Students in the Bachelor of Business Management honors degree programmes offered by the faculty are invited to apply OR academic staff members are invited to nominate students who fulfill the following criteria for the Faculty Awards.
Criteria
- Completed all the academic requirements for the year under consideration, including all compulsory courses and accumulated a minimum of 30 credits OR total credits offered in the respective year; and
- Obtained grades of C or better for all course units registered in the academic year under consideration; and
- Obtained a GPA of 3.30 or better, for all course units registered in the academic year under consideration; and
- Displayed outstanding performance at national or international level, during the period of the academic programme, as per criteria in Annex 1.
NB: Faculty Awards shall be given to not more than five students in each academic year, in each programme of study, who score the highest marks as per the below marking scheme
Criterion 1. Leadership of a recognized Body
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Leadership (office bearer) of a recognized national body
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maximum
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Recognition of a National Body (e.g. Young Zoologist)
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10
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President / Chairperson
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5/year/position
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General Secretary
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4/year/position
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Treasurer
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3/year/position
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Committee Member
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3/year/position
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Leadership post of University / Faculty/Department
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President of Student Union
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3/year/position
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President of Kala Sangamaya/General Secretary of Student Union
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3/year/position
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Treasurer of Student Union/ Secretary of Kala Sangamaya
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2/year/position
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Treasurer Kala Sangamaya
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2/year/position
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Committee member Student Union
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1/year/position
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Committee Member Kala Sangamaya
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1/year/position
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Captain of a university sports team
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2/year/position
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Vice-Captain of a university sports team
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1/year/position
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President of a registered Faculty society
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1/year/position
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Secretary of a registered Faculty society
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1/year/position
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Treasurer of a registered Faculty society
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1/year/position
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President of a registered Department society
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1/year/position
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Secretary of a registered Department society
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1/year/position
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Treasurer of a registered Department society
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1/year/position
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Criterion 2. Community Service and Good Citizenship
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Ideals of Community Service and Good Citizenship
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Maximum
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e.g. Assisting a victim of an accident
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12 (up to 4/case)
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Serving as a volunteer in a natural disaster
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12 (up to 4/case)
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Assisting fellow citizens in exceptional way
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12 (up to 4/case)
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Criterion 3. Outstanding Talents in Sports
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World University Game / National Games
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Maximum
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First Place
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20 /event
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Second Place
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15 /event
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Third Place
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10 /event
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Participation for an event (Maximum up to 10 Marks)
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5 /event
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International Sports event representing the University
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First Place
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10/event
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Second Place
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8 /event
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Third Place
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6 /event
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Participation for an Event
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3 /event
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Inter University Events
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First Place
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6/event
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Second Place
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5 /event
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Third Place
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4 /event
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Participation for an event (Maximum up to 04 Marks)
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2 /event
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Inter Faculty Events, including Fresher’s meet
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First Place
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1.5 /event
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Second Place
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1 /event
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Third Place
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0.5/event
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University Colors/ Best Athlete/ Player of the Year
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3/sport
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Post of president, Vice president, Secretary, Junior treasurer and Editor of Sport Council
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1/position/year
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Criterion 4. Creativity and Exceptional Ability in Aesthetic or Technical Fields
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Aesthetics competition
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Maximum
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International aesthetic awards / accolades
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20/award
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National aesthetic awards / accolades
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10/award
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Completion of examinations or graduating performance in aesthetic fields
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Visharada in oriental music
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5/award
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Royal / Trinity College Examinations in Western Music
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5/award
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Arangetram in Bharatanatyam
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5/award
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Public/ mass media performance in aesthetic fields (Outside the University)
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Stage drama
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6/event
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Movie
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8/event
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Place in a TV reality show
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8/event
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Compering and presenting
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6/event
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Performance in aesthetic fields at a University approved events
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University level First Place
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5/event
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University level Second Place
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4/event
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University level Third Place
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3/event
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Faculty level First Place
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2/event
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Faculty level Second Place
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1.5/event
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Faculty level Third Place
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0.5/event
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Invention in technological field or taking part in project of technological advancement (depending on the scale and degree of creativity committee can decide maximum up to 10 marks)
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10/innovation
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Criterion 5. Research or pursuing new knowledge
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Peer Reviewed Publication
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Maximum
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Author of a paper in a peer reviewed indexed scientific journal(For joint publications marks should allocate proportionately)
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15/Paper
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Author of a paper in a peer reviewed non-indexed scientific journal(For joint publications marks should allocate proportionately)
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10/Paper
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Presentation at a Scientific Forum (oral or poster presentation)
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International Conference
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6/conference
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Local Conference
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3/conference
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Author of a book / chapter
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Author of a book
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6/book
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Author of a book chapter
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2/Chapter
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Active contribution to outstanding research project
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Notable contribution to a national project
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4/project
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Notable contribution to an institutional level project
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2/project
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Selection of Awardees
The Selection Committee shall award marks in two categories, as detailed below.
Category 1. Academic achievements (60%)
The GPA achieved by the students who have passed the examinations specified above, during the year under consideration, shall be converted to a mark out of 60, using one of the following formulae:
Marks for Category 1 = GPA of the applicant / 4.00 * 60
Category 2. Extracurricular activities (40%)
Any achievement listed under the criteria indicated in Annex 1, achieved within the period of the academic programme, may be re-counted in consecutive years throughout the programme.
Scores will be calculated according to the Annex 1 provided below to a maximum of 100 marks, and thereafter to a mark of out of 40.
EXCLUSION CRITERIA
- Any student who obtains an improved grade(s) by repeating a course unit(s) shall not be eligible to be named to the Dean’s List or for Faculty Awards
- Any student against whom disciplinary action has been taken by the Vice-Chancellor or Deputy Vice-Chancellor, for any form of misconduct shall not be eligible to be named to the Dean’s List or Faculty Awards.
- Any application for a Faculty Award, which is awarded a score of less than 70% as per the criteria identified in Annex 1, shall not be considered eligible for a Faculty Award.
However, the selection committee shall have the discretion to award up to 5 marks to an applicant who has total mark that is just below the cut-off of 70%.
