Dr.N.T.R UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES

Duration of course

The undergraduate dental programme leading to BDS Degree is of 4 (four) Academic years with 240 teaching days in each academic year, plus one year paid rotating Internship in a dental college. Every candidate is required, after passing the final BDS Examination to undergo one year paid rotating internship in a dental college. The internship shall be compulsory and BDS Degree will be granted after completion of one year paid Internship.

Probable Dates of Examinations

Examination Fee structure

Eligibility to appear for the examination

75% attendance in a subject and Internal assessment marks in a particular subject as per DCI norms in order to be eligible to appear in the university examination of that subject.
These details will be received from the colleges duly signed by the concerned Head of the Department and countersigned by the Principal.
The Internal Assessment Marks and attendance once sent to this office shall be final and no change shall be entertained later on.
The student is not eligible to appear for the University exam if he/she does not appear for Internal assessment exams or if the Internal assessment exam marks & attendance percentage are not received in this Office in time.

Issue of Hall tickets

After verification of the eligibility criteria, the prepared hall tickets will be sent online to the colleges concerned.
The principals shall verify the eligibility criteria before issue of the same to the students.
Students admitted from 2018-19 academic year will receive hall tickets with USN through online process.

Attempt

If a candidate fails to utilize the given opportunity for any reasons is also treated as an attempt. In other words if the candidate is Absent / Not Registered / Detained for an exam, is treated as an attempt. So, while calculating no. of attempts, the students shall include Absent / Not Registered / Detained as one of the attempts.

Criteria for a Pass

Fifty percent of the total marks in any subject computed as aggregate for theory, i.e., written, viva voce and internal assessment and practicals including internal assessment, separately is essential for a pass in all years of study.

For declaration of pass in a subject, a candidate shall secure 50% marks in the University examination both in Theory and Practical/ Clinical examinations separately, as stipulated below
a).A candidate shall secure 50% marks in aggregate in University theory including Viva Voce and Internal assessment obtained in University written examination combined together.
b).In the University Practical/ clinical examination, a candidate shall secure 50% of University practical marks and Internal Assessment combined together.
c).In case of pre clinical Prosthetic Dentistry and Pre clinical conservative dentistry in II BDS, where there is no written examination, minimum for pass is 50% of marks in Practical and Viva voce combined together in University examination including Internal Assessment i.e. 50/100 marks.

Classification of results

Passing marks - 50%
1st class - 65%
Distinction - 75%

PROMOTION CRITERIA:

Any student who does not clear the BDS Course in all the subjects within a period of 9 years, including one year Compulsory Rotatory paid Internship from the date of admission shall be discharged from the course.

I B.D.S. Examination

Any candidate who fails in one subject in an Examination is permitted to go to the next higher class and appears for the said failed subject and complete it successfully before he is permitted to appear for the next higher examination.

II B.D.S. Examination

Any candidate who fails in one subject in an Examination is permitted to go to the next higher class and appears for the said failed subject and complete it successfully before he is permitted to appear for the next higher examination.

III B.D.S. Examination

Any candidate who fails in one subject in an Examination is permitted to go to the next higher class and appear for the subject and complete it successfully before he is permitted to appear for the next higher examination.

Final B.D.S. Examination

Any candidate who has sucessfully completed III BDS examination can only appear for final year examinations.

Duplicate Certificates

Duplicate of Official transcript, Migration (NOC) and marks memos will be issued on payment of required fee as detailed in the application form. Regarding Duplicate of original degree, a certificate in place of the lost degree certificate will be issued on submission of the required documents specified in the application form since the University shall not issue a duplicate of it.

Marks Memos and Provisional Certificates

The University will issue Marks memos after each exam and provisional pass certificate on passing the final examination. These will be sent to the colleges concerned who will in turn distribute to the students.

Name

The OD and other certificates will be issued as per the name that appears in their intermediate or its equivalent certificate. Hence, the candidates are advised to check their names in +2 qualifying certificate before applying for the original certificates. Original certificates ones issued will not be altered or changed later.

There are 2 different ways where the students can apply for change of their names.

1. After taking original certificates

Name Equivalent certificate” will be issued to those who got their names/surname changed/corrected after issue of Original Degree certificate stating that the name appearing in certificates issued by Dr NTRUHS and corrected name are one and the sameThe proposed change in name of the applicant has to be notified in the A.P. / T.S. Government Gazette (Notification in the Gazettes of other states are not acceptable).

2. Before taking original certificates

This university issues a proceedings while recognizing the change or correction in name/surname and this will be recorded and the original certificates will be issued with changed/corrected name.
There are number of cases where the name in hall tickets or Marks memos will not be similar. In such cases names can be corrected at university level. This procedure is simple and no fee is required except intermediate or +2 qualifying certificate for verification and the certificates where the correction is needed. If this problem is identified and rectified in the 1st year of course itself, problem with name correction would not arise and the corrected name will appear in subsequent certificates.

Enclosures for points 1 and 2

1. Intermediate Certificate or +2 qualifying certificate.
2. Copy of Original Degree Certificate for (point no 1).
3. A copy of the Gazette in which the change was already got published or other evidence in support of change/correction in name/surname.
4. Marriage Certificate issued by the competent authority in case of Married Women.

Scribe

a) There is no provision in the university to allow the scribe to write the examination on behalf of the students.
b) Hence no correspondence will be entertained in this regard.
c) Principals should not forward any requests of the students.

Credential/Genuinity Verification

a) University will verify the genuineness of the original certificates issued by this University like Original degree, Official transcript and Marks memos but not the other certificates or documents which have not been issued by this university.
b) For this service, one should enclose proper and visible xerox copies for which verification of genuineness is required in the prescribed application form along with the fee.
c) A certificate of genuineness of the documents issued by the Dr NTR University of Health Sciences will be sent to the applicant authority.

Attestation of Documents

a) Attestation of Certificates will be done with a requisite fee for certificates issued by this University only like Original degree, Official transcript and Marks memos.
b) For this one should produce their ORIGINAL CERTIFICATES in the office for verification.

Medium of Instructions

a) University offers BDS course with ENGLISH as the Medium of Instruction.
b) Desired candidates may apply for this certificate in the prescribed application form along with the fee.

Disposal of Application

Ordinary payment– takes 45 to 60 working days.
Double payment – takes 7 working days from the date of receipt of the application in the section provided all the concerned and signing authorities are available.

During examination work i.e. January and June - the above time limit will not be applicable

Right from receipt of the application to its final disposal, various steps are involved. The University after following due verification procedure prepares the certificates and dispatched either to the colleges or applications as the case may be. If any application is kept pending for non-submission of any kind of enclosure or fee due, the same will be informed through mail (If given) or mobile and after receipt of the same application will be disposed-off. Hence colleges, students, parents or others are requested to kindly co-operate and requested not to visit the University office unless otherwise required causing inconvenience to the staff.

Application will be kept pending for the following reasons

1). If less fee is paid than the prescribed.
2). If the required documents are not enclosed and not visible properly.
3). If the department wise internship dates do not tally with the 12 months internship period mentioned in the paragraph and in the table.
4). If the name entered in the application form differs from that of Intermediate/+2 qualification.

From the date of receipt of the application in the section provided all the concerned and signing authorities are available.

It is the responsibility of the candidate to apply for all 3 certificates at a time by paying requisite fee. The required fee details are available in the above tabular form. This will facilitate the use of required certificate as and when necessary.

Course Duration

The duration of the certified study of the Post Graduate Diploma: i.e,. Diploma in Concerned Subject shall be 2 Academic years.

PROBABLE DATES OF ISSUE OF NOTIFICATIONS FOR SUBMISSION OF ICR APPLICATION FORMS FOR REGULAR AND SUPPLEMENTARY EXAMINATIONS

PROBABLE DATES OF EXAMINATIONS OF INTERNAL ASSESSMENT AND THOERY EXAMINATIONS :

Examination Fee Structure

Exam Fee for PG Diploma ---- Rs. 3700/-

(Exam fee Rs. 3000/- Marks Memo fee Rs. 300/- Provisional Certificate fee Rs. 400)

The eligibility criteria to appear for the PG exams

The following requirements should be fulfilled by every candidate to become eligible to appear for the final Examinations.

1.Attendance:

Every candidate should have fulfilled the minimum attendance prescribed by Dental Council of India and respective University (80% of the attendance during each academic year of the diploma course).

2. Progress and conduct:

Every candidate should have participated in seminars, journal review meetings, symposia, conferences, case presentations, clinics and didactic lectures during each year as designed by the concerned department.

3. Work Diary and log book:

Every candidate shall maintain a work diary and logbook for recording his/her participation in the training programmes conducted by the departments. The work dairy and log book shall be verified and certified by the Head of the Department and Head of the Institution. The certification of satisfactory progress is based on the work dairy and log book.

University Examination:

There shall be one examination at the end of 2 years. The Universities shall hold examinations twice a year with a minimum gap of four months between the two examinations. The University examination shall have the following components

a. Written
b. Clinical and Practical
c. Viva voce or oral examination.

Written Examination:

The written examination shall consist of three papers, out of which two shall be pertaining to the speciality: one in Applied Basic Sciences. Each paper shall be of three hours duration and shall include recent advances.

Clinical/Practical Examination:

It should aim at examining clinical skills and competence of candidates for undertaking independent work as a specialist. The actual format of clinical examination in various specialities could be worked out by various Universities making sure that the candidates is given ample opportunity to perform various clinical procedures. The council desires that the actual format is made known to the students prior to the examination well in advance by the respective Universities.

Viva voce Examination:

Viva voce examination shall aim at assessing depth of knowledge, logical reasoning confidence and verbal communication skills.

ISSUE OF HALL TICKETS

1. After verification of the eligibility criteria the prepared hall tickets will be sent to the colleges concerned. 2. The Principals shall verify the eligibility criteria before issue of the same to the Students.

ATTEMPT

If a candidate fails to utilize the given opportunity for any reasons is also treated as an attempt. In other words if the candidate is Absent/Not Registered for an exam, is treated so, while calculating number of Attempts, the students shall include Absent/Not Registered as one of the Attempts.

DUPLICATE CERTIFICATES

Duplicate Certificates of Migration (NOC) and Marks Memos will be issued on payment of required fee as detailed in the rates of fee of certificates. Regarding Duplicate of Original Degree, a certificate in place of the lost Degree Certificate will be issued on submission of the required documents specified in the application form since the University shall not issue a duplicate of it.

MARKS MEMOS AND PROVISIONAL CERTIFICATES

The University will issue marks memos after each exam and provisional pass certificate on passing the final examination. These will be sent to the colleges concerned who will in turn distribute to the students.

NAME

The Original Degree and other certificates will be issued as per the name that appears in their UG Degree Certificate. Hence, the candidates are advised to check the names in UG Certificates before applying for the PG Original Certificates. Original certificates once issued will not be altered or changed later.

There are two different ways where the students can apply for change of their names.

