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PART III
University of Kerala
(Established as University of Travancore by the Travancore University Act in 1937 and reconstituted as University
of Kerala by the Kerala University Act of 1957 and presently governed by the Kerala University Act of 1974
passed by the Kerala State Legislative Assembly)
NOTIFICATION
No. Acad. L/Ord/2624/2013.
1st April 2014.
AMENDMENT TO THE KERALA UNIVERSITY FIRST ORDINANCES, 1978
In exercise of the powers conferred on the Syndicate by virtue of section 36 of the Kerala University Act 1974, the Syndicate at its meeting held on 16-11-2013 has made the following amendment to the Kerala University First Ordinances, 1978.
Amendment No. 245
"That in the Kerala University First Ordinances 1978, Chapter IV 'Levy of Fees by the University'; under the heading D: 'Other Fees', clauses 10, 10A and 11 may be substituted to read as follows":
10 : For obtaining a Migration Certificate
: ` 200
*10A : Search fee for obtaining a Migration Certificate (Applicable for
both original & duplicate migration certificate)
1. Within one year from the date of publication of the result : Nil
2. One year after and within five years from the date of publication
of the result
: ` 100
3. Five years after and within ten years from the date of publication
of the result
: ` 200
4. After ten years from the date of publication of the result : ` 30022nd JULY 2014] UNIVERSITY OF KERALA 164 11 : For obtaining a duplicate copy of Migration Certificate : ` 400
Foot Note:
*Search fee was enhanced on 3-8-2000 vide order No. Acad.II/023131/2000 to the following rates:
After one year of examination : ` 50
After five years of examination : ` 100
After ten years of examination : ` 200
The above amendment to the Kerala University First Ordinances, 1978 was considered and adopted by the Senate at its meeting held on 5th March 2014, as envisaged under section 37(1) of the Kerala University Act 1974.
University Buildings, Thiruvananthapuram.
DR. MOHAMMED BASHEER, K., Registrar.
NOTIFICATION
No. Academic L/ES/2604/2013.
8th April 2014.
AMENDMENT TO THE KERALA UNIVERSITY FIRST STATUES, 1974
The Senate at its meeting held on 26th November 2013 has passed the following amendment to the Kerala University (conduct of Elections to Various Authorities of Bodies) First Statutes, 1974, relating to the publication of election notification in the website & in the newspapers.
Amendment No. 9
"That, in Statute 34—'Notification of Elections' of Chapter—II —'procedure for Election by Postal Ballot' of the Kerala University (Conduct of Elections to Various Authorities or Bodies) First Statues, 1974 the following be added as First Proviso."
"Provided that, the full text of such notification shall be published in the official website of the University as well as in the Kerala Gazette and a gist of the same, as may be approved by the Vice-Chancellor, shall be published in the newspapers."
The above amendment to the Kerala University First Statues, 1974 was assented to by the Chancellor on 17-3-2014 and shall come into force with effect from that date.
University Buildings, Thiruvananthapuram.
DR. MOHAMMED BASHEER, K., Registrar.
NOTIFICATION
No. Academic L/R/2643-A/2013.
8th April 2014.
REGULATIONS RELATING TO INTEGRATED B.COM., LL.B DEGREE COURSE
The Academic Council at its meeting held on 7-11-2013 approved the Regulations relating to Integrated B.Com., LL.B. Degree Course to be implemented from 2013 Admissions.
Regulations Relating to Integrated B.Com., LL.B Degree Course
1. Title
The regulations shall be called the Regulations Relating to Integrated B.Com., LL.B. Degree Course.
2. Commencement
These regulations shall come into force with effect from the Academic Year 2013-2014.
3. Duration of the Course
(a) The course shall be of a double degree integrated course comprising B.Com. and LL.B. Degree. The Bachelor's Degree in B.Com. and Law shall consist of regular course of study for a minimum period of ten semesters in Five Years and shall consist of 18 papers in B.Com. and 31 papers in Law.
