What is the procedure if a mistake is made while filling in the Re-sitting Application Form?
A student should be careful while he/ she fills the application form. the admit card is issued according to the application form filled by the student. If a student has made any mistake, he/ she should immediately bring it to the notice of the Additional Registrar through his/ her Learning Centre. The University reserves the right to accept or reject such requests.

What is the procedure for obtaining examination centre transfer?
The request has to reach the University at least 2 months before the university examinations.
The following procedures have to be followed:
• Send an application stating that a change in examination centre is required
• Obtain the NOC of the Learning Centre where registered
• Provide the reasons for requesting examination centre transfer
• Provide the proof of the reason, if available
• Enclose a demand draft favouring Sikkim Manipal University, DE, payable at Manipal/Udupi as prescribed in the form.
NOTE: The University reserves the right to accept or reject such requests.

What are the consequences of making a mistake in the answer sheet (e.g. roll no. or subject code wrongly written)?
A student has to strictly adhere to the rules mentioned in the question paper. However, the student shall forward a written request for the mistake committed and the changes required. The results will not be published in all such cases. The University is empowered to accept the request or otherwise.

What are the consequences of appearing in the examination without the admit card?
Student cannot appear in the examination without the admit card. If the student has appeared in the examination without the admit card, then his/ her result will not be published and suitable action will be initiated against the student.

Why do two semester subjects clash in the examination time table?
The problem basically arises for students who have accumulated too many backlog papers. The examination time table is drawn to enable regular students to appear for even or odd semesters. However, there may be students who have accumulated backlogs of their previous even and odd semesters. As a result, a case may arise when the paper of an even semester from the backlog may clash with another paper of another even semester. The same case may arise with odd semester papers. There is no provision to appear for two separate papers in the same session on a particular day.

What is a clash of papers? How to avoid?
Unlike other vertical programmes, Re-registration to the higher semesters in SMU is not linked to clearance of the previous semesters. This structure provides ample chance to the student to clear the backlog papers.

A student gets two consecutive chances to clear a paper, except in case of Lateral Entry. The grouping of the subjects permits a student to appear in the backlog papers in every alternative semester. For instance a backlog paper of the 1^st semester can be taken with the 2^nd Semester and the 4th semester along with the 6th semester together. Hence, he/ she gets four chances to appear for a subject.
In case of lateral entry cases, the student recieves three chances. In every backlog paper, a student gets a minimum of two consecutive chances. The schedule of the examination is such that  all the odd semester examinations are held together. Similarly, even semester examinations are grouped together. This system enables a student to appear for the papers of two semesters provided the combination of the semester is odd and even. While filling the Re-sitting applications for the back papers, the students should meticulously plan as to which papers they would like to appear for whenever there is a clash of papers due to above reason.

Please note that the University will issue the admit card for all the backlog papers as requested in the Re-sitting application submitted by the student irrespective of the paper clashing or not. However, the student will be permitted to appear in any one of the papers of his choice. 

When are the supplementary examinations?
There are no supplementary examinations. The University doesn’t have any provision for supplementary examinations. The examinations are held twice a year for Indian students as under:
• Examination for the Spring Session (February to July): Examination will be held in the month of July
• Examination for the Fall Session (August to January): Examination will be held in the month of January.
The exact dates will be published on the website three months prior to the commencement of the examination.

What is the passing percentage according to Old and New Regulation?
• Old Regulation – for students enrolled from Aug 1999 to Feb 2002
The students, who were enrolled till the Spring Session of 2002 (enrolled in Feb 2002), are governed by the old regulation under which they are considered to have passed in a paper, if they scored 40% aggregate (80 out of 200) in the Internal Assessment and the University examination.
Project Examination: This applies to all the students. A student should secure at least 35% out of 100 marks in the continuous evaluation and 35% out of 100 marks in the term end examination to pass. The aggregate total should be 40% (80 out of 200) and above.

• New Regulation - for students enrolled from Aug 2002 onwards.
* (FOR JAN 2003 EXAMINAION ONLY.)
Refer to page No. 7 of prospectus August 2002 wherein it is mentioned, “A student should secure at least 50% marks in the continuous evaluation and 40% marks in the term end examination to pass.” After due consideration, it has been decided that the minimum percentage for the continuous evaluation will also be 40%. Hence, the above provision has been reconstituted as under- “A student should secure at least 40% marks in the continuous evaluation (24 out of 60) and 40% marks in the term end examination (56 out of 140) to pass.” The aggregate total should be 40% (80 out of 200) and above.
Present Regulation: “A student should secure at least 35% marks in the continuous evaluation (21 out of 60) and 35% marks in the term end examination (49 out of 140) to pass.” The aggregate total should be 40 % (80 out of 200) and above.
Project Examination: This applies to all the students. A student should secure at least 35% out of 100 marks in the continuous evaluation and 35% out of 100 marks in the term end examination to pass. The aggregate total should be 40% (80 out of 200) and above.

What is meant by Internal Assessment (IA) Marks?
The students are given assignments and are also expected to attend practical classes which need to be completed and submitted to the Learning Centre as part of the Internal Assessment. The faculty at centre will evaluate these assignments, practical logs and assign marks based on the performance to each individual student.

Who does the evaluation for Internal Assessment?
The faculty at learning centre does the evaluation for Internal Assessment.

Who evaluates our university examinations papers?
Sikkim Manipal University evaluates the examination papers.

