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2) All original marked assessments, except the final exam, shall be given by the course
instructor to the students, after ensuring that a photocopy of the answer sheets with
highest, lowest and average marks are kept in course file.
3) If the students are not satisfied with their grade, they have the right to submit a petition
of their grievance, as per the procedure laid down in " Student Grievance Policy".

4) A student, who has submitted a petition for change of grade within the stipulated time
limit (one week of announcing of result), has a right to see the answer sheet of the final
exam within one working week of the announcing of result of his/her petition.

5) The students with poor performance shall be guided by the course instructors to take
advantage of the Learning Support Center to improve their performance.
6) The course instructors shall post on LOGSIS the cumulative grade of course assessment and
mid-term examinations, which was secured by each student in every course they teach.

(For more details, refer to DU Assessment Policy - DU-AC-004)

12.7. Moderation

12.7.1. Moderation Meaning
Moderation is a quality assurance process and is an integral part of the assessment system at DU.

It ensures that students receive fair treatment in assessment. Moderation include: moderation of
assessment tools and moderation of marked answer sheets. This is to ensure that assessment is
valid, reliable, fair and transparent and there is consistency across the University.

12.7.2. Moderation Committee and Moderator

Each Department within the College has a Moderation Committee consisting of Chairperson of the
Department as head and at least two more faculty members in the department as members. At the
beginning of each semester, the Moderation Committee assigns one instructor (other than the course
instructor) for each course taught in the department as moderator of that course for the semester.
The moderator is responsible for the moderation of all assessment tools (For mid-term and final
examinations only) and marked answer sheets (final examination only) of that particular course.

12.7.3. Moderation of Assessment Tools
The assessment tools and course syllabus showing course learning outcomes are given by the
course instructor to the assigned moderator at least two (2) weeks before the final exam and one
(1) week before other assessments. The moderator shall use the moderation form for giving his/her

suggestions to the course instructor. (For mid-term and final examinations only). The course
instructor, in consultation with the moderation committee, shall make the appropriate changes
suggested by the moderator on the question paper before it is administered to the students.

12.7.4. Moderation of Marked Answer Sheets

The moderation of the answer sheets of the final exam only shall be carried out using sampling
techniques. The moderation committee will decide on the percentage of marked answer sheets
that should be moderated for each course, based on the size of the class, the content of the
course, etc. The moderator shall ensure that marking is in accordance with the allotted weight for

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