ACADEMIC REGULATIONS RELATING TO

DEFINITIONS

1. “University / Institute (DAI)” means Times Institute Multan.
2. “Academic Council” means the Academic Council of ‘Times Institute Multan.’
3. “Academic Year” of Times Institute Multan shall comprise of two regular semesters (Fall and Spring), each of which minimum of sixteen (16) weeks and not exceeding eighteen (18) weeks duration including the mid-term & final-term examination. During the summer break, there may be a Summer Session of not exceeding nine (9) weeks including the mid-term & final-term examination. The contact hours during the Summer Session will be doubled to ensure that a course is completely taught with half of the duration compared with a regular (fall or spring) Semester.
4. “Commencement of Semester” means the day of start of classes for the semester as prescribed in the Academic Calendar of Times Institute Multan.
5. “Contact Hour” means the total number of lectures, tutorials and laboratory hours per week.
6. “Controller of Examinations” means the Controller of Examination (COE) of Times Institute Multan.
7. “Credit Course” means a course of study, successful completion of which shall be the requirement for the award of degree. The grade obtained in a credit course shall appear on the transcript.
8. “One Credit Hour” means teaching a theory course for 50-60 minutes of classroom per week throughout the semester. One Credit Hour in laboratory / library research / Museum / Clinical Wards would require contact of two- three (2-3) hours of laboratory work / library research / Museum / Clinical Wards per week throughout the semester.
   NOTE: The credit hours are denoted by two digits within brackets with a hyphen in between. The first (left side) digit represents the theory part while the second (right side) digit represents the laboratory / research work / Museum / Clinical Wards. Thus 3(3-0) means three credit hours of theory while 4(3-1) means a total of four credit hours, of which, three credit hours are of theory while one credit hour is for laboratory / research / Museum / Clinical Wards. The weekly contact hours of a 3(3-0) course will be three, while the contact hours of 4(3-1) course will be five to six while the contact hours of 3(1-2) will be five to seven.
9. “Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA)” means the weighted average ofthe Grade Points earned for all the credit courses in all the semester attended
10. “Dean” means the Dean of a Faculty of Times Institute Multan.
11. “Department” means a teaching department or an academy or an institute or a school or a centre or an affiliated institute of the University or an academic institution with which Times Institute Multan has a valid Memorandum of Understanding.
12. “Faculty” means the Faculty of Times Institute Multan.
13. “Grade Point” means the points (numerical value) associated with each letter grade.
14. “Grade” means the letter grade earned by a student in a course depending on his performance in that course.
15. “Non-Credit Course” means a course registered by the student or prescribed by the concerned Department, which is not to be counted towards the minimum degree requirements. The grade of a non-credit course shall appear on the transcript with a special mark and it shall not be used in calculation of the SGPA/CGPA. Internship to be shown in the transcript as a non-credit course if not required by HEC in the program.
16. “Program” means the undergraduate program leading to a degree,    diploma, or certificate.
17. “Registrar” means the Registrar of Times Institute Multan.
18. “Semester Grade Point Average (SGPA)” shall mean the weighted average of the Grade Points earned for all the credit courses in a single semester.
19. “Student” means an enrolled student of Times Institute Multan.
20. University / Institute (DAI) Registration: It is a unique number allotted by registrar office irrespective of program.
21. Program Enrollment: Program enrollment means that a student enrolled in a particular program offered by the Times Institute Multan.
22. Semester Enrollment: Semester enrollment means that a student enrolled in a specific semester as per Academic Calendar.
23. Enrollment Confirmation: The student enrollment will be confirmed after submission of fee.

ADMISSION TO THE UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM

1. To be eligible for admission to a program, a candidate must have successfully qualified all the prerequisites including the number of years of schooling / education.
2. Anyone who has been rusticated or expelled by any college for misconduct or for use of unfair means in the examinations or any offence involving moral turpitude, or punished by law shall not be eligible for admission.
3. Each candidate shall make an application for admission on a prescribed admission form along with documents specified in the form.
4. The admission shall be made on the basis of cumulative merit or eligibility criteria (according to HEC) to be prescribed by the Institute Multan from time to time.
    

REGISTRATION AND ENROLLMENT

1. University / Institute (DAI) Registration
   1. A student seeking admission in a program of the Institute shall register himself / herself within the dates notified for registration, failing which he/she shall not be allowed to appear in the Final (Institute) examinations and his / her admission may be cancelled.
   2. The Registrar shall issue a registration number to each student.
       
