T A Pai Management Institute, Manipal
I.
PGP RULES
These Rules govern the administration of the
Post Graduate Programme (PGP) of TAPMI for the batches commencing from June 2008or
later.
1.0 PGP Committee
The administration of PGP in all respects,
including its design, conduct and disciplinary matters shall be the
responsibility of a committee designated as the PGP Committee. The PGP
Committee shall consist of one Chairperson and Members. The Chairperson shall
be a faculty member nominated by the
a)
Operationalization
of the curriculum;
b)
Ensuring
academic discipline;
c)
Decisions
on issues requiring the interpretation of policies laid down in the PGP rules
and regulations;
d)
Development
of necessary guidelines for evaluating the performance of students;
e)
Decisions
on initiating action against students on grounds of unsatisfactory academic
performance, misconduct and moral turpitude;
f)
Amendment
of any Provisions of the PGP Rules and Regulations; and
g)
All
such matters as may be delegated to the Committee by the
The PGP Chairman shall be responsible for the day-to-day administration of the programme.
2.0 CURRICULUM OF THE PGP
PGP
is a two-year post-graduate level programme in Management. It involves learning
through classroom sessions, discussions and exercises, project assignments with
organizations, and field based course specific project work during the period
of two years at TAPMI. The classroom sessions comprise of ten themes and
project assignments with organizations for thirteen weeks. However, the
duration of course specific project work varies from course to course. The
13-week project assignments with organizations have four components. A 3-day
fieldwork of MIP Phase 1 during theme 5, a 2-month summer project (MIP Phase 2)
after theme 6, and MIP Phase 3 & 4 during themes 7, 8 & 9. Most of the
courses in after theme 6 have project work with greater emphasis on the
application of concepts learned in various courses.
3.0
SCHOLASTIC STANDARDS
Every
student shall meet the minimum academic requirements at each stage of the
programme to be eligible for participating in the next stage. Students not fulfilling the minimum
requirements at the end of any such stage shall be asked to withdraw from the
programme at that stage itself. The minimum requirements for various stages are
provided below in detail.
For the purpose of assessing whether or
not a student has met the minimum standards, the PGP will be considered as
comprising of two stages:
Stage 1/Year 1: Upto and including
Theme 6
Stage 2/Year 2: End of Theme 10
3.1 Evaluation
The
performance evaluation of students in every course in each theme shall be
carried out through a set of evaluation methods like quizzes (both announced
and unannounced), assignments, exercises, class participation, presentations,
projects, short tests, mid-term examination, end-term examination etc. An
appropriate mix of such evaluation methods for each course shall be decided by
the respective instructor(s). The objective of the evaluation is to motivate
students to perform better in these courses and to ensure appropriate
learning. The evaluation components
shall be arranged in such a way that students get feedback on their performance
at regular intervals.
The
evaluation and grading of any given course could be either in terms of
a) Numerical grade points (Type 1), or
b) An overall qualitative assessment as
having cleared/ not cleared/ been exempted (Type 2)
The guidelines for either
method are given below
3.2 GPA Based Grading (Type 1)
The
grading system will be based on a five-point scale as listed below:
A. Excellent
B. Good
C. Satisfactory
D.
F. Fail
If need be a plus (+) or minus (-) sign against A, B, C and D may be added to indicate varying degrees of performance.
All
segments of evaluation will be in terms of letter grades only. These letter
grades in individual segments will be converted separately into grade points
upto four decimal points. The numerical values of individual letter grades are
given below:
A+
: 4.3333 B+ : 3.3333 C+ : 2.3333 D+ : 1.3333
A : 4.0000 B : 3.0000 C : 2.0000 D : 1.0000
A- : 3.6666 B- : 2.6666 C- : 1.6666 D- : 0.6666
F : 0.0000
I : Incomplete
If
a student fails to meet any of the requirements of a course, (e.g. not
submitting assignments, not taking exam/quiz, missing classes or parts thereof
etc.) s/he may be awarded `I’ grade. The
decision to award an ‘I’ grade is the discretion of the faculty member handling
the course. However, every faculty
member should announce the “compulsory” component of evaluation, missing which
will result in ‘I’ grade at the beginning of the course and it should be clearly
mentioned in the course outline. A student who gets `I' grade will have to
repeat the course when it is offered again any time after the Convocation.
