B.Ed. and M.Ed. College In West Bengal

Pailan College of Education follows the Rules and Regulation laid down by the WBUTTEPA

a. Pattern of questions for theoretical examination:

(For 35 marks)
2marks X 5 Objective type questions (Out of 7)=10 marks
5marks X 3 Short Answer Type questions (Out of 5)=15 marks
10 marks X 1 Essay type questions (Out of 2)=10 marks

(For 25 Marks)
2 marks X 5 Objective type questions (Out of 7) = 10 marks
5 marks X 3 Short type/Short note questions (Out of 5) = 15 marks

b. The Semester examination will be conducted in the combination of Semester I/III along with Semester II/IV (Supplementary) in December and Semester II/IV along with Semester I/III (Supplementary) in June of the year.

c. A candidate shall have to clear his B.Ed. course of studies within the Six (6) consecutive chances (i.e. within three year from his/her date of admission).

d. A candidate shall have to secure 40% marks separately in each course of each Semester to be declared as successful in B.Ed. Examination.

e. A Candidate shall have to secure the requisite pass marks (50%) in the theory paper / practicum/ viva (in each module) separately.

f. A candidate who fails to secure 50% marks in one or two courses in a semester shall be declared as back candidate in that semester.

g. A candidate who fails to secure 50% marks in more than two courses in a semester shall be declared as failed in that semester.

h. A candidate if failed in a particular semester shall have to appear the whole semester. In case the candidate passes in practicum and viva-voce in any Semester examination then his /her practicum/viva-voce marks may be carried forward.

i. A candidate who has duly filled in his examination form and paid the fees, but remain absent in any course(s) of any of the semester examinations will be deemed to have failed in that/those course(s).

j.If any candidate does not enrol himself for appearing at any Semester examination he/she shall be deemed to have lost one chance.

k. A back paper candidate shall have to clear his/her back course(s) within two more consecutive chances such that his/her total number of appearance in all the semester never be more than six(as stated in 4 b).

l. In any stage it is found that the candidate cannot complete all the semesters within stipulated six chances, immediately the candidate will be declared as Disqualified (DSQ) candidate and the candidate shall have to leave or discontinue the course.

m. After appearing at any Semester examination, a candidate may opt for cancellation of his/her enrolment at the said examination for which he has to write to the Controller of Examinations through the Head of the Institution to which he is attached within 15 (fifteen) days of completion of theory examination as well as before the publication of the result.

Duration of Examination:In written examination for B.Ed., all 35 marks paper will be of one and half hours and all 25 marks paper will be of one hour duration.

Medium of instructions & writing in examination: In all the examinations, question papers shall be framed bilingually (except Language method) and answers should be written in English or Bengali (except Language).

Eligibility for appearing semester exams: As per University & NCTE guidelines. Condonation: Student must have 80% of attendance in Theory and 90% attendance in practicum in each course for appearing the examination. Students who have 79% to 65% of attendance shall apply for Condonation in the prescribed form with the prescribed fee. Students who have 64% to 50% of attendance shall apply for Condonation in prescribed form with the prescribed fee along with the Medical Certificate/ any other certificate with reasonable ground. Students who have below 50% of attendance are not eligible to appear for the examination.

In addition to the above clause, for B.Ed., to be eligible for filling up forms of 4th semester examination candidate should complete 16 weeks of internship programme.
Submission of all the components of internal assessment (assignments, projects etc.) is the essential precondition for appearing semester end examinations under normal circumstances.

Promotion to the next semester:The student will automatically be promoted to the next and subsequent semester immediately after completion of one semester course irrespective of the performance at the examination concerned provided he/ she has appeared in the preceding semester examinations or filled up the form for that particular semester examination.

Rules for Review: Candidates seeking review may apply to the Institution in a prescribed form along with requisite fees within 7 working days from the date of issue of mark-sheet subject to the following conditions:

a. Application for review shall be restricted to theoretical papers only, and no application for re-examination in any practical / oral / internal assessment / dissertation / project / seminar/field work, etc. , shall be entertained.

b. A candidate will have the option of getting his answer scripts reviewed in not more than one full paper or not more than two half papers of a semester if he secures at least 40% of the total marks in remaining papers/half papers of that semester.

c. In case marks awarded in a paper on review exceeds the original marks obtained by more than 15% of the total marks in the paper or falls more than 15% of the original marks in the paper, the script will be referred to a third examiner and the candidate will be awarded based on the average of the best two of the marks awarded by the two examiners.

Rules and procedure for providing the Photocopy(ies) of assessed answer book/s:

a. The facility of showing Photo copy/ies of assessed answer-book/s to the examinee is extended with a view to bring transparency in the examination system and ensure its credibility

b. This facility shall be applicable for theory papers only.

c.The prescribed application form for showing Photocopy/ies of answer books shall have to be filled and signed by the applicant examinee only.

d. Collection & submission of application form along with requisite fees should be within seven working days from the declaration of results

Supplementary Examination:

a. If a candidate is unsuccessful at the examination on account of failure to secure pass marks or unfit for appearing the examination for unforeseen situation, there will be a provision of supplementary examination. If the candidate obtains pass marks in the subject(s) at the supplementary examination he shall be declared to have passed the examination as a whole. For seeking supplementary examination candidate should apply to the Controller of Examinations, in a prescribed form along with requisite fees.

b. If a candidate is unsuccessful at the 1st semester examination he/she can apply for supplementary examination held during 3rd semester examination provided he has obtained at least 40% marks in the aggregate of other theoretical papers (Passed) excluding the marks of failed subjects. If the candidate is unsuccessful at the 2nd semester examination then he/she can apply for appearing in the 4th semester examination. If he/she passed in it he shall be declared to have passed the examination as a whole without losing his year but he shall lose his/her rank of merit.

c. If a candidate is again unsuccessful in 1st semester supplementary examination then he/she can apply for appearing next semester examination and if he/she passes in it he/she shall be declared to pass the examination as a whole and his/her rank of merit shall be lost.

d. If a candidate is again unsuccessful in the first supplementary examination he/she will apply for appearing supplementary examination which will be held along with: 1st sem. Examination in next session for 1st semester Course/papers and 2nd semester Examination in next session for 2nd sem.Course/papers.

e. The candidate shall be required to clear all back papers within three academic years from the year of the admission into the programme. If however, those who fail to clear within the above period, they shall be required to appear all the papers in subsequent years as per the rules and regulation prevalent during that period but their internal assessment marks shall be carried over.

f. If a candidate is unsuccessful in any practical papers in first semester examination he/she can apply for supplementary examination held along with next semester end examination. His/Her previous semester end examination marks (Theory) shall be carried over.

Issuance of Degree:

After declaration of final result of the B.Ed. program each successful candidate shall receive a Degree/Certificate in prescribed format with the seal and signature of the Vice-Chancellor of the University

Examination Policy