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 Prof G Archana
Department of Microbiology
Dean of Students
Prof Kauresh D Vachhrajani Charge with the Dean
Department of Physics
Dean of Sports
Dr RN Jadeja Prof V A Kalamkar
Department of Statistics
Teachers Supervisors
Dr Rupal Shah Prof P C Mankodi
Dr RV Devkar Department of Zoology

Coordinator, CBCS
Ms Bharti Pamnani

Coordinator, Sir C V Raman Block Director, Joint / Associate Director and

Prof Vihas Vasu Co-Ordinators

Head of the Departments
Prof Sarita Gupta
Department of Biochemistry
Prof H R Kataria
Director, High Payment Programmes
Prof Sarita Gupta, Joint Director,
Prof B Suresh, Associate Director,
Cell and Molecular Biology Programme

Prof Sandhya K Garge Dr Keyur Vyas, Associate Director,

Department of Botany Department of Computer Applications

Prof Anjali Patel Dr Dipak Rathod, Associate Director,

Department of Chemistry Dr R N Jadeja, Associate Director,
Department of Environmental Studies
Prof R S Srivastava
Department of Computer Applications Dr Mrinalini Nair, Coordinator,
Biotechnology Programme
Prof Bindu Bhatt
Department of Geography

Charge with the Dean Mr K M Damor

Department of Geology Office Superintendent

Prof H R Kataria
Department of Mathematics

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 COURSES OFFERED AT FACULTY OF SCIENCE

Sr. Subject/Discipline Doctorate Post Graduate Diploma

No. Graduate
1 Biochemistry Ph. D. M. Sc.
2 Applied Biochemistry PG diploma
3 Medical Biotechnology M. Sc.
4 Cell and Molecular Biology M. Sc. B. Sc.
5 Botany Ph. D. M. Sc. B. Sc.
6 Chemistry Ph. D. M. Sc. B. Sc.
7 Computer Applications B. C. A.
8 Information Technology M. Sc.
9 Environmental Science Ph. D. M. Sc. B. Sc.
10 Geography Ph. D. M. Sc. B. Sc.
11 Geology Ph. D. M. Sc. B. Sc.
12 Applied Geology (post M. Sc.) M. Sc.
13 Petroleum Geology M. Sc.
14 Mathematics Ph. D. M. Sc. B. Sc.
15 Microbiology Ph. D. M. Sc.
16 Biotechnology Ph. D. M. Sc.
17 Physics Ph. D. M. Sc. B. Sc.
18 Statistics Ph. D. M. Sc. B. Sc.
19 Biostatistics M. Sc.
20 Zoology Ph. D. M. Sc. B. Sc.
 ONLINE APPLICATION: OPENING AND CLOSING DATES
2019-20
Course Opening Closing Application
date date form Fees
B. Sc. (Hons.): 25-05-2019 16-06-2019 300.00
Regular Payment (Grant-In-Aid) Programme at Faculty of Saturday Saturday
Science
B. Sc. (Hons.): 25-05-2019 16-06-2019 300.00
High Payment (Self Finance) Programme at Shri M. K. Saturday Saturday
Amin Arts & Science College & College of Commerce,
Padra
# Direct Admission to S. Y. B. Sc. (Semester III of B. Sc. 10-06-2019 17-06-2019 300.00
(Hons.) for students of other Universities of Gujarat) Monday Monday
(Regular Payment Programme at FoS and A copy of Form and documents to be
Higher Payment Programme at MKA) submitted to Faculty of Science Office by
20-06-2019

# B. Sc. Supplementary Programme 10-06-2019, 17-06-2019, 300.00

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

Payment Seats Payment Seats Seats

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

Botany, Chemistry, Geography, Geology, 960 NA 960
Mathematics, Physics, Statistics, Zoology(120 each)
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 30 th 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

At Faculty of Science, Vadodara: A student of BSC (Hons) Programme under Choice Based Credit
System is required to choose a combination of three subjects in BSC-I. The admission is
granted purely on merit of three science subject theory marks at 12th Std. All the three
subjects have equal credits and hence any one of these three subjects can be selected as
Principal subject in BSC-II (Semester III). The allotment of principal subject will be on the basis
of BSC-I (Semester I and II) CGPA merit.
At 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. 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), hence any one of these three subjects of the combination can be selected as
Principal subject in BSC-I (Semester I) itself. 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 C2 C3 Generic Discipline Ability Skill
PRINCIPAL Specific Enhancement 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

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
Social Category
Location All the other General
th
(of School/ Exam Centre for 12 Std.) SC/ ST SEBC Reserve / Special Including
Categories 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
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
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: 05% 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: 01% 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: 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).
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. SUBJECT OPTION SELECTION

The Graduate Course Structure is divided into: (i) Core courses, (ii) Elective Courses (Generic and
Discipline Specific) and (iii) Foundation Courses (Ability Enhancement and Skill Development).
At First year of BSC (semester I and II), THREE subjects are offered as CORE courses as per A or B
group combinations. A student can select ANY ONE of these three subjects as Principal subject
in SYBSC (Semester III). The allotment of Principal subject in Semester III will be purely on merit
basis. For this, the CGPA (Cumulative Grade Point Average) at FYBSC (Semester I and II) will be
considered. The student will be granted BSC degree in the Principal subject.

Subject Combination preferences: Student has the selection option for following subject
combinations:

Sr. Subject Combinations for students Sr. Subject Combinations for students
with Mathematics (Group “A”) as with Biology (Group “B”) as one of
No. th No.
one of the subject at 12 Std the subject at 12th Std

1 Chemistry-Mathematics-Physics
2 Chemistry-Mathematics-Statistics
3 Chemistry-Geography-Geology
4 Geography-Mathematics-Statistics
5 Geology-Mathematics-Statistics
6 Geography-Mathematics-Physics
7 Geology-Mathematics-Physics
8 Mathematics-Physics-Statistics
1 Botany-Chemistry-Zoology
2 Botany-Geography-Zoology
3 Botany-Geology-Zoology
4 Botany-Geography-Geology
5 Zoology-Geography-Geology
6 Chemistry-Geography-Geology
Students with Mathematics and Biology as
their subjects (Group “AB”) at 12th Std. can
select any of the above subject combinations.
GRANTING ADMISSION AND BETTERMENT OPTION

The student has to give preference numbers to subject combinations while filling up the
application form. As per merit, the student will be granted admission to her/his 1st/2nd/3rd…..
preference. 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 3 rd preference of 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 3 rd subject preference to 2nd subject
preference and from 2nd to 1st subject preference, as per merit and availability of seat in
particular location/reservation category.

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 any branch of
Bank of Baroda through electronic transaction ONLY
 DIRECT ADMISSION TO
SECOND YEAR B. Sc. PROGRAMME

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

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 Online
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 Description Percentage Division/Gr Range

Points of Marks ade
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 field visit duration in B. Sc. 1st and 2nd year is generally 1-3 days
and in 3rd year it is generally 7 to 15 days.
 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.

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)
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“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.”