NAME

1. After taking Original Certificates

“Name Equivalent Certificate” will be issued to those who got their names/surname changed/corrected after issue of Original Degree Certificate stating that the name appearing in certificates issued by Dr. NTR UHS and corrected name are one and the same the proposed change in name of the applicant has to be notified in the A.P./T.S. Government Gazette (Notification in the Gazettes of other states are not acceptable)

2. Before taking Original Certificates

This University issues a proceedings while recognizing the change or correction in name/surname and this will be recorded and Original Certificates will be issued with change/corrected name.

There are number of cases where the names in hall tickets or marks memos will not be similar. In such cases names can be corrected at University level. This procedure is simple and no fee is required. The candidates shall produced proof of UG Degree Certificate copy for verifying the correct name.

ENCLOSURES FOR POINTS 1 AND 2

1. Copy of Original Degree Certificate for (point no1).
2. A copy of the Gazette in which the change was already got published or other evidence in support of change/correction in name/surname.
3. Marriage Certificate issued by the competent authority in case of married women.

SCRIBE

1. There is no provisional in the University to allow the scribe to write the examination on behalf the students.
2. Hence no correspondence will be entertained in this regard.
3. Principals should not forward any request of the students.

World Education Services (WES)

1. For this one should submit Xerox copies of the Original Degree and Marks Memos along with required fee.
2. If they do not possess both or either of this, first they should obtain this and apply for WES later.
3. While filling up the said forms one should note that the name of the applicant shall be as per Original Degree only.

CREDENTIAL/GENUNITY VERIFICATION

1. University will verify the genuineness of the original certificates issued by this University like Original Degree & Marks Memos but not the other certificates or documents which have not been issued by this University.
2. For this service, one should enclose proper and visible Xerox copies for which verification of genuineness is required in the prescribed application form along with the fee.
3. A certificate of the genuineness of the documents issued by Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences will be sent to the applicant authority.

ATTESTATION OF THE DOCUMENTS

Attestation of Certificates will be done with a requisite fee for certificates issued by this University only like Original Degree, Marks Memos. 1. For this one should produce their original certificates in the office for verification after verification of original certificates will be returned immediately to the candidate those who are brought the original certificates.

MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION

1. University offers PG Diploma course with ENGLISH as the Medium of Instruction.
2. Desired candidates may apply for this certificate in the prescribed application form along with the fee.

DISPOSAL OF APPLICATION

1. Ordinary payment - The certificates will be issued within 3 Months from the date of receipt of application from the dispatch section to the concerned seat. In the exams schedule it will be taken more time. 2. Double payment - The certificates will be issued within 7 to 10 days from the date of receipt of application from the dispatch section to the concerned seat.

DURING REGULAR/SUPPLEMENTARY EXAMINATION WORK THE ABOVE TIME LIMIT WILL NOT BE APPLICABLE

Right from receipt of the application to its final disposal, various steps of involved. The University after following due verification procedure prepares the certificates and dispatched either to the candidates or applications as the case may be, if any application is kept pending for non submission of any kind of enclosure or fee due, the same will be informed through mail (if given) or mobile and after receipt of the same application will be disposed-off. Hence colleges, students, parents or others are requested to kindly co-operate and requested note to visit the University office unless otherwise required causing inconvenience to the staff.

APPLICATIONS WILL BE KEPT PENDING FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS

1. The required fee is not paid then the application is pending until payment of balance fee.
2. The required necessary documents are not enclosed and not visible properly then the application is pending until submission of necessary documents

Course Duration

The duration of the certified study of the Post Graduate Degree Course i.e,. MDS (Master of Dental Surgery), shall be 3 Academic years.

NOTIFICATIONS FOR SUBMISSION OF DISSERTATIONS FOR REGULAR AND SUPPLEMENTARY EXAMINATIONS

INTERNAL ASSESSMENT AND THEORY EXAMINATIONS

Examinations

Dissertations fee for MDS -- Rs. 3000/-

Exam Fee for MDS –Final -- Rs.5700/-
(Exam fee Rs. 5000/- Marks Memo fee Rs. 300/- Provisional Certificate fee Rs. 400)

Eligibility

The following requirements should be fulfilled be every candidate to become eligible to appear for the final examination.

Attendance

Every candidate should have fulfilled the minimum attendance prescribed by Dental Council of India and respective University (80% of the attendance during each academic year of the postgraduate course).

1.Progress and conduct

Every candidate should have participated in seminars, journal review meetings, symposia, conferences, case presentations, clinics and didactic lectures during each year as designed by the concerned department.

2.Work Diary and log book

Every candidate shall maintain a work diary and logbook for recording his/her participation in the training programmes conducted by the departments. The work dairy and log book shall be verified and certified by the Head of the Department and Head of the Institution. The certification of satisfactory progress is based on the work dairy and log book.

Dissertation

The Dissertation work should have been accepted by the University who appointing the examiners.

University Examination

There shall be one examination at the end of 3 years.

Dissertation

Every candidate appearing for the MDS degree examination for the first time shall submit with his application for the admission to the examination, four typewritten copies of a dissertation of a research topic undertaken by the candidate and prepared under the direction and guidance and to the satisfaction of his University teacher. The dissertation should be submitted 3 months prior to the MDS Examination. The dissertation shall be referred to the Examiners for the MDS examination and acceptance of it by the examiners shall be a precondition to the admission of the candidate to the written part of the examination.

A candidate whose dissertation has been accepted by the examiners, but who is declared to have failed at the examination will be permitted to reappear at the subsequent MDS examination without having to prepare a new dissertation, if, however, the dissertation is rejected, the authorities shall give reasons thereof and suggestion for the improvement of the same and the dissertation thus improved will have to be resubmitted to the examiners and accepted before appearing in MDS Examination.

Written Examination

The written examination shall consist of three papers, out of which two shall be pertaining to the speciality: one in Applied Basic Sciences. Each paper shall be of three hours duration and shall include recent advances.

Clinical/Practical Examination

It should aim at examining clinical skills and competence of candidates for undertaking independent work as a specialist. The actual format of clinical examination in various specialities could be worked out by various Universities making sure that the candidates is given ample opportunity to perform various clinical procedures. The council desires that the actual format is made known to the students prior to the examination well in advance by the respective Universities.

Viva voce Examination

Viva voce examination shall aim at assessing depth of knowledge, logical reasoning confidence and verbal communication skills. The Council desires that only two examiners shall conduct the viva voce at a time as two teams, each team for 20 minutes. When one Examiner is conducting the viva, the other examiner could make a note of he questions asked and the performance level to enable proper assessment and award of marks.

ISSUE OF HALL TICKETS

1. After verification of the eligibility criteria the prepared hall tickets will be sent online to the colleges concerned.
2. The Principals shall verify the eligibility criteria before issue of the same to the Students.

Attempt

If a candidate fails to utilize the given opportunity for any reasons is also treated as an attempt. In other words if the candidate is Absent/Not Registered for an exam, is treated so, while calculating number of Attempts, the students shall include Absent/Not Registered as one of the Attempts.

DUPLICATE CERTIFICATES

Duplicate Certificates of Migration (NOC) and Marks Memos will be issued on payment of required fee as detailed in the rates of fee of certificates. Regarding Duplicate of Original Degree, a certificate in place of the lost Degree Certificate will be issued on submission of the required documents specified in the application form since the University shall not issue a duplicate of it.

MARKS MEMOS AND PROVISIONAL CERTIFICATES

The University will issue marks memos after each exam and provisional pass certificate on passing the final examination. These will be sent to the colleges concerned who will in turn distribute to the students.

NAME

The Original Degree and other certificates will be issued as per the name that appears in their UG Degree Certificate. Hence, the candidates are advised to check the names in UG Certificates before applying for the PG Original Certificates. Original certificates once issued will not be altered or changed later.

There are two different ways where the students can apply for change of their names.

1. After taking Original Certificates

“Name Equivalent Certificate” will be issued to those who got their names/surname changed/corrected after issue of Original Degree Certificate stating that the name appearing in certificates issued by Dr. NTR UHS and corrected name are one and the same the proposed change in name of the applicant has to be notified in the A.P./T.S. Government Gazette (Notification in the Gazettes of other states are not acceptable)

2. Before taking Original Certificates

This University issues a proceedings while recognizing the change or correction in name/surname and this will be recorded and Original Certificates will be issued with change/corrected name.
There are number of cases where the names in hall tickets or marks memos will not be similar. In such cases names can be corrected at University level. This procedure is simple and no fee is required. The candidates shall produced proof of UG Degree Certificate copy for verifying the correct name.

ENCLOSURES FOR POINTS 1 AND 2

1. Copy of Original Degree Certificate for (point no1).
2. A copy of the Gazette in which the change was already got published or other evidence in support of change/correction in name/surname.
3. Marriage Certificate issued by the competent authority in case of married women.

SCRIBE

1. There is no provisional in the University to allow the scribe to write the examination on behalf the students.Hence no correspondence will be entertained in this regard.
2. Principals should not forward any request of the students.

World Education Services (WES)

1. For this one should submit Xerox copies of the Original Degree and Marks Memos along with required fee.
2. If they do not possess both or either of this, first they should obtain this and apply for WES later.
3. While filling up the said forms one should note that the name of the applicant shall be as per Original Degree only.

CREDENTIAL/GENUINITY VERIFICATION

1. University will verify the genuineness of the original certificates issued by this University like Original Degree & Marks Memos but not the other certificates or documents which have not been issued by this University.
2. For this service, one should enclose proper and visible Xerox copies for which verification of genuineness is required in the prescribed application form along with the fee.
3. A certificate of the genuineness of the documents issued by Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences will be sent to the applicant authority.

ATTESTATION OF THE DOCUMENTS

1. Attestation of Certificates will be done with a requisite fee for certificates issued by this University only like Original Degree, Marks Memos.
2. For this one should produce their original certificates in the office for verification after verification of original certificates will be returned immediately to the candidate those who are brought the original certificates.

MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION

1. University offers Dental Degree course with ENGLISH as the Medium of Instruction.
2. Desired candidates may apply for this certificate in the prescribed application form along with the fee.

DISPOSAL OF APPLICATION

1. Ordinary payment - The certificates will be issued within 3 Months from the date of receipt of application from the dispatch section to the concerned seat. In the exams schedule it will be taken more time.
2. Double payment - The certificates will be issued within 7 to 10 days from the date of receipt of application from the dispatch section to the concerned seat.

DURING REGULAR/SUPPLEMENTARY EXAMINATION WORK THE ABOVE TIME LIMIT WILL NOT BE APPLICABLE

Right from receipt of the application to its final disposal, various steps of involved. The University after following due verification procedure prepares the certificates and dispatched either to the candidates or applications as the case may be, if any application is kept pending for non submission of any kind of enclosure or fee due, the same will be informed through mail (if given) or mobile and after receipt of the same application will be disposed-off. Hence colleges, students, parents or others are requested to kindly co-operate and requested note to visit the University office unless otherwise required causing inconvenience to the staff.

