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FORM NO. ITM-FRM-52 (REV. )

ITM UNIVERSITY

Inter-Office Memo

From: Deputy Dean (Academics)

REVIEW DATE :

SHEET 1 OF 1

To: Student Notice Boards

Cc: Hon’ble GB, VC, Principal Advisor to GB,

All Directors, Dean (Academics) , All HODs,

Senior Professor Room, Registrar, Manager

Admin, Dy. Dean (students), COR, COE, TPO,

Secretarial, Principal Advisor’s Office (Ms.

Sunita).

Date: 24th August 2012

Notice

Regarding change in Grading Methodology at ITM University

(Applicable to all ITMU Batches from Academic Year 2012-13 onwards)

ITM University has adopted “Relative Grading” methodology to grade the

performance of a student in a course which otherwise being done using

“Absolute Grading” methodology till previous Academic Year. This is a

progressive step taken in the right direction, as “Relative (norm-referenced)

Grading” methodology is probably the most widespread in higher education

throughout the globe.

In relative grading, students are in competition with one another for a

limited number of grades in each category, and a student’s grade is based

on his or her relative position in the class.

This system is fairly correct for unanticipated problems (e.g. widespread

absences due to a flu epidemic, tests that are too hard or too easy, too strict

or too lenient evaluation etc.) because the scale automatically moves up or

down. Students like relative grading for much the same reason.

The key features of the “Relative Grading” methodology adopted at ITMU are

as follows:

1.

Marks have no absolute correlation with grades. The relationship

between the marks obtained and the grade awarded in a course is

relative, based on the average performance of the batch in that course.

2.

Minimum 80% marks will be required for getting “A+” grade (Highest

Grade). However, mere getting 80% marks will not make any student

entitled for getting an “A+” Grade. Hence, it is a necessary condition,

but not the sufficient one.

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