Unless the student clears the `I' grade s/he will not be eligible for the award
of Diploma.
In
case any student who clears the `I' grade after the convocation of her/his
batch, s/he will be eligible to receive PGDM along with the subsequent
graduating batch in absentia only.
To determine the final Grade
Point Average (GPA) of a student in a course, (using Grade Conversion table)
the following procedure will be followed:
a) Corresponding to the letter grades and
weightage for all individual components the equivalent value as given (upto two
decimal points) in the Conversion Table will be assigned.
b) The values so obtained by students in
various components of evaluation in a course will be added. The sum will be divided by 3 to obtain the
final GPA for the course.
GPAs
received by a student as a result of this process will determine her/his Letter
Grade in respective courses as indicated in the following table:
4.3333 and 3.5500
: A
3.5499 and 2.5500
: B
2.5499 and 1.5500 : C
1.5499 and 0.5500 :
D
0.5499 and less : F
A
student seeking revaluation in any component of evaluation has to approach the
respective course instructor(s) within one week from the date of receiving the
respective evaluated component, such as assignment, report, quiz,
class-participation or examination.
3.3
Qualitative
Assessment (Type 2)
The instructor(s) of a course may
decide that such an assessment is the most appropriate for the course. However,
for courses with a weightage of 1 credit or more, such an assessment has to be
based on multiple components whose weightages have to be informed to the
students at the beginning of the course. The instructor must also issue
guidelines on how the students will be assessed in each such component.
If a student fails to meet any
component or a combination of components of the requirements of a course, (e.g.
not submitting assignments, not taking exam/quiz, missing classes or parts
thereof etc.) s/he may be awarded `I’ grade.
A student who gets `I' grade will have to repeat the course when it is
offered again any time after the Convocation as decided by the concerned
Instructor of the course. Unless the student clears the `I' grade s/he will not
be eligible for the award of Diploma.
In case any student who clears the `I'
grade after the convocation of her/his batch, s/he will be eligible to receive
PGDM along with the subsequent graduating batch in absentia only.
3.4 Absences
from evaluation component(s)
A student who absents from any
component of evaluation will not generally have any chance to write a
Re-examination or a Supplementary Examination. However, the PGP committee based
on the merit of the case may decide to conduct a re-examination under
exceptional circumstances.
3.5 Minimum Standards
Each course/ activity in the PGP will
be assigned appropriate course credits reflecting the student workload for that
course.
There will be minimum overall credit
requirements, specified from time to time, to be met by a student to be
eligible for the award of the PGDM.
3.5.1 In every theme a student must obtain a CGPA
of 2.3333
3.5.2 The minimum standards to be met at the end of
Theme 6/Year1 are as follows:
1. A minimum Cumulative Grade Point Average
(CGPA) of 2.5445 amongst all courses having numerical grading, computed using
the procedure given below in the Themes 1 to 6 combined:
The CGPA for a theme is computed by dividing the sum of Standardized GPA by the total number of credits in that theme. Standardized GPA is calculated by multiplying the GPA secured in a course by the credits of that course. The sum of Standardized GPA is the total of Standardized GPA for all the courses in the theme.
2. S/he must have ‘cleared’ 100% (in terms of credits) of the courses with qualitative assessments.
3. In addition to the above requirements, every
student should fulfill the following conditions:
a) The table below shows the deficit points corresponding to the GPA
obtained in a course. The Course Deficit
Point (CDP) is calculated by multiplying the credit units of each course with
the deficit points earned by students in the respective course. The Total Deficit Point (TDP) is essentially
the sum of all CDPs obtained by a student upto Theme 6. If the TDP obtained by a particular student
is greater than or equal to 12.0 at any time upto Theme 6, the concerned
student may be asked to withdraw from the programme.
