In keeping with the spirit of the recommendations of the Expert Committee to continuously

monitor the performance and improve the rigour of examinations, the University has been

progressively upgrading systems of student assessment, one of them being the introduction of

Descriptive-type questions at the term-end examinations. Given the scale of student

participation and variety of examinations including choice of the vernacular as a medium of

examination, the University is happy to announce the following format of examination,

commencing examinations to be held in April 2013. All students pursuing different programs

with SMU DE are hereby informed that descriptive questions, which are already a part of the

assessment of Arts & Humanities, will now feature in all the term-end examinations to be

conducted from April 2013. The pattern of question papers are presented hereunder along with

the existing structure of question papers for the information of students.

Sd/

Director

SMU-DDE

QUESTION PAPER PATTERN

A. For Department of Vocational studies, Arts & Humanities, Management Studies and Information Technology.

Existing

For question papers of BA and MA (History, Political Science) courses:

Credits

Multiple Choice Questions

Descriptive Total Marks

Duration (Hours)

1 Mark 2 Marks 4 Marks 4 Marks 2 20 11 4 3 70 1 4 40 20 10 5 140 2

For question papers of all the remaining courses:

Credits Multiple Choice Questions Total

Marks Duration (hours) 1 Mark 2 Marks 4 Marks

2 20 11 7 70 1 3 40 20 15 140 2 4 40 20 15 140 2

Revised

Credits

Multiple Choice Questions Descriptive Total Marks

Duration (Hours) 1 Mark 2 Marks 10 Marks

2 20 15 2 70 1 3 50 25 4 140 2 4 50 25 4 140 2

B. For Subjects of DHC(Department of Health Care) New Regulation courses- BSc( HIA), BSc( MLT) and BSc(MIT) students admitted from February 2007) without an assessment component on practical examinations

Existing

Revised

C. For the same set of subjects as mentioned above under point B, but having an assessment component with practical examinations

Existing

Credits Multiple Choice Questions

Total Marks Duration (Hours)

1 Mark 2 Marks 2 40 20 80 1 3 60 30 120 2 4 80 40 160 2.5 5 80 60 200 3

Credits

Multiple Choice Questions Descriptive Total Marks

Duration (Hours) 1 Mark 2 Marks 10 Marks

2 30 15 2 80 1 3 40 25 3 120 2 4 60 30 4 160 2.5 5 70 40 5 200 3

Credits Multiple Choice Questions Descriptive Total

Marks Duration (Hours) 1 Mark 2 Marks 10 Marks

2 20 10 2 50 1 3 30 15 3 75 1 4 40 20 4 100 1 5 50 25 5 125 1.5

Revised

D. For other programs under Department of Health Care (BSc BT, MSc BT, MSc CRRA, MSc BI)

Existing

Credits

Multiple Choice Questions Total

Marks

Duration

(Hours) 1 Mark 2 Marks 4 Marks

2 20 11 7 70 1

4 40 20 15 140 2

Revised

Credits

Multiple Choice Questions Descriptive Total

Marks

Duration

(Hours) 1 Mark 2 Marks 10 Marks

2 20 15 2 70 1

4 50 25 4 140 2

N.B: There will not be any change in the pattern of QPs for programs where only re-sitting students are continuing their Program e.g. BSc(AIT), BSc(MM), BPT, MBA(IT) MBA(BPO) etc.

Answers for multiple choice questions (MCQ) will continue to be marked the same way as it is

being done presently. However, answers for descriptive questions may be marked at

appropriate places depending on mode of examinations. The same is detailed hereunder:

a. in case it is a Pen- based Test (PBT), the answers are to be written in the answer sheets provided for the purpose;

b. in case it is a Computer- based Test (CBT), the answers are to be typed onto the computer provided for the purpose;

c. in case it is a Tablet -based Test (TBT), the answers are to be typed onto the’ tablet’ using an external keyboard provided for the purpose.

Credits

Multiple Choice Questions Descriptive Total

marks

Duration

(Hours) 1 Mark 2 Marks 10 Marks

2 20 10 1 50 1

3 25 15 2 75 1

4 40 20 2 100 1.5

5 55 25 2 125 2