APPLICATIONS WILL BE KEPT PENDING FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS

1. The required fee is not paid then the application is pending until payment of balance fee.
2. The required necessary documents are not enclosed and not visible properly then the application is pending until submission of necessary documents

The Candidates those who require for attestation of Certificates the Original Certificates must be shown in the University. After verification the Original Certificates will be returned immediately to the concerned. Without verification of Originals Certificates the attestation was not done.

Course Duration

The duration of the certified study of the Post Graduate Degree Course i.e,. MDS (Master of Dental Surgery), shall be 3 Academic years.

NOTIFICATIONS FOR SUBMISSION OF DISSERTATIONS FOR REGULAR AND SUPPLEMENTARY EXAMINATIONS

INTERNAL ASSESSMENT AND THEORY EXAMINATIONS

Examinations

Dissertations fee for MDS -- Rs. 3000/-

Exam Fee for MDS –Part-I -- Rs. 1300/-
(Exam fee Rs.1000/- Marks Memo fee Rs.300/-)

Exam Fee for MDS –Part-II -- Rs.5700/-
(Exam fee Rs. 5000/- Marks Memo fee Rs. 300/- Provisional Certificate fee Rs. 400)

Eligibility

The following requirements should be fulfilled be every candidate to become eligible to appear for the final examination.

Attendance

Every candidate shall secure (80% of the attendance during each academic year ).

1. Progress and conduct

Every candidate should have participated in seminars, journal review meetings, symposia, conferences, case presentations, clinics and didactic lectures during each year as designed by the concerned department.

2. Work Diary and log book

Every candidate shall maintain a work diary and logbook for recording his/her participation in the training programmes conducted by the departments. The work dairy and log book shall be verified and certified by the Head of the Department and Head of the Institution. The certification of satisfactory progress is based on the work dairy and log book.

University Examination

The University Examination shall consist of theory, practical and clinical examinations and viva-voce and pedagogy.

Thoery:

Part-I:

Shall consist of one paper

There shall be a theory examination in the Basic Sciences at the end of 1st year of course. The question papers shall be set and evaluated by the concerned Department/Specialty. The candidates shall have to secure a minimum of 50% in the Basic Sciences and shall have to pass the Part-I examination at least six months prior to the final (Part-II) examination.

Part-II:

shall consist of three papers, namely:

Practical and Clinical Examination.
Viva-voce
Pedagog

A candidate who wishes to study in a second speciality, shall have to undergo the full course of three years duration in that speciality.

Dissertation

Every candidate appearing for the post-graduate degree examination shall at least six months prior to the examinations, submit with his form for examination, four typewritten copies of a dissertation undertaken by the candidate and prepared under the direction and guidance of his/her guide. The dissertation so submitted shall be referred to the examiners for their examination and acceptance of it shall be a condition precedent to allow the candidate to appear for the written part of the Examination.

Provided that a candidate whose dissertation has been accepted by the examiner, but declared failed at the examination, shall be permitted to re-appear at the subsequent examination without a new dissertation:

Provided further that if the dissertation is rejected by the examiner, the examiner shall assign reasons therefor with suggestions for its improvement to the candidate and such candidate shall resubmit his/her dissertation to he examiner who shall accept it before appearing in the examination.

Written Examination

The written examination shall consist of three papers, out of which two shall be pertaining to the speciality: one in Applied Basic Sciences. Each paper shall be of three hours duration and shall include recent advances.

Clinical/Practical Examination

Clinical/Practical examination is designed to test the clinical skill, performance and competence of the candidate in skills such as communication, clinical examination, medical/dental procedures or prescription, exercise prescription, latest techniques, evaluation and interpretation of results so as to undertake independent work as a specilalist. The affiliating university shall ensure that the candidate has been given ample opportunity to perform various clinical procedures.

The Practical/ clinical examination in all the specialities shall be conducted for six candidates in two days:
Provide that practicals/clinical examination may be extended for one day, if it is no complete in two days.

Viva voce Examination

Viva voce examination shall aim at assessing depth of knowledge, logical reasoning confidence and verbal communication skills.

ISSUE OF HALL TICKETS

1. After verification of the eligibility criteria the prepared hall tickets will be sent online to the colleges concerned.
2. The Principals shall verify the eligibility criteria before issue of the same to the Students.

Attempt

If a candidate fails to utilize the given opportunity for any reasons is also treated as an attempt. In other words if the candidate is Absent/Not Registered for an exam, is treated so, while calculating number of Attempts, the students shall include Absent/Not Registered as one of the Attempts.

DUPLICATE CERTIFICATES

Duplicate Certificates of Migration (NOC) and Marks Memos will be issued on payment of required fee as detailed in the rates of fee of certificates. Regarding Duplicate of Original Degree, a certificate in place of the lost Degree Certificate will be issued on submission of the required documents specified in the application form since the University shall not issue a duplicate of it.

MARKS MEMOS AND PROVISIONAL CERTIFICATES

The University will issue marks memos after each exam and provisional pass certificate on passing the final examination. These will be sent to the colleges concerned who will in turn distribute to the students.

NAME

The Original Degree and other certificates will be issued as per the name that appears in their UG Degree Certificate. Hence, the candidates are advised to check the names in UG Certificates before applying for the PG Original Certificates. Original certificates once issued will not be altered or changed later.

There are two different ways where the students can apply for change of their names

1. After taking Original Certificates

“Name Equivalent Certificate” will be issued to those who got their names/surname changed/corrected after issue of Original Degree Certificate stating that the name appearing in certificates issued by Dr. NTR UHS and corrected name are one and the same the proposed change in name of the applicant has to be notified in the A.P./T.S. Government Gazette (Notification in the Gazettes of other states are not acceptable)

2. Before taking Original Certificates

This University issues a proceedings while recognizing the change or correction in name/surname and this will be recorded and Original Certificates will be issued with change/corrected name.
There are number of cases where the names in hall tickets or marks memos will not be similar. In such cases names can be corrected at University level. This procedure is simple and no fee is required. The candidates shall produced proof of UG Degree Certificate copy for verifying the correct name.

ENCLOSURES FOR POINTS 1 AND 2

1. Copy of Original Degree Certificate for (point no1).
2. A copy of the Gazette in which the change was already got published or other evidence in support of change/correction in name/surname.
3. Marriage Certificate issued by the competent authority in case of married women.

SCRIBE

1. There is no provisional in the University to allow the scribe to write the examination on behalf the students.Hence no correspondence will be entertained in this regard.
2. Principals should not forward any request of the students.

World Education Services (WES)

1. For this one should submit Xerox copies of the Original Degree and Marks Memos along with required fee.
2. If they do not possess both or either of this, first they should obtain this and apply for WES later.
3. While filling up the said forms one should note that the name of the applicant shall be as per Original Degree only.

CREDENTIAL/GENUINITY VERIFICATION

1. University will verify the genuineness of the original certificates issued by this University like Original Degree & Marks Memos but not the other certificates or documents which have not been issued by this University.
2. For this service, one should enclose proper and visible Xerox copies for which verification of genuineness is required in the prescribed application form along with the fee.
3. A certificate of the genuineness of the documents issued by Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences will be sent to the applicant authority.

ATTESTATION OF THE DOCUMENTS

1. Attestation of Certificates will be done with a requisite fee for certificates issued by this University only like Original Degree, Marks Memos.
2. For this one should produce their original certificates in the office for verification after verification of original certificates will be returned immediately to the candidate those who are brought the original certificates.

MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION

1. University offers Dental Degree course with ENGLISH as the Medium of Instruction.
2. Desired candidates may apply for this certificate in the prescribed application form along with the fee.

DISPOSAL OF APPLICATION

1. Ordinary payment - The certificates will be issued within 3 Months from the date of receipt of application from the dispatch section to the concerned seat. In the exams schedule it will be taken more time.
2. Double payment - The certificates will be issued within 7 to 10 days from the date of receipt of application from the dispatch section to the concerned seat.

DURING REGULAR/SUPPLEMENTARY EXAMINATION WORK THE ABOVE TIME LIMIT WILL NOT BE APPLICABLE

Right from receipt of the application to its final disposal, various steps of involved. The University after following due verification procedure prepares the certificates and dispatched either to the candidates or applications as the case may be, if any application is kept pending for non submission of any kind of enclosure or fee due, the same will be informed through mail (if given) or mobile and after receipt of the same application will be disposed-off. Hence colleges, students, parents or others are requested to kindly co-operate and requested note to visit the University office unless otherwise required causing inconvenience to the staff.

APPLICATIONS WILL BE KEPT PENDING FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS

1. The required fee is not paid then the application is pending until payment of balance fee,
2. The required necessary documents are not enclosed and not visible properly then the application is pending until submission of necessary documents

The Candidates those who require for attestation of Certificates the Original Certificates must be shown in the University. After verification the Original Certificates will be returned immediately to the concerned. Without verification of Originals Certificates the attestation was not done.

Course Duration

Session	Duration
I BHMS	1 Year
II BHMS	1 Year
III BHMS	1 Year
IV BHMS	18 Months
Internship	1 Year

Probable Dates of Examinations

Examination Eligibility

a) No candidate shall be permitted to appear in any one of the subjects of Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine and Surgery degree course unless he/ she has attended the course in the subject for the prescribed period in an affiliated institution recognized by Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh.

b). A candidate is required to put in a minimum of 75% of attendance in both theory and practical separately in each subject before appearing for the examination.

c).As per the directives of the University, there will be no consideration for leave on medical grounds. The student will have to adjust the same in the minimum prescribed attendance.

d). A candidate lacking the prescribed attendance and progress in all the subjects of the year shall be detained and shall attend the classes with the next batch.

Registration at the Examinations

Examination notification will be issued two months in advance to the commencement of actual date of examination. All the Principals of affiliated BHMS Colleges will be informed to submit the nominal rolls demand forms, ICR forms of the students admitted into 1st year BHMS course along with required fees, attendance etc.,. all the eligible candidates can register their names at the examinations on payment of required examination fee. 1st year fresh candidates have to submit ICR applications for registration. 1st year referred candidates and 2nd year to 4th year regular and referred candidates have to submit their applications through the galley supplied by the University with required fee.

Payment of Examination Fee

1. Examination fee Rs.500/- each subject.
2. Marks Memo Rs.300/-.
3. Provisional Certificate Rs.400/-

Promotion Rule

a). The maximum period to complete the course successfully should not exceed 11 years.
b). If a candidate fails either in theory or in practical examination, she/ he has to reappear for both examinations (theory + Practical).
If a candidate fails to pass in all the subjects with in four chances in examinations, he shall be required to prosecute a further course of studying all the subjects and in all parts for one year to the satisfaction of the head of the college and appearing for examination in all the subjects.
Provided that if a student appearing for the Fourth BHMS examination has only one subject to pass at the end of prescribed chances, he shall be allowed to appear at the next examination in that particular subject and shall complete the examination with this special chance.

Internship

After successful completion of the final year examination every student admitted into the course should undergo the 12 months of compulsory rotatory internship.
University Examinations will be conducted as per the schedules notified in the academic calendar. Examinations will be conducted twice in a year i.e., in the month of October/November and in the month of April/May every year.

