BOT/CBCS(B.Voc)-2015 MIZORAM UNIVERSITY CIRCULAR The Draft Regulation was placed before the CBCS B.VocProgramme Committee in its meeting held on 01.04.2015. The Committee on CBCS B.Vochas approved the Regulations for B.Voc.programmesto be conducted in constituent and affiliated colleges. The Vice-Chancellor in view of exigency,exercising the powers of Academic Council approved the Regulations drafted by the Committee for B.VocProgrammes, subject to ratification by the Academic Council. DATED: 06.04.2015 (S. K. MEHTA) CHAIRMAN, B.VocCOMMITTEE COPY TO: 1. The Vice Chancellor, Mizram University for kind information. 2. The Registrar, MZU, for kind information. 3. Controller of Examination, MZU, for n.a. 4. Director, CDC, with a request to circulate the Draft Regulations on B.VocProgramme to all concerned. 5. The Dean, All Schools, Mizoram University 6. The HOD, All academic Departments, for n.a. 5. TheSystem Administrator, Computer Center, with a request to upload the Draft Regulations on B.Vocprogramme on University Website and MZU intranet. (S. K. MEHTA) CHAIRMAN, B.Voc COMMITTEE 1|Page MIZORAM UNIVERSITY Draft Regulations for ConductingBachelor of Vocation (B. Voc)Programme in Mizoram University and Colleges (Constituent & Affiliated) 1. Title Regulations for Conducting Bachelor of Vocation (B.Voc) Programmein Mizoram University and Colleges (Constituent & Affiliated) 2. Preamble Ministry of HRD, Government of India had issued an Executive Order in September 2011 for National Vocational Education Qualification Framework (NVEQF). Subsequently, Ministry of Finance, in pursuance of the decision of Cabinet Committee on Skill Development in its meeting held on 19th December, 2013, has issued a notification for National Skills Qualifications Framework (NSQF) which supersedes NVEQF. The University Grants Commission (UGC) has launched a scheme on skills development based higher education as part of college/university education, leading to Bachelor of Vocation (B.Voc.) degree with multiple exits such as Diploma/Advanced Diploma under the NSQF. The B.Voc.programme is focused on universities and colleges providing undergraduate studies which would also incorporate specific job roles and their NOSs alongwith broad based general education. This would enable the graduates completing B.Voc. to make a meaningful participation in accelerating India’s economy by gaining appropriate employment, becoming entrepreneurs and creating appropriate knowledge. 3. Scope The regulations stated in this document shall apply to all B. VocProgrammes conducted by Mizoram University, Pachhunga University College and colleges affiliated to Mizoram Univerwsity, sanctioned by the University Grants Commission. These regulations strictly adhere to B. VocProgrammes and may not apply to any other graduate or under graduate level programmes conducted by any college and/or university. 4. Objectives The regulation is aimed on the following objectives: 1) To provide judicious mix of skills relating to a profession and appropriate content of General Education. 2) To ensure that the students have adequate knowledge and skills, so that they are work ready at each exit point of the programme. 3) To provide flexibility to the students by means of pre-defined entry and multiple exit points. 2|Page 4) To integrate NSQF within the undergraduate level of higher education in order to enhance employability of the graduates and meet industry requirements. Such graduates apart from meeting the needs of local and national industry are also expected to be equipped to become part of the global workforce. 5) To provide vertical mobility to students coming out of 10+2 with vocational subjects. 5. Definitions a) B. Voc: Bachelor of Vocation- a programme introduced by UGC for skill development based higher education as part of college/ university education. b) NSQF: National Skill Qualifications Framework c) Programme: A programme refers to entire course of study and examination for the award of the B.Voc degree. d) Semester: A term consisting of 90 days of actual teaching distributed over a minimum of 18 weeks of 5 working days consisting of 6 hours. Total credits in a semester = 30 (equivalent to 500 hrs) For final semester internship, the total duration is 1000 hrs. e) Course: Refers to the conventional paper, which is portion of the subject to be covered in a semester. A semester shall contain many such courses from general and skill development areas. f) Multi exit: B. Voc has multiple exit points at each year and successfully completing a year (2 