2. Add / Drop of Courses
   1. Add / Drop of course(s) for a student who is repeating any course(s) or is on academic deficiency (with a low SGPA or CGPA than the minimum requirement) may be approved by the Rector on the recommendation of respective Dean through the HOD / Program Coordinator.
       
3. Freezing of Semester/Re-admission (Unfreezing)
   1. A student can freeze / re-admit or un-freeze his / her semester before the midterm examination.
   2. A student dropping all the registered courses or choosing not to register in any course for a semester, shall be required to apply for approval to Rector on the recommendation of respective Dean for freezing his / her semester through HOD / Program Coordinator.
   3. No freezing shall be allowed in the first semester however under special circumstances. Freezing of first semester can be considered by the approval of Rector on recommendation of respective Dean respective Dean through HOD / Program Coordinator. Special circumstances may be:
      • Iddat
      • Accident
      • Any other subject to acceptance on justified rationale


4. Cancellation of Enrollment
   1. If a student fails to attend any lecture during the first five weeks after the commencement of the semester as per announced schedule, his / her admission shall stand cancelled automatically without any notification. If he / she want to continue again then he / she shall pay the re-admission fee again as prescribed in Financial Rules.


5. Transfer of Credits / Exemption of Courses
   1. (i) A student may be allowed to transfer the credit hours from other accredited Universities / Degree Awarding Institutes only at the time of admission or at the start of the regular semester of the Institute. Similarly, a student studying in any other undergraduate degree program offered by Times Institute Multan can be allowed to transfer credits provided that he meets the eligibility criteria for the program (in which he is seeking admission) as set by Institute or other accreditation bodies.
   2. The transfer of credit application shall be evaluated by Institute Committee. The committee may co-opt one more expert / member, if so desired for a case. The committee shall make its recommendations to the Rector for approval through concerned Dean. The Rector shall endorse the acceptance of transferred credit hours on behalf of the Academic Council.

EXAMINATIONS

1. A student shall be evaluated in each course on the basis of quizzes/ mid-term examination / assignment(s) / group discussion(s) / presentations / attendance / project & Practical (if any) during the semester and final examination at the end of the semester. The weight age may be determined, based on the following guidelines:
   
   

   Nature of Examination	Course with Lab	Course Without Lab
   Mid Semester Examinations	30	30
   Assignments / Presentations / Attendance	10	10
   Final Semester Examination	60	60
   Practical (if applicable)	25	–
   Total	125	100

   
   (N.B: Any changes to the above-mentioned weightage guidelines should be approved by BOS prior to the start of the semester.)
    
2. In case a student joins a course after it has been started, he/she shall be responsible for any missed assignments and lectures.
3. There shall be written examination for each course at the end of each semester on the basis of Academic calendar.
4. The faculty members / visiting teacher shall discuss all the sessional tests, assignments, quizzes, mid exams, final exams papers and their evaluation with the students during the semester.
5. A date-wise record of the attendance of students shall be maintained by each teacher.
6. Final examinations will cover 60% of the course covered after the mid-term examination and 40% of the course covered before the mid-term examination.
7. To appear in the final examinations is compulsory otherwise student will be awarded grade ‘F’.
8. A student shall be eligible to appear in the final  examination provided that:
   1. He / she have been on the rolls of the Institute during that semester.
   2. He / she have registered him / her for the courses of study and have attended at least 75% of the lectures / laboratory work and completed the course work to the satisfaction of the department concerned.
   3. 20% attendance relaxation can be provided to the student after approval by the Rector. The student has to put up the application with valid reason and documents for his / her shortage in attendance.
   4. The student falling short of the required percentage of attendance of lectures / seminars / practical / laboratory / demonstrations, etc., shall not be allowed to appear in the final examination of the concerned course. In case of shortage of attendance, the student will be marked as “Fail” in that course. Student has to re-admit in that course and shall pay deposit the fee as prescribed in Financial Rules.
   5. He/she has paid all the Institute dues including tuition fee / hostel fee etc. before the commencement of the final examination.


9. Writer / Amanuensis:
   1. A handicapped/ disabled (blind) student will be provided writer/amanuensis at the expense of the University / Institute (DAI) on the recommendations of the Dean. The writer/ amanuensis shall be of a lower grade of education than the student. He/she would be allowed additional 25% time for solving the question paper over and above the time stipulated for a question paper.
       
