Please explain the Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) of University of Madras for affiliated Non-autonomous Colleges . What are the advantages and disadvantages of
Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) , University of Madras ?

The University of Madras is a public state university in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Established in 1857, it is one of the oldest and premier universities in India. The university was incorporated by an act of the Legislative Council of India.

the Information About the Grading System of the for the Post graduation Courses of the Madras University is given below



GRADING SYSTEM

1. Passing Minimum is 50% of the ESE and also 50% of the maximum of that
paper/course.

Minimum Credits to be earned:

For TWO year Programme: Best 90 Credits
(Part A (80 Credits) : Core , Elective, Non-major Electives and Extra Disciplinary and
Part B (10 Credits) : Soft skills and Internship)

For THREE year Programme: Best 135 Credits.
(Part A (120 Credits) : Core, Elective, Non-major Electives and Extra Disciplinary and
Part B (15 Credits) : Soft skills and Internship)

Conversion of Marks to Grade Points and Letter Grade (Performance in a Paper /Course)

RANGE OF MARKS GRADE POINTS LETTER GRADE DESCRIPTION
90-100 9.0-10.0 O Outstanding
80-89 8.0-8.9 D+ Excellent
75-79 7.5-7.9 D Distinction
70-74 7.0-7.4 A+ Very Good
60-69 6.0-6.9 A Good
50-59 5.0-5. 9 B Average
00-49 0.0 U Re-appear
ABSENT 0.0 AAA ABSENT

For a Semester :

GRADE POINT AVERAGE [GPA] = ∑i Ci Gi / ∑i Ci

Sum of the multiplication of grade points by the credits of the courses
GPA = ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sum of the credits of the courses in a semester

For the entire programme:

CUMULATIVE GRADE POINT AVERAGE [CGPA] = ∑n∑i CniGni /∑n∑i Cni

Sum of the multiplication of grade points by the credits of the entire programme
CGPA= -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sum of the credits of the courses of the entire programme

For more details you may Contact to the Madras University the Contact details of the Madras university is given below

Contact details :
Madras University
Address: Navalar Nagar, Chepauk, Triplicane, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600005
Phone: 044 2539 9422