semesters) the candidate is awarded Diploma. Higher Diploma and/ or B.Voc degree is awarded accordingly as described in present regulation. g) Credit: B. Vocprogramme has a credit system. Each course is associated with a weightage or credits. h) Grade: Uses 10-point scale to assess the student. O, A+, A, B+, B, C, F etc are Grade in a course. i) OS:Occupational Standards (OSs) of specific job roles within the industry sector developed by Sector SkillCouncils (SSC). OS describe what individuals need to do, know and understand in order to carry out a particular job role or function. OS are performance standard that individual must achieve when carrying out functions in the workplace, together with specifications of the underpinning knowledge and understanding. j) B. Voc Consortium: A University level committee consisting of a Convener of Steering Committee on CBCS UG, Director, College Development Council (DCDC), and Principals of Respective Colleges. k) B. Voc Governing Council: A college level committee constituted by the College. Members include the Principal of the College, representative from industrial partner, Head of the Department, and other faculty members nominated by the Principal and a University representative. 6. Programme Structure 3|Page The B.Vocprogramme is designed to bridge the potential skill gap identified. The curriculum in each year of the programme would be a suitable mix of general education component (GEC) and skill development component (SDC). The curriculum should be designed in a manner that at the end of year-1, year-2 and year-3, students will be able to meet level descriptors (Process Required; Professional knowledge; Professional Skills; Core Skills; Responsibility) of NSQF level 5, 6 and 7, respectively. Skill Development Component: a) This component should match the skill gap identified. b) The focus of skill development component shall be to equip students with appropriate knowledge, practice and attitude, so as to become work ready. c) Curriculum shall necessarily include National Occupational Standards (NOSs) of specific job roles within the industry sector. d) In case NOS is not available for a specific area/ job role, the curriculum shall be developed in consultation with industry expert. e) At least 50% of the skill development component should be allotted to practical. The practical component can be carried out in the college and/or the industry partner premises. General Education Component: a) The general education component should adhere to the normal university standards. b) General Education shall not exceed 40% of the total curriculum. c) Adequate emphasis will be given to language and communication skills. 7. Awards a) The B. Vocprogramme is with multiple exits. Award is given at each stage as given in Table 1. b) The students will be free to exit at any point in the duration of the programme. c) Only those students who successfully complete the courses and clear the examination will be eligible for the certificate. d) The final B.Voc degree will be awarded to those whose successfully complete Diploma, Advance Diploma and internship. e) Separate degree will be awarded for each year for successful candidate. f) Student who fails in any course will be allowed to move the higher level but would not be eligible for any certificate until he/ she clears previous courses. 8. Duration of the Programme Duration of the B. Vocprogramme shall be 6 semesters spread over a period of three academic years. Each semester will have 90 days actual teaching excluding holidays/ examination/ semester break/ vacation/ sport etc. 4|Page Table 1. Award levels and credit required. Normal Exit Point/ NSQF Skill Duration Award Level Component Credit One Semester Certificate 4 18 Two Diploma 5 36 Semesters Four Advance 6 72 Semesters Diploma Six Semesters B. Voc 7 108 General Education Credit 12 24 Total Credits 48 120 72 180 30 60 9. Admission a) The admission to B. Vocprogramme will be as per the rules and regulations of the University for UG admission. b) There may be three types of learners who can be given admission to first semester of skill based courses under NSQF: Category – 1: Students already acquired NSQF certification level 4 in a particular industry sector may opt admission in the skill based courses under NSQF. Category – 2: Students who have acquired NSQF certification level 4 but may like to change their trade and may enter into skill based courses in a different trade. Category – 3: Students passed 10+2 examination with conventional schooling without any background