The program structure at SSLA follows a semester pattern. Since SSLA does not believe in the traditional policy of extensive traditional end of term exams, the school will work on the following aspects for student assessment:

• Class Participation & Discussions
• Assignments: Reviews, Essays, Presentations, Term Papers, Projects, etc.
• Outdoor Activities (site visits, research, etc.)
• Short Tests & Quizzes
• Open Book Tests

The basic criteria for assessments have been designed by the School, but since this is a faculty driven institute, each faculty member is free to design his/her assessment scheme, drawing from the above criteria. The students will be informed by the individual faculty with regards to their assessment/evaluation criteria, during the first week after commencement of classes.

*Regular assessment of minimum 60 & maximum 80 marks + End of Term Evaluation of minimum 20 & maximum 40 marks = Total 100

Class Participation	10-15
Assessments (minimum 3 and maximum 5 through the semester):(this may include a term paper to be written, powerpoint presentations, film/book reviews, group discussions, etc.)	45-50
Total Continuous Assessment Marks	60*

Each student will thus be assessed throughout the semester, and will be marked out of 60-80 marks. These marks will include the following:

• Class Participation:10 to 15 marks and an assessment scheme chosen by the faculty for the remaining 45 – 70* marks, which will include a mix of any of the following aspects, as per the discretion of the faculty concerned:
• Interactive Group Discussions
• Analysis of newspaper / magazine / journal articles
• Case Studies
• Movies / Documentaries / YouTube films viewing and their analysis: Discussions and Response Papers
• Individual and group presentations: Based on topics / readings / surveys / interviews / projects etc.
• Practical Assignments: Presentations based on brands / products
• Quizzes / Tests
• Essays / Term Papers
• Any other method the faculty may devise (and approved by the Director)

Each student will be evaluated at the end of the semester, during the Semester End Evaluation Week and will be marked out of 20 - 40 marks. The evaluation scheme chosen by the internal faculty must include at least 2 of the following components.

• Conventional Examination: critical and analytical questions for not more than 20 marks
• Open Book Test: of not more than 20 marks
• Case  Analysis
• Project
• Group Presentation ( not more than 3 students)
• Viva Voce: of not more than 20 marks
• Any other the faculty may devise (subject to approval from the Director)

Semester End Evaluation must include at least two of the above mentioned methods of evaluation, with the breakup of marks as per the internal faculty’s decision.

Eg.

• Viva / Term Paper
• Traditional Exam /Test: with critical / analytical questions
• Presentations

Total Semester End Evaluation Marks - 40*

For evaluations based on presentations / vivas, an external faculty member will also be invited to judge the student’s performance along with the internal faculty.

SSLA aims at offering a multidisciplinary and holistic educational program that assesses/evaluates students on the much-needed ability to think critically and develop innovative solutions to problems, rather than just ‘knowing’ facts and figures.

• The programme structure at SSLA follows a semester pattern with Continuous Assessments (CA) and a Semester End Evaluation (SEE). Both components are designed and conducted by the faculty, to suit the needs and learning outcomes of the course.
• Faculty responsible for the courses will devise their own creative methodology (which may vary from course to course) that may include papers, projects, surveys, weekly assignments/activities, individual and group presentations, class participation, case studies, etc.
• Semester End Evaluation may also not be the typical written examination, but may be innovatively devised.

The institute offers the following components for faculty to use as tools for student assessments/evaluations:

• Attendance
• Class participation and discussions
• In-class assessments/submissions: essays, presentations and discussions, critical/analysis papers, projects, book and movie reviews, short tests, quizzes, open book tests, term papers, etc.
• Out-of-class assessments: site visits, research, field trips, etc.

Students are informed by each faculty about the assessment formats and criteria, during the first week of classes every semester.

Note : Moodle is an academic software used by the faculty to upload internal and external marks , attendance, and reading material that can be accessed by students as well as parents.

Criteria for Continuous Assessment (CA): Continuous Assessment (CA) are a minimum of 60 marks and a maximum of 80 marks with a minimum of 3 components as a part of the course requirements for the semester. The faculty administer, on average, one assessment every month of the semester, as a part of this continuous assessment process. The criteria for these assessments are provided in the course syllabus that the faculty make available to students, during the first week of classes.

Criteria for Semester End Evaluation (SEE): At the end of the semester, evaluations are conducted with at least 2 different components, to test the students on their knowledge and skill gained from taking the course.

Suggested Division of Marks :

Calculation of Grade Points:

The grade points corresponding to nine grades will be as follows: (Batch 2015-19, Batch 2016-20, Batch 2017-21).

• Relative Grading: The grading of the students will be done based on the relative performance of the students compared to the class.
• Continuous Assessment and Semester End Evaluation and Practical (if any) will be separate heads of passing.
• Passing in a course means securing 40% of absolute marks in each of the heads
• Separate grade points will be calculated for continuous and semester end examinations and the weighted average of both will be the grade point for the course.