Institute operates on semester system basis: Fall semester beginning in September and Winter semester in February. However, the institute is offering a condensed summer term to the currently enrolled / continuing students. Duration of each regular semester is 18 weeks.
Credit Hours
Credit for course work is recorded in Credit Hours. For most courses, three credit hours represent two class meetings per week of 90 minutes each. For application/computer classes, the ratio may differ somewhat from course to course. Majority of the courses offered at IBIT are of either three or four credits. 
Course Numbering System
Courses offered at IBIT are numbered in a way that first 2-4 alphabets represent the discipline of study, next three digits represent the level of courses, and the last digits represent the credit hours of the course.
Example of a Course Code/Number

MGMT 4023	MGMT	402	3
Business Organization & Management	Discipline	Course level	Credit hours

Course Code Prefix	Discipline
ACCT	Accounting
BUS	Business and related courses
ECON	Economics
FIN	Finance
GEN	General education courses in the disciplines of natural sciences, social sciences and humanities
IT	Information Technology & Computer Science courses
MGMT	Management
MKTG	Marketing
STAT	Statistics
TRN	Training & Projects

Projects or courses with TRN prefix consist of internship and projects. Registration for such courses typically requires special permission as well as successful completion of a specific number of courses. Courses numbered 400 - 499 are either BBIT (Hons.) or foundation courses. Courses numbered 500 - 599 are either MBIT or advanced level courses. In certain circumstances, MBIT students are often offered 400 level courses for foundation work.

A numerical point value is assigned to graded work which is as follows:

W.e.f Fall 2008
GRADING SYSTEM
Percent Marks	Letter Grade	Grade Points
85 – 100	A	4.0
80 – 84	A-	3.7
75 – 79	B+	3.3
70 – 74	B	3.0
65 – 69	B-	2.7
61 – 64	C+	2.3
58 – 60	C	2.0
55 – 57	C-	1.7
50 - 54	D	1.0
Below 50	F	0.0

Grade ‘I’: Incomplete

This grade is awarded only on the basis of illness supported by medical evidence, or compassionate grounds or other unusual circumstances on the recommendations of the faculty member(s) concerned, the student advisor and with the approval of the Director. The period allowed for completion shall not be more than two months from the commencement of the next semester. After that period, student will automatically be assigned a grade ‘F’ in the course.

Grade “W” “WF“: Withdraw / Force Withdrawal

Grade “W” is requested by the student to avoid a poor or failing grade in a specific course with the recommendation of the faculty member and approval of the program coordinator. Last date to request for a grade ‘W’ ends two weeks from the mid Semester exam of a particular course. A student is not required to repeat the course with the grade ‘W’, if the course is not part of the graduation requirement of the program. This grade will not be calculated in the CGPA.
Director can grant a grade ‘WF’ to a student with excessive absences due to student’s own conduct and / or exceptional circumstances (e.g. death/accident etc in immediate family). Both of the above mentioned grades are not calculated in the CGPA.

Grade Point Average and its Calculation

Grade Point Average (GPA): The Grade Point Average equals the Total Number of Points earned divided by the Total Number of Credit Hours for which grades are earned.

Calculating GPA: In order to compute GPA of a Semester, initially a student will need the Total Number of Credit Hours earned. For this, you will need to add up the credit hours of course for which a letter grade (A,A-,  B+,B, B-, C+,C, D or F) has been received.

After this, the student will need to calculate the Total Number of Points earned. To do this, the student will need the information from the Grading System Table. Grade Points associated with each Letter Grade (you have earned in a specific course) is multiplied by the number of credit hours that specific course is worth to get grade points earned in that specific course.

Lastly, the student will add grade points earned for individual courses taken in a Semester to get the Total Number of Points earned in all the courses registered.

Divide Total Number of Points earned in a semester by Total Number of Credit Hours.

For example: If the student obtains a grade A in four credit hours course of  “Introduction to Programming Concepts” , the grade points for that course would be: 4 (Credit hours for Programming Concepts) x 4 (grade points for A). Continue in this manner for all letter graded courses you have taken and then add the number of grade points you have completed. Finally, divide total grade points earned by total credit hours earned.