10. Project / Thesis
    1. Credit Hours of Project / Thesis:
       
       The students of those departments where project / thesis is a requirement for the program will be required to carry out research on a project / thesis of maximum 6 credit hours and submit a project report / thesis as a requirement for partial fulfillment of their programs in the relevant disciplines. However, each department may devise its own policy regarding projects.
        
    2. Selection of Supervisor and Co Supervisor:
       • Each student shall perform his/her research work under the supervision of a person appointed by the HOD.
       • Where necessary and desirable, a co-supervisor may also be appointed by the HOD.
    3. Selection of Topic
       
       The student shall be permitted according to the scheme of study of the program to select a topic of research in consultation with his/her supervisor.
        
    4. Stipulated Time Period
       
       The student is required to complete the project/thesis and submit his/her report/thesis for evaluation to the department through his/her supervisor within the stipulated time period as defined by the HOD.
        
    5. Extension
       
       In case a student fails to complete the project/thesis within the given time, the HOD may allow him/her an extension up to a maximum two (2) months, provided that the maximum time period allowed for completion of the program permits to do so.
        
    6. Plagiarism
       
       For the Final Year Project (FYP) / Thesis Plagiarism check is compulsory and the bar will be set by the Supervisor.
        
    7. Charges for Extension
       
       The student shall pay such charges for use of facilities for his/her project/thesis as prescribed by the University / Institute (DAI) from time to time.
        
11. Panel of Examiner
    1. Suggestion
       
       A panel of examiners for evaluation of project report / thesis and conduct of viva-voce examination shall be suggested by HOD of the respective department.
        
    2. Examiner
       
       The examiner shall be appointed by the Dean of the Faculty concerned.
        
    3. Date and Time
       
       The examiner shall evaluate the project report/thesis and conduct viva- voce examination of the student on the date and time given by the HOD of the department concerned in consultation with the COE.
        
    4. Revision
       
       In case, the project/thesis is adjudged inadequate by the examiner, he/she may reject the project report/thesis or ask the student to revise the same.
        
    5. Revision Period
       
       The student shall be required to submit the revised version of the project report/thesis within a period of one month from the date of viva-voce examination. The revised version of the project report/thesis shall be re-examined by the supervisor.
        
    6. No Further Extension
       
       The result of the revised version has received from the supervisor shall be declared and no further extension shall be granted.
        
    7. Declaration of Result
       • After the viva-voce examination, the successful student shall submit three hard bound copies of the project report/thesis to the department for onward transmission to the Controller of Examinations for declaration of result. A copy of the project report/thesis will be deposited by the Controller of Examinations in the Library.
       • The result of the student shall not be declared unless he/she has submitted three hard bound copies of the project report/thesis to the department.
       • The project report/thesis shall be printed on A4 size (8.27” x 11.69”) paper.


12. Award of Degree
    1. Each successful student shall be awarded the degree on successful completion of all the requirements of Undergraduate program.

GRADES, PROMOTIONS AND MERIT

1. Each course shall carry 100 marks. The minimum pass marks for each course shall be 50%. Marks and grade points shall be calculated according to the following table.
   
   TABLE FOR AWARD OF GRADES
   

   Percentage Marks	Grade	Grade Points
   85 % - 100 %	A+	4.00
   80 % – 84 %	A	3.75
   75 % – 79 %	B+	3.50
   70 % – 74 %	B	3.00
   65 % – 69 %	C+	2.50
   60 % – 64 %	C	2.00
   55 % – 59 %	D+	1.50
   50 % – 54 %	D	1.00

    
    
2. Marks will be rounded off for each course only once after adding in- semester and final examination marks. Marks would be rounded up / down from first decimal as under:
   1. If first decimal is equal to or greater than 5, the value is to be rounded up to next higher whole number e.g. 67.5 will be treated as 68 and 69.5 will be treated as 70.
   2. If first decimal is less than 5, the value is to be rounded down to the current whole number e.g. 67.4 will be treated as 67 and 69.4 will be treated as 69.


3. The Semester Grade Point Average (SGPA) and Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) shall be calculated using the following relationships:
   
   Semester Grade Point Average (SGPA)
   SGPA = Sum over all courses in a semester (Course Credit Hours x Grade Points Earned)
   Total Semester Credit Hours
   
   Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA)
   CGPA = Sum over all taken courses in all semesters (Course Credit Hours x Grade Points Earned)
   Total Semester Credit Hours


4. SGPA and CGPA shall be rounded off up to two decimal places when shown on the transcript and in record(s) of result.


5. The result of student in each course, whether passed or failed, shall be indicated on the transcript by letter grade. A notified result shall, however be issued to students showing percentage of marks, grade obtained in each course, SGPA and CGPA.