(b) Each semester shall consist of 90 instructional days having 5 hours per day for lectures, seminars, debates and test papers. There shall be not less than four hours per subject per week and one/two hours for seminar/ debates/test paper.
4. Eligibility for Admission
No candidate shall be admitted to the course unless he has passed the Higher Secondary Examinations of the Government of Kerala or any other examination recognized as equivalent thereto by this University with not less than 45% marks for general category and 40% marks for SC and ST.
22nd JULY 2014] UNIVERSITY OF KERALA 1655. Attendance and Progress
No Candidate shall be permitted to register for the end semester examinations conducted by the University unless the Principal has certified that he has obtained not less than 75% of the attendance in each paper and his conduct and progress has been satisfactory.
6. Examinations
(a) There shall be a University Examination at the end of each semester. Each written paper carrying 100 marks is divided into 80 Marks for written examination and 20 marks for internal assessment.
(b) Project-All students are to carry out a project work either individually or in a group of not more than 5 under the supervision of a Teacher. The Project work may commence in the 7th Semester shall be of any topic related to commerce. The report of the project shall be submitted to the College in duplicate before the completion of the 8th Semester. There shall be no internal assessment for project work. A board of two examiners appointed by the University shall evaluate the report of the project work. The Viva-Voce based on the project report shall be conducted individually. The maximum marks for the evaluation of the project shall be 100, distributed among the following components of project evaluation.
(1) Statement of the problem and significance of the study — 10
(2) Objective of the study — 5
(3) Review of literature — 5
(4) Methodology — 15
(5) Analysis and interpretation — 20
(6) Presentation of the report — 15
(7) Findings and suggestions — 10
(8) Bibliography — 5
(9) Viva-Voce — 15
(c) Paper II in the first semester is additional language. The college shall choose anyone of the following additional languages. Malayalam, Hindi or French.
(d) Paper V in Seventh, Eighth and paper IV in Ninth and Tenth semesters shall be evaluated internally. Internal Viva shall be conducted by the board of examiners constituted by the Principal from among Senior Teachers.
(e) Paper II in the Tenth Semester is optional paper. 1/3 (one third) of the total number of the students of that semester can choose either of the two papers.
(f) Internship—Each student shall have completed minimum of 20 weeks internship during the entire period of legal studies under NGO, Trial and Appellate Advocates, Judiciary, Legal Regulatory authorities, Legislatures and Parliament, Other Legal Functionaries, Market Institutions, Law Firms, Companies, Local Self Government and other such bodies where law is practiced either in action or in dispute resolution or in management.
Provided that internship in any year cannot be for a continuous period of more than Four weeks and all students, shall at least gone through once in the entire academic period with Trial and Appellate Advocates.
Each student shall keep internship diary and the same shall be evaluated by the Guide in Internship and also a Core Faculty member.
(g) Viva-voce examinations in the Tenth semester shall be conducted by the Board of Examinations constituted by the University.
7. Internal Assessment
Marks for the internal assessment in each written paper shall be distributed as follows:
(i) Attendance—5 Marks (2.5 Marks for 75% of attendance and additional 0.5 Marks for every 5% attendance above 75%).
(ii) Test Paper—5 Marks (Average)
(iii) Assignment—5 Marks
(iv) Seminar/Debate—5 Marks
The marks for internal assessment shall be awarded by the Teacher in charge of each paper, countersigned by the Principal and forwarded to the University before the commencement of the written examinations. A statement containing the marks awarded to every student as internal assessment in each paper shall also be published.
22nd JULY 2014] UNIVERSITY OF KERALA 166Guidelines for Internal Assessment—
(i) Introduction—The objectives of introducing internal assessment are: (i) to develop in the students the ability for critical analysis and evaluation of legal problems; (ii) to develop communication skill, both oral and written; (iii) to create an awareness of current socio-legal problems; (iv) to ensure the involvement and participation of students in academic programmes; and (v) to make evaluation of students a continuous process. In order to achieve these objectives it is imperative that internal assessment is made by teachers in a fair and objective manner and in an atmosphere of total transparency and confidence. The following guidelines are issued to secure fairness, objectivity and transparency in internal assessment.
