechanisms for continuous evaluation of the students:
Evaluation through Internal Tests: Internal assessment of the students is carried out as per the regulations and norms of the University. In consultation with the Principal, the co-ordinator will prepare the schedule of the internal assessment test for the academic year. The schedule contains the dates of the internal test, evaluation process and also information to check malpractice. The schedule is circulated among the faculty members and the same is notified to the students on the notice board and the announcement is also made in the class rooms.

Evaluation through University Examination: The University examinations are conducted on as per the rules, regulations and guidelines issued by the affiliating University from time to time. The University communication is put up in the notice board for the students information. The students are given detailed information regarding the examination schedule, regulations and evaluation process in the orientation programme.
Evaluation Through Assignments: The faculty in-charge of each subject will work out and announce the topics for assignments to be written by the students along with deadlines for submissions at the end of each chapter. The quality of the assignments as well as the punctuality in submission of the assignment is the basis for assessment.
Evaluation through Attendance: Although, the University insists on 75% as the minimum cut-off level for the attendance to appear in the examinations, the college promotes maximum possible attendance through allotting internal marks as incentives.
Evaluation Through Class Room Discipline: In order to ensure discipline in the class, a competitive spirit is created among the students by way of recognizing a best outgoing student in each course. These prizes are awarded on the college day gathering.
Evaluation Through Participation in Co-Curricular Activities: The College encourages the participation of students in all co-curricular activities within the College and conducted by other Colleges.
Evaluation Through Subject Based Viva-Voce: In all courses in the College, viva-voce examination is mandatory. Certain amount of internal marks is set a part to be granted based on the performance in the viva-voce.
Evaluation Through Flair in Report Writing: In certain courses such as MSW, field work forms a major part of the curriculum, with huge quantum of marks set apart for it. The activities in the field are reported every week through field work reports to the concerned faculty supervisors. The quality of these reports decide a lot in the internal
marks secured by each student.
Evaluation Through Effective Presentation: Seminar presentations are part of the curriculum in most of the courses. Students are advised on topics to prepare and present seminars in the open class, which is judged on merit to award marks for the presentation.
Evaluation Through Inter-Personal Relations and Good Habits: Every year the College identifies and recognizes the best out-going student in all courses through interpersonal relations and good habits. In other classes the class representatives and student representatives are chosen based on their interpersonal relations and goodhabits.

Reforms:
Details on the major evaluation reforms of the university that the institution has adopted and the reforms initiated by the institution on its own is as follows:
Reforms Initiated by the University:

• Major revision of Syllabus: The syllabus of all the courses are revised from tim to time so as to keep it updated to the present relevance. This has been already implemented in all undergraduate and Post graduate programmes.
• Increased Internal Assessment Weightage: In line with modern thinking on education, thrust has been given to internal assessment by increasing the weightage of internal assessment marks.
• Computerization of Examination Process: The evaluation process of the University has been computerized and the marks cards are printed and hologram embossed to avoid tampering.
• Bar Coding of Answer Scripts: This enables to conceal the identity of the answer booklets for coding and decoding.
• Early Announcement of Results: With automation of examination and evaluation process, it has become possible to announce the results earlier than before. These improvements have enabled the University to announce the results in a few weeks compared to many months which used to take before.
• Timely Conduct of Examination: The University plans and declare the dates for conducting the examinations at the beginning of the academic year.
• Opportunity for Revaluation/ Recounting: The affiliating University has introduced a provision for Revaluation/ recounting of answer books subject to lodging an application with the required fee.
• Credit Based System for Under Graduate Programme: In the recent past, the University introduced credit based system in the examination evaluation to be in par with advanced global standards.
• Credit Based System with Choice Based Paper for P.G. Programmes: Last year, Mangalore University has introduced for the first time a choice based paper system, where students could choose any one subject from a list of papers offered in other disciplines.
• Precaution Against Malpractice: University sends instructions to the colleges to take actions to avoid malpractice in the exam.
• Computerization of Admission Process: The University has introduced online admission approval process to support the colleges to simplify the process.

Institutional Reforms:

• Reforms introduced for Internal Assessment: Institutional ReThe total internal marks to be awarded to the students in any subject is a combination of specific allocations for performance in the internal written examinations conducted by the college, Assignments and presentations submitted/done before due dates and bonus marks for attendance.
  

• Save a Year Program: The College has introduced a best practice for those students short of attendance to make up their deficiency through attending extra hours of classes conducted exclusively for them subject to payment of extra hour charges. However this can avoid the students losing a semester without opportunity to write the University exams.
  

• Model Preparatory Examination: The College conducts model preparatory exams covering the entire syllabus towards the end of the each semester. This helps the students for their time management, enhancing preparedness and building confidence for the final exams.
  

• Institutional effort to avoid Malpractice: Strict invigilation is conducted in the examination hall throughout the duration of examination. Seating arrangement is decided in advance and printed registered numbers are pasted in each seat. The seats are spread out to avoid possibility of malpractice. Verbal instruction is given to all the students at the commencement of the examination about the consequences of malpractice. Staff on duty work in shift to ease the process of invigilation. Drinking water is provided to the students during the examination time. Students are instructed to keep all their personal belongings outside the hall. The surrounding areas of the examination hall is made noise free and made no entry zone. Students are instructed not to write anything on question paper except their register number. The college also constitute Internal Squad other than the squad of the University to make surprise visits while examination in progress. The Chief Examiner can monitor the examination hall through fitted CCD and is continuously recorded for future review if needed.
• Introduction of University Type University Type Answer Booklets: In order to familiarize the students with University model exam, the college has introduced the University type answer booklet. The format of the new booklet resembles the University booklet in the following ways: (1) Registered number is written instead of name of the candidate. (2) The Invigilator puts signature on the specified space in the answer booklet. (3) Provision is made for entry of marks by the valuing examiner according to the sequence of the questions in the question paper. (4) The valuing examiner has to put his name & signature in the appropriate place on the front page of the booklet. (5) Instructions to the candidate are printed. (6) Sufficient pages are provided in the answer booklet to avoid the danger of losing additional sheets attached along with the book.