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FACULTY OF SCIENCE

BSC (Hons) PROGRAMME

2019-20

PROSPECTUS AND ADMISSION GUIDELINES

THE MAHARAJA SAYAJIRAO UNIVERSITY OF BARODA

VADODARA-390002, GUJARAT, INDIA

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H. H. Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad-III

MISSION STATEMENT

Vision and mission as perceived by

H. H. Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad-III

“The progress of a nation requires that its people

should be educated. Knowledge is a necessity of man.

It instills in him a desire to question and to investigate,

which leads him on the path of progress. Education, in the

broadest sense, must be spread everywhere.

Progress can only be achieved by the spread of

education. Cooperation is necessary to achieve

any worthy end and this readiness to

cooperate will not be found in people

if they are not educated.

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FACULTY ADMINISTRATION

Dean Prof H R Kataria Dean of Students Prof Kauresh D Vachhrajani Dean of Sports Dr RN Jadeja Teachers Supervisors Dr Rupal Shah Dr RV Devkar Coordinator, CBCS Ms Bharti Pamnani Coordinator, Sir C V Raman Block Prof Vihas Vasu

Head of the Departments Prof Sarita Gupta Department of Biochemistry Prof Sandhya K Garge Department of Botany Prof Anjali Patel Department of Chemistry Prof R S Srivastava Department of Computer Applications Prof Bindu Bhatt Department of Geography Charge with the Dean Department of Geology Prof H R Kataria Department of Mathematics

Prof G Archana Department of Microbiology Charge with the Dean Department of Physics Prof V A Kalamkar Department of Statistics Prof P C Mankodi Department of Zoology

Director, Joint / Associate Director and Co-Ordinators Prof H R Kataria Director, High Payment Programmes Prof Sarita Gupta, Joint Director, Prof B Suresh, Associate Director, Cell and Molecular Biology Programme Dr Keyur Vyas, Associate Director, Department of Computer Applications Dr Dipak Rathod, Associate Director, Dr R N Jadeja, Associate Director, Department of Environmental Studies Dr Mrinalini Nair, Coordinator, Biotechnology Programme Mr K M Damor Office Superintendent

COURSES OFFERED AT FACULTY OF SCIENCE

Sr. No.

Subject/Discipline Doctorate Post Graduate

Graduate

1 Biochemistry Ph. D. M. Sc.

2 Medical Biotechnology M. Sc.

3 Cell and Molecular Biology M. Sc. B. Sc.

4 Botany Ph. D. M. Sc. B. Sc.

5 Chemistry Ph. D. M. Sc. B. Sc.

6 Computer Applications B. C. A.

7 Information Technology M. Sc.

8 Environmental Science Ph. D. M. Sc. B. Sc.

9 Geography Ph. D. M. Sc. B. Sc.

10 Geology Ph. D. M. Sc. B. Sc.

11 Mathematics Ph. D. M. Sc. B. Sc.

12 Microbiology Ph. D. M. Sc.

13 Biotechnology (JNU Programme) Ph. D. M. Sc.

14 Physics Ph. D. M. Sc. B. Sc.

15 Statistics Ph. D. M. Sc. B. Sc.

16 Zoology Ph. D. M. Sc. B. Sc.

ONLINE APPLICATION: OPENING AND CLOSING DATES

2019-20 Course Opening

date Closing date

Application form Fees

B. Sc. (Hons.): Regular Payment (Grant-In-Aid) Programme at Faculty of Science

30-05-2019 Thursday

16-06-2019 Saturday

300.00

B. Sc. (Hons.): High Payment (Self Finance) Programme at Shri M. K. Amin Arts& Science College & College of Commerce, Padra

30-05-2019 Thursday

16-06-2019 Saturday

300.00

# Direct Admission to S. Y. B. Sc. (Semester III of B. Sc. (Hons.) for students of other Universities of Gujarat) (Regular Payment Programme at FoS and Higher Payment Programme at MKA)

10-06-2019 Monday

17-06-2019 Monday

300.00

A copy of Form and documents to be

submitted to Faculty of Science Office by

20-06-2019

# B. Sc. Supplementary Programme (For B. Sc. Pass students of The M. S. University of Baroda Only)(Regular Payment Programme at FoS)

10-06-2019, Monday

17-06-2019, Monday

300.00

A copy of Form and documents to be submitted to Faculty of Science Office by 20-06-2019

1. At Faculty of Science, Vadodara: B. Sc. (Hons.): a. Regular Payment (Grant-In-Aid) Programme: Botany, Chemistry, Geography, Geology,

Mathematics, Physics, Statistics, Zoology.

