M.U.H.S.-FACULTY
OF ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES
DIRECTIONS
FOR THE CONDUCT OF EXAMINATION
IN B.P.Th,
B.O.Th, B.Sc[HLS], & B.P.O. COURSES
INCLUDED
UNDER THE FACULTY OF ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES
### [Since Faculty of Allied Health Sciences includes Five different Professional courses , the
requirements for the Conduct of examinations in each, may not be Identical. Therefore the
specific instructions as per the requirement of individual professional course are elaborated
in the respective syllabus of the individual professional course may please be seen.]
THEORY EXAMINATION-
1]-For any Theory paper, 20 % of the total marks
allotted to the entire paper & / or individual sections of
the paper shall be allotted
to Internal Assessment of the entire paper or its individual section ,which
ever case may be..
2]-Evaluation of Theory & Internal Assessment shall
be under a separate heads of passing.
3]-Board of paper setters –There shall be minimum TWO paper setters per paper /per section if the
paper includes different
subjects[e.g.-subject “Surgery” of III B.P.Th course includes, subjects-General
surgery &
Orthopaedics]. Each one of them shall set TWO sets of question papers
independently &
send them in a sealed
envelop directly to the C.O.E.,MUHS.
3-A]-Qualification of paper setter- Preferably Masters Degree in
respective Professional course
with minimum THREE
years full time teaching experience
OR
MUHS recognized teacher
holding Degree in the respective professional course with minimum
5 years full time
teaching experience [Such Rules shall
be relaxed to Two years full time teaching
experience IF the
candidate has more than Ten years full time Clinical experience at a recognized
teaching institute
]
5]-Instructions to paper setters –
a]-The paper shall cover
the entire syllabus of the subject & avoid setting questions based on the
Psycho-motor domain
b]-Instructions if any
,shall be stated in bold letters-e.g.-“Draw neat diagram”
c]-The paper shall be in
Three sections, & EACh section shall be attempted in a separate answer book
d]-The paper setter shall
provide a KEY for EACH question
e]-For the Paper carrying
80 & 40 marks respectively, Section-A shall be of 20 & 10 minutes
respectively, &
Section B & C shall be of 2.5 & 1.5 hours respectively
e]-Pattern of paper setting shall be as follows-
Max. Marks Max marks
80 40
SECTION-A-Q-1-MCQ[single
best answer -
Based on
MUST KNOW area.] 20 10
SECTION-B-
S.A.Q.-----------------------Q2-15 marks-to attempt any
Q2-15marks-to attempt
FIVE out of six [3 x5]
any FIVE out of six
[3 x 5]
Q3-15 marks-to attempt any
THREE out of four [5 x 3] ]
SECTION-C-L.A..Q----------------------Q4-15 marks[compulsory] ** Q3]-15 marks
Q5-|Two questions of 15 marks
Q6-|Each & to attempt any ONE
** 5-e I]-Not withdrawing what ever is given in no. 5 above , for any
NON-CORE subject which is
included in the syllabus mainly for cognitive
studies, inclusion of L.A.Q. is not
mandatory .
.Instead ,S.A.Q
of 15 marks in which 4 questions should be included , out of which any Three to
be
attempted, [3 x 5 ]
6]-Moderator-There shall be
One moderator per paper, who shall study all the sets & ensure that the
script is legible, covers
over all topics of the respective
syllabus , does not include any question,
which is repeated or
outside the syllabus. If so then he/she shall rectify the errors in the
manuscript
& seal all the sets
again & submit them to the C.O.E. Confidentiality of the papers
shall be the joint
responsibility of the
paper setters & Moderator.
-6-A]-Qualification of Moderator –Preferably Masters Degree in the
Respective professional Degree
course, with minimum
Five years full time teaching experience
OR
MUHS recognized teacher
holding Degree in respective professional Degree course with minimum
Eight years full time
teaching experience.
7]- Age of the paper setter/ Moderator- should not be above 65 years
8]-Examiner- Paper setter can be appointed as examiner –qualification
shall be same as paper setter.
9]-Each Examiner shall
evaluate NOT MORE THAN 80 papers.
PRACTICAL / CLINICAL EXAMINATION –
1]-Panel of Examiners-
a]-There shall be
minimum TWO examiners per Practical/ Clinical [as per the type of discipline of
individual
section if the paper includes more than
one subjects] examination having one
Internal
& One external
examiner. Internal examiner shall be the Convenor of the examination
b]-Both the examiners shall jointly plan the over
all conduct of examination prior to its
commencement & conduct the ENTIRE examination
together.
