NMIMS Assignments Guidelines

NMIMS Assignments Guidelines

• Internal Assignment has 30% importance
• Every student has to submit the assignment on or before the last date which is shared in the Assignments post
• Assignment Questions are already uploaded in your Student Portal and the steps to download it is given in the Assignments post
• Students need to submit Internal Assignments through Student Zone – – Exams Menu using the Assignment Submission Module only
• Assignments Submission is supported in Mobile App
• Assignments would not be allowed in Hard Copy or Print or Email
• Students should use simple and good English while attempting the answers to the assignment questions
• Do not reveal your identity in any of the submitted assignment
• Do not mention your Student Number or Name or Contact Details like Email. Phone Number, Email or any other personal information regarding your Identity
• In case a student mentions any of these, the assignment/s will be treated as unfair means and will not be evaluated and graded ZERO
• Students are strictly warned not to write comment / notes addressing to the faculty for any consideration while evaluation of assignment or any other personal issue / request in the submitted assignment
• Such notes / comments / request found will be treated as unfair means and graded ZERO
• NMIMS Assignments Guidelines is to be strictly followed for Submission of Assignments

Format and Grading of the Assignments

• Do not retype the entire assignment question from the assignment question paper
• Student can only mention the correct question number and start attempting in detail the answer to the question/s asked
• Answers to incorrect question numbers will be graded ZERO
• Internal Assignment needs to be typed using MS-Word only and then converted to PDF
• Fonts like Times New Roman, Arial and readable Font Size 12 is recommended for professional appearance as per NMIMS Assignments Guidelines
• Do not attach handwritten / scanned image files / documents; and if attached such assignment submission will be graded ZERO
• Even numerical and statistical formulae’s / tables if incorporated, need to be typed
• Partially handwritten / scanned tables / formulae will not be considered for evaluation
• The typed internal assignment should be converted and submitted in PDF format only
• No other formats will be accepted by the assignment module
• Student must convert the document typed in MS-Word into PDF format and then upload
• Search online for free tools to convert Word to PDF; search for word to pdf converter online in search engines
• Answer to each assignment question is to be explained as per the instructions mentioned in the question paper
• Students should follow the following parameter for answering the assignment questions:
  • For Theoretical Answer, weightage section-wise is Introduction (20%), Concepts and Applications related to the Question (60%) and Conclusion (20%)
  • For Numerical Answer, weightage section-wise is Formula (20%), Procedures / Steps (50%) and Correct Answers and Interpretation (30%)
• Maximum permitted assignment file size should not exceed 5 MB
• Images, pictures, flow chart can be used to explain the answer wherever applicable
• Avoid use of high resolution pictures / images

Things to keep in mind

• Students must ensure there is proper internet connectivity at their side while uploading assignments
• No network disruption / power failure issues faced at the student’s side will be considered
• Students are expected to write the assignment in their own words
• However students are free to refer to any books / reference material / website / internet for attempting their assignments but are not allowed to copy the matter as it is from the source or reference
• Assignments that are copied ad-verbatim from any common source or reference and submitted will be graded ZERO
• Copying of assignments from other students, discussion and group work is strictly not allowed as per NMIMS Assignments Guidelines
• Such shared / copied assignments submitted by both students / group, will be graded ZERO
• Student need to check whether he / she is enrolled to the right courses / subjects (semester wise) as
  per the program specialization and likewise check the question paper which is downloaded
• In case of any doubt / discrepancy, student need to send immediately an email regarding the same well
  before assignment submission due date
• No last minute request will be entertained
• Do read the NMIMS Assignments Guidelines in this page thoroughly before uploading

Number of Attempts as per NMIMS Assignments Guidelines

• In each subject, student gets three assignment submission attempts (in case the first attempt the file is wrongly uploaded or assignment submission fails for any reason whatsoever)

• Scenario A:

• Student must ensure that he / she attaches the right subject assignment under the respective subject link before clicking on the submit button
• Without attaching document if the student clicks on the submit button, the module will not permit to go ahead
• After attaching the file click on the check list and click ‘submit’
• It is mandatory to click on ‘OK’
• Do not refresh the screen & allow the uploading to complete
• On successful upload the Assignment Module displays the ‘Preview’ of the assignment submitted
• The respective attempt gets exhausted
• It is mandatory that the student must check the complete preview (all pages) of the uploaded document
• In case in a particular subject, all three submission attempts are exhausted by the student, no request for giving extra submission attempt/s for re-uploading that particular subject assignment will be considered before or after the closure of assignment submission window
• Do not refresh the screen while assignment uploading is in process else one additional submission attempt gets exhausted (This is also mentioned in the exam portal submission display screen)

• Scenario B:

• In case after viewing the Preview of the assignment submitted: If in a given subject link, in the first attempt, assignment submitted is incorrect / incomplete and / or it fails for whatsoever reasons, the student can make use of the second / third submission attempt and attach the assignment
• View the Preview of the assignment submitted
• Of three assignment submission attempts in each subject, the latest assignment submitted will be graded
• In each subject link, students will not get more than three assignment submission attempts to submit the assignment
• These three assignment submission attempts will be available only till the last assignment submission date / time announced by NGA-SCE for that particular exam cycle

Submission of NMIMS Assignments

• Submit the correct subject assignment document under the respective subject link. (For e.g.: In Corporate Social Responsibility subject link: submit CSR assignment)
• Assignments are to be submitted in a single file for each subject separately on clicking the respective subject link. (For e.g.: In Business Economics subject link: one PDF file comprising all answers only of Business Economics assignment)
• In case a student submits a single file with all course assignments in one single subject link: assignment only of the correct subject will be graded and the remaining course / subject will be considered as ‘Assignment Not Submitted’ (ANS)
• Please exercise utmost caution and read this NMIMS Assignments Guidelines before and while you submit the assignment
• After every assignment submission an auto-generated email is sent from the system to the students registered email id
• Student must keep the copy of the same for records
• Auto-generated submission email is only the acknowledgement of the file submitted by the student in the system (right / wrong / blank / corrupt) as the case may be and not confirmation from NGA-SCE certifying it is the right submission
• NGA-SCE expects students to check the preview of their respective submitted assignment/s files
• Students need to submit the assignment well before time and do not wait for the last minute submission
• Students who are overseas need to follow Indian Standard Time
• No request for assignment submission will be considered post the deadline
• In case the student directly appears for the term end examination without submitting the assignment, it cannot be declared as pass
• In such cases that subject result will be kept on hold as aggregate passing is the criteria
• Before the completion of program validity, the student will have to submit the assignment of the respective subject/s in the next exam cycle to pass the subject
• Please read NMIMS Assignments Guidelines in details from HERE