Faculty stresses the application of management theory to managerial decision-making and problem-solving, using a variety of teaching methods such as lectures, case studies, team projects, consulting projects with external organizations, group discussions, simulations, student presentations and independent studies.

A high degree of student faculty interaction is our norm. Stress is placed on the development of a close relationship between faculty and students. Faculty is available to students in and out of class and participates with students in co-curricular activities.

The development of a collegial environment within the student community is an important part of the learning experience. Since students take the core curriculum as a group, friendships and study teams develop through which the students become well acquainted with each other. The academic environment balances cooperation with strong individual effort. It is expected that the students will excel as individuals and as members of a team and will receive national, regional and local awards for the quality of their work.

The teachers report each term on students’ attendance, work in class and written work submitted for the class. These contribute to the final grade of the student. Work submitted during the course has bearing on whether or not the student will be allowed to continue in the course and to take the final examination

Lecturers assume that students will read extensively, making notes on their own and attending lectures regularly. The teaching timetable might not look like all that many hours a week, but associated reading and the writing of essays, reports, projects and other course work assignments make up a full working week.

IoBM seeks to maintain high standards of teaching in a number of ways. All proposals for new courses are considered in detail by the curriculum sub-committee of the Board of Studies. The students’ views and experiences are taken into account in academic program development. An external examiner system is in operation to evaluate quality of courses. The Institute also reviews its programs in the light of academic developments, professional entrance requirements, examination results and the career of the IoBM’s alumni.

.::| Performance Evaluation and standards |::.

The performance of students is evaluated by surprise quizzes, hourly examinations, assignments throughout the semester, submission of a term report, presentations and final examination at the end of the semester. The grades awarded are as follows:

Grade points are assigned to the above grades for calculation of the students Grade Point Average (GPA).

The grade of ‘I’ (Incomplete) may be recorded to indicate that the requirements of a course have been substantially completed, but for a legitimate reason a small component of the work remains to be completed and the record of the student justifies the expectation that he or she will obtain a passing grade upon completion. The instructor should be notified of the reason for the non completion of work in order to ascertain the legitimacy of that reason and in turn to grant an incomplete grade. The incomplete grade is not counted in the computation of the GPA for the semester in which the incomplete grade was authorized. The instructor assigning an incomplete grade files a signed form with the Dean, indicating the reason for the incomplete grade.

Only courses for which grades C, D or F are received may be repeated for credit. Only one repetition is permitted unless authorized in writing by the Dean. On the repetition of a course, the credit hours are applied towards a degree only once.

.::| Discipline |::.

As a student of the Institute of Business Management, you are required to maintain the highest standards of honesty and integrity in the conduct of personal and academic affairs.

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.::| Examination Norms |::.

1. Exam timings should be strictly observed. Students should reach 5 minutes early before the start of exam. Any student coming 5 minutes late in the morning will have to wait for another 10 minutes before he is allowed in the exam hall. No concession is available after the morning session.

2. No examinee is allowed to bring mobile telephone in the exam hall. Any one found possessing and using the telephone shall be fined Rs. 1000.

3. As per policy of IoBM question paper is not allowed to be taken away after the exam. It has to be deposited with the answer sheet.

4. In case of quantitative papers every examinee should bring his own calculator. No borrowing from any other examinee is allowed. Each candidate should bring the requisite pen(s) pencil(s) and ruler except in case of tests through Scranton Sheet(s) when the college will provide the pencil.

5. No candidate is allowed to use programmable calculator in the exam hall. Only the approved type of calculator by the teacher/ Professor is allowed to be used.

6. In case of breakdown of calculator in the exam hall no borrowing from others will be allowed.

7. Examinees should sit in the rows allocated for the particular paper. Manager Examinations or the invigilators may re- locate the students and if he/she deem fit.

8. No indiscipline in exam hall is tolerated.

.::| Midterm Policy  |::.

Every semester will have two midterms and one final examination. There would be no N-1 given to the students. All students must give both the midterms, as the aggregate of these would be compiled in the final grade.

.::| Policy for Course Repetition |::.

Students failing a course twice will not be allowed to register for the course again. If the course in which the students has failed twice is a compulsory course, a second failure will lead to failure in the degree and withdrawal from the Institute.

.::| Academic Dishonesty |::.

All students are expected to pursue and meet the highest standards of academic excellence and integrity. The students responsibilities include, but are not limited, to the following:

• A duty to respect the efforts of others by submitting their own work.

• A duty to properly acknowledge the efforts of others.

To maintain its credibility and uphold its reputation, the Institute has procedures to deal with academic dishonesty which are uniform and which should be understood by all. Violations of academic integrity include:

• Unauthorized assistance during an examination.

• Falsification or invention of data.

• Unauthorized collaboration on an academic exercise.
• Plagiarism.

.::| Definition of Plagiarism |::.

Students are required to submit their own work. Papers and/or projects submitted as part of a group effort must be clearly identified, with the team members specifically acknowledged. Ideas, data, direct quotations, paraphrasing, or any other indirect incorporation of the work of others must be clearly referenced. To do otherwise constitutes plagiarism. Examples of plagiarism include:

* Direct quotation or paraphrasing from published sources that are not properly acknowledged.

* The use of other persons or services to prepare work that is submitted as one’s own.

* The use of previously submitted papers or work, written by other students or individuals.

• Misappropriation of research materials.
• Any unauthorized access of an instructor’s file or computer account.
• Any other serious violations of academic or moral integrity as established by the instructors of the College.
• Conduct during examination:

Cheating is unacceptable. Examples of cheating are:

* Any written or oral communication among students during an examination.
* Providing information about the content of an examination.
* A student’s use of anyone other than himself/herself to take an examination.

IoBM is a smoke free campus. Any violations of this rule can lead to serious consequences. The penalty for this can be cancellation of registration.

Acts of dishonesty can lead to penalties such as:

Reduction of grade or withdrawal from the course or a requirement that additional work be undertaken in connection with the course. If there is a serious academic or moral dishonesty, penalties may include a letter of censure, suspension or expulsion from the Institute. It is also expected that students will refrain from indulging in political activities while enrolled at IoBM.

.::| Dress Code |::.

All students are required to be clean, well-groomed and dressed appropriately:

• Male students are not allowed to wear track suits and Shorts except for sports and other extra-curricular activities.

• Female students are not allowed to wear jeans, skirts, tight-fitted and see-through shirts and blouses.

If the dress code is not observed, disciplinary action can take the form of an initial verbal reprimand to be followed by a written warning and further disciplinary action, if necessary.