of vocational training. c) The eligibility criteria for admission shall be as announced by the university from time to time. d) Separate rank list shall be drawn up for reserved seats as per existing rules. e) Preferred subjects and index mark calculations will be decided by the respective Board of Studies. Admission to Diploma Holders Diploma holders (after 10+2) in the parent course, approved by the University, who satisfy eligibility criteria can be admitted to the Advance Diploma (3rd semester) based on the availability of the seats and shall be under the sole discretion of the Principal of the College/ B. Voc Consortium. Reservation/ Quota Reservation rules will be as same as that of regular UG programmes conducted in constituent and affiliated colleges. A maximum of 50 students can be admitted to one B. VocProgramme. The students can be admitted only to the first semester (except for diploma holders). No student shall be admitted directly to third and fifth semester in any circumstance except for diploma holders. Diploma holder may be admitted directly to third semester (but not to fifth directly) as mentioned above. In any circumstance there shall be no direct admission to fifth semester. 5|Page 10. Fees Structure a) The course fee and examination fee for the first three years will be decided by theUniversity. b) The college can collect Caution deposit, PTA fund, special fees, university fees, sports fee etc. according to the norms provided by the university at the time of admission. c) After third year, with the consent of university/UGC, the college can conduct the same programme in self-financing mode (provided UGC is not granting further funds). d) The course fee and examination fee structure in self finance mode will be decided by the University. Academic Progression in Vocational Stream All the learners continuing to diploma courses or further will be treated at par from the second semester onwards. Students may exit after six months with certificate (NSQF Level 4) or may continue for diploma or advance diploma level courses. 11. Medium of Instruction Medium of instruction shall be English. 12. Trades Following trades were considered at the time of preparation of this document. However, colleges can identify additional sectors/ specialization in view of potential employment and regional industrial requirement (Table 2). 13. Board of Studies a. The B.Vocprogrammes in each sector will be attached to the Board of studies of the parent subject. b. An expert from industry sector shall be the member of affiliated BOS. 6|Page c. The BOS shall be responsible for reviewing and approving the syllabus and provide suggestions in curriculum. BOS will decide the fee structure. The B.Vocprogrammes and associated BOS are given in above Table. Table 2: Trades and affiliated Board of Studies (BOS) S.No. Trades Affiliated Board of Studies 1. Sustainable Agriculture Forestry 2. Tourism and Hospitality Management Management 3. Sericulture Zoology 4. Animation and Graphic Information Technology 5. Green House Technology Botany 6. Industrial Aquaculture and Fisheries Zoology 7. Banking and Financial Services Commerce 8. Financial Market and Services Economics 9. Retail Management Commerce 10. Food Processing and Engineering HAMP 11. Journalism and Mass Communication Journalism and Mass Communication 12. Information Technology Information Technology 13. Printing and Publishing Library and Information Science 14. Interior Designing Fine Arts, Architect & Fashion Technology 15. Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Physics 16. Web Technologies and Multimedia Electronics and Communication Engineering 17. Plant Propagation Biotechnology 18. Small Tea Garden Management HAMP 19. Paramedical and Health Zoology Administration 20. Medical Lab and Molecular Diagnostic Biotechnology Technology 21. Pharmaceutical Chemistry Chemistry 22. Soil and Water Conservation Environmental Science 23. Horticulture Science HAMP 24. Hospital Instrument and Management Physics 25. Floriculture and Landscape Gardening HAMP 14. Credit Calculations General Courses The general education component will be evaluated by the University. a. One Credit would mean equivalent of 15 periods of 60 minutes each, for theory, workshops /labs and tutorials. b. For internship/field work, the credit weightage for equivalent hours shall be 50% of that for lectures/workshops; 7|Page c. For self-learning, based on e-content or otherwise, the credit weightage for equivalenthours of study should be 50% of that for lectures/workshops. 