Attempt has been made to explain rules for easy and convenient understanding of the students; however, interpretation of the university / its authorities shall be final and binding.

1. The diploma course of Animal Husbandry shall comprise of complete two academic years (comprising of four semesters).

2. Each semester will cover minimum 16 weeks excluding the time spent for examinations.

3. The distribution of marks for each subject (a subject may have courses more than one and spread over more than one semester) will be as follows:

i. Internal / Mid-term Theory and Practical – 20% per subject

ii. External / University Theory and Practical – 80% per subject

Explanation: Internal evaluation for course(s) offered in first semester will be conducted at the end of first semester and for course(s) offered in second semester will be conducted at the end of second semester. After completion of courses in first and second semesters, a composite annual theory and practical examination would be conducted by the university for each subject.

4. To appear in the internal and or external examination student should have 75% attendance in the classes (theory & practical combined).

5. Practical Examination:

i. The internal / mid-term practical examination shall be conducted by the Board having at one teacher who has taught the course and one other teacher appointed by the Dean/ Head of Department / Principal of the institute. Both teachers should sign the mid-term result.

ii. The external / university practical examination shall be conducted by the Board having at least one internal examiner and one external examiner appointed by the university.

iii. Out of total marks, 10 marks may be kept for practical record / laboratory manual including record of work / case sheet etc.

iv. Remaining marks may be assigned to different questions including spotting / experiments / problems / case study and viva-voce to assess the level of competence and concept of the subject.

v. The result of the final practical examination should be signed by both examiners (internal and external) and submitted to the examination section of diploma programme.

vi. To pass practical examination of a subject, students should score 45% of total marks of practical including internal / Mid-term practical examinations of individual (each) course.

6. Theory Examination:

i. The internal / mid-term theory examination shall be conducted by the by the Dean / principal of the institute. The answer books will be evaluated at the institute level and result should be signed by the internal / mid-term examiner and Principal / Dean / Head of department.

ii. The composite external / university theory examination shall be conducted by the University for a Group of courses in a subject. The answer book will be evaluated at university level and final result would be declared by the university.

iii. To pass theory examination of a subject, student should score minimum 45% of total marks of theory including internal / Mid-term theory examinations of individual (each) course.

Note: To declare pass in a subject, student has pass theory and practical examination separately.

7. Student failing in two subjects, after university examination, taking into consideration both internal and external examination marks, shall be awarded ‘Supplementary in failed subjects’. The Supplementary examination (internal and final university) will be held soon after declaration of result, in which student have to appear in both theory and practical examinations.

8. Failure or promotion at each academic year shall be decided only on the basis of aggregate marks of internal and annual examinations, separately for theory and practical in each subject. Student is required to pass separately in both theory as well as practical.

9. Student failing in more than two subjects shall be declared ‘Fail’ and shall be required to repeat whole of the academic year in all the subjects with immediately preceding junior batch as a regular student, which shall be termed as ‘Repeat’.

10. The student would be allowed two repeats for a particular academic year. Even after two repeats, if student fails he / she would be removed from the diploma course. There will be no provision of mercy in any circumstances.

11. There is no provision of revaluation, rechecking, or scrutiny of practical and theory examination (internal and external).
Any inadvertent error in results including depiction of marks in the marks sheet, if so noticed by the university, the same shall be correctable.

Example of Marks Distribution Scheme for one subject in an academic year