2. At Shri M. K. Amin Arts& Science College and College of Commerce, Padra: B. Sc. (Hons.): a. Regular Payment (Grant-In-Aid) Programme: Mathematics. b. High Payment Programme: Botany, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics, Zoology.

3. Other Graduate High Payment Programme at Faculty of Science, Vadodara: Environment Science, Bachelor in Computer Applications and 5-Year Integrated M. Sc. in Cell and Molecular Biology.

4. M. Sc. Regular Payment Programme: Botany, Biochemistry, Chemistry, Geography, Geology, Mathematics, Microbiology, Physics, Statistics, Zoology, Applied Geology, PG Diploma in Applied Biochemistry. With the Regular Payment Programme, 05 seats each in Biochemistry and Microbiology and 20 seats in Chemistry are High Payment seats.

5. M. Sc. High Payment Programme: Medical Biotechnology, Environment Studies, Biostatistics, Information Technology.

SEATS AVAILABLITY

Subject Regular Payment Seats

Higher Payment Seats

Total Seats

B. Sc. (Hons.) at Faculty of Science

Botany, Chemistry, Geography, Geology, Mathematics, Physics, Statistics, Zoology(120 each)

960 NA 960

B. Sc. (Hons.) at Shri M. K. Amin Arts & Science College and College of Commerce, Padra

Botany, Mathematics, Physics, Zoology (60 each) NA 240 240 Chemistry NA 120 120 Mathematics 80 NA 80

FACULTY OF SCIENCE

India’s internationally renowned The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda has blossomed

from the Baroda College, which is one of the oldest centers of learning in western India. The

Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda is the only state university with a residential, unitary

character having English as sole medium of instruction. Faculty of Science is a constituent

institution of The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda under its direct management and

control. Faculty began as an integral part of Baroda College which was founded by His

Highness Sir Sayajirao Gaekwad of Baroda in the year 1881. He also started the Sayaji Jubilee

Institute in 1933 and housed all science subjects under it. Foundation stone of Sayaji Jubilee

institute was laid in 1926 by Sir Daniel Rufus Isaacs, Viceroy and Governor General of India.

The efforts of establishing a Residential University at Baroda was initiated by Maharaja

Sayajirao in 1908, but it became a reality only during the rule of His Highness Pratapsinhrao

Gaekwad. The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda came into existence on 30th April 1949.

Through the constitution of the University, all the science departments were reconstituted as

Faculty of Science. The Faculty of Science steadily made significant strides in various

disciplines of science and attracted students from all over India and from other countries. It

soon developed into a cosmopolitan center of education. The growth of the faculty thus amply

complimented the pioneering efforts of the great visionary, Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad, who

had taken great pains to improve science education.

THREE YEAR GRADUATE PROGRAM IN SCIENCE (BSC Hons)

B.Sc. (Hons) PROGRAMME

This is a graduate degree programme of three years (six semesters) duration and comprises of 144

Credits. Each year will be divided into two semesters.

CREDIT SYSTEM

A student of B.Sc. (Hons) Programme, under Choice Based Credit System, is required to choose three

types of courses viz., Core (Principal and Subsidiary) courses, Elective courses and Foundation

courses. Core (Principal) subject is the subject in which the student will be awarded B. Sc. (Hons.)

degree after successfully earning 144 Credits. A theory course requiring instructions of 1 hour per week

per semester is considered as ONE CREDIT theory course. In case of practical course, ONE CREDIT

requires 2 hours’ laboratory teaching per week per semester.

GENERAL INFORMATION

The homepage of MSU Baroda website www.msubaroda.ac.in provides link for Admissions. The link

leads to the page containing general information related to admissions at MSU. The Online Application

Form Filling will open two days after the results of 12th Std. Science stream of Gujarat Board is declared.

