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Like most of the engineering colleges IIT Bombay also follows Grade Point system here which is known as CPI system (Cumulative Performance Index). For every course taken by the students, he/she is assigned a letter grade on his/her combined performance in all the assessments. These grades are described by the following letters and corresponding grade points.
Letter Grade	Grade Point	Letter Grade	Grade Point	
AP	10	FR **	0/Fail (Repeat the course)	
AA	10	DX ***	Fail due to lack of attendance	
AB	9	II #	Incomplete	
BB	8	DR	Dropped	
BC	7	PP	Passed	
CC	6	NP	Not Passed	
CD	5	AU ##	Audit	
DD *	4			



*DD Grade
Minimum passing grade in a course is DD.



**FR Grade
The letter grades FF and FR shall be treated as failure grades. FR grade will be awarded in cases where in the opinion of the instructor, the student hasn't had adequate academic exposure to the course and should therefore repeat the course. FR grade may also be awarded in cases of minor malpractice in examinations/assessments. A student, whose in-semester performance is very poor, may be awarded the ‘FR' grade by the instructors, even if he/she had missed the end-semester examination due to any reasons. If a student either does not submit his seminar report by the prescribed date or he/she is absent for presentation on the scheduled date he/she shall be awarded FF grade unless he/she is given extension by the coordinator under exceptional circumstances. Re-examination may be permitted for a course if he/she obtains FF grade. After such re-examination if the student passes in that course, he/she will be awarded the maximum grade of DD in that course. If a student does not take or fails in the re-examination, he/she will be awarded the grade FR. A student getting a FR grade has to re-register for the same course if it is a core subject. If this course is an elective course, he/she may register for an alternative course as prescribed by the DPGC/ IDPC/SPGC, without this being counted as an additional courses.



***DX Grade
The grade DX in a course is awarded if a student does not maintain the attendance requirement in the Lecture/Tutorial classes. The DX grades may also be awarded to the students having bad or incomplete in-semester records on non-medical reasons. The DX grade will be declared in the first week of November for the Autumn Semester Courses and in the first week of April for Spring Semester Courses (in general one week before the semester end exams). A student with DX grade in a given course is not permitted to take the semester-end examination in that course. She/he is also not eligible for 50% marks re-examination in that course. Such a student has to re-register for the same course whenever offered. DX Given to students with attendance shortage. This does not count in the SPI / CPI. However it will be counted as a backlog.



# Incomplete Grade (II)
Grade 'II' is awarded in a lecture/lab course if a student has satisfactory in-semester performance, but has not appeared for the end-semester examination on medical grounds. The student is entitled for 50 marks re-examination given at the end of the particular semester. ‘II' grade will be converted into a performance grade (depending on the overall performance in the course) after the re-examination.



##Audit Grade (AU)
The student registered for a course as audit shall be awarded the grade AU if they fulfill the requirement of minimum of 80% attendance and duly satisfactory in-semester performance as prescribed by the Instructor. The Instructor shall include such AU grades in the final grade report for that course. If the student does not qualify for the grade AU, it will be assumed that the course has been dropped by that student.



Dropping of course(s)
If any student finds his course load to be too heavy then he can drop one or more of his courses within a stipulated time. Even the core courses can also be dropped in condition of that he she/he will complete the dropped course(s) within his degree tenure. In case of electives the student need not to take the same courses, she/he can select any other elective(s) as well. Such courses will appear in the transcripts and final grade card with a 'W' grade (withdrawn grade). These courses will have no impact on SPI/CPI. The last date for dropping a course by the student will be two weeks after the midsemester examination for the semester-long courses and one week after the mid-semester examination for the half-semester courses. The last date for course drop will be included in the Academic Calendar.



Grade Improvement
1. A student in a PG Programme, where minimum CPI for coursework is 6.0, will be eligible for repeating a course for grade improvement if he/ she has a CPI less than 6.0 and has been permitted by PGAPEC to continue in the Programme on Academic Probation.
2. For Grade improvement, a student has to re-register in the course in a subsequent semester if the course is offered. The grade obtained in the re-registered course will supersede the earlier grade and the same will be reflected in the Semester Grade Card and in the Final Transcript.
3. The student can avail this option only for TWO courses in the entire programme and only ONCE for a specific course.