Department of Financial Studies, University of Delhi
Teaching & Evaluation ::
Pedagogy
The teaching methodology to service the course consists of lectures, case discussions, seminars, business games, presentations and field visits, etc. The Department maintains a close contact with the industry by inviting professionals to give seminars to the students. This interaction is further strengthened by constant advice from the MFC Advisory Board comprising eminent professionals both from the public and the private sector. Evaluation English shall be the medium of instruction and examination. The system of evaluation shall be as follows:
  1. Each paper shall carry 100 marks of which 30 marks shall be reserved for internal assessment based on class room participation, seminar, term papers, tests, viva-voce and attendance. The weightage given to each of these factors shall be decided and announced at the beginning of the semester.
  2. The remaining 70 marks in each paper shall be awarded on the basis of a written examination of three hours duration at the end of each semester.
  3. The scheme of evaluation for the Project Study shall be as follows: (a) Project work shall begin from the third semester of Part II and shall be evaluated for 70 marks at the end of fourth semester. (b) There shall be a viva-voce examination at the end of Part II and shall be evaluated on the basis of 30 marks.
  4. The minimum marks for passing the examination of each semester shall be 45% in each paper and 50% in the aggregate of the semester.
  5. If a student fails or fails to appear in any of the papers in MFC Part I semester I of the University examination, he/she will be allowed to take examination in that paper/papers along with second semester examination of Part I.
  6. Admission to Part II of MFC Course shall be open to those who have cleared successfully at least 12 papers out of the papers offered for the MFC I year course comprising I & II Semesters taken together. However, he/she would have to clear the remaining papers while studying in MFC Part II- second year.
  7. If a student fails or fails to appear in any of the papers in third semester of Part II of University Examination, he/she will be allowed to take the examination in the subjects along with examination in the subjects of fourth semester of Part II examination.
  8. If a student fails in any one of papers of the fourth semester other than Project Study, he/she can take the examination in the said paper alongwith the subsequent examinations of I/III Semester provided he/she has cleared all the papers of earlier semesters.
  9. Successful candidates will be classified on the basis of the combined results of Part I and Part II examination as follows: Candidates Securing 60% & above I Division All others II Division
  10. The conditions of passing the course shall not be deemed to have been satisfied unless a student undergoes practical training under the supervision of the Department in an approved organisation for at least two months.
  11. No candidate shall be considered to have pursued a regular course of study unless he is certified by the Department to have attended at least three-fourths of the total number of lectures, tutorials, and seminars conducted in each semester during the course of study. Provided that he fulfills other conditions, the Department may permit a student to proceed to the next semester who falls short of the required percentage of attendance by not more than 10% of sessions conducted during the whole of the first/third semester of the course but a student so permitted shall not be deemed to have completed a regular course of study in the next succeeding semester unless he makes up the shortage so condoned.
  12. (a) A candidate must qualify for the award of the Degree within four years of his/her first admission to the course.
    (b) Candidates who fail or failed to appear at the MFC examination may be allowed to reappear at the examination on being enrolled as an ex-student as per rules of the University.
    (c) Candidates who have already received the minimum pass marks in the Project Study Report at the University examination shall not be allowed to reappear in the examination.
    (d) Submission of Project Study Report for evaluation in the current academic year will be allowed upto 31st March, failing which the Project Report will be accepted only in the subsequent year(s) between March 16-31.
    (e) No revaluation of answerbooks is permitted according to the rules of the University applicable to professional courses.
  13. On withdrawal from the MFC course before 15th July 2009, the fee paid will be refunded after deducting after deducting a sum of Rs. 4000/-. In case of withdrawal from the course on or after July 15th 2009, no fee will be refunded.
  14. A student of the first semester of Part I who fails to attend classes consecutively in the first week of the session shall be deemed to have withdrawn from the course and shall forfeit the fees.
  15. The above rules may change with revision of syllabus.