15. Learning Hours Learning hours/ credit allocation shall be as per NSQF as givenin Table 3: Table3 : Learning hours needed for completion of various NSQF levels. General Learning (in Hrs) Approximately* Total Hrs 5 Competency Based Vocational Skill Building (in Hrs) Approximately* 550 450 1000 6 600 400 1000 7 750 250 1000 Qualification Equivalence Skill Certifica tion Level Year 1 Diploma (Vocational) Advance Diploma (Vocational) B. Voc Year 2 Year 3 *±50 flexibility on the suggested numbers of Hrs. 16. Examination and Assessment I. Assessment of Skill Component a. The skill component ( which is 60% of entire curriculum) of the B. Voc at each levels ( Levels 5, 6, 7) will be assessed and certified by the respective Sector Skill Council (SSC). In a case, there is no SSC for a specific trade, the assessment shall be done by an allied SSC or industry partner. b. The assessment for Skill Development Component shall focus on practical demonstration of skill acquired. For Skill Development component, examination design and assessment pattern shall be developed in consultation with Sector Skill Council SSC. c. The credits regarding skill components will be awarded in term of NSQF level certification as given below: ο Certificate courses : NSQF level 4 Certificate 18 Credits ο Diploma courses : NSQF level 5 Certificate 36 Credits ο Advance Diploma courses : NSQF level 6 Certificate 72 Credits ο B. Voc Degree : NSQF level 7 Certificate 108 Credits d. Skill credits are cumulative to the level concerned i.e. a candidate in advance diploma level shall be assessed for NSQF level – 6 to acquire 72 Credits of skill components and will be considered for overall 72 credits only. e. For B. Voc degree, the 108 Credits of NSQF level – 7 are inclusive of credits awarded at levels 4, 5 and 6. II. Assessment of General Education Component 8|Page a. The general education componentshall be assessed by the University as per the norms given in the following sections. Credit and grading system shall be strictly followed for assessment and evaluation. b. Credit: General Education credit is in-put based i.e. it determines the number of hours of instructions required per week per semester. One credit is equivalent to one hour of teaching (lecture or tutorial) or two hours of practical work/ filed work per week per semester. Accordingly, one credit would mean equivalent of 14-15 periods of 60 min each or 28-30 hrs of workshop/ labs. c. For internship/ field work, the credit weightage for equivalent hours shall be 50% of that for lecture/ tutorials. Scheme of Examination: The semester examination will be conducted at the end of each term (theory and practical). a. Theorypapers shall be of 80 marks each. In each course20 marks shall be for internal assessment. b. Practical examination shall be of 100 marks. 80 marks shall be for endsemester practical examination and 20 marks for internal assessment. c. Field work/ Industry visit/ Training of not less than two weeks, as a component of practical paper, shall carry 20 marks. d. Industrial training/ internship not less than 4 weeks shall carry 100 marks. For internship there will be no internal assessment. Internal Assessment Internal assessment shall be conducted throughout the semester. It shall be based on internal examinations, assignments (such as home work, problem solving, group discussions, quiz, literature survey, seminar, team project, software exercises, etc.) asdecided by the faculty handling the course, and regularity in the class. The mark distribution to award internal continuous assessment marks for theory subjectshould be as follows: Table 4. Marks distribution for internal assessment of theory Test papers (best two out of 10 Marks three) Assignments(minimum two) 5 Marks Regularity in the class 5 Marks The mark distribution to award internal continuous assessment marks for practical subjectshould be as given in Table 5: 9|Page Table 5: Marks distribution for internal assessment of practicals Assessment Marks Evaluation in the lab and 10 Record End-semester tests 5 Regularity in the lab 5 Attendance evaluation for each course shall be as given in Table 6: Table 6.Marks distribution for attendance. Attendance Marks 90% and above 5 85 to 89.9% 4 80 to 84.9% 3 76 to 79.9% 2 75 to 75.9% 1 Conducting end-semester examination (Theory and Practicals) a. End-semster examinations for theory and practical courses will be conducted by theUniversity. Failed will have to appear forthe end-semesterexaminations along with regular students. b. At the starting of each semester, Colleges