(ii) Attendance—(a) For each subject attendance shall be taken in the class and recorded in a register maintained by the students. A statement of attendance shall be prepared very month which shall be available for inspection by the students. Complaints, if any, shall be brought to the notice of the teacher and the Principal before the seventh working day of the publication of the statement.
i. Students representing the College/University in Sports/Games, Arts/Cultural events or Moot Courts, Client Counselling competitions Academic activities and Office bearers of the College/University Union may, with the prior permission of the Principal, take part in such competitions or activities and be given attendance as directed by the Principal for such participation, subject to a maximum of 10 days in a semester.
(iii) Test Paper—Two test papers shall be conductcd for each subject in a semester and average marks of the two test papers shall be taken. The marks obtained by each student in the test paper shall be announced by the teacher within ten days from the date of the test paper and shall also be recorded in a register maintained by the teacher.
(iv) Assignment—Every student shall write one assignment for each paper, on a subject chosen in consultation with the teacher. The assignment should reflect the ability of the student to identify and use materials and his/ her capacity for original thinking, critical analysis and evaluation. Each student shall select the topic of assignment before the 20th working day of the semester.
The assignment shall be submitted before a date prescribed the teacher. If the assignment submitted by the student is found to be unsatisfactory by the teacher, the student shall be given an option to revise the assignment or write an assignment on another subject chosen in consultation with the teacher.
The marks obtained by each student and the criteria adopted for evaluation of assignments shall be announced by the teacher within 10 days from the date of submission of the assignment. The marks shall also be recorded in a register maintained by the teacher.
(v) Seminar/Debate—Every Student shall participate in one seminar or debate for each paper. A synopsis of not more than one page shall be submitted by each participant to the teacher before the seminar/debate. In the evaluation, 50% credit shall be given to the content and % for presentation. The topic of the seminar/debate shall be selected by the student in consultation with the teacher before the 20th working day of the semester. The marks awarded for the seminar/debate shall be announced by the teacher at the end of the seminar/ debate and shall also be recorded in a register maintained by the teacher.
8. Pass minimum and classification
(a) A candidate who secures not less than 50 & marks for each paper in a semester shall be declared to have passed the examination in that semester.
(b) A candidate who obtains pass marks (50%) in one or more papers, but fails in other papers in a semester is exempted from appearing in the papers in which he/she has obtained pass marks.
(c) A candidate who fails in Paper V of Seventh or Eighth and paper IV in Ninth or Tenth semester shall appear in that paper in the next academic year without obtaining re-admission.
(d) A candidate who fails in Internship, Project or viva-voce has to complete the internship, project and viva- voce in the next academic year without obtaining re-admission.
(e) There shall be no chance to improve either the internal assessment marks or written examinations marks.
(f) Classification is as shown below:—
Distinction — 80% and above
First Class — 60% and above, but below 80%
Second Class — 50% and above, but below 60%22nd JULY 2014] UNIVERSITY OF KERALA 167 (g) Ranking shall be done on the basis of the marks obtained by the candidate in the whole examination (Ten Semester) passed in the first choice.
(h) A candidate admitted in this course shall complete the course and shall pass all papers within a period of ten years from the date of admission.
9. Publication of Results
The results of the tenth semester examination shall be published only after the candidate has passed the First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth and Ninth semester examinations.
10. Award of B.Com.; LL.B Degree
A candidate who successfully completes all the ten semesters shall be eligible for the award of B.Com.; LL.B Degree from the faculty of Law.
11. Prohibition against lateral entry and exit
There shall be no lateral entry on the plea of graduation in any subject or exit by way of awarding a degree splitting the integrated double degree course, at any intermediary stage of integrated double degree course.