Here the student has to select Faculty of Science → select B.Sc. (Hons) Programme: two options will be

shown: The student should select whether she/he is interested to apply for:

a. Regular Payment (Grant-In-Aid) BSC (Hons) in Botany, Chemistry, Geography,

Geology, Mathematics, Physics, Statistics and Zoology at Faculty of Science Main

Campus, Vadodara

OR

b. Higher Payment (Self Finance) BSC (Hons) in Botany, Chemistry, Mathematics,

Physics, & Zoology and Regular Payment(Grant-In-Aid) BSC (Hons) in Mathematics at

Shri M K Amin Arts and Science College and College of Commerce, Padra

If any student is interested to apply at both the places,

then she/he should fill in two different forms

1. REGISTRATION

The student should register on the website filling required details. Once the student’s personal

information is filled and verified by the student, an ID and Password would be generated online and

messaged to the registered mobile number of the student. This ID and Password should be kept

securely as the student will be able to operate her/his account through this only. Before filling in the

application form, student is expected to download the Prospectus 2019-20/Guidelines for BSC

Admissions 2019-20 and thoroughly understand the procedure. For any doubt regarding form filling /

the admission process or the course; student can go through the pdf of Admission Guideline or the

On-line admission power point presentation about admission process or contact Student

Facilitation Centre at Faculty of Science or at Shri M K Amin Arts and Science College and College of

Commerce, Padra or E-mail the concerned authority on admission-fos@msubaroda.ac.in

PRINCIPAL SUBJECT SELECTION:

Both at Faculty of Science Main Campus, Vadodara and MK Amin College

of Arts and Science & College of Commerce, Padra:

A student of BSC (Hons) Programme under Choice Based Credit System is required to choose a

combination of three subjects in BSC-I. All the three subjects have equal credits. The admission

is granted purely on merit of three science subject theory marks at 12th Std. Principal

subject will be offered and confirmed at BSC-I (Semester I), The allotment of

principal subject will be on the basis of the merit of 12th Std. only. The student will continue

with this Principal subject till the entire course of BSC.

Those students who have applied both at FoS and MKA will be considered for both the Merit

Lists separately. However, once the admission is granted either at FoS or MKA and the student

has paid the required fees then the name of the student from the other merit list will be

automatically deleted and in any case, a change in admission from FoS to MKA or vise-versa will

NOT BE GIVEN.

2. CREDIT DISTRIBUTION

Semester Core Courses Elective Foundation Total Credits

C1 PRINCIPAL

C2 C3 Generic Discipline Specific

Ability Enhancement

Skill Development

I 8 8 8 --- --- --- --- 24

II 8 8 8 --- --- --- --- 24

CORE PRINCIPAL

III 12 8 --- 4 --- 24

IV 12 8 --- 4 --- 24

V 12 --- 10 --- 2 24

VI 12 --- 10 --- 2 24

Location wise distribution of seats:

Of the total seats in each reservation category, depending upon the location of school where

from the student has passed 12th standard, the distribution of seats is as below:

Students from Vadodara district: 70% seats

Students from other districts of Gujarat: 20%seats

Students from other states and Union Territories of India: 10%seats

The eligibility percentages are to be calculated and considered accordingly

3. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

The 12th Standard theory marks of three science subject only are considered for eligibility. Eligibility

requirement shall be based on the ‘eligibility percentage’ as calculated for preparing the merit list.

AT FACULTY OF SCIENCE MAIN CAMPUS

Location

(of School/ Exam Centre for 12th Std.)

Social Category

SC/ ST SEBC

All the other

Reserve / Special

Categories

General

Including

EWS

All the Districts of Gujarat PASS 35% 40% 40%

Other States of India & and Union Territories PASS Not Applicable 50% 50%

AT MK AMIN COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE & COLLEGE OF COMMERCE, PADRA

All the Districts of Gujarat PASS PASS PASS PASS

Other States of India & and Union Territories PASS Not Applicable PASS PASS

SC: Schedule Caste, ST: Schedule Tribe, SEBC (also called OBC): Socially and Economically Backward Class, EWS: Economically Weaker Section

4. COMPUTATION OF FINAL ELIGIBILITY PERCENTAGE

Deduction for Multiple Attempts

If number of attempts in passing the qualifying examination is greater than 1, then 2%

per additional attempts is deducted from the computed percentage of marks (% of

three science subject theory). Non-appearance stages before passing the qualifying

examination shall be considered as extra attempt(s) and accordingly marks shall be

deducted. The finally adjusted percentage may be called ‘Eligibility Percentage’. If

number of attempts is 1, the eligibility percentage is same as the computed percentage.

After passing the qualifying examination, if the student has a gap of 2/3 years then NO

deductions will be made. Gap after passing 12th Std. is not an attempt. However, the

student should fill an Undertaking Form (to be supplied by the Faculty of Science) for

the Gap period at the time of verification of documents for admission.

