Credit System
To successfully complete the four-year course offered at the insti tute, all the course work related to Continuous Assessments, Se mester-End Examinations and credit system should be accom plished based on the curriculum book prescribed for all the modules.
Assessment Mode
ISM relies on fair and transparent mode of assessment. The stu dents are mandated to fulfil all the requirements of their pre scribed modules namely the Continuous Assessment (CA) and -8 Semester-end Examinations (SEE) in both Rigzhung and English modules separately. Exceptions may apply to modules requiring CA exclusively.
Continuous Assessment(CA)
Continuous Assessment is a tool of assessing students continu ously through timely provision of different activities such as writ ten assignments, presentations and others based on the curricu lum’s requirements. ISM integrates digital tools such as VLE to maintain transparent and fair assessments.
Semester-End Examinations (SEE)
Semester-End Examinations are end of the semester assessment. To ensure multi-faceted development of students in different are nas of learning, methods such as assessing the six competencies from the Bloom’s Taxonomy and other general modes of framing question papers are utilized as a guiding principle. The marking criterion for CA and SEE related to both Rigzhung and English modules are based on the curricula of the respective departments.
Grading System
The institute strictly adheres to a standard grading mode formu lated to ensure transparency, consistency and fairness while as sessing. Refer to the following table for further information.
Evaluation Mode
Evaluation transparency and fairness
The institute maintains and abides by the following procedures to ensure the evaluation for both CA and SEE remains transparent and fair.
Moderation
Internal moderation for academics in the institute involves:
A. Ensuring that all forms of assessments including CA and SEE (Question paper framing and model answer evaluation) should be based on the learning objectives and outcomes of the specified modules as mandated in the curricula.
B. Reviewing all forms of assessments aforementioned have delineated rubrics or marking criterion based on the stipulat ed module’s curriculum requirements for fair and consistent evaluations
C. Ensuring both Rigzhung and English assessments with the highest, average and lowest percentages including the exam inations and CA coursework will be moderated by relevant departments to ensure the evaluation remains standard and consistent.
D. Conduction of internal moderation by a committee of at least two faculty members not teaching the module, who are fa miliar with the subject.
E. Recommending second marking if marking is found to be inconsistent.
F. Having second marking involving two markers using the same criteria; if the mark difference exceeds by 4%, a third marker decides the final mark.
G. Issues related to internal moderation will be resolved exam inations by referring them to the Exam and Student Record Office. The CA-related issues from the internal moderation will be forwarded to the Academic Committee for final deci sion.
H. Ensuring marks awarding procedures are based on the guide lines provided in the Exam and Student Record Office policy and Academic Regulation.