2]-Selection criteria of examiners & Center —
a ]-For any
Practical/clinical examination , Appointment of the Internal Examiner shall be
done preferably
from the college which will be selected as a
Center
a-I]-For any Clinical
OR Core-clinical examination of B.P.Th & B.O.Th courses, such
examination shall be conducted at the respective Parent
institutes if need be. .
b]-Qualification of
the examiner shall be same as the paper setter.
c]-The Controller of
examination shall provide in advance, the list of Internal & external
examiners
to the Dean /
principal of the college where the respective examination is going to be held,
so
that on the 11th
hour, the Dean shall be empowered to select the substitute candidate from the
list
provided. However
the Dean shall NOT select any examiner
working in the SAME institute as a
substitute for the External examiner.
3]-Number of candidates to be evaluated per day-There shall be NOT
MORE THAN 20 candidates
evaluated per day
for any NON-CLINICAL /PRACTICAL
examination & NOT MORE THAN
12 candidates evaluated per day for
CLINICAL examination
4]-Pattern of Examination- The pattern shall be according to the need of
the perticular subject.
The convenor
shall take care that maximum syllabus
shall be covered in the Practical /Clinical
Examination. It
is recommended to include Viva &
O.S.P.E.,/ O.S C. E. methods in the
exam
5]-Conduct of Practical /Clinical
examination-Before the assessment of the candidate, both the
examiners shall
jointly prepare Arbitrary questions & marks for each such question as per
the
total marks granted to each experiment & accordingly evaluate the candidate
-e. g-Max 40
marks granted to a Long Case shall be distributed as
–a]-Ability of History taking-10 marks,
b]-Ability of psychomotor & affective skill of
evaluation-10 marks c]-ability of appropriate
Diagnosis-10 marks ,d]-ability of planing /prescription of appropriate treatment with an
ability of Clinical reasoning-10 marks Such allotment of marks shall be documented
on the
Practical /Clinical answer book before sealing such
answer books.
INETRNAL ASSESSMENT-[I.A.]
1]-I.A. in THEORY—
a]-20 % of the Total marks granted to a Theory paper ,shall
be allotted to I.A -There shall be
total
FOUR examinations, preferably ,two Mid Term , one terminal
& one preliminary examination
respectively per paper. Mid Term exams shall include M.C. Qs, where as the Prelim shall
be
based on University examination pattern.
b]-20 % of the Average marks of FOUR such assessments. shall be considered for I.A.
b-i]-In case a Paper includes more than one section/ subject
,then I.A. in Each such section /subject
could be considered for the overall Four I.A. for that
particular paper.
2]-I.A. PRACTICAL
/CLINICAL-20 % of the Total marks allotted to any Practical/ Clinical
examination shall be considered for I.A.. Such I.A. shall be
conducted as ward exam, periodicals /
experiment / completion of jobs etc,[as per the requirement of
individual syllabus,]minimum
FOUR times during the respective Academic year & 20 % of an Average Total marks that
include all such tests shall be considered for I.A. of that
particular paper.
2-A]-In case any Practical/ Clinical includes more than one
section/ subject, then at least one I.A.
in each subject/section should be conducted [total of such I.A.
included in the paper should be
minimum 4],& 20 % of the average of the total marks to be
considered for I.A.
3]-In case if need is felt for any clinical examination,
in any Medical subject which includes only
Theory paper, at the university examination, The I.A. in that particular paper can include
both
Theory as well as Ward examination having minimum 4 such tests
in total & 20 % of the average
of total Marks obtained may be considered for IA .
COLLEGE
EXAMINATION-
1]-College examination –in
Theory/ Practical / Clinical / Project etc for any Allied subject as per the
requirement of the respective
syllabus shall be conducted in the FIRST TERM of the respective
academic year. Such examination shall follow the same
pattern of the university examination,
in Theory/Practical/project etc, except the appointment
of an External examiner.
2]-Total Marks granted for Each of such examination shall be
converted into Grade as follows-
Marks
Grade Remark
75 % & above
-------[excellent]----------------------A+
66-74 %--------------[Very Good]---------------------A
51-65 %
--------------[Good]---------------------------B+
50 %-------------------[Satisfactory
]------------------B[minimum requirement for passing]
41-49 %-------------[Below average]-----------------C [Fail]
3]-On successfully passing College examination if any, the
respective College shall issue a
CERTIFICATE, on which the Grade [s] obtained in respective subject [s] shall appear.
4]-Passing in EACH College examination shall be a PRE-Requisite
for admission at the
respective university
examination. Certificate of the college
examination shall be
submitted along with the University examination Form & Fee .
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