*From the date of receipt of the application in the section provided all the concerned and signing authorities are available.

Course Duration

Session	Duration
I BAMS	12 Months
II BAMS	12 Months
III BAMS	12 Months
IV BAMS	18 Months
Internship	12 Months

Probable Dates of Examinations

Examination Eligibility

a) No candidate shall be permitted to appear in any one of the subjects of Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery degree course unless he/ she has attended the course in the subject for the prescribed period in an affiliated institution recognized by Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh.
b) A candidate is required to put in a minimum of 75% of attendance in both theory and practical separately in each subject before appearing for the examination.
c) As per the directives of the University, there will be no consideration for leave on medical grounds. The student will have to adjust the same in the minimum prescribed attendance.
d) A candidate lacking the prescribed attendance and progress in all the subjects of the year shall be detained and shall attend the classes with the next batch.

Registration at the Examinations

Examination notification will be issued two months in advance to the commencement of actual date of examination. All the Principals of affiliated BAMS Colleges will be informed to submit the nominal rolls demand forms, ICR forms of the students admitted into 1st year BAMS course along with required fees, attendance etc.,. all the eligible candidates can register their names at the examinations on payment of required examination fee. 1st year fresh candidates have to submit ICR applications for registration. 1st year referred candidates and 2nd year to 4th year regular and referred candidates have to submit their applications through the galley supplied by the University with required fee.

*From the date of receipt of the application in the section provided all the concerned and signing authorities are available.

Credential Evaluation / Verification

A certificate of genuineness of the documents issued by the Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences will be sent to the applicant authority on receipt of the request for the same along with copies of documents and on payment of prescribed fee.

Promotion Rule

a). No maximum period to complete the course.
b).If a candidate fails either in theory or in practical examination, she/ he has to reappear for both examinations (theory + Practical).

Application Formats for issue of certificates

are attached which can be downloaded and submitted to the University through proper channel with the prescribed Fee.

Enclosures for Original Degree and Official Transcript.

1. Intermediate Certificate (Pass Certificate long marks memo).
2. Provisional Certificate.
3. Internship Certificate.
4. Temporary/Permanent Registration Certificate.
5. Copies of Marks Memos of all Years (including AB/NR/DET/FAILED memos).
6. If transferred from one College to another college for Internship, NOC issued by Dr.YSR UHS must be enclosed.
7. Don’t enclose any other copies other than the above.

Enclosures for Migration Certificate.

1. Intermediate Certificate.
2. Provisional Pass Certificate.
3. Internship Certificate.
4. Original Degree Certificate of BAMS.

Internship

After successful completion of the final year examination every student admitted into the course should undergo the 12 months of compulsory rotatory internship.
University Examinations will be conducted as per the schedules notified in the academic calendar. Examinations will be conducted twice in a year i.e., in the month of October/November and in the month of April/May every year.

Course Duration

Session	Duration
I BUMS	12 Months
II BUMS	12 Months
III BUMS	12 Months
IV BUMS	18 Months
Internship	12 Months

Probable Dates of Examinations

Examination Eligibility

a) No candidate shall be permitted to appear in any one of the subjects of Bachelor of Unani Medicine and Surgery degree course unless he/ she has attended the course in the subject for the prescribed period in an affiliated institution recognized by Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh.
b).A candidate is required to put in a minimum of 75% of attendance in both theory and practical separately in each subject before appearing for the examination.
c).As per the directives of the University, there will be no consideration for leave on medical grounds. The student will have to adjust the same in the minimum prescribed attendance.
d). A candidate lacking the prescribed attendance and progress in all the subjects of the year shall be detained and shall attend the classes with the next batch.

Registration at the Examinations

Examination notification will be issued two months in advance to the commencement of actual date of examination. All the Principals of affiliated BUMS Colleges will be informed to submit the nominal rolls demand forms, ICR forms of the students admitted into 1st year BUMS course along with required fees, attendance etc.,. all the eligible candidates can register their names at the examinations on payment of required examination fee. 1st year fresh candidates have to submit ICR applications for registration. 1st year referred candidates and 2nd year to 4th year regular and referred candidates have to submit their applications through the galley supplied by the University with required fee.

* From the date of receipt of the application in the section provided all the concerned and signing authorities are available.

Credential Evaluation / Verification

A certificate of genuineness of the documents issued by the Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences will be sent to the applicant authority on receipt of the request for the same along with copies of documents and on payment of prescribed fee.

Application formats for issue of certificates

are attached which can be downloaded and submitted to the University through proper channel with the prescribed Fee.

Enclosures for Original Degree and Official Transcript.

1. Intermediate Certificate (Pass Certificate long marks memo).
2. Provisional Certificate.
3. Internship Certificate.
4. Temporary/Permanent Registration Certificate.
5. Copies of Marks Memos of all Years (including AB/NR/DET/FAILED memos).
6. If transferred from one College to another college for Internship, NOC issued by Dr.YSR UHS must be enclosed.
7. Don’t enclose any other copies other than the above.

Enclosures for Migration Certificate

1 Intermediate Certificate.
2 Provisional Pass Certificate.
3 Internship Certificate.
4 Original Degree Certificate of BUMS.

Promotion Rule

a) No maximum period to complete the course.
b) If a candidate fails either in theory or in practical examination, she/ he has to reappear for both examinations (theory + Practical).

Internship

After successful completion of the final year examination every student admitted into the course should undergo the 12 months of compulsory rotatory internship.
University Examinations will be conducted as per the schedules notified in the academic calendar. Examinations will be conducted twice in a year i.e., in the month of October/November and in the month of April/May every year.

Course Duration

Session	Duration
I BNYS (Part I & II)	1 Year 6 Months
II BNYS (Part I & II)	1 Year 6 Months
III BNYS (Part I & II)	1 Year 6 Months
Internship	12 Months

Probable Dates of Examinations

Examination Eligibility

a) No candidate shall be permitted to appear in any one of the subjects of Bachelor of Naturopathy and Yogic Sciences degree course unless he/ she has attended the course in the subject for the prescribed period in an affiliated institution recognized by Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh.
b) A candidate is required to put in a minimum of 75% of attendance in both theory and practical separately in each subject before appearing for the examination.
c) As per the directives of the University, there will be no consideration for leave on medical grounds. The student will have to adjust the same in the minimum prescribed attendance.
d) A candidate lacking the prescribed attendance and progress in all the subjects of the year shall be detained and shall attend the classes with the next batch.

Registration at the Examinations

Examination notification will be issued two months in advance to the commencement of actual date of examination. All the Principals of affiliated BNYS Colleges will be informed to submit the nominal rolls demand forms, ICR forms of the students admitted into 1st year BNYS course along with required fees, attendance etc.,. all the eligible candidates can register their names at the examinations on payment of required examination fee. 1st year fresh candidates have to submit ICR applications for registration. 1st year referred candidates and 2nd year & 3rd year regular and referred candidates have to submit their applications through the galley supplied by the University with required fee.

*From the date of receipt of the application in the section provided all the concerned and signing authorities are available.

APPLICATIONS FOR OBTAINING OF CERTIFICATES – ORIGINAL/ DUPLICATES:-

All the candidates who have completed their course with in the stipulated period are eligible to apply for Original Degree Certificate, Official Transcript (for BHMS, BAMS, BNYS & BUMS only) and Migration Certificates on payment of required fee along with the applications, forwarded by the Principals of concerned Colleges with all enclosures required therein.

Credential Evaluation / Verficiation

A certificate of genuineness of the documents issued by the Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences will be sent to the applicant authority on receipt of the request for the same along with copies of documents and on payment of prescribed fee.

Application Formats for issue of Certificates

Application Formats for issue of Certificates are attached which can be downloaded and submitted to the University through proper channel with the prescribed Fee.

Enclosures for Original Degree and Official Transcript.

1. Intermediate Certificate (Pass Certificate long marks memo).
2. Provisional Certificate.
3. Internship Certificate.
4. Temporary/Permanent Registration Certificate
5. Copies of Marks Memos of all Years (including AB/NR/DET/FAILED memos).
6. If transferred from one College to another college for Internship, NOC issued by Dr.YSR UHS must be enclosed.
7. Don’t enclose any other copies other than the above.

Enclosures for Migration Certificate.

1. Intermediate Certificate.
2. Provisional Pass Certificate.
3. Internship Certificate.
4. Original Degree Certificate of BHMS/BNYS/BAMS/BUMS.

Course Duration

Minimum Duration of the course: Three(3) years(the student shall undergo study for 3 years after admission).
Maximum Duration of the course: Six(6) years (shall not exceed beyond the period of 6 years from the date of admission to the course).
MD(Ayurveda) course shall have two examinations viz.,
a) Preliminary Examination – At the end of One academic year.(Part-1)
b) Final Examination - on completion of the three academic years.(Part-2)

Promotion Criteria

Candidates failed in 1st MD(A) Course i.e Preliminary Examination can Proceed to Part-II course but before appearing for Part-II/ final MD(A) Examinations, he/she should pass 1st Preliminary Examinations.

Probable Dates for issuing Notification for submission of Dissertations ( Only Final Year Students)

Course	Issue of Regular Notification	Issue of Supplementary Notification
MD(A)	June/ July	January/ February

Dissertation Fee: Rs:3000/-

Probable Dates of Examinations

Course	Issue of Notification	Issue of Regular Examinations	Issue of Notification	Issue of Supplementary Examinations
Preliminary ExaminationPart-I	August	October/November	March	May/June
Final Examination (Part-II)	August	October/November	March	May/June

Examination Fee Structure

Examination Fee	5000/-(whole). 1000/- Per Subject( Only Supplementary Students)
Marks Memo	Rs.300/-
Provisional Degree Certificate fee	Rs.400/-

Eligibility Criteria to appear for Examinations

I. Preliminary Examination(Part-I):

a) The candidates admission to the course shall be approved by the University.
b) Shall complete One year period of study.
c) Shall acquire minimum 75% attendance.
d) Shall submit the prescribed application form with examination fee as notified in the Examination Notification be issued 45 days before commencement of the Examinations.

II.Final Examination (Part-II)

a) nShall pass the Preliminary Examination.
b) Shall complete three years period of study.
c) Shall acquire minimum 75% attendance.
d) Dissertation shall be approved by the examiners appointed by the University.Shall submit the Prescribed application form with examination fee as notified in the Examination Notification be issued 45 days before commencement of the Examinations

Mode of Payment of Examination Fee

Examination fee shall be paid by way of a DD drawn form any Scheduled Bank, in favour of “ the Registrar, Dr.YSR UHS” payable at Vijayawada(or) through “ Online Payment”.

Issue of Hall Tickets

a) After verification of the eligibility criteria, the hall tickets to the eligible candidates will be sent online to the colleges concerned.
b) The Principals shall verify the eligibility criteria before issue of the same to the students.
c) Students admiIssue of Hall Tickets.tted from 2018-19 academic year will receive hall tickets with USN through online process.

