1. The College conducts the First Year and Second Year B.Com Examinations on behalf of Goa University. The Third Year B.Com examinations are conducted by Goa University.
2. The Academic Year consists of two semesters: Odd Semester (Semesters I, III & V) and Even Semester (Semesters II, IV & VI).
3. There are two modes of evaluation of the academic performance of students, viz. the Intra- Semester Evaluation (ISA) and the Semester-End Examination (SEE).
4. At each semester, every paper of 100 marks (except the Project paper at TY B.Com) has an ISA component of 20 marks and every paper of 50 marks has an ISA component of 10 marks.
At the end of each semester, there will be one 80-marks examination of 120 minutes duration for each 100-marks paper in the semester and one 40-marks examination of 90 minutes duration for each 50-marks paper in the semester. This is called the Semester- End Examination (SEE).
5. A STUDENT IS REQUIRED TO APPEAR FOR BOTH COMPONENTS – ISA & SEE. IN OTHER WORDS ATTENDANCE AT ALL EXAMINATIONS & TESTS IS COMPULSORY. A STUDENT WHO DOES NOT APPEAR FOR A MINIMUM OF TWO ISAs WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE TO APPEAR FOR THE SEMESTER-END EXAMINATION IN THAT PAPER.
6. The ISAs will be conducted during the semester by using modes of evaluation such as objective/written tests, assignments, orals, classroom quizzes, seminars, presentations, etc. Students will be assessed twice in ISA, with each assessment carrying 10 marks.
7. The SEE for Semesters V & VI of TY B.Com will be conducted by Goa University.
STANDARD OF PASSING, CLASS & GRACING
- Standard of Passing at FY, SY & TY B.Com Examinations:
a) To pass the Examination a candidate must obtain a minimum of 40% marks in SEE and ISA components taken together for each paper.
b) There is no separate passing for the ISA or SEE component.
c) At the end of each year after the declaration of the even semester results, there will be a special examination (after 15 days from the declaration of the result) to provide an opportunity for students to appear for the backlog papers of Semesters I to IV.
d) To be eligible for admission to TY B.Com, a student must have passed all the papers of Semesters I, II, III & IV.
- The following will be the system for awarding grades for each paper/course.
| Letter Grade | Grade Point | Marks % |
| O (Outstanding) | 10 | 85 – 100 |
| A+(Excellent) | 9 | 75 – <85 |
| A (Very Good) | 8 | 65 – <75 |
| B+(Good) | 7 | 55 – <65 |
| B (Above Average) | 6 | 50 – <55 |
| C (Average) | 5 | 45 – <50 |
| P (Pass) | 4 | 40 – <45 |
| F (Fail) | 0 | 0 – <40 |
| Ab (Absent) | 0 | — |
- Gracing: Gracing at the FY & SY B.Com examinations shall be done as per the relevant Ordinances of Goa University.
- Improvement of Performance: There is no provision for improvement of performance at Semesters I, II, III and IV.
This provision is available only in the case of Semesters V & VI. A student wishing to improve his/her performance at these two semesters will be permitted to reappear only during the immediately subsequent regular Semester V & Semester VI examination. However such a candidate will be allowed to appear only in the SEE component of the papers of Semester V and/or Semester VI examinations excluding the Project paper. The marks secured at the first appearance in the project paper as also in the ISA component of the other papers, will be carried forward for tabulation of the result under “improvement of performance”. The performance of a candidate who appears under this provision, but fails to improve, will be ignored. A candidate can appear only once under this clause.
REVALUATION & PERSONAL VERIFICATION OF MARKS
There shall be no revaluation of answer books at FY/SY B.Com Semesters I to IV Examinations.
However, facility for the Personal Verification of answer books for each examination shall be available to FY and SY B.Com students for Semesters I to IV. Personal verification of marks shall be carried out by the candidate in the presence of the Principal/Vice-Principal and the concerned examiner, provided he/she applies for the same within one week from the declaration of results along with the prescribed fee of Rs.100/- per paper. The procedure for personal verification of marks is as follows:
1. On a notified day and time (which should not be later than 10 days after the receipt of application from the candidate) the candidate will be shown the answer book in the chamber of the Principal/Vice Principal and in the presence of the Examiner concerned.
2. If the candidate is not satisfied with the results on Personal Verification of the answer book, he/she may apply to College Grievance Committee within a week.
3. The Grievance Committee shall take appropriate action as per Ordinance O.47.23 and inform the candidate accordingly.
EXEMPTION
An unsuccessful candidate who obtains the minimum percentage of marks prescribed for passing in a paper shall be exempted from reappearing in that paper. He/she shall be declared to have passed the full examination on his/her passing in the remaining paper(s).