Addition of Marks for Sports Persons

The criteria for addition of up to 5 percentages are described in Point No. 5 (g). If any

deduction or addition is required, then the student should do that to confirm her/ his eligibility

accordingly and then proceed to fill application form.

5. CRITERIA FOR RESERVATION QUOTA

Government of Gujarat rules for the reservation quota will be applied: SC: 7%, ST: 15%,

SEBC: 27%, General: 51%. All original certificates should be produced at the time of

document verification and admission. If any relevant certificate is not produced,

the student will NOT be considered for particular reservation category.

A student, irrespective of her/his reservation category, for admission,

will be first considered for GENERAL category on the basis of merit.

a) The SC and ST students of other than the Gujarat state should produce a certificate from

competent authority of Government of Gujarat if their original certificate DO NOT indicate that

their caste / Tribe is recognised under such category in Gujarat also.

b) The SEBC category is for residents of Gujarat only. They are required to produce a valid non

creamy layer certificate from competent authority of Government of Gujarat.

c) There will be 10 % supernumerary seat (additional seats over and above the total number of

seats) reservation of the total seats for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS). Within this 10%

quota, 33% seats shall be further sub-reserved for female students belonging to the same

Economically Weaker Sections.

d) Reservation for physically disabled students: 5% seats of the total seats (to be included under

each different category with in the limit of total reservation under a particular reservation

category like SC/ST/SEBC/GEN) are reserved for the persons with benchmark disability in

accordance with the provisions of thesection 32 of the rights of persons with Disailities ACT,

2016. They should produce a recent certificate of Civil Surgeon stating the type of disability,

extent (%) of disability and state (Progressive/ non progressive) of disability. Only those students

who have minimum 40% disability are eligible to be considered for the reservation.

e) Reservation for Defense &Ex/In- Servicemen: 1% seats of the total seats (to be included under

each different category with in the limit of total reservation under a particular reservation

category like SC/ST/SEBC/GEN) are reserved for physically disabled students.

f) Reservation for Kashmiri Migrants: 1% supernumerary seat reservation quota (Additional

seats, NOT included under each different category with in the limit of total reservation under a

particular reservation category like SC/ST/SEBC/GEN).

g) Advantage to Sports Persons: Please note that the benefit to sports persons is granted ONLY if

the student has participated/ awarded medals in State level or higher level competitions.

i. Students who participated at State level event: 3% marks to be added to their eligibility

marks

ii. Students who won medal at State level or participated at National level: 5% marks to be

added to their eligibility marks

iii. Students who won medal at National level or participated / won medal at International

level: Direct admission to be granted.

h) Reservation for wards of MSU Staff: 01% supernumerary seat reservation quota (Additional

seats, NOT included under each different category with in the limit of total reservation under a

particular reservation category like SC/ST/SEBC/GEN) only in Regular Payment Fee Category for

the wards of the permanent or temporary employees of The Maharaja Sayajirao University of

Baroda. They should produce relevant documents at the time of admission.

i) If the seats remain vacant after stipulated admission rounds in the SC or ST reservation

categories, then these seats can be interchanged among SC and ST.

j) After granting admission to all the students of any reserve category on respective reserve seats,

if the reserved category seats remain vacant then these seats shall be transferred to General

(Unreserved) category seats.

k) Supernumerary seats which remain vacant shall NOT be transferred to any other category.

6. ONLINE APPLICATION FORM Details of passing the qualifying examination are to be incorporated here. The student is

categorized as belonging to Vadodara district or Other districts of Gujarat or Other States

and Union Territories of India based on the location of the school where form the

student has qualified 12th Std. or the location of exam centre in case of open

school.

