MITS Grading System

The educational system in the MITS uses two different systems of grading in parallel. It uses the modern letter grading system of US universities as well as traditional numerical grading system. MITS uses a credit system in which specific number of credit hours are allotted for each course the student undertakes. A normal course load of 6 to 12 credit hours per semester is common for a graduate course. The professor evaluates the academic performance of the student using a GPA or the Letter grade system. The grading systems used are mostly on a four-point scale. Undergraduates are expected to complete their courses with C average or better while graduates require no less than a B average.

Students securing 'Grade F' in any course(s) will require to redo the course before staring advanced courses. However, many graduate students consider a grade below 'C' unacceptable as it could affect campus placements.

In addition to the above regular grades, MITS offers grades such as

IP - In Progress

An IP grade means that the student has not completed all the portions of a multi-portioned class that is taken over multiple semesters to earn the regular grade. The IP would be changed to regular grade once all the portions are completed.

NC or NIC- Not Complete Or Incomplete
This grade indicates that the student has missed some exams, assignments or homework that are important to evaluate performance.

W - Withdrawn

This grade indicates that the student has decided not to enroll for the course after attending the classes for more than a predetermined period.

MITS also offers intermediary grades, the grading scale being A+, A, A-, B+, B, B-, C+, C, C-, D+, D, D- and F. while representing as GPA an A+ grade may represent A GPA OF 4.00, or above, A to 3.67, A- corresponds to 3.3,similarly B+ to 3.0, B to 2.67,B- to 2.3 and C+ to 2, C to 1.67, C- to 1.3 and so on.

However the final GPA that a student graduates with is not a simple average, it is a weighted average. The weight is the number of credit hours that are predetermined by the faculty based on the course contents and displayed in the course schedule.

The final GPA = letter grade value * credit hours/ credit hours.

For example:
If you take 5 courses with course 1, 2 and 3 with 3 credit hours, course 4 with 4 credit hours and course 5 with 2 credit hours, and receive an "A" in each of the courses, your GPA is (3x4+3x4+3x4+4x4+2x4)/(3+3+3+4+2)=(15x4)/15=4.0