Examination

A. SCHEME OF EXAMINATION:

The Examination for the B.Ed. Course shall be held at the end of the academic year of the Course. A Supplementary Examination may also be held in the middle of the academic year.

Core Papers				Exam
Edn 01	4	3 hrs	20	80	100
Edn 02	4	3 hrs	20	80	100
Edn 03	4	3 hrs	20	80	100
Edn 04	3	2 hrs	10	40	50
Method Papers
Edn 05	6	3 hrs	20	80	100
Edn 06	6	3 hrs	20	80	100
Optional Paper
Edn 07	3	2 hrs	10	40	50
Practicum
Edn 08	3	40 hrs	140	60	200
Edn 09	3	40 hrs	140	60	200
		Tota	400	600	1000

B. INTERNAL ASSESSMENT:

• There shall be a minimum of two periodical tests in each term of the course and the average of the two will be taken as the final award. The internal assessment shall be based on assignments, tests and initiative in learning and the progress and regularity of the students.
• The marks of the internal assessment separately for each subject shall be communicated to the Registrar (Evaluation) at least 15 days before the visit of the co-ordinating board. The Registrar shall have access to the  record of such assessment.
• The internal assessment marks of the theory papers will be published on the notice board of the institution for information of the students

C. PRACTICUM:

EdP 01and EdP 02 and Practice Teaching and Related Assignments in CCM- I and CCM-II

• A student teacher shall practice teaching in the Secondary School/s for a Block Period of Forty days or about SIX WEEKS or spread over with two blocks of teaching.
• Every student teacher shall plan and execute seventeen lessons in each school subject, thus, THIRTRY FOUR lessons in two methods and maintain a record thereof. The seventeen lessons would include five micro  lessons, each of two cycles to master the five skills, ten classroom based macro type regular teaching lessons, two innovative type lessons (remedial teaching, models of teaching/ problem solving/ project method based lesson). (10 macro+5micro+2innovative =17)
• The ten regular classroom lessons the student teachers are required to teach in the practice teaching schools will include a proportionate number of lessons in the components of the subjects. Hence, prose, poetry composition lessons will be taken up in English and Kananda; history, civics, economics, geography in Social Science; physics, chemistry  in Physical Science; different components of Biological Science from the textbooks; algebra, arithmetic, geometry in Mathematics. These lessons have  to  be  based  on  Activity  Centred  approach  as recommended  by  the  DSERT  in  the  schools  Four  to  six  phased  activity  based approach   to   teach   a   concept/competency   in   each   subject   of   the   choice   to   be followed in all the colleges of Education.
• The  innovative  lessons  may  include  Models  of  Teaching/  remedial  teaching  /  or any other recognized research based practices.
• The  student  teachers  shall  be  exposed  to  a  minimum  of  three  demonstration lessons in each methodology subject before they are sent for practice teaching.
• It   is   required   that   all   the   lessons   are   observed   and   guided   by   the   college staff/supervising  teachers.    However,  at  least  four  lessons  out  of  twelve  should be supervised and assessed by the college faculty and another four lessons by the supervising  teachers.     The  weightage  to  be  given  for  assessing  shall  be  fifty marks  for the lessons  supervised by the college staff  and ten marks  for those by the supervising teachers. (Total of 60 Marks).
• Each  student  teacher  shall  fully  observe  a  minimum  of  thirty  lessons  in  each subject of specialization of which ten may be of any other related subjects.
• At least three teaching learning material will be prepared in each subject by the student   teacher,   trying   to   see   that   one   among   them   is   of   innovative   or improvised type.
• A  unit  plan  or  pedagogical  analysis  of  one  lesson  in  each  subject  is  prepared  in order to get a better grasp of the textual content of secondary schools.
• A  minimum  of  fifty  test  items  on  the  secondary  school  textual  content  on  each subject  to  be  prepared  by  the  student  teacher  is  meant  to  develop  the  skill  of composing objective type questions on the school content.