7. LIST OF REQUIRED DOCUMENTS

• A Printout of the Application Form taken from the admission portal [ALL Candidates]

• Original and one set of Self-attested copies of the following documents: [ALL Candidates]

a. H. S. C. (12thStd. Science) or equivalent mark sheet

b. Attempt Certificate

a. School Leaving Certificate/Transfer Certificate (for birth date & school location)

c. S. S. C. (10th Std) or equivalent mark sheet

• Caste certificate [For SC/ST/SEBC Candidates]

• Non-creamy layer certificate [For SEBC candidates]

• Physical disability Certificate [For Physically Disabled Candidates]

• Defense person letter and dependability card/letter [For Defense Persons]

• Sports person certificate, as applicable [For Sports Persons]

• Economically Weaker Section certificate [For EWS Candidates]

• Kashmiri Migrant certificate [For Kashmiri migrant candidates]

• Employment Document for MSU Staff Quota [For wards of MSU Employee]

8. FACULTY OF SCIENCE

A. SUBJECT OPTION SELECTION

Sr. No. SUBJECT GROUPS for FYBSC Offered to Subject Group

CORE I Principal

CORE II Subsidiary

CORE III Subsidiary

1 Botany Zoology Chemistry B

2 Botany Zoology Geography B

3 Botany Zoology Geology B

4 Zoology Botany Chemistry B

5 Zoology Botany Geography B

6 Zoology Botany Geology B

7 Physics Chemistry Botany B

8 Physics Chemistry Zoology B

9 Chemistry Botany Zoology B

10 Chemistry Geography Geology B

11 Geography Botany Zoology B

12 Geography Geology Physics B

13 Geology Botany Zoology B

14 Geology Geography Chemistry B

15 Geology Geography Physics B

1 Chemistry Maths Physics A

2 Chemistry Maths Statistics A

3 Maths Chemistry Physics A

4 Maths Chemistry Statistics A

5 Maths Physics Statistics A

6 Physics Maths Chemistry A

7 Physics Maths Statistics A

8 Statistics Maths Chemistry A

9 Statistics Maths Physics A

10 Statistics Maths Geology A

11 Geography Geology Maths A

12 Geography Geology Statistics A

13 Geography Geology Physics A

14 Geology Geography Maths A

15 Geology Geography Chemistry A

16 Geology Geography Physics A

Student of “AB Group” can select ANY of the ABOVE subject combinations

B. GRANTING ADMISSION AND BETTERMENT OPTION The student has to give preference numbers to Principal subject combinations while filling up

the application form. As per merit, the student will be granted admission to her/his 1st/2nd/3rd…..

etc. preferences. If the student is interested in taking admission, she/he should come for

Certificate Verification and Admission Round as per the schedule (to be declared later) and pay

the required fee. Suppose a student is granted admission to her/his 3rd preference of Principal

subject combination and if she/he confirms the admission by paying the fee, then there is

further opportunity for BETTERMENT where, as the seats fall vacant, the student will be

granted admission in the higher preference number; i.e. from 3rd subject preference to 2nd

Principal subject preference and from 2nd to 1st Principal subject preference, as per merit and

availability of seat in particular location/reservation category.

9. MK AMIN COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE & COLLEGE OF COMMERCE, PADRA

A. SUBJECT OPTION SELECTION Student has the selection option for following subject combinations:

HIGHER PAYMENT PROGRAMME

Core I (Principal)

Core II Core III Number of Seats

Core I (Principal)

Core II Core III Number of Seats

Group “A” combinations Group “B” combinations

Chemistry Maths Physics 60 Botany Chemistry Zoology 60

Maths Chemistry Physics 60 Chemistry Botany Zoology 60

Physics Chemistry Maths 60 Zoology Botany Chemistry 60

REGULAR PAYMENT (Grant-In-Aid) PROGRAMME

Maths Statistics Economics 60

Students of “AB” Group can opt for any of the subject combination from the above.

B. ON THE SPOT SUBJECT ALLOCATION AND ADMISSION The ON THE SPOT admissions for admissions to Shri M K Amin Arts and Science College and

College of Commerce, Padra will be carried out at Faculty of Science. The date for subject

allotment and admission will be declared later. The details of On the Spot Admission will be

declared on the Notification Section, home page of the university website. The message will also be

sent to the student through E-mail and SMS. A student, irrespective of her/his reservation category,

for admission, will be first considered for GENERAL category on the basis of merit.

10. FEES PAYMENT If the student is willing to opt for the admission in the subject group allocated, her/his form will be

processed further after verification of all the documents for the payment of fees. The fees will be

payable in Bank of Baroda by ONLINE PAYMENT MODE ONLY within next three working days of the

admission. If the fee is NOT PAID within stipulated time, then the admission will automatically get

cancelled and NO EXTENSION will be granted for payment of fees.

