EASURES OF TRANSPARENCY AND ROBUSTNESS IN INTERNAL ASSESSMENT

  • The Internal Assessment process is clearly communicated to all students, in the beginning of each semester in the fresher’s social, orientation programmes, and periodically throughout the semester session. The internal assessment evaluation criteria are clearly stated and explained in simple terms to leave no room for doubts.
  • Weightage for behavioural aspects is not an aspect for assessment as per university guidelines. However, independent learning and communication skills are given weightage with the prior knowledge of the students.
  • The Internal examination are held with the utmost level of transparency and efficiency, seat arrangements are made in accordance with the roll number, each student is assigned a specific seat. For this, charts are prepared and made available at the notice board and inside the exam hall.
  • One of the best practice of the institution is the corrective measures for absentees during exams. These absentees' phone numbers are traced and retrieved, and immediately called so that the reason for absenteeism is known. If possible the student is given a chance to report and give the examination with reasonable grace time.
  • The attendance taking has also been made full-proof with each students having to sign against their respective names and roll no. so that in case of any discrepancies either from the student or teacher, it may easily be traced out.
  • The faculty discusses and shares criteria for internal assessment to enhance transparency and rigor with a view to focusing on individual and original work.
  • Written and verbal feedback is encouraged for improvement in quality. Disclosure of marks of each component of internal assessment is done on a regular basis.
  • The teacher also discusses the progress of the students so as to improve their performance.
  • A Monitoring Committee exists to resolve any issues of the students relating to internal assessment. Attendance is an integral part of the internal assessment.
  • The teachers even try to help students in case of extreme emergencies so that they get full support from the college and their studies do not suffer.
  • The internal assessment through home assignment are designed in such a way as to facilitate practical learning, by assigning works that would cultivate analytical thinking and originality.
  • The Internal assessment evaluation before finalisation undergoes a two-tier screening process, i.e, within the respective departments and then finally through the Examination Committee of the institution which comprises representatives from all departments.
  • And before the final internal assessment marks are send to the University, each student is shown the final marks, and when fully satisfied that there are no errors, the students are to give their signature against their respective marks.
  • The completed compilation are then send forward to the University. In case of discrepancies later on, the duplicate copies are retained so as to allow the students a fair chance for rectification.
  • Form November, 2017 MZU Examination Department has introduced a new system of entering internal marks via a portal system.