should prepare three sets of question papers along with key for all courses during that semester and will be sent to the university. Moderation board consisting of HOD and two senior faculty of PG Department of subject concerned will select one set and after moderationquestion paper will be sent back to the college through the Examination Department. c. For evaluation of theory papers, Chairman, Board of Study will form a board consisting of an examiner for each course. The board of examiners shall be approved by the Vice Chancellor of the University. d. At the starting of each semester, Colleges should prepare a panel of external examiners forconducting Practical examinations. University will appointexaminers from the panel proposed by colleges. e. Practical Examinations can be conducted and evaluated from the college or the industry partner premises. The team for conducting and evaluating practical exams should include an external examiner appointed from the approved panel, and an internal examiner. f. University will issue grade card/ certificate/ degree to the candidate. Internship and Project a. Internship and the major project should be carried out in the industry, not necessarily withindustry partner. The Evaluation process follows 100% external assessment. b. There will be internship/project at the end of 2nd and 4th semesters and an internship/Project for the whole sixth semester. 10 | P a g e c. Every student will be assigned an internal guide, allotted from the parent department concerned or an expert available in the college appointed by the Principal. d. An evaluation team is constituted for conducting the evaluation. The team consists of external examiner, appointed by the university from the approved examination panel submitted by the college, representative from the industry and a faculty from the concerned PG department. e. Students should submit a report of their work. A valid certificate from the industry/organization should be produced as a proof that the work is carried out in the respective organization. f. Where applicable, students are required to demonstrate the working model of their work tothe panel of examiners. A viva-voce will be conducted based on the report. Mark distribution for internship/project assessment Table 7: Marks distribution for internship/ project assessment Components Maximum Marks Content and relevance or 80 Dissertation Viva 10 Presentation 10 Minimum marks for pass of a course The successful completion of all the courses prescribed for the diploma/degree programmewith C grade (40% in each course) shall be the minimum requirement for the award of diploma/degree. Note: 1) For project/internship, the minimum required marks shall be 50%. 2) A student who does not secure above pass marks in a course will have to repeat the respective course. 3) If a candidate has not passed all examinations of B.Voc. course (except project/internship) in the last semester a re-examination for the same should be conducted within one month after the publication of results. Each candidate should apply for this Save-A-Year examination within 10 days after the publication of last semester results. 17. Pattern of questions for end-semester theory and practicals Duration of end-semester theory and practical will be 3 hours. The question papers will be set covering all sections of the course. The pattern of questions for theory papers will be as given in Table 8: 11 | P a g e Table 8. Question pattern for end-semester theory Section Total No. of No. of Marks for Total Questions questions to Each Marks be answered Question A. Objective with 10 10 1 10 multiple Choice B. Very short answer 12 8 2 16 questions C. Descriptive 8 6 4 24 D. Essay 4 2 15 30 Total 80 For practical examination the question pattern shall be as given in following table: Table 9. Question pattern for practical examination Principle/ algorithm/ flow diagrame 20 Implementation/ Procedure 30 Results/ output 10 Record 10 Viva 10 Total 80 18. Grading: For General Education Component there shall be credit based assessment and evaluation system in semester mode. Letter Grades and Grade Points i. There shall be absolute grading where marks obtained by a student in a course is converted to a grade on a 10-point scale as given in Table 10. Table 10.Conversion of marks to Grade and corresponding grade points. Marks (%) Letter Grade Grade Points 89.5-100 O (Outstanding) 10 79.5-89.4 A+ (Excellent) 9 69.5-79.4 A (Very Good) 8 59.5-69.4 B+ (Good) 7 49.5-59.4 B (Average) 6 39.5-49.4 C (Pass) 5 0-39.4 F (Fail) 0 Ab (Absent) 