The fee for TWO Semesters BSC (Hons) Programme including Examination fee is as below:

Programme Type Girls Boys

Regular Payment (Grant-In-Aid) 7640-00 8840-00

High Payment (Self Finance) 40340-00

The required course fee shall be paid within

THREE WORKING Days from the day of admission

At Bank of Baroda

Through electronic transaction ONLY

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DIRECT ADMISSION TO SECOND YEAR B. Sc. PROGRAMME

(Regular Payment Programme at FoS and Higher Payment Programme at MKA)

Online Application Form Filling: 10-06-2019, Monday to 17-06-2019, Monday

Application Form Fee: ₹. 300.00

Transfer of candidate from other institutions to B.Sc. (Hons.) program

B. Sc. (Hons.) is an undergraduate degree program of three years (six semesters) duration

and comprises of 144 credits. Each year will be divided into two semesters.

The admission to B.Sc. (Hons) program by transfer from other institutions will be granted in Second Year of B. Sc. (Third Semester) at Faculty of Science Main Campus (Regular Payment [Grant-In-Aid] Programme) or Shri M K Amin Arts and Science College and College of Commerce, Padra (High Payment [Self Finance] Programme). Chemistry is offered as Principal Subject at Padra Campus under High Payment Programme while Botany, Geography, Geology, Mathematics, Physics, Statistics and Zoology are offered as Principal Subject at Faculty of Science Main Campus under Regular Payment Programme.

i. Admission in B.Sc. (Hons) program through transfer will be given on merit basis only

at Semester III level.

ii. Only those candidates who have fully passed first year/ first two semesters with

50% aggregate marks or have equivalent CGPA are eligible to apply for admission

through transfer. They have studied under CBCS system.

iii. The Credit Transfer Board constituted by The Dean, Faculty of Science will decide

the number of credits that can be transferred in cases of admission through transfer.

iv. After transfer of credits awarded to a candidate, there may be deficiency of credits as

compared to the credit requirement of The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda.

The provision will be made to enable the candidates to meet the deficiency, if any.

For this purpose, following mechanism will be adopted.

a. A pool of courses will be created from which student will be required to take the

course(s) on self-study basis.

b. The course(s) that must be taken by a candidate will be decided by the Credit

Transfer Board.

c. The examination of such courses will be as per the pattern of other exams.

d. Candidate who is declared successful in the exam, her/his assigned credits will be

awarded to candidate by the system for calculation of Final CGPA for the award of

the degree.

All other rules and regulations will remain same as in case of B.Sc. (Hons) program.

Hard copy of the online filled Form and copy of documents to be

submitted to Faculty of Science Office by 20-06-2019

ADMISSION TO SUPPLEMENTARY B. Sc. PROGRAMME

(For B. Sc. Pass students of The M. S. University of Baroda Only) (Regular Payment Programme at FoS)

Online Application Form Filling: 10-06-2019, Monday to 17-06-2019, Monday

Application Form Fee: ₹. 300.00

B. Sc. (Hons.) SUPPLEMENTARY DEGREE PROGRAM

This is a one year (two semesters) degree program comprising 48 credits. Only those

candidates who have successfully completed B.Sc. (Hons.) degree from The Maharaja

Sayajirao University of Baroda, obtaining 50% aggregate marks or equivalent grade

points in the subsidiary subject (i.e. the subject in which candidate has now applied for

admission) at semester III and IV, are eligible to apply for the B.Sc. supplementary degree

program.

General instructions to students for Supplementary Program

(i) A candidate can be admitted in the B.Sc. supplementary degree program only if the

‘principal subject’ in which the candidate is applying was a subsidiary subject in the

B.Sc. (Hons) degree possessed by him/ her.

(ii) The departments have to prescribe non-credit compulsory courses for the B.Sc.

supplementary degree program in order to match the curriculum of B.Sc. supplementary

degree program with that of Regular B.Sc. (Hons) program.

(iii) The performance of student in non-credit course(s) will be reflected in his/ her grade

sheet/ mark-sheet. However, as these are the non-credit courses they will not be

counted for the computation of CGPA.

(iv) All other rules and regulations will remain same as in case of B.Sc. (Hons) program.

(v) Maximum 5 % seats that of Regular Payment Programme in a subject can be offered for

Supplementary B. Sc. Program.

The candidate should register with their PRN number to fill up On-line

application form and submit the completed form online only.

Hard copy of the online filled Form and copy of documents to be

submitted to Faculty of Science Office by 20-06-2019

EVALUTION SCHEME

A. Theory: There will be mid-semester and end-semester examinations

1. All mid-semester exams will be conducted by respective departments. However, they will

be centrally coordinated by the faculty examination cell.