12. Applicability of Regulations
This regulation is applicable only to INTEGRATED B.Com; LL.B DEGREE COURSE
The above Regulations relating to Integrated B.Com; LL.B. Degree Course was laid before the Senate at its meeting held on 5-3-2014 as envisaged under Section 39(1) of the Kerala University Act, 1974.
University Buildings, Thiruvananthapuram.
DR. MOHAMMED BASHEER, K., Registrar.
NOTIFICATION
No. Academic L/R/2643-B/2014.
8th April 2014.
REGULATIONS RELATING TO INTEGRATED BBA, LL.B DEGREE COURSE IN LAW
The Academic Council at its meeting held on 7-11-2013 approved the Regulations relating to Integrated BBA, LL.B. Degree Course to be implemented from 2013 Admissions.
Regulations Relating to integrated BBA, LL.B Degree Course in Law
1. Title
The regulations shall be called the Regulations Relating to Integrated BBA, LL.B. Degree Course in Law.
2. Commencement
These regulations shall come into force with effect from the Academic Year 2013-2014.
3. Duration of the Course
(a) The course shall be of a double degree integrated course comprising BBA and LL.B Degree. The Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration and Law shall consist of regular course of study for a minimum period of ten semesters in Five Years and shall consists of 18 papers in BBA and 31 papers in Law.
(b) Each semester shall consist of 90 instructional days having 5 hours per day for lectures, seminars, debates and test papers. There shall be not less than four hours per subject per week and one/two hours for seminar/debates/test paper/additional class.
4. Eligibility for Admission
No candidate shall be admitted to the course unless he has passed the Higher Secondary Examinations of the Government of Kerala or any other examination recognized as equivalent thereto by this University with not less than 45% marks for general category and 40 % marks for SC and ST.
5. Attendance and Progress
No Candidate shall be permitted to register for the end semester examinations conducted by the University unless the Principal has certified that he has obtained not less than 75% of the attendance in each paper and his conduct and progress has been satisfactory.
22nd JULY 2014] UNIVERSITY OF KERALA 1686. Examinations
(a) There shall be a University examination at the end of each semester. Each written paper carrying 100 marks is divided into 80 marks for written examination and 20 marks for internal assessment.
(b) Project-All students are to carry out a project work either individually or in a group of not more than 5 under the supervision of a Teacher. The Project work may commence in the 7th Semester shall be of any topic related to commerce. The report of the project shall be submitted to the College in duplicate before the completion of the 8th Semester. There shall be no internal assessment for project work. A board of two examiners appointed by the University shall evaluate the report of the project work. The Viva-Voce based on the project report shall be conducted individually. The maximum marks for the evaluation of the project shall be 100, distributed among the following components of project evaluation.
(1) Statement of the problem and significance of the study — 10
(2) Objective of the study — 5
(3) Review of literature — 5
(4) Methodology — 15
(5) Analysis and interpretation — 20
(6) Presentation of the report — 15
(7) Findings and suggestions — 10
(8) Bibliography — 5
(9) Viva-Voce — 15
(c) Paper V in Seventh, Eighth and paper IV in Ninth and Tenth semesters shall be evaluated internally. Internal Viva shall be conducted by the board of examiners constituted by the Principal from among Senior Teachers.
(d) Paper II in the Tenth Semester is optional paper. 1/3 (one third) of the total number of the students of that semester can choose either of the two papers.
(e) Internship—Each student shall have completed minimum of 20 weeks internship during the entire period of legal studies under NGO, Trial and Appellate Advocates, Judiciary, Legal Regulatory authorities, Legislative bodies, Bank, Stock Exchange, Law Firms, Companies, Local Self Government and such other bodies.
Provided that internship in any particular year should not exceed a continuous period of more than four weeks and all students shall undergo internship at least once during the entire period of studies with trial and appellate advocates.
Each student shall keep an internship diary which shall be certified and evaluated by the person or authority with whom the student has interned and the same shall be submitted to the Faculty in charge for his evaluation. Each student shall keep internship diary and the same shall be evaluated by the Guide in Internship and also a Core-Faculty member.