0 Computation of SGPA and CGPA Following procedure shall be adopted for the calculation of SGPA and CGPA. 12 | P a g e i. The SGPA is the ratio of sum of the product of the number of credits with the grade points scored by a student in all the courses taken by a student and the sum of the number of credits of all the courses undergone by a student, i.e. πΊπΊπΊπΊπΊπΊπΊπΊ(ππππ) = οΏ½ πΆπΆππ π₯π₯πΊπΊππ / οΏ½ πΆπΆππ ii. Where, Si is the SGPA of the semester, Ci is the number of credits of the ith course and Gi is the grade point scored by the student in the ith course. The CGPA shall be calculated in the same manner taking in to account all the courses undergone by a student over all the semester of a programme, i.e. πͺπͺπͺπͺπͺπͺπͺπͺ = οΏ½ πΆπΆππ π₯π₯ππππ / οΏ½ πΆπΆππ iii. Where, Si is SGPA of ith semester, and Ci is the total number of credits in that semester. The SGPA and CGPA shall be rounded off to 2 decimal points and reported in the transcript. Illustration of Computation of SGPA and CGPA and Format for transcrips Illustration for SGPA Course Credit Grade Grade Credit Point Letter Point Course 1 3 A 8 3x8= 24 Course 2 4 B+ 7 4x7= 28 Course 3 3 B 6 3x6= 18 Course 4 3 O 10 3x10= 30 Course 5 3 C 5 3x5= 15 Course 6 4 B 6 4x6= 24 20 139 Thus SGPA shall be 139/20= 6.95. Illustration of CGPA I Semester II Semester III Semester Credit : 20 Credit : 22 Credit : 25 SGPA : 6.9 SGPA : 7.8 SGPA : 5.6 V Semester Credit : 26 SGPA : 6.3 IV Semester Credit : 26 SGPA : 6.0 VI Semester Credit : 25 SGPA : 8.0 13 | P a g e CGPA = 19. 20. 20x6.9 + 22x7.8 + 25x5.6 + 26x6.0 + 26x6.3 + 25x8 144 = 6.73 Transcript (Format) Based on the above recommendations on Letter grades, grade points and SGPA and CCPA, the University shall issue the transcript for each semester and a consolidated transcript indicating the performance in all semesters. Attendance Rules governing UG programme in general streams shall apply. Transitory Provisions Notwithstanding anything contained in these regulations, the Vice-Chancellor hasthe power toprovide by order that these regulations shall be applied to any program with such necessary modification. (PROF. S. K. MEHTA) Chairman, CBCS Committee UG-(B.VocProramme) 14 | P a g e Paper Internal External Total 1.1 GEC/1/EG-01 4 20 80 100 1.2 1.3 1.4 GEC/1/MT-01 GEC/1/OL-01 SDC/1/EC-01 4 4 4 20 20 20 80 80 80 100 100 100 1.5 1.6 1.7 SDC/1/IT-01 SDC/1/EC-02(P) SDC/1/IT-02(Pr) Communication Skills in English Mathematics 1 Optional Language Fundamentals of computer & Programming in C Internet programming Programming in C Internet Programming Lab 5 4 5 20 20 20 80 80 80 100 100 100 2.1 2.2 GEC/2/EG-02 GEC/2/MT-02 4 4 20 20 80 80 100 100 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 GEC/2/PH-01 SDC/2/CS-01 SDC/2/IT-03 SDC/2/IT-04(P) SDC/2/IT-05(Pr) Reading in English Literature Mathematics II- numerical methods Digital fundamentals Data structure Programming in Java Ds through Java Mini Project 4 4 5 5 4 20 20 20 20 20 80 80 80 80 80 100 100 100 100 100 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 GEC/3/EG-03 GEC/3/MT-03 GEC/3/ES-01 SDC/3/IT-06 SDC/3/IT-07 4 4 4 5 20 20 20 20 20 80 80 80 80 80 100 100 100 100 100 3.6 SDC/3/IT-08(P) 4 20 80 100 3.7 SDC/3/IT-09(Pr) General Informatics Technical writing skill Environmental Science Basic Networking Concepts Introduction to RDBMS and SOL Graphic, animation & CADD lab Database and networking lab 5 20 80 100 4.1 GEC/4/EG-04 4 20 80 100 4.2 GEC/4/MT-04 4 20 80 100 4.3 4.4 4.5 GEC/4/HS-01 SDC/4/IT-10 SDC/4/IT-11 4 5 4 20 20 20 80 80 80 100 100 100 Course No. Course Code Credits Annexure I Course Structure (Sample) B. Voc (Information Technology) History and philosophy of Science Software Engineering Principles Health and Safety Education Operating systems Advanced computer networks Marks 15 | P a g e 4.6 4.7 SDC/4/IT-12(P) SDC/4/IT-13(Pr) Networking and OS lab Project 4 5 20 20 80 80 100 100 5.1 5.2 GEC/5/IM-01 GEC/5/IP-01 & 4 4 20 20 80 80 100 100 5.3 GEC/5/LS-01 & 4 20 80 100 5.4 SDC/5/IT-14 4 20 80 100 5.5 SDC/5/IT-15 5 20 80 100 5.6 SDC/5/IT-16(P) Industrial management Industrial Psychology Counseling Life skill education presentation skill J2ee/dot net/Mobile Software Development using Android Python Programming and Mobile Web Android and Python P programming 4 20 80 100 5.7 SDC/5/IT-17 5 20 80 100 6.1 SDC/8/IT-18(Pr) Internship hrs) and Project(900 30 100 *GEC: General Education Component; SDC: Skill Development Component; PPractical; Pr.- Project/industrial training. (PROF. S. K. MEHTA) Chairman,CBCS Committee UG-(B.VocProramme) 16 | P a g e