Download VNSGU (Veer Narmad South Gujarat University) MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery) Second Year (2nd Year) Forensic Medicine Distribution of Marks
Evaluation
a.
Methods
Theory, Practical & viva
b. Pattern of Theory Examination including Distribution of Marks,
Questions, Time
Nature of Question Paper
i) Total duration -
2 hrs (one paper of 2 hrs or 120 minutes)
ii) The paper will have 3 sections
Suggested pattern and marking for each paper of 40 marks
Sections
Nature of Questions
Total No. of
Mark (s) per Total Marks
Questions
Question
28 ?
14
A) Multiple
Choice
Questions (MCQs)
SBR = 28
6 out of 7
2
12
B)
Short Answer Questions
(SAQs)
2 out of 3
7
14
C)
Long Answer Question
(LAQ)
Total
40
c.
Topic distribution in the theory paper
Section A & C: Forensic Medicine, Toxicology, Medical Jurisprudence, Legal Procedure
Section B:
Forensic Medicine, Toxicology and/or Medical Jurisprudence
d.
Marking scheme
As shown above
e.
Nature of practicals and duration
Practicals
Marks
30
Report on:
Six Exercises [With available resources] Time: About 2 hrs.
1. An Injured OR Age of the child
OR An Alcoholic OR Sexual offence
07 Marks
2. Bone OR Determination of age of Foetus
05 Marks
3.
Weapon
05
Marks
4.
Certificate of Sickness, fitness OR Death.
05
Marks
5.
Report on TWO Poison
04 Marks
6.
Report on any TWO articles: [Skiagram OR
Photographs
OR Slides OR Museum
Specimens
OR
Instruments]
04
Marks
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TOTAL
30 Marks
In respect of items 1 to 6, students will be expected to prepare their Reports as if they would
be required to submit it to the investigating authority concerned within the time allotted, and
the examiners will be assessing proficiency in skills, conduct of experiment, interpretation of
data and logical conclusion. Emphasis should be on candidate's capacity in making
observations and logical inferences in order to initiate enquiries in criminal matters and
medico-legal problems.
f.
Viva : duration and topic distribution
Viva-voc?:
Time: About 20 Min
There will be TWO tables examining each student separately on the topics `a' and `b'.
Viva
10
marks
Duration
20 mins
Four examiners
10 mins with each candidate
Two examiners
for topics a. Toxicology and Medical Jurisprudence
Two examiners
for topics b. Forensic Medicine and Legal Procedures
At each table marks given will be out of 5 and then added together (total out of 10)
g.
Plan for internal assessment
The time-table for internal assessment will be as follows:
SCHEME OF INTERNAL ASSESSMENT WITH FREQUENCY OF EXAMINATIONS
FOR THE BATCHES WHICH HAVE JOINED BEFORE JUNE 2001
Marks for internal assessment `A' shall be calculated on the basis of two mid
terminals & three terminal college examinations conducted. During mid terminal (periodical
examination) assessment should be done by MCQs of Single Best Response type.
Marks for internal assessment `B' shall be calculated on the basis of three terminal
college examinations (7 marks) & day-to-day class practical work and Record (3 marks).
Department will maintain a register for periodic evaluation of their students. The
internal assessment will be done separately for theory and practical examinations.
A total of 5 (five) examinations will be conducted as under:
FREQUENCY AND MARKING OF EXAMINATION FOR INTERNAL ASSESSMENT
Termwise distribution
Theory/Practical (Total Marks)
I Term
One Midterm
15 / no practicals
1st Terminal
40 / 25
II Term
One Midterm
15 / no practicals
2nd Terminal
40 / 40
III Term
One term ending Preliminary 40 / 40
SCHEME OF INTERNAL ASSESSMENT WITH FREQUENCY OF EXAMINATION
FOR THE BATCHES JOINING IN JUNE 2001 AND LATER
I term
1st term ending: After 120 teaching days (Theory and Practicals)
II term
2nd term ending: At the end of the 2nd term (Theory and Practicals)
III term
Prelims examination on the basis of University pattern -Theory, Practicals and Viva
(Minimum 4 weeks gap mandatory between Preliminary and University examinations)
For the terminal theory examination students will be evaluated by a combination of 28 MCQs
(each worth 1/2 mark), 6 SAQs (each of 2 marks with an option of 6 out of 7) and 2 LAQs
(option of 2 out of 3 each worth 7 marks). The total time allotted for this 40 marks paper will
be 2 hours.
This will be followed by practicals (total time 1? hours). The marks for the I term practicals
will be 25 and for the II term will be 40.
To familiarize the students with the `viva-voc?', for the I term the marks for the practicals
may be kept as 15, while 10 marks be reserved for viva on theory topics (total 25 marks); for
the II term the marks for the practicals may be kept as 30, while 10 marks be reserved for
viva on theory topics (total 40 marks).
Prelim pattern will be as per the University exam.
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