Attempt

If a candidate fails to utilize the given opportunity for any reasons is also treated as an attempt. In other words if the candidate is Absent/ Not Registered/ Detained for an Exam, is treated as an attempt. So, while calculating no.of attempts, the students shall include Absent/ Not Registered/ Detained as one of the attempts.

Examination Passing Criteria

a) To be announced as “PASS”, the student shall obtain minimum 50% (Fifty) marks in Practical and Theory subjects separately. b) For being declared successful in the Preliminary Examination (Part-I), student shall have to pass all the subjects separately. c) For being declared successful in the Final Examination (Part-II), student shall have to pass all the papers separately in the concerned Specialty.

Enclosures for issue of certificates

1. Under Graduate Degree (BAMS) Certificate.
2. PG Provisional Certificate.
3. Should not enclose any other copies which are not asked for.
4. DD with prescribed fee drawn form a Scheduled Bank in favour of the Registrar, Dr.YSR UHS, payable at , Vijayawada.

Duplicate Certificates

Duplicate Migration and Marks Memos will be issued on payment of required fee as detailed in the application form. Regarding Duplicate of Original degree, a certificate in place of the lost degree certificate will be issued on submission of the required documents specified in the application form since the University shall not issue a duplicate of it.

Marks Memos and Provisional Certificates

The University will issue Marks Memos after each exam and Provisional pass certificate on passing the final Examination. These will be sent to the colleges concerned who will in turn distribute to the students.

Name Check

The OD and other certificates will be issued as per the name appears in their Under graduate Degree Certificate or its equivalent certificate . Hence, the candidates are advised to check their names in Under graduate Degree Certificate before applying for the Original Certificates. Ori

There are 2 different ways where the students can apply for change of their names.

1. After taking original certificates

“ Name Equivalent certificate” will be issued to those who got their names/surname changed / corrected after issue of Original Degree certificate stating that the name appearing in certificates issued by Dr.NTRUHS and corrected name are one and the same. The proposed change in name of the applicant has to be notified in the A.P/T.S Government Gazatte (Notification in the Gazattes of other states are not applicable).

2. Before Taking Original Certificates

This University issues Proceedings while noting the change or correction in name/surname and this will be recorded and the Original Certificates will be issued with changed / corrected name.
There are number of cases where the name in Hall Tickets or Marks memos will not be similar. In such cases names can be corrected at University level. This procedure is simple and no fee is required except Original Degree certificate for verification and the certificates where the correction is needed. If this problem is identified and rectified during I year course itself., problem with name correction will not arise and the corrected name will appear in subsequent certificates.

Enclosures for Point 1 and 2

1. Copy of Original Degree Certificate 2. A copy of the Gazatte in which the change was already got published or other evidence in support of change/correction in name/surname. 3. Marriage certificate issued by the competent authority in case of Married Women.

World Education Services (WES)

For this one should submit Xerox copies of the Original Degree and PG Marks Memos and along with required fee.

Credential/Genuinity Verification

1. University will verify the genuineness of the original certificates issued by this University like Original Degree, Marks Memos but not the other certificates or documents which have not been issued by this University.
2. For this service, one should enclose proper and visible Xerox copies of the document for which verification of genuiness is required in the prescribed application form along with the fee.
3. A certificate of genuineness of the documents issued by the Dr.YSR University of Health Sciences will be sent to the applicant authority.

Attestation of the Documents

1. Attestation of certificates will be done with a requisite fee for certificates issued by this University only like Original Degree and Marks Memos.
2. For this one should produce their original certificates in the office for verification.

Medium of Instruction

1. University offers MD(A) course with ENGLSIH as the Medium of Instruction.
2. Desired candidates may apply for this certificate in the prescribed application form along with fee.

Disposal of Application

1. Ordinary Payment-Take 45 days to 60 days.
2. Early Payment – take 7 working days from the date of the application in the section provided all the concerned and signing authorities are available.

During examination work i.e May and November- the above time limit will not be applicable

Right from receipt of the application to its final disposal, various steps are involved. The University after following due verification procedure prepares the certificates and dispatched either to the colleges or applicants as the case may be. If any application is kept pending for non-submission of any kind of enclosure or fee due, the same will be informed through mail(if given) or mobile and after receipt of the same application will be disposed-off. Hence colleges, students , parents or others are requested to kindly Co-operate and requested not to visit the University office unless otherwise required, causing inconvenience to the staff.

Applications will be kept pending for the following reasons.

1. If less fee than the prescribed, is paid.
2. If the required documents are not enclosed and not visible properly.

FEE DETAILS FOR ISSUE OF VARIOUS CERTIFICATES

All the candidates who have completed their course by passing the required examinations, are eligible to apply for ORIGINAL DEGREE CERTIFICATE and MIGRATION CERTIFICATES on payment of required fee along with the applications, forwarded by the Principals of concerned colleges with all enclosures required therein.

Course Duration

Minimum Duration of the course: Three(3) years(the student shall undergo study for 3 years after admission).
Maximum Duration of the course: Six(6) years (shall not exceed beyond the period of 6 years from the date of admission to the course).
MD(Homoeo) course shall have two examinations viz.,
a) Preliminary Examination- After completion of 1 year and 6 months of study.(Part-I)
b) NFinal Examination - After 1 year and 6 months after Part-I Examination.(Part-II)

Promotion Criteria

Candidates failed in 1st MD(H) Course i.e Preliminary Examination can proceed to Part-II couse but before appearing for Part-II/ final MD(H) Examinations, he/she should pass 1st MD(H) i.e. Preliminary Examinations.

Probable Dates for issuing Notification for submission of Dissertations ( Only Final Year Students)

Course	Issue of Regular Notification	Issue of Supplementary Notification
MD(H)	June/ July	January/ February

Dissertation Fee: Rs:3000/-

Probable Dates of Examinations:

Course	Issue of Notification	Issue of Regular Examinations	Issue of Notification	Issue of Supplementary Examinations
Preliminary ExaminationPart-I	March	May/June	August	October/November
Final Examination (Part-II)	August	October/November	March	May/June

Examination Fee Structure

Examination Fee	5000/-(whole). 1000/- Per Subject( Only Supplementary Students)
Marks Memo	Rs.300/-
Provisional Degree Certificate fee	Rs.400/-

Eligibility Criteria to appear for Examinations

a) I. Preliminary Examination(Part-I):

a) The candidates admission to the course shall be approved by the University. b) Shall complete One year and 6 months period of study including 1 year house job.
c) Shall acquire minimum 80% attendance.
d) Shall submit the prescribed application form with examination fee as notified in the Examination Notification be issued 45 days before commencement of the Examinations.

II Final Examination (Part-II)

a) Shall pass the Preliminary Examination.
b) Shall complete 1 year and 6 months after Part-I Examination.
c) Shall acquire minimum 80% attendance.
d) Dissertation shall be approved by the examiners appointed by the University. e) Shall submit the Prescribed application form with examination fee as notified in the Examination Notification be issued 45 days before commencement of the Examinations.

Mode of Payment of Examination Fee

Examination fee shall be paid by way of a DD drawn form any Scheduled Bank, in favour of “ the Registrar, Dr.YSR UHS” payable at Vijayawada(or) through “ Online Payment”.

Issue of Hall Tickets

a) MAfter verification of the eligibility criteria, the hall tickets to the eligible candidates will be sent online to the colleges concerned.
b) The Principals shall verify the eligibility criteria before issue of the same to the students.
c) Students admitted from 2018-19 academic year will receive hall tickets with USN through online process.

Attempt

If a candidate fails to utilize the given opportunity for any reasons is also treated as an attempt. In other words if the candidate is Absent/ Not Registered/ Detained for an Exam, is treated as an attempt. So, while calculating no.of attempts, the students shall include Absent/ Not Registered/ Detained as one of the attempts.

Examination Passing Criteria

a) To be announced as “PASS”, the student shall obtain minimum 50% (Fifty) marks in Practical and Theory subjects separately. b) A candidate failed in a subject of Part-I MD(H) course shall reappear for the examination in the failed in a subject both Theory & Practical/ Clinical including Viva-Voce Examination, in the next examination to be conducted with in 6 months. c) If the candidate failed again in that examination he/she has to reappear examination in all the subjects of MD(H) Part-I both Theory, Practical & Viva-Voce.

Enclosures for issue of certificates

1.Under Graduate Degree (BAMS) Certificate.
2.PG Provisional Certificate.
3.Should not enclose any other copies which are not asked for.
4.DD with prescribed fee drawn form a Scheduled Bank in favour of the Registrar, Dr.YSR UHS, payable at , Vijayawada.

Re-Totalling of Marks:

The failed students can apply for Re-totalling of marks with in One week after announcement of results, by paying the prescribed fee through Principal of the concerned college. The students need not personally attend for Re-totalling. The university conducts “Re-Totalling of Marks” and after completion of the work, will send “ the results of Re-Totalling” to the colleges concerned and also place in the University website.

Enclosures for issue of certificates

1. Under Graduate Degree (BHMS) Certificate.
2. PG Provisional Certificate.
3. Should not enclose any other copies which are not asked for.
4. DD with prescribed fee drawn form a Scheduled Bank in favour of the Registrar, Dr.YSR UHS, payable at , Vijayawada.

Duplicate Certificates:

Duplicate Migration and Marks Memos will be issued on payment of required fee as detailed in the application form. Regarding Duplicate of Original degree, a certificate in place of the lost degree certificate will be issued on submission of the required documents specified in the application form since the University shall not issue a duplicate of it.

Marks Memos and Provisional Certificates

The University will issue Marks Memos after each exam and Provisional pass certificate on passing the final Examination. These will be sent to the colleges concerned who will in turn distribute to the students.

Name Check

The OD and other certificates will be issued as per the name appears in their Under graduate Degree Certificate or its equivalent certificate . Hence, the candidates are advised to check their names in Under graduate Degree Certificate before applying for the Original Certificates. Original Certificates once issued will not be altered or changed later.

There are 2 different ways where the students can apply for change of their names.

1.After taking original certificates

“ Name Equivalent certificate” will be issued to those who got their names/surname changed / corrected after issue of Original Degree certificate stating that the name appearing in certificates issued by Dr.NTRUHS and corrected name are one and the same. The proposed change in name of the applicant has to be notified in the A.P/T.S Government Gazatte (Notification in the Gazattes of other states are not applicable).

2.Before Taking Original Certificates

This University issues Proceedings while noting the change or correction in name/surname and this will be recorded and the Original Certificates will be issued with changed / corrected name.
There are number of cases where the name in Hall Tickets or Marks memos will not be similar. In such cases names can be corrected at University level. This procedure is simple and no fee is required except Original Degree certificate for verification and the certificates where the correction is needed. If this problem is identified and rectified during I year course itself., problem with name correction will not arise and the corrected name will appear in subsequent certificates.

Enclosures for Point 1 and 2

1. Copy of Original Degree Certificate.
2. A copy of the Gazatte in which the change was already got published or other evidence in support of change/correction in name/surname.
3. Marriage certificate issued by the competent authority in case of Married Women.

World Education Services (WES)

For this one should submit Xerox copies of the Original Degree and PG Marks Memos and along with required fee.