6. Non-Credit course as defined in Clause 3(p) of these regulations shall not be counted in the SGPA and CGPA calculations.


7. Grade ‘F’
   1. If a student fails to appear in the final examination of a course, he/she be treated as absent and failed.
   2. The minimum pass marks for each course shall be 50% in both theory and lab (if any) individually. A student obtaining less than 50% in both theory and lab (if any) shall be deemed to have failed in that course.
   3. He/she shall pay the dues for repeating the failed course(s) as prescribe in Financial Rule.


8. Repeating Courses / Improvement of CGPA
   1. Undergraduate students may be allowed to repeat a course in which he / she has obtained grade below ‘C’. In such a case both the previous and new grade obtained will be recorded on the transcript, however, only the better grade shall be used in the calculation of CGPA. The Institute can allow maximum number of 5 courses that a student can repeat in an undergraduate program to improve his / her CGPA.


9. Unfair Means Committee (UMC)
   1. Unfair Means Committee (UMC) shall deal with those students who shall be found using of unfair means during the examinations.
   2. Any student, who refuses to obey the Superintendent, invigilation staff directions in the examination room, creates disturbance of any kind during the examination, misbehaves in or around the examination room and found cheating shall be expelled from examination room and dealt with according to the nature and seriousness of his / her offence.
   3. The Superintendent of exam / Invigilator shall fill the Performa of unfair means, attach the supporting documents / evidences and submit it to the In-Charge Examination.
   4. Having scanned the case, the In-Charge Examination shall refer it to committee with Performa and evidences in support of it.
   5. The Convener of UMC shall call the committee by notifying the date, time, venue and examining all evidences provided, the committee shall frame the charge sheet and call the alleged students by issuing notice at least 3 days prior to meeting to facilitate the alleged student a fair opportunity of defense if any.
   6. The committee shall patiently listen the students individually without biasness and shall consider all evidences offered by the alleged students to meet the justice
   7. The committee shall put up the recommendations for the consideration and approval of the Rector. The Rector has been vested the powers to agree or disagree with committee recommendations.
   8. After approval of the Rector, the decision shall be notified.
   9. If a student has sufficient grounds to be heard in person for appeal, he / she can appeal against such decision within 05 days from notification date to Assistant Controller of Examination for the consideration of the Rector.
   10. No council shall be allowed to appear on behalf of or assist an accused candidate during inquiry under these rules.
   11. If approved the charges levered against the student, the following penalties shall be imposed:
   12. Fine as prescribed by the Committee.
   13. Cancellation of the Paper.
   14. Suspension of Semester.
   15. Rustication from the Institute.


10. Silver Medal
    A student obtaining overall second position in the batch shall be awarded a Certificate of Merit and silver medal provided that
    1. He / she has not repeated / failed in any course.
    2. He / she has not been punished on Academic Dishonesty grounds.
    3. He / she has completed the entire requirements of the program at the same department of the Institute as a regular (non-transferred / non- migrated) student within the minimum prescribed and stipulated time period.
        
11. Gold Medal
    A student obtaining overall first position in the batch shall be awarded a Certificate of Merit and Gold Medal provided that
    1. He / she has not repeated / failed any course.
    2. He / she has not punished on disciplinary grounds.
    3. He / she has completed the entire requirements of the program at the same department of the Institute as a regular (non-transferred/non- migrated) student within the minimum prescribed and stipulated time period.

Note: Gold Medal or Silver Medal shall be awarded to a batch having minimum 15 regular enrolled students.


12. Re-Checking of Answer Books
    1. There shall be no re-assessment and re-evaluation of the answer books.
    2. A student may, on the payment of fee as prescribed in Financial Rules get the answer book re-checked for totaling only and for verification that all questions or parts thereof have been fully marked, in the presence of the concerned teacher, respective Dean of the concerned department and the Controller of Examination, within fifteen days from the date of declaration of the result.
    3. Errors or omissions in calculation, if any, shall be rectified.

FEES AND OTHER DUES

Each student shall be required to pay tuition fee and such other charges as may be determined by the Department and approved by the Institute from time to time.