Grade Deficit point
A 0
B 0
C 0
D 1
F 2
3.5.3 The
minimum standards to be met at the end of Theme10/Year 2 are as follows:
1. A minimum Cumulative Grade Point Average
(CGPA) of 2.5445 amongst all courses having numerical grading, computed using
the procedure given below in the Themes 7 to 10 combined:
The CGPA for a theme is computed by dividing the sum of Standardized GPA by the total number of credits in that theme. Standardized GPA is calculated by multiplying the GPA secured in a course by the credits of that course. The sum of Standardized GPA is the total of Standardized GPA for all the courses in the theme.
2. S/he must have ‘cleared’ 100% (in terms of credits) of the courses with qualitative assessments.
3. In addition to the above requirements, every
student should fulfill the following conditions:
a) The table below shows the deficit points corresponding to the GPA
obtained in a course. The Course Deficit
Point (CDP) is calculated by multiplying the credit units of each course with
the deficit points earned by students in the respective course. The Total Deficit Point (TDP) is essentially
the sum of all CDPs obtained by a student upto Theme 10. If the TDP obtained by a particular student
is greater than or equal to 20 at any time upto Theme 10, the concerned student
will not be eligible for the diploma.
Grade Deficit point
A 0
B 0
C 0
D 1
F 2
4. Those students who fail to meet any one or
more of the minimum standards shall be instructed to withdraw immediately from
the programme by the PGP Committee, and the PGP Chairman shall communicate this
to him/her. Any student who has been
asked to withdraw from the PGP may appeal to the
4.0 Outside
Classroom Components
PGP curriculum includes several
components involving learning outside the classroom like MIP, BrandScan and
Outbound programme etc. Each component will have pre-assigned credits.
The design and evaluation methods for each
such component will be announced in advance by the respective faculty
in-charge.
The performance of a student in such components
will be as much a part of the minimum academic standards as explained above.
5.0 ATTENDANCE
5.1 Requirements
a) Except when leave is authorized by the PGP Chairman, attendance is
compulsory for all classroom sessions and other on-campus activities of the
PGP.
b) Attendance during outside classroom components of PGP shall be as
per the rules of respective organizations to which the student is attached and
as may be specified by the Institute. Attendance and leave rules for these
segments will be given to all students by the respective chairmen. Students may be required to do make-up
assignments for any absence during these modules. Appropriate penalties may
also be imposed in case of violation of these rules.
c) Attendance is especially compulsory
on the first day of every theme. Absence will invite penalty as decided by
the PGP Committee.
5.2
Authorized Personal Leave
a) Leave
on account of domestic exigencies and important domestic events up to a maximum
of continuous six days shall be permissible subject to the satisfaction of the
PGP Chairman that the request merits consideration.
b] Leave during the Class Room Segment, either
for illness or for any other immediate requirements may be granted by the PGP
Chairman after considering the merit of such cases. Any leave involving stay away from the campus
will have to be approved by the PGP Chairman and the Hostel Warden. Leave
permission for working days has to be obtained from PGP Chairman and that for
non-working days and other holidays from the respective Hostel Wardens. Applications for absence shall be made by the
students in writing in advance to the PGP Chairman or Warden in the prescribed
leave forms. No student shall absent
herself/himself without the prior written permission of the PGP Chairman or
Warden. An authorized leave could be for
institutional purposes like placement, participation in seminars/ competitions
etc. In such cases no penalties will be imposed. If authorized leave is for any
personal reasons other than sickness (supported by a physician’s certificate or
prescription), family functions (such as sibling’s wedding), family emergencies
that warrant the student’s presence at home etc, it shall attract
penalties. In addition, if a student is
asked to leave the class room by the teacher, the student shall be marked
absent during the session without authorization and will attract penalty as in
other cases. The penalty in grade-point
is calculated as follows:
i)
Courses
where Grade Points are used.
The total number of sessions for which
a student has been absent in a course will be computed. From this the absences under authorized leave
for institutional purposes will be subtracted. Thereafter, the following grade
point will be subtracted from the grade point scored by the student in that
course:
Total No. of Sessions Absent – No. of
Sessions of Authorised Absence
GPA Deduction = 4.33 x
Total
No. of Sessions
ii) Courses
with Qualitative Evaluation / Outside Classroom Components.