2. Mid-semester marks will have 30% weightage and will be carried forward in case of

ATKT while End-semester marks will have 70% weightage. The marks obtained in mid &

end semester examination will be taken into account for deciding the final grade of the

course.

3. Examination papers will contain 40% objective questions and 60% subjective questions.

B. All Practical courses will have continuous evaluation

GRADE POINT SYSTEM

• A system comprising of 7 grade points (4 to 10) will be followed for evaluating a candidate in every course. Both mid-semester and end-semester exams are counted for final grade points.

Grade Points

Description Percentage of Marks

Division/Grade

Range

10 Outstanding 90% - 99% First / O Above 9.01 CGPA Class

9 Excellent 80% - 89% First / A 8.01 – 9.00 CGPA < 4 Fail

8 Very Good 70% - 79% First / B 7.01 – 8.00 4 = CGPA < 5 Pass Class

7 Good 60% - 69% First / C 6.01 – 7.00 5 = CGPA < 6 2nd Class

6 Fair 50% - 59% Second /D 5.01 – 6.00 6 = CGPA < 7 1St Class

5 Average 40% - 49% Pass / E 4.01 – 5.00 CGPA ≥ 7 Distinction

4 – 0 Dropped Below 40% F Below 4.00

Grade Point Average = ∑ (Credit X Grade Point) / Total Credits

AWARD OF CLASS

Marks-sheets of semester I to V of B. Sc. will simply indicate result as either Pass or Fail or ATKT but not the class which will be indicted in the last Semester mark sheet. Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) is computed as:

CGPA = ∑ (Semester credits X GPA) / Total Semester Credits

Where Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) is computed as CGPA = ∑ (Semester credits X GPA) / Total Semester Credits

The sum is taken over from Sem-I to Sem-VI for B. Sc.

CRITERION FOR B. Sc. (Hons) DEGREE AWARD

For obtaining B. Sc. (Hons) degree in any subject, a candidate has to earn 144 Credits in all during the B. Sc. Programme consisting of six semesters.

IMPORTANT

➢ The admissions will be strictly based on the merit. Just fulfilling the eligibility criteria

DOES NOT GUARANTEE admission.

➢ The admission to any of the course is PURELY TEMPORARY and subjected to various

scrutiny till the unique Permanent Registration Number of the candidate is generated.

➢ If the information provided by the candidate is incorrect or if any unfair practice is

followed or the candidate is unable to submit any of the required certificates in the

stipulated time period, her/his admission is liable to cancellation.

➢ For subjects like Botany, Geography, Geology and Zoology FIELD VISITS are

COMPULSORY. The duration in B. Sc. 1st and 2nd year is generally 1-3 days (within

Gujarat) and in 3rd year it is generally 7 to 15 days (within India).

Note: The information contained in this prospectus is for general guideline only

and is subject to change from time to time by the University

Prof. H. R. Kataria

Dean, Faculty of Science, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda,

Vadodara – 390002, Gujarat, India

Ph: 0265 2795329 (office)

Website: www.msubaroda.ac.in , E-mail: dean-science@msubaroda.ac.in

Maintenance of Stipulated Attendance of Students (Ordinance 183)

The following shall be the minimum attendance necessary:

i. In a semester an overall attendance of at least 75% of the

number of lectures delivered and tutorials, seminars etc.

arranged in all subjects, provided the total attendance in

each of the subjects offered is at least 60%.

ii. In a semester an overall attendance of at least 80% of the

days allotted for practical classes and laboratory work in

each subject.

COMPULSARY THALASSEMIA BLOOD SCREENING

It has been made COMPULSORY for each new student taking admission in the

University from academic year 2017-18. Final Eligibility of any student for admission to

any course to this University will be granted ONLY after she/ he submits report of the

Thalassemia blood screening. Students are encouraged to get the test done either at

University Health Centre, Red Cross Society Lab or any Private Pathology Lab and

submit a copy of the report at the time of On the Spot Admission.

“The full-blown lotus growing out of the lake symbolises the

emergence of the mind and its triumph over matter. The flame

rising from the center of the lotus is the flame of the

human knowledge, spreading light and learning for the coming

generations. The motto inscribed below the lotus defines the

purpose and existence of life which is love of beauty,

goodness and intellectual curiosity.”