Credential/Genuinity Verification:

1. University will verify the genuineness of the original certificates issued by this University like Original Degree, Marks Memos but not the other certificates or documents which have not been issued by this University.
2. For this service, one should enclose proper and visible Xerox copies of the document for which verification of genuiness is required in the prescribed application form along with the fee.
3. A certificate of genuineness of the documents issued by the Dr.YSR University of Health Sciences will be sent to the applicant authority.

Attestation of the Documents

1. Attestation of certificates will be done with a requisite fee for certificates issued by this University only like Original Degree and Marks Memos.
2. For this one should produce their original certificates in the office for verification.

Medium of Instruction

1. University offers MD(H) course with ENGLSIH as the Medium of Instruction. 2. Desired candidates may apply for this certificate in the prescribed application form along with fee.

Disposal of Application

1. Ordinary Payment-Take 45 days to 60 days.
2. Early Payment – take 7 working days from the date of the application in the section provided all the concerned and signing authorities are available.

During examination work i.e May and November- the above time limit will not be applicable.

Right from receipt of the application to its final disposal, various steps are involved. The University after following due verification procedure prepares the certificates and dispatched either to the colleges or applicants as the case may be. If any application is kept pending for non-submission of any kind of enclosure or fee due, the same will be informed through mail(if given) or mobile and after receipt of the same application will be disposed-off. Hence colleges, students , parents or others are requested to kindly Co-operate and requested not to visit the University office unless otherwise required, causing inconvenience to the staff.

Applications will be kept pending for the following reasons

1. If less fee than the prescribed, is paid.
2. If the required documents are not enclosed and not visible properly.

Fee Details for Issue pof Various Certificates

All the candidates who have completed their course by passing the required examinations, are eligible to apply for ORIGINAL DEGREE CERTIFICATE and MIGRATION CERTIFICATES on payment of required fee along with the applications, forwarded by the Principals of concerned colleges with all enclosures required therein.

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING – B.Sc., (NURSING) & BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING (POST BASIC) – (PBNC)

Examination Eligibility

(a). No candidate shall be permitted to appear in any one of the subjects of Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree course unless he/ she has attended the course in the subject for the prescribed period in an affiliated institution recognized by Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh and has produced the necessary certificate of study, attendance, progress and satisfactory conduct from the Principal/ Head of the institute where he/ she has studied.
(b). A candidate is required to put in a minimum of 80% of attendance in both theory and practical separately in each subject before appearing for the examination.
(c). As per the directives of the University, there will be no consideration for leave on medical grounds. The student will have to adjust the same in the minimum prescribed attendance.
(d). A candidate lacking the prescribed attendance and progress in all the subjects of the year shall be detained and shall attend the classes with the next batch.
(e). A candidate shall secure at least 50% of marks in the Internal Assessment to become eligible to apply for the University examination. For referred candidates fresh internal assessment is mandatory for every examination. Previous internal marks will not be considered.

Re-admission/Break of study

As per the regulations of the Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences, which come into force from 01.06.2011 onwards, the following are the rules of readmission after break of study.

1. Break of study means any absence for more than three months during the course of study.
2. For all practical purposes two types of break of study is allowed.
(a) Less than 3 months of break (as per definition).
(b) More than 3 months of break but less than the twice the number of year of study of a particular course.
3. If the candidate is on Break of study for two spells in an academic year of a particular course the candidate is deemed to have been discharged from the course of study. ONE CANNOT APPLY FOR CONDONATION OF THE BREAK.
4. ONLY TWO SPELLS OF BREAK OF STUDY for the entire duration of the course is permitted. During second spell of Break of Study even if the break of study is less than 90 days, permission must be obtained from the University and that spell of Break shall also be counted as second spell of break.
5. If the break of study is more than three months the candidate has to apply to the University through the Principal/ Dean of the College. The University can give permission to the candidate to complete the course within twice the years of the study of the particular course.

Attendance required for admissions to examiations

(a). A candidate shall be permitted to appear in any of the subjects of the B.Sc., Nursing Degree Examination, if she has attended the course in the subject for the prescribed period and produce the certificate of study, attendance and satisfactory conduct from the Principal.
(b). A candidate shall put in a minimum of 80% of attendance in both theory and practical separately in each subject before admission to the examination attendance shall be calculated from the total number of hours prescribed by INC and not on the number of classes conducted in the institution.
(c). The Principal of the college should ensure that the candidate put in 100% attendance in practical. The marks sheet, degree certificate, course completion certificate are to be withheld until 100% attendance requirement in practical is met with (INC guidelines dated.01.02.2012).
(d). Referred/ failed candidates have to put in minimum percentage of attendance for eligibility to appear for re-examination.

Attempt

When a candidate is eligible to appear for the examination, but not applied/ registered/ absent for the examination, it is considered as an attempt.

Registration at the examinations

Examination notification will be issued two months in advance to the commencement of actual date of examination. All the Principals of affiliated B.SC., (NURSING) Colleges will be informed to submit the nominal rolls demand forms, ICR forms of the students admitted into 1st year B.SC., (NURSING) course along with required fees, attendance etc.,. All the eligible candidates can register their names at the examinations on payment of required examination fee. 1st year fresh candidates have to submit ICR applications for registration. 1st year referred candidates and 2nd year to 4th year regular and referred candidates have to submit their applications through the galley supplied by the University with required fee.

Payment of examiation fee

The examination fee for B.SC., (NURSING) course will be as stated below:-

1. For whole examination (1st attempt) Rs.1800/- including Marks Memo.

2. a. For referred candidate-

Single Subject	Rs.800/-
Two Subjects	Rs.1300/-
Three Subjects	Rs.1800/-
Four Subjects	Rs.2100/-

Including Marks Memo fee

b. In addition to the above Rs.400/- towards Provisional Certificate per each candidate appearing for final year.

Internal Assessments

(a). A student must obtain a min of 50% of the maximum marks fixed for internal assessment in that particular subject.
(b). Fresh internal assessment exam is mandatory to the referred and detained students. Previous internal assessment marks will not be considered for subsequent appearance (s).

Internship (Integrated Practice)

(a). Internship means 8 hours of integrated clinical duties in which 2 weeks of eveing and night shift duties are included.
(b). Internship should be carried out as 8 hours per day @48 hours per week.
(c). Students will be supervised by nursing teachers during internship.
(d). Fourth year final examination will be held only after completing internship.

Examination Schedule

B.SC., (NURSING) University Examinations will be conducted as per the schedules notified in the academic calendar. Examinations will be conducted twice in a year i.e., in the month of November (regular exam) and in the month of June (supplementary exam) every year.
Examinations will be conducted for 1st to 4th year NS with the Hall ticket issued through ICR mode Only at the designated Common Examination Centers.

Results

On receipt of the answer scripts from the Common Examination Centers, they will be coded at the University and will be digitally evaluated. After evaluation the marks obtained will be processed at the Electronic Data Processing Cell (EDPC) of the University and the result will be declared with in a period of 45 days after completion of the examinations.

Qualifying Marks

A candidate shall be declared to have passed the examination if he/ she obtains the following qualifying marks.

(a). For English the minimum pass marks shall be 40%.
(b). Minimum Pass Marks in other subjects shall be 50% in each of the Theory and Practical separately.
(c). Theory and Practical exams for Introduction to Computers to be conducted as college examination and marks to be sent to the University for inclusion in the marks sheet.

NoteMaximum of 5 grace marks will be awarded in one or more than one subject provided the candidate passes all subjects.

Classification of Results

(a). The candidates with 50% and above of total marks and having passed the examination in any subject in more than one attempt will be awarded PASS DIVISION.
(b). The candidates with 50% and above but less than 65% of total marks and having passed the examination in First attempt will be awarded SECOND CLASS.
(c). Candidates with 65% of marks and above but less than 75% of total marks and having passed the examination in First attempt will be awarded FIRST CLASS
(d). Candidates with 75% and above of the total marks and having passed the examination in First attempt will be awarded DISTINCTION.

Retotaling and Personal Identification of Answer Book

There is no provision for re evaluation of answer books in the University. However, as per the rules of the University the students can request for re-totaling on payment of Rs.500/-. On receipt of student’s application along with fee, a date for re-totaling will be announce by the University. The student has to attend personally on the said date to identify the answer book, which will be shown to the student. The faculty members who are posted for the job will take up the correction of the errors in the re-totaling and correction of un-valued questions. Modification of the results if any will be declared as per the rules of the University.

Eligibility for Promotion

1. The maximum period to complete the course successfully should not exceed 8 years (4years for PBNC).
2. If a candidate fails either in theory or in practical examination, she/ he has to reappear for both examinations (theory + Practical).
3. There is no break system at the level of 1st, 2nd & 3rd year. However, the students should pass all the subjects 1st year, 2nd year & 3rd Year before appearing for the 4th year/ final examinations.
4. The Number of attempts for examination has been waived off.

Credential Evaluation / Verification

A certificate of genuineness of the documents issued by the Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences will be sent to the applicant authority on receipt of the request for the same along with copies of documents and on payment of prescribed fee.
APPLICATION FORMATS FOR ISSUE OF CERTIFICATES are attached which can be downloaded and submitted to the University through proper channel with the prescribed Fee.

Course Duration

The Duration of the certified study of the Master of Science in Nursing Course shall be 2 years . Normally the M.Sc(N) Course shall commence on the 1st November of every Academic Year.

Promotion Criteria

Candidates failed in more than two subjects will not be promoted to the second year classes but before appearing for Part-II/Finla M.Sc.(N) Examinations, he/she should pass 1st M.Sc.(N).

Probable Dates for issuing notification for submission of Dissertations ( Only Final Year Students)

Course	Issue of Regular Notification	Issue of Supplementary Notification
M.Sc.(N)	June/ July	January/ February

Dissertation Fee: Rs:3000/-

Examination Fee Structure

Examination Fee	5000/-(whole) 1000/- Per Subject( Only Supplementary Students)
Marks Memo	Rs.300/-
Provisional Degree Certificate fee	Rs.400/-

Probable Dates of Examinations

1st year

a) A candidate must have minimum 80% attendance (irrespective of the kind of absence ) in theory and Practical in each subject for appearing for examination. b) A candidate must have 100% attendance in each of the Practical areas before award of degree.

Final year

1.A candidate must have minimum 80% attendance (irrespective of the kind of absence ) in theory and Practical in each subject for appearing for examination.
2.A Candidate failing in more than two subjects will not be promoted to the II year.
3.No candidate shall be admitted to the subsequent IInd year examination unless the candidate has passed the 1st year examination and also completed the ONE year duration of II year Classes.
4.These details will be received from the colleges duly signed by the concerned Head of the Department and countersigned by the Principal.
5.The Internal Assessment marks and attendance once sent to this office shall be final and no change shall be entertained later on. 6.The Student is not eligible to appear for the University exam if he/she does not appear for Internal assessment exams or if the Internal assessment exam marks & attendance percentage are not received in this Office in time.

