semester

B.Ed. Special Education (Hearing Impairment)

(Two-Year) Semester Pattern under CBCS-Programme Structure and Semester-wise Distribution of Courses

Semester – I

Note: Pedagogy of Social Science: Part – I is to be offered for those candidates whose major discipline/subject is Political Science, Sociology, Psychology, Logic, Indian Culture, and Philosophy.

Semester – II

Note: Pedagogy of Social Science: Part – II is to be offered for those candidates whose major discipline/subject is Political Science, Sociology, Psychology, Logic, Indian Culture, and Philosophy.

Semester – III (Field Engagement)

(School Internship, EPC & Online Course)

Record Verification & Teaching Learning Assessment – External Evaluation

Note 1: The major objective of the Pedagogic course is to make the student- teachers to get an overview of the content of the chosen subject and also to get practiced in classroom teaching at Level –I & Level – II.

Level – I is pertaining to standard VI to VIII and is compulsory for all the student- teachers to get many-fold experiences in classroom teaching of their pedagogic subject during the School Internship. The students of Economics, Commerce, Psychology, Philosophy, Sociology, Political Science, Logic, and Indian Culture should study and teach the subject Social Sciences, students of Computer Science should study and teach the subject Mathematics; and students of Home Science should study and teach the subject Science prescribed in the school curriculum at Level -I.

Level –II is pertaining to standard IX and X for undergraduate qualified student- teachers and standard XI and XII for post graduate qualified student-teachers. The student-teachers need to get an overview of their pedagogy subject prescribed in the school curriculum and also to teach their concerned pedagogic subject at Level –II during the School Internship.

Note 2: The Enhancing Professional Capacities (EPC) records are to be prepared and submitted at the time of practical examination. The EPC records are to be prepared based on the theoretical inputs and practical experiences gained from reading and reflecting on text, performance in drama and art related to teaching and learning process, critical understanding and usage of ICT for effective teaching and learning process, and understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of one‘s own self.

Semester-IV

Internal Assessment:

The award of continuous comprehensive evaluation (i.e. internal assessment)marks in each semester for theory courses shall be distributed as follows:

** The marks for attendance shall be awarded as given below:

In case a candidate secures less than 50% of marks prescribed for the internal assessment, then one more opportunity shall be given to him/her to improve theinternal marks in the specific course during the next semester.

Appearance for the Examinations

Each candidate whose admission is approved by Tamil Nadu Teachers Education University shall apply for the written/practical examinations. Candidates, who have failed to satisfy the minimum attendance norms of Tamil Nadu Teachers Education University, will not be permitted to appear for the written/practical examinations. However, the basis of permitting a student to appear for the examination shall be in accordance with the Regulations of Tamil Nadu Teachers Education University in force from time to time.

Passing Minimum for Written Examination

Each candidate who appears for the written examination shall be declared to have passed the written examination only if he/she secures not less than 50% of marks in aggregate in each theory course with a minimum of 45% of marks in the term-end/external examination in each theory course. All other candidates shall be treated as unsuccessful candidate in the written examination. A candidate

who fails in one or more theory courses in the written examination shall be permitted to appearagain only for those courses in which he/she failed.

Provisions for Improvement in Theory Courses

• A candidate who passed in all the courses of a semester shall be permitted to improve the results by reappearing for the whole examination (All Theory Courses) in the next semester
• A candidate shall be permitted to apply for improvement of examinations 30 days in advance of the pertinent semester examination whenever
• If a candidate passes all the courses in reappearance, higher of the two aggregate marks secured by the candidate shall be awarded for that In case the candidate fails in the reappearance for improvement, the marks secured by the candidate in the first appearance will prevail.
• A candidate who appeared for improvement is eligible for reclassification of class only and will not be considered for ranking
• Improvement is applicable only for theory examinations and not applicable forpracticum

Reappearance for Theory Courses

Students who have secured F (Fail) /Ab (Absent in the Examination) grade in a particular course (other than the practicum components) can reappear during the subsequent end-semester examination. All applicable fees shall be charged for the purpose of re-appearance in (Theory Courses) examinations. Each unsuccessful candidate after the completion of the two academic years/four semesters shall be permitted to reappear for the written examinations within the next three consecutive academic years.