D. THE CO-ORDINATION BOARD AND UNIFORMITY IN INTERNAL ASSESSMENT:

• There  shall  be  a  Co-ordination  Board  for  moderating  the  internal  assessment marks of the student teachers.   The composition of board shall be as follows:
  a. Three (3) Principals of the affiliated B.Ed. Colleges in order of the seniority by rotation.
  1. One from Government College
  2. One from aided College
  3. One from unaided College
  The senior most Principal among them shall be the Chairman of the Board
  b.  Dean,  Faculty  of  education  if  Dean  is  not  a  Principal  otherwise  senior  most Teacher Educator by rotation (1)
  c. One (1) Principal from a sister University of Karnataka.
  d. The Principal of the host college if he/she is not a member (1).
• The  Co-ordination  Board  shall  be  empowered  to  interview  candidates,  inspect the records  and assignments  submitted by the candidates  and examine whether the  range  of  internal  assessment  marks  ensure  uniformity  and  objectivity  in assessment made in the colleges.
• The  Co-ordination  Board  must  also  ensure  that  the  evaluation  done  is  based  on the  performance  of  the  students  and  the  records  submitted  by  them.  The  Board is empowered to modify/moderate the internal assessment as it deems fit.   If any of  the  college  is  aggrieved  by  the  decision  of  the  Co-ordination  Board,  such college may appeal to the University with sufficient justification within ten days from  the  date  of  receipt of  the  report  from  the Chairperson  of  the  Co-ordination Board.    The  University  may  take  appropriate  decision  in  consultation  with  the Dean,  Faculty  of  Education,  the  Chairman,  Board  of  Studies  in  Education  and Chairman of the Co-ordination Committee which shall be final.
• The colleges shall modify the internal assessment marks as suggested by the Co- ordination   Board   and  three   copies   of   the   modified   marks   to   be   sent   to   the Chairperson   of   the   Co-ordination   Board   for   verification.     Two   copies   of   the modified  marks  after  verification  by  the  Chairperson  shall  be  duly  signed  and sent to the concerned college and the third copy to the University.
• The  college  will  send  one  copy  of  the  modified  marks  to  the  University  along with   the  Grades   the   student   teachers   have   obtained   for   the  subjects   under Community  Orientation  S.U.P.W.  and  Co-curricular  Activities.   The  University will  use  this  for  entry  of  marks.  The  examiner  shall  award  marks  based  on performance of the student in the examination and shall do objective assessment.

E. CONDUCT OF PRACTICAL EXAMINATION:

• The  university  shall  conduct  practical  examination  with  the  help  of  Practical examination  boards  approved  by  the  chairman,  Board  of  Examinations.  Each practical examination board shall consist of two members  i.e.  one from the B.Ed college and the other from practicing schools. Chairman Board of Examiners will scrutinise the members of the boards well in advance i.e. two months prior to the examination.   For   the   sake   of   objectivity   it   is   suggested   that   examiners   are allotted  where  the  teacher  educators  do  not  visit  the  schools  during  practice  in teaching and the school where the college is opted for practice in Teaching.
• A teacher educator with a minimum of five years of teaching experience at B.Ed level  and H.M.  or  a    senior  teacher with  10 years  of  teaching experience  can be examiner for practical examination. The marks awarded to the students shall be the  average  of  the  marks  awarded  by  the  examiner  1  and  2  for  each  method  of teaching.  In  order  to  ensure  quality  and  objectivity  it  is  recommended  that  the examiners fix the upper limit to 85%.

F. APPEARANCE FOR THE EXAMINATION:

• A  candidate  shall  register  for  all  the  subjects  of  the  year  when  he/she  appears for University examination for the first time.

G.MINIMUM FOR A PASS:

• No  candidate  shall  be  declared  to  have  passed  the  B.Ed.  degree  examination, unless   he/she   obtains  not   less   than   35%   marks   separately   in   (i)   University examination   of   Edn  01  to  Edn  09  (ii)  Internal  Assessment  of  Edn  08  and  Edn 09  and  40%  in  aggregate  of  University  Examination  and  Internal  Assessment together.
• A candidate who fails in any of  the subjects  (theory or practicum) shall take the examination only in the failed subject at the subsequent examination and he/she should obtain the minimum for a pass in those subjects as stated in 14.1
•     A  candidate  who  fails  in  internal  assessment  may  be  permitted  to  work  over  a period   of   not   less   than   one   term   in   the   subsequent   year   where   he/she   has studied  and  shall  appear  for  internal  assessment  tests.   The  assessment  marks shall be communicated to the University at the end of the term.

H. REJECTION OF RESULTS:

• A  candidate  may  be  permitted  to  reject  the  results  of  the  whole  examination within  thirty  days  after  the  publication  of  his/her  result  or  ten  days  from  the dispatch   of   his/her   marks   card   by   the   Registrar   (Evaluation)   to   the   college whichever  is  later.    Rejection  of  result  subject  wise  /  paper  wise  shall  not  be permitted.
•     The rejection shall be exercised only once and cannot be revoked.
•     A  candidate  who  rejects  the  result  shall  retain  the  internal  assessment  marks already obtained.
•    Application   for   rejection   with   the   payment   of   the   prescribed   fee   shall   be submitted  through  the  college  of  study  along  with  the  original  statement  of marks.
•    A  candidate  who  rejects  the  result  is  eligible  only  for  class  and  not  for  ranking. A   candidate   who   rejects   shall   appear   for   examination   in   the   immediately following academic year.

I.CLASSIFICATION OF SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES AND PERCENTAGE FOR DECLARING CLASS.

• The  results  of  successful  candidates  at  the  end  of  the  course  shall  be  classified on the basis of aggregate marks.
• The candidate who pass  in the first attempt are eligible for ranks  provided they secure 70% and above marks.
• The  candidate  who  attempts  the  examination  after  the  first  attempt  is  eligible for only Pass Class.   However, the candidate who rejects the result is eligible for class if he passes in all the subjects in the subsequent attempt.
• Percentage of Marks for the declaration of class as follows:-
  Distinction      :       70% and above
  First class        :     60% and above but less than 70%
  Second class   :      50% and above but less than 60%