When will the results be declared?
Results will be declared within 6 weeks after the examination.

What are the consequences of skipping examinations?
The student is required to clear all the papers of the course within the prescribed time as mentioned in the prospectus/ admission documents. The time available to a student to clear the course is twice the normal duration.
Example:
• For a student who joins the 1^st semester of MCA, the minimum duration required to complete the course is 3 years. The maximum time available to complete the course is 6 years.
• For student who takes Lateral Entry admission to the  3^rd semester of MCA, the minimum duration required to complete the course is 2 years. The maximum time available to complete the course is 4 years.
Case: “A student who has registered for a semester in the Fall Session (August) 2006 will not be able to appear for the examination scheduled for that session i.e. Jan 07. Instead, he/ she can appear for the exam in July 07”. As per the regulations a student is required to appear for the examination at the end of the session. For instance, a student registered for the 6^th semester of MCA in Fall Session (August) 2006 is required to appear for the examination in January 07. However, if he/ she is not able to appear for the scheduled examination, he/ she may appear for the subsequent examination by filling the Re-sitting application. He/ She will be required to pay the Re-sitting examination fee as per the rules prevalent.

The number of chances a student gets to clear the subject?
The structure of SMU programmes is versatile and provides ample opportunity to students to complete the course without loss of semesters due to backlog papers. Unlike other vertical programmes, Re-registration to the higher semester is not linked to clearance of the previous semesters. The structure also provides ample chance to the student to clear the backlog papers. A student gets two consecutive chances to clear a paper except in case of Lateral Entry. As far as Lateral Entry is concerned, please note that the provision itself is applicable assuming the student has the domain knowledge of the subject by virtue of his qualification. Hence, the system expects the student to clear the Lateral Entry paper in the first sitting. The grouping of the subject permits a student to appear in the backlog papers in every alternative semester.
For instance, a backlog paper of 1^st semester can be taken with the 2^nd Semester and 4^th Semester can be taken along with the 6^th semester. Hence, he gets four chances to clear the subject. In case of Lateral Entry cases, three chances are available. In every backlog paper, a student gets a minimum of two consecutive chances. The scheme of the University doesn’t provide supplementary examination in view of above reasons.

Why are the old question papers not provided by the University?
Providing question papers has a great disadvantage because it curbs the multi dimensional approach of the learner to the subjects. It is very important to let the learner have a wholesome approach to the subject wherein the learner grasps the subject by understanding the subject rather than by cramming the same by rote. Students are expected to adopt a learning-centric approach to their studies and are advised not to follow ‘guide’ patterns of answering. The strength of our evaluation process and the course is in generating the habit of self-analysis and comprehension by the students. Based on the learning materials and associated subject materials, you are advised to formulate number of questions in the pattern as per the sample questions and increase your notes. This is why our examinations are Multiple Choice Question (MCQ) based and is the reason we do not provide question papers.

What you need to do is: -
• While studying a subject, a student should visualise questions based on the MCQ pattern. A Sample MCQ is available in the programme guide. This process will facilitate the understanding of the subjects in question/ answer form
• A student should train himself/ herself to answer the questions only when he/ she has acquired sufficient knowledge relevant to the topic. The strength of the MCQ system is that it covers almost all aspects of the subjects and enables an assessment of the knowledge of the student on a wholesome basis rather than a selective basis. Moreover, because of negative marking system it does not leave scope for chance-taking while answering
• The students are advised to develop the technique to attend MCQ pattern of the questions. Following points are pertinent:-
i. Attend only those questions in which they know the correct answers.
ii. Never take a chance in answering questions when they do not know the same.
iii. Remember that 25% marks are deducted for every wrong answer.
iv. If a question is left unattended, a student will lose marks only for that question.

When will we receive the marks card?
Once the results are announced, a centre-wise result sheet is sent to the Learning Centres. Within one month, the individual marks card will also be dispatched to the Centre for distribution to the students.

What is the procedure for Re-valuation of MCQ answer script?
There is no provision for Re-valuation essentially because the valuation is done by scanning the answer sheet at least twice. The answer sheet is marked by the student by darkening the appropriate circle to indicate the answer for a question. The scanning process which evaluates the student is 100% error free. However, it is appropriate to mention that the analysis of the answers show the following as the main reason for student’s failure/ scoring less marks.
• Wrong answers get 1/4^th negative marking. The reason for low marks in most failure cases is due to this. For instance, a student gets 40 marks for correct answers but he will lose 10 marks for wrong answers to questions worth 40 marks. This results in deduction of 10 marks from the 40 marks he scores. In this case, a student fails primarily because of attempting the questions where he does not know the answers. It is therefore very important to be judicious while answering the MCQ papers. Students are advised to answer only those questions, where they are sure of the answer.
• In some cases students make mistakes while darkening the appropriate columns; for instance, while marking an answer for question No.3, answer has been wrongly darkened against the field for question No.4. This happens when due care is not taken to verify the appropriate column for answering.
• In some cases, the students mark more than one answer by darkening the additional circles. The scanning is programmed to disregard these answers and hence loss of marks.
• The students are also advised to write the data in the answer sheet correctly such as Reg. No, Test Booklet No, Subject code, and Centre Code. The instructions given in the MCQ answer sheet for these must be strictly complied with. Please note that no communication regarding Re-valuation, etc will be entertained in view of the facts explained above.