Revaluation / Re-totaling / Xerox Copy of Answer Scripts

Candidates can apply for revaluation / re-totaling / Xerox copy of answer scripts to the Tamil Nadu Teachers Education University within 20 days after the publication of semester results by paying necessary fee prescribed by the University.

Practical Examination

Tamil Nadu Teachers Education University will conduct practical examination after the successful completion of 80 working days of School Internship during the third semester. Practical examination shall be normally conducted at the end of third semester. A panel consisting of two external members appointed by the Tamil Nadu Teachers Education University will assess the practical works, records, instructional materials, teaching competency, EPC records, and also evidence for successful completion of online course of each candidate as mentioned in Part-A, B, & C.

Passing Minimum for Practical Examination

Candidates who have secured not less than 50% in each of the practical component for which the weightage is given shall be deemed to have passed in the practical examination. Others will be treated as unsuccessful candidates in the practical examination.

All the records related to the practical components should be made available to the duly constituted Practical Examination Board at the time of practical examination and the marks awarded by the Practical Examination Board are final.

Reappearance for Practical Examination

Each unsuccessful candidate shall be permitted to reappear for the practical examination within the next three consecutive academic years, whenever the Tamil Nadu Teachers Education University conducts the practical examination.

7.  Eligibility for the Award of Degree

A student shall be declared to be eligible for the award of Degree of Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) provided that the student has successfully completed the requirements of the B.Ed. Special Education (Hearing Impairment) programme of study and has passed all the prescribed examinations in all the four semesters within a maximum period of FIVE YEARS reckoned from the commencement of first semester to which the candidate was admitted.

Classification of Successful Candidates

The results of successful candidates at the end of all four semesters shall be classified on the basis of aggregate percentage of marks obtained in all the semesters and the aggregate or Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) for the award of Degree of Bachelor of Education.

C Class/Distinction shall be awarded to the candidates after they successfully complete the B.Ed. Special Education (Hearing Impairment) Programme as per

the norms specified below:

Grading System

Assigning Grades for Successful Candidates

Each semester result shall also be declared in terms of grades. A six-point grading system which is based on the actual absolute marks scored and alpha-sign grade as described below shall be adopted for successful/unsuccessful candidates.

The semester Grade Point Average (GPA) shall be computed by dividing the sum of the Grade Point Weights (GPW) of all the courses of the study by the maximum credits for the semester. The GPW are in turn calculated as the product of the grade points earned in the respective courses and the credits assigned to

that course. The maximum total marks for each theory course of study is 100, while the credit assigned is 5 (five).

The Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) at the end of all the semester examinations shall be calculated as the weighted average of the semester grade point average. The CGPA is obtained by dividing the total of semester credit weightages by the maximum credits assigned for the programme.

Conversion of Percentage of Marks into Grade Points and Award of Grades based on Absolute Marks

@ Alpha-Sign Grades A+, A, B, C and D denotes successful completion of the programme. The Grade F denotes   failed   in   the programme and requires for reappearance in the examination.

The    Grade Ab    denotes    the    student‘s    absent    for    the examination.

Ranking Procedure

Candidates, who pass all the semester examinations in the first attempt are only eligible for ranking provided they secure at least CGPA of 6.0 or Alpha-Sign

Grade C.

A candidate who passes the semester examinations in parts is eligible only for classification of Class/ CGPA and Alpha-Sign Grade, but not for ranking.

7.  Transitory Regulations

Whenever a course or scheme of instruction is changed in a particular academic year, examination for three more years shall be conducted immediately following thereafter according to the old regulations/syllabus. Candidates who failed to appear for the examinations or unsuccessful in the examinations shall redo the programme and take the examination in accordance with the Regulations and Syllabus of Tamil Nadu Teachers Education University, in force from time to time.

8.   Question Paper Pattern

Each question paper shall have three sections comprising Section-A, Section- B, and Section-C.