GPA = Total Grade Points earned
          Total Credit Hours earned

No	Course Code	Course description	Letter Grade	Grade Points	Course Credit Hours	Total Grade Points
				x	y	x * y
1	MGMT 4023	Business Organization & Management	A	4	3	12
2	GEN 4043	English Composition	A-	3.7	3	11.1
3	IT 4074	Introduction to Programming Concepts	B	3	4	12
4	ACCT 4013	Principles of Accounting	D	1	3	3
		Total			13	38.1

GPA in the semester = 38.1/13   =  2.93

Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) is the Grade Point Average for the entire work at any given period of time. It is calculated in the same manner as above except the calculation will be done on the basis of all the courses completed in all the semesters at any specific period of time.

IBIT requires a student to have an EIGHTY FIVE (85) percent attendance in each course, to obtain a passing grade. However, in case of unforeseen/exceptional circumstances (e.g., accident / death of father, mother, real sister/ brother etc.), the Director can relax the requirement to EIGHTY (80) percent.
Leave Form must be submitted for any planned absence with parent’s/guardian’s approval.

ONLY for students enrolled in the first Semester: Students not complying with the attendance policy in all the registered courses will result in admission cancellation.

Summary of Attendance Requirement	In % age	In Number *
Classes in each Semester	100%	36
Attendance Required	85%	30
Absents allowed for unforeseen circumstances beyond student control	15%	6
Attendance Required (Including exceptional circumstances)	80%	29
Absents allowed (Including exceptional circumstances)	20%	7

* Applicable to all courses with approximations.

Students are advised to attend all (100%) classes in each subject. Absents allowed for unforeseen circumstances is a facility to accommodate inherent human limitations and should ONLY be utilized under very severe unavoidable situations. 

Rules for Promotion & Probation for BBIT (Hons.)
»  Student has to maintain CGPA of 2.30 throughout his/her degree program for his/her promotion otherwise he/she will be removed from the rolls of the Institute.
»  In case a student is able to obtain GPA of 1.80 or more but less than 2.30 he/she will be promoted to the second semester on probation. The candidate, who fails to secure 1.80 GPA in the first semester, shall stand automatically dropped from the rolls.
»  At the end of the second semester and before the last semester, a student must obtain a minimum Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 2.30 and must also pass at least 75% of the courses offered to his/her batch in order to be promoted to the next semester. If any of the preceding two conditions is not complied with by a student he/she shall be removed from the rolls of the Institute. This rule will supersede all other rules which allow a student to drop or withdraw from a course including force withdrawals in a course.
»  It is responsibility of the student to plan his/her courses in a way that he/she meets the requirement of passing 75% of the courses offered to his/her batch by the end of 2nd semester with a minimum CGPA of 2.30.
»  If a student has not availed opportunity of probation during the first two semesters then he/she will have the right to avail probation once in the following semesters.
»  A student, who completes all the courses and has not been required to repeat any course(s), obtains CGPA of less than 2.30 but not less than 2.20 at the end of the last semester, may be allowed to repeat upto two courses in which he/she had obtained the lowest grades, in order to improve the CGPA so as to obtain the minimum of 2.30 failing which he/she shall be removed from the rolls of the Institute.


Rules for Promotion for MBIT
»  Student has to maintain CGPA of 3.00 throughout his/her degree program for his/her promotion otherwise he/she will be removed from the rolls of the Institute.
»  In case a student is able to obtain GPA of 2.70 or more but less than 3.00 he/she will be promoted to the second semester on probation. The candidate, who fails to secure 2.70 GPA in the first semester, shall stand automatically dropped from the rolls.
»  At the end of the second semester and before the last semester, a student must obtain a minimum Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 3.00 and must also pass at least 50% of the courses offered to his/her batch in order to be promoted to the next semester. If any of the preceding two conditions is not complied with by a student he/she shall be removed from the rolls of the Institute. This rule will supersede all other rules which allow a student to drop or withdraw from a course including force withdrawals in a course.
»  It is responsibility of the student to plan his/her courses in a way that he/she meets the requirement of passing 50% of the courses offered to his/her batch by the end of 2nd semester with a minimum CGPA of 3.00.
»  A student, who completes all the courses and has not been required to repeat any course(s), obtains CGPA of less than 3.00 but not less than 2.90 at the end of the last semester may be allowed to repeat one course in which he/she had obtained the lowest grade, in order to improve the CGPA so as to obtain the minimum of 3.00 failing which he/she shall be removed form the rolls of the Institute.