(f) Viva-voce examinations in the Tenth semester shall be conducted by the Board of Examinations constituted by the University.
7. Internal Assessment
Marks for the internal assessment in each written paper shall be distributed as follows:
i. Attendance—5 marks (2.5 marks for 75% of attendance and additional 0.5 marks for every 5% attendance above 75%).
ii. Test Paper—5 marks (Average of two test papers)
iii. Assignment—5 marks
iv. Seminar/Debate—5 marks
The marks for internal assessment shall be awarded by the Teacher in charge of each paper, countersigned by the Principal and forwarded to thc University before the commencement of the written examinations. A statement containing the marks awarded to every student as internal assessment in each paper shall also be published.
Guidelines for Internal Assessment—
(i) Introduction—The objectives of introducing internal assessment are: (i) to develop in the students the ability for critical analysis and evaluation of legal problems; (ii) to develop communication skill, both oral and written; (iii) to create an awareness of current socio-legal problems; (iv) to ensure the involvement and participation of students in academic programmes; and (v) to make evaluation of students a continuous22nd JULY 2014] UNIVERSITY OF KERALA 169 process. In order to achieve these objectives it is imperative that internal assessment is made by teachers in a fair and objective manner and in an atmosphere of total transparency and confidence. The following guidelines are issued to secure fairness, objectivity and transparency in internal assessment.
(ii) Attendance—(a) For each subject attendance shall be taken in the class and recorded in a register maintained by the students. A statement of attendance shall be prepared very month which shall be available for inspection by the students. Complaints, if any, shall be brought to the notice of the teacher and the Principal before the seventh working day of the publication of the statement.
(b) Students representing the College/University in Sports/Games, Arts/Cultural events or Moot Courts, Client Counselling competitions. Academic activities and Office bearers of the College/University Union may, with the prior permission of the Principal, take part in such competitions or activities and be given attendance as directed by the Principal for such participation subject to a maximum of 10 days in a semester.
(iii) Test Paper—Two test papers shall be conductcd for each subject in a semester and average marks of the two test papers shall be taken. The marks obtained by each student in the test paper shall be announced by the teacher within ten days from the date of the test paper and shall also be recorded in a register maintained by the teacher.
(iv) Assignment—Every student shall write one assignment for each paper, on a subject chosen in consultation with the teacher. The assignment should reflect the ability of the student to identify and use materials and his/ her capacity for original thinking, critical analysis and evaluation. Each student shall select the topic of assignment before the 20th working day of the semester.
The assignment shall be submitted before a date prescribed the teacher. If the assignment submitted by the student is found to be unsatisfactory by the teacher, the student shall be given an option to revise the assignment or write an assignment on another subject chosen in consultation with the teacher.
The marks obtained by each student and the criteria adopted for evaluation of assignments shall be announced by the teacher within 10 days from the date of submission of the assignment. The marks shall also be recorded in a register maintained by the teacher.
(v) Seminar/Debate—Every Student shall participate in one seminar or debate for each paper. A synopsis of not more than one page shall be submitted by each participant to the teacher before the seminar/debate. In the evaluation, 50% credit shall be given to the content and % for presentation. The topic of the seminar/debate shall be selected by the student in consultation with the teacher before the 20th working day of the semester. The marks awarded for the seminar/debate shall be announced by the teacher at the end of the seminar/ debate and shall also be recorded in a register maintained by the teacher.
8. Pass minimum and classification
(a) A candidate who secures not less than 50 & marks for each paper in a semester shall be declared to have passed the examination in that semester.
(b) A candidate who obtains pass marks (50%) in one or more papers, but fails in other papers in a semester is exempted from appearing in the papers in which he/she has obtained pass marks.
(c) A candidate who fails in Paper V of Seventh or Eighth and paper IV in Ninth or Tenth semester shall appear in that paper in the next academic year without obtaining re-admission.
