Interim Presentations (10%): Effectiveness of communication and presentation skills. Clarity of technical details and progress made. Ability to answer questions about the project effectively. 2. External Evaluation (70%) - Conducted by an internal examiner appointed by the Department Council and the project supervisor. This will take place at the end of the VI th semester: Project Report (25%): Content: Completeness, organisation, clarity, and technical accuracy. Structure: Introduction, System Design/literature review, methodology, implementation details, results, discussion, conclusion, future work, and references. Presentation: Quality of writing, grammar, and formatting.
Project Demonstration (25%): Demonstration: Ability to showcase the functionality of the project or present the research findings effectively. Viva-voce (20%): Viva-voce: Understanding of project concepts, ability to answer questions confidently, and critical thinking skills 3.2. PROJECT IN HONOURS PROGRAMME In Honours programme, the student has the option to do a Project of 8-credits along with three Core Courses in Major in semester 8. The Project can be done in the same institution or any other higher educational institution (HEI) or research centre. A faculty member of the respective institution, where the student does the Project, should be the supervisor of the Project. 3.3.
PROJECT IN HONOURS WITH RESEARCH PROGRAMME Students who secure 75% marks and above (equivalently, CGPA 7.5 and above) cumulatively in the first six semesters are eligible to get selected to Honours with Research stream in the fourth year. In Honours with Research programme, the student has to do a mandatory Research Project of 20-credits in semester 8. The approved research centres of University of Calicut or any other university/ HEI can offer the Honours with Research programme.
The departments in the affiliated colleges under University of Calicut, which are not the approved research centres of the University, should get prior approval from the University to offer the Honours with Research programme. Such departments should have minimum one faculty member with Ph.D., and they should also have the necessary infrastructure to offer Honours with Research programme. Page 20 of 241