Rules for Promotion for MBIT – Evening (Executive Program)
»  Same as the Rules for Promotion for BBIT (Hons.)

BBIT (Hons.) degree consists of 138 credit hours, MBIT degree consists of 90 credit hours, MBIT (Via BBIT-Hons.) consists of 36 credit hours, MBIT (Executive) degree consists of 75 credit hours and M.Phil (Via MBIT.) consists of 30 credit hours. PhD program will require completion of at least 24 credit hours before a student appears for his/her comprehensive exam and readiness to start his or her research. BBIT and MBIT areas of specialization shall consist of a specified set of courses comprising of 24 and 12 credit hours respectively taken within a single field of specialization.

Please refer to the respective scheme of studies approved by Board of Studies – IBIT for updated degree requirements.

Graduation Rules

Following conditions have to be fulfilled to be eligible for the degree:

• A CGPA of 2.3   is required to be attained by BBIT and CGPA of 3.0 is required for MBIT students.
• Successful completion of all the requirements specified in respective scheme of study approved by the Board of Studies - IBIT.
• BBIT students are required to successfully complete an IT Project.
• MBIT students are required to undertake internship of 8 weeks duration and a comprehensive exam.
• Grade ‘F’ and Grade ‘I’ in any of the courses will result in the ineligibility to graduate till passing the respective course.
• A student will be allowed to replace his/her two lowest grades in order to graduate if his/her CGPA falls below 2.3 but 2.2 in the last semester in BBIT programs.
• Student must display good character/behavior throughout his/her stay in the Institute.
• A Student who fails to register in any semester or fails to produce the director’s approval to drop the semester will have his /her name struck from the students roll of the Institute. His/Her readmission will be governed by the University’s rules and regulations for each class.
• A Student with an “F” grade can avail two chances to improve his/her “F” grade before it becomes part of his/her CGPA calculation.
A specialization course will only be offered if a minimum of 10 students register for such specialization course.

Time Limits on Completion of Degrees

Students proceeding to the degrees at the Institute of Business & Information Technology must complete their respective degrees within two years of the date of their formal session completion.

Rules

Any student, who was rusticated, expelled or whose entry in any College/University Campus was banned for any reason whatsoever at any time during his/her academic career, shall not be admitted to any class without the permission of the Syndicate. The Syndicate may not consider such cases except on the recommendations of the Admission Committee.

Any person who has attained the age of 26 years on the last date fixed for the receipt of the applications for admission shall not be admitted to MBIT Program. Age limit for students seeking admission for BBIT (Hons.) program is 24 years. For all other programs the age requirements are to be checked with the institute. A migration certificate (in case the applicant graduated from a University outside Punjab) must be produced by the final date of admission.

(a) If there is a tie between two or more students having equal merit, their merit will be determined on the basis of the marks obtained by them in the B.A./B.Sc. or equivalent examination. If that is also equal, then marks in F.A./F.Sc. will be considered. In case that is also equal, then marks in Matriculation will be considered.
(b) In case of the candidates having equal merit, the candidates older in age will be given preference over those younger in age. If the candidates also happen to be equal in age, the basis of admission should be according to the conditions given in category “a” above. The marks obtained by a candidate in the additional subject can neither be counted nor given any weightage for the purpose of admission.

IBIT will keep academic record (Exams, Quizzes, Assignments, Projects) of each student for two Semesters only. After which the academic record will be destroyed and IBIT will not be responsible for any liability.