Issue of Hall Tickets

1.After verification of the eligibility criteria the prepared hall tickets will be sent online to the colleges concerned. 2.The Principals shall verify the eligibility criteria before issue of the same to the students. 3.Students admitted from 2018-19 academic year will receive hall tickets with USN through online process..

Attempt

If a candidate fails to utilize the given opportunity for any reasons is also treated as an attempt. In other words if the candidate is Absent/ Not Registered/ Detained for an Exam, is treated as an attempt. So, while calculating no.of attempts, the students shall include Absent/ Not Registered/ Detained as one of attempts.

Pass

In each of the subjects, a candidate must obtain 50% in aggregate with a minimum pass marks shall be 50% in each of the Theory and Practical papers Separately.

Classification of Results

Second Class – 50% 1st Class-60% Distinction- 75%

Enclosures for issue of certificates

1.Under Graduate Degree Certificate. 2.PG Provisional Certificate. 3.Should not enclose any other copies which are not asked for.

Duplicate Certificates

Duplicate Migration and Marks Memos will be issued on payment of required fee as detailed in the application form. Regarding Duplicate of Original degree, a certificate in place of the lost degree certificate will be issued on submission of the required documents specified in the application form since the University shall not issue a duplicate of it.

Marks Memos and Provisional Certificates

The University will issue Marks Memos after each exam and Provisional pass certificate on passing the final Examination. These will be sent to the colleges concerned who will in turn distribute to the students.

Name

The OD and other certificates will be issued as per the name appears in their Under graduate Degree Certificate or its equivalent certificate . Hence, the candidates are advised to check their names in Under graduate Degree Certificate before applying for the Original Certificates. Original Certificates ones issued will not be altered or changed later.

There are 2 different ways where the students can apply for change of their names.

1.After taking original certificates

“ Name Equivalent certificate” will be issued to those who got their names/surname changed / corrected after issue of Original Degree certificate stating that the name appearing in certificates issued by Dr.NTRUHS and corrected name are one and the same. The proposed change in name of the applicant has to be notified in the A.P/T.S Government Gazatte (Notification in the Gazattes of other states are not applicable).

2.Before Taking Original Certificates

This University issues a proceedings while recognizing the change or correction in name/surname and this will be recorded and the Original Certificates will be issued with changed / corrected name.
There are number of cases where the name in Hall Tickets or marks memos will not be similar. In such cases names can be corrected at University level. . this procedure is simple and no fee is required except Original Degree certificate for verification and the certificates where the correction a is needed. If this problem is identified and rectified in the I year of course itself., problem with name correction would not arise and the corrected name will appear in subsequent certificates.

Enclosures for Point 1 and 2

1.Copy of Original Degree Certificate.
2. A copy of the Gazatte in which the change was already got published or other evidence in support of change/correction in name/surname.
3.Marriage certificate issued by the competent authority in case of Married Women.

World Education Services (WES) Form

For this one should submit Xerox copies of the Original Degree and PG Marks Memos and along with required fee.

Credential/Genuinity Verification

1.University will verify the genuineness of the original certificates issued by this University like Original Degree, Marks Memos but not the other certificates or documents which have not been issued by this University.
2.for this service, one should enclose proper and visible Xerox copies for which verification of genuiness is required in the prescribed application form along with the fee.
3.A certificate of genuineness of the documents issued by the Dr.YSR University of Health Sciences will be sent to the applicant authority.

Attestation of the Documents

1.attestation of certificates will be done with a requisite fee for certificates issued by this University only like Original Degree and Marks Memos.
2.for this one should produce their original certificates in the office for verification.

Medium of Instruction

1.University offers M.Sc.(N) course with ENGLSIH as the Medium of Instruction.
2.Desired candidates may apply for this certificate in the prescribed application form along with the fee.

Disposal for Application

1.Ordinary Payment-Take 45 days to 60 days.
2.Early Payment – take 7 working days from the date of the application in the section provided all the concerned and signing authorities are available.

During examination work i.e May and November- the above time limit will not be applicable.

Right from receipt of the application to its final disposal, various steps are involved. The University after following due verification procedure prepares the certificates and dispatched either to the colleges or applications as the case may be. If any application is kept pending for non-submission of any kind of enclosure or fee due, the same will be informed through mail(if given) or mobile and after receipt of same application will be disposed-off. Hence colleges, students , parents or others are requested to kindly Co-operate and requested not to visit the University office unless otherwise required causing inconvenience to the staff.

Applications will be kept pending for the following reasons.

1.If less fee is paid than the prescribed. 2.If the required documents are not enclosed and not visible properly.

Examination Eligibility

a) No candidate shall be permitted to appear in any one of the subjects of Bachelor of Physiotherapy degree course unless he/ she has attended the course in the subject for the prescribed period in an affiliated institution recognized by Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh and has produced the necessary certificate of study, attendance, progress and satisfactory conduct form the Principal / Head of the institute where he/ she has studied.
b) A candidate is required to put in a minimum of 80% of attendance in both theory and practical separately in each subject before appearing for the examination. Candidates with 75% are also eligible to appear on payment of prescribed condonation fee.
c) As per the directives of the University, there will be no consideration for leave on medical grounds. The student will have to adjust the same in the minimum prescribed attendance.
d) A candidate lacking the prescribed attendance and progress in all the subjects of the year shall be detained and shall attend the classes with the next batch.
e) A candidate shall secure atleast 50% of marks in the Internal Assessment to become eligible to apply for the University examination. For referred candidates fresh internal assessment is mandatory for every examination. Previous internal marks will not be considered.

Re-Admission/Break of Study

As per the regulations of the Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences, which come into force from 01.06.2011 onwards, the following are the rules of readmission after break of study.
1. Break of study means any absence for more than three months during the course of study.
2. For all practical purposes two types of break of study is allowed.
(a) Less than 90 days – Principal of the college can permit the candidate to rejoin the course.
(b) More than 90 days of break only two spells in a total duration of double the number of years of study (8 years) are allowed.
3. If the candidate is on a break of study or two spells in an academic year of a particular course, the candidate is deemed to have been discharged from the course.

NO CONDONATION IS ALLOWED.

4. If the candidate avails 2 spells of break as in clause (i)(b), even if the second spell is less that 90 days, permission must be obtained from the University.
5. In case of a single break of study of more than 90 days, the candidates have to apply to the University and permission must be obtained from the University.

Condonation of Lack of Attendance

The Power of condonation of shortage of attendance up to a maximum of 5% in the prescribed attendance required for admission to an examination rests with the discretionary powers of the Vice-Chancellor. A Candidate lacking in attendance should submit an application in the prescribed form and remit the stipulated fee, 15 days prior to the commencement of the theory examination.

Registration at the Examinations

Examination notification will be issued two months in advance to the commencement of actual date of examination. All the Principals of affiliated BPT Colleges will be informed to submit the nominal rolls demand forms, ICR forms of the students admitted into 1st year BPT course along with required fees, attendance etc.,. All the eligible candidates can register their names at the examinations on payment of required examination fee. 1st year fresh candidates have to submit ICR applications for registration. 1st year referred candidates and 2nd year to 4th year regular and referred candidates have to submit their applications through the galley supplied by the University with required fee.

Payment of Examination Fee

The examination fee for BPT course will be Rs.500/- per each subject.
The candidates shall pay Rs.300/- towards fee for Marks Memos for each year.
Candidates appearing for 4th year shall pay Rs.400/- towards fee for Provisional Certificate in addition to the examination fee and marks memo fee

Examination Schedule

BPT University Examinations will be conducted as per the schedules notified in the academic calendar. Examinations will be conducted twice in a year i.e., in the month of September (regular exam) and in the month of March (supplementary exam) every year.
Examinations will be conducted for 1st to 4th year NS with the Hall ticket issued through ICR mode Only at the designated Common Examination Centers.

Result

On receipt of the answer scripts from the Common Examination Centers, they will be coded at the University and will be digitally evaluated. After evaluation the marks obtained will be processed at the Electronic Data Processing Cell (EDPC) of the University and the result will be declared with in a period of 45 days after completion of the examinations.

Qualifying Marks

A candidate shall be declared to have passed the examination if he/ she obtains the following qualifying marks.
50% of marks in theory Internal Assessment.
50% of marks in Practical Internal Assessment.
40% of Marks in theory examination.
50% of marks in Practical/ Clinical examination.
50% of aggregate in theory, Practical/ Clinical and oral marks taken together

Note:

1. There is no minimum mark prescribed for orals.
2. Maximum of 5 grace marks will be awarded in one or more than one subject provided the candidate passes all subjects.

Classification of Results

a) The candidates with 50% and above but less than 65% of total marks will be awarded SECOND CLASS.
b) Candidates with 65% of marks and above but less than 75% of total marks and having passed the examination in First attempt will be awarded FIRST CLASS.
c) Candidates with 75% and above of the total marks and having passed the examination in First attempt will be awarded DISTINCTION

Retotalling and Personal Identification of Answer Books

There is no provision for re evaluation of answer books in the University. However, as per the rules of the University the students can request for re-totalling on payment of Rs.500/-. On receipt of student’s application along with fee, a date for re-totalling will be announce by the University. The student has to attend personally on the said date to identify the answer book, which will be shown to the student. The faculty members who are posted for the job will take up the correction of the errors in the re-totalling and correction of un-valued questions. Modification of the results if any will be declared as per the rules of the University.

Promotion Rule

1. The maximum period to complete the course successfully should not exceed 8 years.
2. If a candidate fails either in theory or in practical examination, she/ he has to reappear for both examinations (theory + Practical).
3. As per the latest Academic Senate resolutions approved by the Executive Council in its 228th meeting held on 05.05.2018 there is no break system at the level of 1st, 2nd & 3rd year. However, the students should pass all the subjects of 1st year, 2nd year & 3rd Year before appearing for the 4th year/ final examinations.
4. Internship programme should be completed within one year after clearing final year.

Internship

After successful completion of the final year examination every student admitted into thecourse should undergo the six months of compulsory rotatory internship in the following Departments within one year from the date of completion of final year Total internship hours will be 1150 Hrs.
1. Physiotherapy for outpatient department-1 month.
2. Orthopedics-1 month.
3. Neurology and Neuro Surgery-1 month.
4. Cardiology and Cardio Thoracic Surgery-1 month.
5. General Medicine, General surgery, Gynecology and pediatrics-1 month.
6. Community based Rehabilitation/ Geriatrics-1 month

Credential Evaluation/Verification

A certificate of genuineness of the documents issued by the Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences will be sent to the applicant authority on receipt of the request for the same along with copies of documents and on payment of prescribed fee.
APPLICATION FORMATS FOR ISSUE OF CERTIFICATES are attached which can be downloaded and submitted to the University through proper channel with the prescribed Fee.

Course Duration

The Duration of the certified study of the Master of Physiotherapy Course shall be 2 years . Normally the MPT Course shall commence on the 1 st November of every Academic Year.