(d) A candidate who fails in Internship, Project or viva-voce has to complete the internship, project and viva-voce in the next academic year without obtaining re-admission.
(e) There shall be no chance to improve either the internal assessment marks or written examinations marks.
(f) Classification is as shown below:—
Distinction — 80% and above
First Class — 60% and above, but below 80%
Second Class — 50% and above, but below 60%
(g) Ranking shall be done on the basis of the marks obtained by the candidate in the whole examination (Ten Semester) passed in the first choice.
(h) A candidate admitted in this course shall complete the course and shall pass all papers within a period of ten years from the date of admission.
9. Publication of Results
The results of the tenth semester examination shall be published only after the candidate has passed the First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth and Ninth semester examinations.
22nd JULY 2014] UNIVERSITY OF KERALA 17010. Award of BBA; LL.B. Degree
A candidate who successfully completes all the ten semesters shall be eligible for the award of BBA; LL.B Degree from the faculty of Law.
11. Prohibition against lateral entry and exit
There shall be no lateral entry on the plea of graduation in any subject or exit by way of awarding a degree splitting the integrated double degree course, at any intermediary stage of integrated double degree course.
12. Applicability of Regulations
This regulation is applicable only to BBA; LL.B INTEGRATED DEGREE COURSE IN LAW
The above Regulations relating to Intergrated BBA; LL.B. Degree Course was laid before the Senate at its meeting held on 5-3-2014 as envisaged under Section 39(1) of the Kerala University Act, 1974.
University Buildings, Thiruvananthapuram.
DR. MOHAMMED BASHEER, K., Registrar.
NOTIFICATION
No. Academic L/2634A/R/2013.
22nd April 2014.
UGC REGULATIONS 2010—IMPLEMENTATION IN THE UNIVERSITY OF KERALA
Read:—Notification No.-Acad L/2634/R/2013 dated 11-3-2014.
In partial modification of the Notification read above, the following is added as the last paragraph.
"The UGC—Regulation 2010, Implementation in the University of Kerala was laid before the Senate at its meeting held on 26-11-2013 as envisaged under Section 39 (1) of the Kerala University Act 1974".
The notification read above stands modified to this extent.
University Buildings, Thiruvananthapuram.
DR. MOHAMMED BASHEER, K., Registrar.
NOTIFICATION
No. Acad. L/Ord/2635/2013.
31st March 2014.
AMENDMENT TO THE KERALA UNIVERSITY FIRST ORDINANCES, 1978
In exercise of the powers conferred on the Syndicate by virtue of section 36 of the Kerala University Act 1974, the Syndicate at its meeting held on 18-12-2013 have made the following amendments to the Kerala University First Ordinances, 1978.
Amendment No. 246
"That in Chapter IV 'Levy of Fees by the University' of the Kerala University First Ordinances, 1978; the following be added as sub item 19 (c) after sub item I9 (b) under I.D: 'Other Fees' to read as follows":
19( c) : Additional Consolidated Statement of Grades/Statement of Grades
for First Degree Programmes under CBCS System : ` 100
Amendment No. 247
"That in Chapter IV 'Levy of Fees by the University' of the Kerala University First Ordinances, 1978; the following be added as last paragraph under sub item 'II N' under 'I A'-Examination Fees to read as follows":
"The fee for submission of Project/Dissertation for all the First Degree Programmes under CBCS system is ` 100."
Amendment No. 248
"That in Chapter IV 'Levy of Fees by the University' of the Kerala University First Ordinances, 1978; the following be added as sub item 7 (iv) immediately after the Sub item 7 (iii) under ID—'Other Fees':
7 (iv)—for First Degree Programmes under CBCS System — ` 100".
The above amendment to the Kerala University First Ordinances, 1978 was considered and adopted by the Senate at its meeting held on 5th March 2014, as envisaged under section 37(1) of the Kerala University Act 1974.
University Buildings, Thiruvananthapuram.
DR. MOHAMMED BASHEER, K., Registrar.