Program Announcement 2013 - 14 - Institute of Business ...

Rules & Regulations48Transcript of RecordStudents of MBA, BBA and Postgraduate Diplomaprograms can get a transcript of their grades from theInstitute within 2 weeks on payment of Rs.1,000/-.Urgently required transcripts can be obtained withinthree working days on payment of an additional Rs.1,000/-.Dean’s ListThe Dean’s List is an honorary academic list carryingnames of students who are exceptional performers atthe Institution. The list is published at the end of eachsemester and carried in the program announcement,portal and website. There will be separate lists forBBA/BS and MBA; all credit courses will be counted.These lists are also displayed at prominent locationsin the corridor of the Main Campus of the Institute andare updated every semester. A position on the Dean’sList entitles the concerned student for wearing of anIBA logo in a star on his / her ID card as a symbol ofdistinct identification which also allows him / her toavail benefits such as book discounts. Additionally, thesaid special mark will be displayed on the Dean’s Listachiever’s transcript and against his / her entry in thegraduate directory.Honors & MedalsThe following will be the criteria for including a student’sname in the Dean’s List:a. The student should fall within the top 5% of his/herclass and subject to having a minimum CGPA of 3.5b. The student must not have C- or lower grades inany of the courses during the semester.c. He/she must not have been subjected to anydisciplinary action within the Institute during thesemester. (Disciplinary actions will include all thoseactions for which student can be suspended).d. The student must be deemed by the Dean &Director’s Committee (Associate Deans and Director)to be worthy of being on the Dean’s List.e. The student must have completed the normal courseload for his/her particular semester. As per IBAprogram announcement the course load for degreeprogram students is typically 6 in the regularsemester.f. The grades earned from any top 100 universities ofthe world as well as LUMS and the universities withwhich IBA will be signing MOUs will be included inthe CGPA and such students will be entitled tocompete for the positions / medals. However, thecredits for grades earned from universities otherthan those mentioned above will be decided on caseto case basis but will not be included in the CGPA.Their positions / rankings will be determined on thecourses they would be doing at IBA. This will beapplicable for all degree programs at IBA.g. The semester average will be calculated on aweighted basis and shall include all courses studiedat IBA.h. Students who obtain an academic semester averageof 90% or more will earn the honor of the Dean’sList with Distinction.BBA/BS Overall MedalsThe top three students qualifying following criteria willbe awarded Gold, Silver and Bronze medalsrespectively. The criteria for award of medals will beas under:a. The student, who has the highest CGPA (CumulativeGrade Points Average), without any failure, shall beeligible, provided the CGPA is not less than 3.5.b. In case of a tie where the CGPA is the same, thestudent with the higher average percentage shallbe eligible for the award of Medal.c. A student with ‘C+’ or lower grades in any subjectshall not be eligible.d. No award will be made unless there is a candidateof sufficient merit. For example, if only one studentqualifies according to the abovementioned criteria,he/she will be awarded a gold medal and there willbe no silver or bronze medal.MBA Morning, Overall MedalsTop three students of the MBA Morning Programmeeting the following criteria will be awarded Gold,Silver and Bronze medals respectively:a. Medal shall be awarded on the basis of CGPAobtained in MBA second, third and fourth semestercourses only, with the provision that the MBA (direct)student should not have any C in 18 courses andMBA through BBA student should not have any C in18 courses of MBA.b. In case of a tie where the CGPA is the same, thestudent with the higher average percentage shallbe eligible for the award of Gold Medal.c. No award will be made unless there is a candidateof sufficient merit. For example, if only one studentqualifies according to the abovementioned criteria,he/she will be awarded with gold medal and therewill be no silver or bronze medal.