Dissertations( Only Final Year Students)

Course	Issue of Regular Notification	Issue of Supplementary Notification
MPT	June/ July	January/ February

Dissertation Fee: Rs:3000/-

Theory Examinations

Examination Fee Structure

Attendance:

A candidate is required to attend a minimum of 80% of training and the total classes conducted during each academic year of the MPT course. Provided further, leave of any kind shall not be counted as part of academic term without prejudice to minimum 80% of training period every year. Any student who fails to complete to course in this matter shall not be permitted to appear for the University examinations with that batch.

Issue of Hall Tickets

1. After verification of the eligibility criteria the prepared hall tickets will be sent to the colleges concerned.
2. The Principals shall verify the eligibility criteria before issue of the same to the students.
3. Students admitted from 2018-19 academic year will receive hall tickets with USN through online process..

Issue of Hall Tickets

1.After verification of the eligibility criteria the prepared hall tickets will be sent online to the colleges concerned.
2.The Principals shall verify the eligibility criteria before issue of the same to the students.
3.Students admitted from 2018-19 academic year will receive hall tickets with USN through online process..

Attempt

If a candidate fails to utilize the given opportunity for any reasons is also treated as an attempt. In other words if the candidate is Absent/ Not Registered/ Detained for an Exam, is treated as an attempt. So, while calculating no.of attempts, the students shall include Absent/ Not Registered/ Detained as one of attempts.

Pass

In each of the subjects, a candidate must obtain 50% in aggregate with a minimum pass marks shall be 50% in each of the Theory and Practical papers Separately.

Classification of Results

Second Class – 50%.
1st Class-60%.
Distinction- 75%.

Enclosures for issue of certificates

1.Under Graduate Degree Certificate.
2.PG Provisional Certificate.
3.Should not enclose any other copies which are not asked for.

Duplicate Certificates

Duplicate Migration and Marks Memos will be issued on payment of required fee as detailed in the application form. Regarding Duplicate of Original degree, a certificate in place of the lost degree certificate will be issued on submission of the required documents specified in the application form since the University shall not issue a duplicate of it.

Marks Memos and Provisional Certificates

The University will issue Marks Memos after each exam and Provisional pass certificate on passing the final Examination. These will be sent to the colleges concerned who will in turn distribute to the students.

Name

The OD and other certificates will be issued as per the name appears in their Under graduate Degree Certificate or its equivalent certificate . Hence, the candidates are advised to check their names in Under graduate Degree Certificate before applying for the Original Certificates. Original Certificates ones issued will not be altered or changed later.

There are 2 different ways where the students can apply for change of their names.

1.After taking original certificates

“ Name Equivalent certificate” will be issued to those who got their names/surname changed / corrected after issue of Original Degree certificate stating that the name appearing in certificates issued by Dr.NTRUHS and corrected name are one and the same. The proposed change in name of the applicant has to be notified in the A.P/T.S Government Gazatte (Notification in the Gazattes of other states are not applicable).

2.Before Taking Original Certificates

This University issues a proceedings while recognizing the change or correction in name/surname and this will be recorded and the Original Certificates will be issued with changed / corrected name.
There are number of cases where the name in Hall Tickets or marks memos will not be similar. In such cases names can be corrected at University level. . this procedure is simple and no fee is required except Original Degree certificate for verification and the certificates where the correction a is needed. If this problem is identified and rectified in the I year of course itself., problem with name correction would not arise and the corrected name will appear in subsequent certificates.

Enclosures for Point 1 and 2

1.Copy of Original Degree Certificate.
2. A copy of the Gazatte in which the change was already got published or other evidence in support of change/correction in name/surname.
3.Marriage certificate issued by the competent authority in case of Married Women.

World Education Services (WES) Form

For this one should submit Xerox copies of the Original Degree and PG Marks Memos and along with required fee.

Credential/Genuinity Verification

1.University will verify the genuineness of the original certificates issued by this University like Original Degree, Marks Memos but not the other certificates or documents which have not been issued by this University.
2.for this service, one should enclose proper and visible Xerox copies for which verification of genuiness is required in the prescribed application form along with the fee.
3.A certificate of genuineness of the documents issued by the Dr.YSR University of Health Sciences will be sent to the applicant authority.

Attestation of the Documents

1.attestation of certificates will be done with a requisite fee for certificates issued by this University only like Original Degree and Marks Memos.
2.For this one should produce their original certificates in the office for verification.

Medium of Instruction

1.University offers M.Sc.(N) course with ENGLSIH as the Medium of Instruction.
2.Desired candidates may apply for this certificate in the prescribed application form along with the fee.

Disposal for Application

1.Ordinary Payment-Take 45 days to 60 days.
2.Early Payment – take 7 working days from the date of the application in the section provided all the concerned and signing authorities are available.

During examination work i.e May and November- the above time limit will not be applicable.

Right from receipt of the application to its final disposal, various steps are involved. The University after following due verification procedure prepares the certificates and dispatched either to the colleges or applications as the case may be. If any application is kept pending for non-submission of any kind of enclosure or fee due, the same will be informed through mail(if given) or mobile and after receipt of same application will be disposed-off. Hence colleges, students , parents or others are requested to kindly Co-operate and requested not to visit the University office unless otherwise required causing inconvenience to the staff.

Applications will be kept pending for the following reasons.

1.If less fee is paid than the prescribed.
2.If the required documents are not enclosed and not visible properly.

* The candidates those who require for attestation of Certificates the Original Certificates must be shown in the University . After verification the Original certificates will be returned immediately to the concerned. Without verification of Originals Certificates the attestation was not done.

Examination Eligibility

The Examinations will be conducted at the end of each academic year both in theory and practical. The Supplementary examinations will be conducted within 6 months after the main examination conducted by the University for all the three phases of the course. Teachers with MD/ MS qualification with one year experience and M.Sc., (M) with three years experience may be appointed as Examiners.

Re-Admissions/ Break of Study

As per the regulations of the Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences, which come into force from 01.06.2011 onwards, the following are the rules of readmission after break of study

1.Break of study means any absence more than three months during the course of study.
2.For all practical purposes two types of break of study is allowed.
(a) Less than 90 days – Principal of the college can permit the candidate to rejoin the course.
(b) More than 90 days of break only two spells in a total duration of double the number of years of study (8 years) are allowed.
3.If the candidate is on a break of study or two spells in an academic year of a particular course, the candidate is deemed to have been discharged from the course.

No Condonation is Allowed

4.If the candidate avails 2 spells of break as in clause (i)(b), even if the second spell is less that 90 days, permission must be obtained from the University.
5.In case of a single break of study of more than 90 days, the candidates have to apply to the University and permission must be obtained from the University.

Attendance

A candidate shall be considered to have satisfied the requirement of attendance if he/ she attends not less than 75% of the classes held in each of the subjects separately for theory and practical postings in each academic year. However, if the attendance of students is 60% and above but below 75%, it may be condoned by the University on the recommendation of the Principal and on the payment of condo nation fee as prescribed by the University.
A candidate who does not satisfy the requirements of attendance in any subject shall not be permitted to take the University examinations in that particular subject and he/ she shall be required to appear the same in a subsequent exam.

Registration at the examinations

Examination notification will be issued two months in advance to the commencement of actual date of examination. All the Principals of affiliated B.SC., (MLT) Colleges will be informed to submit the nominal rolls demand forms, ICR forms of the students admitted into 1st year B.SC., (MLT) course along with required fees, attendance etc.,. All the eligible candidates can register their names at the examinations on payment of required examination fee. 1st year fresh candidates have to submit ICR applications for registration. 1st year referred candidates and 2nd year & 3rd year regular and referred candidates have to submit their applications through the galley supplied by the University with required fee.

Payment of Examination fee

The examination fee for B.SC., (MLT) course will be as stated below:-

1. For whole examination (1st attempt) Rs.1800/- including Marks Memo.
2. For referred candidates.

Single Subject	Rs.800/-
Two Subjects	Rs.1300/-
Three Subjects	Rs.1800/-
Four Subjects	Rs.2100/-

Including Marks Memo fee

3. In addition to the above Rs.400/- towards Provisional Certificate per each candidate appearing for final year.

Internal Assessment

a) There shall be a minimum of two periodical tests preferably one in each term in theory and practical of every subject in an academic year, and the average of two awards will be taken as the final award in that subject. If a candidate is absent for any one of the tests due to genuine and satisfactory reasons such a candidates may be given a re-test.
b) The candidate should score a minimum 35% in theory and Practical Internal assessment examination, separately to be eligible to appear in the University examination in that subject.
c) Fresh Internal assessment is mandatory for referred and detained students. The previous internal assessment marks will not be considered.

Apperance for the Examination

a) A candidate shall register for all the subjects of a year when he/ she appears for the examinations of that year for the first time.
b) A candidate shall not be admitted to the practical examinations for the first time unless he/ she produces the class record book duly certified by the Head of the Department.
c) The marks awarded to the record during the first appearance will be valid for the subsequent examinations in case of failed candidates.

Results

On receipt of the answer scripts from the Common Examination Centers, they will be coded at the University and will be digitally evaluated. After evaluation the marks obtained will be processed at the Electronic Data Processing Cell (EDPC) of the University and the result will be declared with in a period of 45 days after completion of the examinations.

Minimum for a Pass

a) A candidate shall be declared to have passed in a subject if he/ she obtains not less than 40% in the written and 50% in practical examinations in the University examination and an Aggregate of 50% marks including the Internal Assessment.
b) If a candidate fails in either theory or practical he/ she has to appear for both theory and practical in the subject in any subsequent examination and he/ she must obtain the minimum marks as specified above for a pass in that subject.

Note

1. There is no minimum mark prescribed for orals.
2. Maximum of 5 grace marks will be awarded in one or more than one subject provided the candidate passes all subjects.

Classification of Result

Class shall be declared for the first, second and third year examinations on the basis of aggregate marks

Percentage of Marks

First Class With DISTINCTION	Not less than 70% of the aggregate marks.
First Class	69% to 60% of the aggregate marks
Second Class	59% TO 50% of the aggregate marks.

Retotalling & Personal Indentification of Answer Books

There is no provision for re evaluation of answer books in the University. However, as per the rules of the University the students can request for re-totaling on payment of Rs.500/-. On receipt of student’s application along with fee, a date for re-totaling will be announce by the University. The student has to attend personally on the said date to identify the answer book, which will be shown to the student. The faculty members who are posted for the job will take up the correction of the errors in the re-totaling and correction of un-valued questions. Modification of the results if any will be declared as per the rules of the University.

Promotion Criteria

A candidate with two backlog subjects in First year may be promoted to second year B.Sc., (MLT)

A candidate with one backlog subject in Second year B.Sc., (MLT) may be promoted to the 3rd year B.Sc., (MLT) course but the candidate has to clear all the backlog subjects of 1st and 2nd year to be eligible to appear for 3rd year B.Sc., (MLT).

Credential Evaluation / Verification

A certificate of genuineness of the documents issued by the Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences will be sent to the applicant authority on receipt of the request for the same along with copies of documents and on payment of prescribed fee.
APPLICATION FORMATS FOR ISSUE OF CERTIFICATES are attached which can be downloaded and submitted to the University through proper channel with the prescribed Fee.