CHOICE BASED CREDIT SEMESTER SYSTEM
(CCSS)
SEMESTERISATION AND GRADING AT UG
LEVEL
Kerala State Higher Education Council recommended
to restructure the Under Graduate education by
Introducing Semesterisation and Grading.
 Calicut University implemented CCSS
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KEY WORDS
‘Programme’ - Entire course of study (traditionally
referred to as course).
 ‘Course’ - subject (traditionally referred to as paper)
 ‘Credit’ (Cr) - weekly unit of work
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STRUCTURE
• Duration: 6 semesters distributed in a period of 3
years
 The odd semesters: June to October
 Even semesters: November to March
 Each semester: Min 90 working days of 18 weeks, 5
Days and 5 Hours
COURSES
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Total 31 courses
10 Common Courses (Code A)
16 Core Courses (Code B)
04 Complimentary Courses (Code C)
01 Open Courses (Code D)
CREDITS
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To pass: Achieve a min of 120 credits
Common: 38 credits
Core and Complimentary: 78 credits
Open: 4 credits
ATTENDANCE
Min 75% during a semester for each course
 Condonation: max 10 days in a semester and max 2
times during the programme
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EXTRA CREDITS
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NCC weightage certificate- 1
NSS weightage certificate -1
University level participation in sports -1
Participation in inter zone arts festival -1
Participation in inter University meets -1
Compulsory social service (CSS) for a period of 30 days
EVALUATION AND GRADING
Two parts
 Internal Evaluation (25% Weightage)
 External Evaluation (75% Weightage)
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INTERNAL EVALUATION
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Based on Direct Grading System
Five components for internal assessment
Assignment 1 wieghtage
Seminar 1 weightage
Test Paper (2 test papers) 2 weightage
Attendance
1 weightage
Total 5 weightage
There shall not be any chance for improvement for
internal grade
EXTERNAL EVALUATION
Immediately after Each Semester
 Based on Direct Grading System
 Four types of questions
 1. Multiple Choice/Objective Type questions
 2. Short Answer type questions
 3. Short Essays/Problems
 4. Long Essays
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EXTERNAL EVALUATION
Questions are given different weights.
 Weights are similar to marks in the traditional
marks system.
 Weights of these 4 types of questions ¼, 1, 2, 4
respectively
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DIRECT GRADING SYSTEM
Letter Grade
Grade Point
Grade Point
Range
A
4
3.5-4
B
3
2.5-3.49
C
2
1.5-2.49
D
1
0.5-1.49
E
0
0-0.49
PASSING A COURSE
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• Aggregate C grade in each course for a pass and also
for awarding a degree
GRADE OF INTERNAL ASSESSMENT
Theory
Weight
Grade
Grade
point
Weighted
grade
point
Assignment
1
A
4
4
Seminar
1
A
4
4
Attendance
1
B
3
3
Internal
Test 1
1
B
3
3
Internal
Test 2
1
A
4
4
Total
5
Internal
Grade
Sum of weighted grade points/ sum of
weights
18/5
= 3.4
17
B
INTERNAL GRADE FOR ATTENDANCE
% of Attendance
Grade
Above 90%
A
85 – 89.9
B
80-84.9
C
75-79.9
D
Less than 75
E
GRADE OF A COURSE
Exam
Weight
Grade
Grade Point Weighted
Grade Point
External
3
B
3.13 (ext
wgpa)
9.39
Internal
1
B
3
3
Total
4
Grade of a
course
Overall WGPA= Sum of weighted grade
points/sum of weights
=12.39/4 = 3.10
12.39
B
CALCULATION OF SGPA
Course
Code
Credits
Overall
Grade
Overall
WGPA
Credit
points
01
3
B
3.10
9.30
02
3
C
2.40
7.20
03
4
A
3.70
14.80
04
4
B
2.60
10.40
05
4
A
3.80
15.20
Total
18
SGPA
Sum of credit points/sum of credits
56.90/18 =3.16
56.90
B
CALCULATION OF CGPA
Semester
Credits
Credit points
I
3.16
18
56.88
II
2.80
20
56.00
III
3.58
20
71.60
IV
3.35
20
67.00
V
3.65
22
80.30
VI
3.70
20
74.00
120
405.78
Total
CGPA
SGPA
Sum of credit points/total credits
405.78/120 = 3.38
B
CGPA
CGPA is calculated at the end of the programme
 CGPA will be calculated seperately for
 Core courses
 Common Courses – English
 Common Courses – Other than english
 Complementary Courses
 Open courses
 And overall CGPA
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OVERALL GRADE IN A PROGRAMME
A seven point scale letter grade will be used
CGPA
Overall Letter Grade
3.80- 4.00
A+
3.50- 3.79
A
3.00- 3.49
B+
2.5-2.99
B
2.00-2.49
C+
1.50- 1.99
C
1.00-1.49
D
PERCENTAGE EQUELENCE
Percentage = CGPA/4 *100
= 3.38/4 *100
= 84.5%
AWARD OF DEGREE
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The successful completion of all the courses
(common, core, complementary and open courses)
prescribed for the degree programme with C
grade shall be the minimum requirement for the
award of the degree.