The instructor(s) concerned may provide
compensatory work for the student. Alternatively, they may declare her/him “not
cleared”.
c) A student will be asked to withdraw from the programme if s/he has
been absent (with/without permission) from any component continuously for 14
working days. A student, who absents herself/himself from scheduled classes for
13 or less consecutive working days, may be permitted to rejoin only on the
production of a Medical Fitness Certificate from a recognized medical
practitioner. Any further absences by such a student may result in his being
asked to withdraw from the programme.
6.0 STANDARDS OF CLASSROOM BEHAVIOUR
a) BEHAVIOUR: All students are expected to maintain
proper standards of classroom behaviour including appropriate dress code. The
management of the classroom environment rests on the teacher.
The teacher may order a student to
leave the class room if the level of pre-class preparation by the student is
found below acceptable level. The
judgement and decision of the teacher is final.
In addition, the teacher may require
such student(s) who indulge in disruptive or prohibited activities to leave the
class. If the teacher feels that the misbehaviour of the student warrants
higher punishment, he may report the matter to the PGP Chairperson for
initiating disciplinary action.
Note: The term "disruptive or prohibited activities"
would include behaviour prohibited by the teacher (e.g. persistently speaking
out in a manner which is disruptive, refusing to be seated, leaving and
entering the room without authorization, using mobile phones in the institute and
other gadgetry, refusal to obey instructions of the teacher, displaying conduct
other than what is instructed by the teacher).
b) DRESS CODE and PRESENTABILITY: Students are bound by class room
dress code of TAPMI. For the purpose of clarity of principle, “permissible
dressed” is to be understood as one reflecting decency. This includes the
captions on the dress as well.
7.0
INTEGRITY
7.1
Academic Integrity
All
students are expected to maintain integrity and honesty in all their academic
work (assignments, reports, examinations, quizzes, project work etc.). The act
of submitting work for evaluation or to meet a requirement is regarded as
assurance that the work is the result of the student's own thought and study,
produced without assistance, and stated in that student's own words, except as
quotation marks, references, or footnotes which acknowledge the use of other
sources. If a student is in doubt regarding any matter relating to the
standards of academic integrity in a given course or on a given assignment, that
student shall consult the faculty member in charge of the course before
presenting the work.
Students who violate academic integrity
and honesty shall be liable for disciplinary action. A student shall be guilty
of a violation of academic integrity if he or she:
(a) represents the work of others as his or her own (plagiarism);
(b) obtains assistance in any academic work from another individual in a situation in which the student is expected to perform independently;
(c) offers false data in support of laboratory or field work;
(d) intentionally impedes or damages the academic work of others;
(e) engages in conduct aimed at making false representation of a student's academic performance;
(f) forges or falsifies academic documents or records; and
(g) assists other students in any of these acts.
Examples include but are not limited
to: cutting and pasting text from the web without quotation marks or proper
citation; paraphrasing from the web without crediting the source; using notes
or a programmable calculator in an exam when such use is not allowed; using
another person's ideas, words, or research and presenting it as one's own by
not properly crediting the originator; stealing examinations or course
materials; changing or creating data in a lab experiment; altering a
transcript; signing another person's name to an attendance sheet; hiding a book
knowing that another student needs it to prepare an assignment; collaboration
that is contrary to the stated rules of the course, or tampering with a lab
experiment or computer program of another student; using SMS through cell
phones to communicate answers to questions in quizzes/exams. This list is only indicative and is not
exhaustive.
7.2
General Integrity
During the entire 2-year post-graduate
programme at TAPMI, every student implicitly agrees to abide by the rules,
values and culture of the Institute. A
student is an ambassador of the Institute and hence is expected to adhere to
high standards of moral values.
Therefore, if a student is found to have acted in a manner that is
tantamount to cheating-whether another individual or the Institute-such an act,
without consideration of the quantum of monetary value involved, will attract
the severest punishment, namely rustication from the Institute. This rule will cover all walks of life of a
student during the 2-year stay at TAPMI.