At the beginning of every term, the instructors for FPM level courses provide a course outline that includes the schedule of session and reading prescribed for each session. For PGP level courses, course outlines along with course material are available from the PGP/Programme office after registration.

The proficiency in the second year course work is achieved through intensive reading, seminars, discussion and interactions with the faculty and among the FPM students. In addition, students take the FPM compulsory courses, which are specially designed to provide teaching and research skills, and to develop integrated learning.

In the second year, FPM students are required to take minimum eleven credit elective courses, two Courses of Independent Studies (CIS), two and a half credit compulsory courses. FPM Students may opt for Dissertation in lieu of two major area level courses.

All the eleven elective courses may be taken from the major area. These elective courses may be regular PGP electives, FPM level courses including seminar based or from other International Universities/Institutions. Among the eleven electives courses students must take at least four FPM level courses (minimum three FPM level courses from the major area). CIS courses (each CIS is of one credit) may be converted to elective courses. A student cannot take more than one CIS in a term. The student selects his/her guide for doing the CIS.

The details of the courses will be provided during the third term of first year.

Students must finish all requirements of the courses within the term in which the courses are offered. Second year students must complete their dissertation work, if necessary, before they could appear for the comprehensive examination. The dissertation work is evaluated and graded by a three member committee, one of them being the Student’s advisor himself/herself and the other two faculty members to be nominated by the FPM Chairperson in consultation with the student’s Advisor. In case of unsatisfactory performance in the dissertation work, the student would be given one more chance to submit his/her dissertation work within one month for re-evaluation from the date of first evaluation.

The evaluation of academic performance is based on varying combinations of the following components:

While components (c) and (d) are mandatory for a full PGP level course, relative weightage of the components for a specific course will be at the discretion of the instructor.  For PGP level courses of under 3/4-credit weightage, mid-term examination is not mandatory. For FPM level courses, the evaluation scheme varies from course to course. For example, some FPM level course may not have any examination and evaluation may be based on presentations and term paper(s) etc. The evaluation schemes for every course are conveyed to the students at the beginning of the course along with the course outline.

The Term Grade Point Average (TGPA) are calculated by computing the sum of grade points in respective courses multiplied by their respective credits, and dividing it by the total credits for all courses in the term. Similarly, the Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) are calculated at the end of each term as a composite index of the academic performance of the student up to that stage in the Programme.

The Faculty Member assigns a numeric score to each student, which is the weighted sum of component scores. The Faculty Member also specifies score range for each letter grade.  Numeric score for individual components and the grade obtained by a student for a course is communicated to the students.

Students must attain the following minimum academic standards during the course work for proceeding to the comprehensive examination stage:

(one  F or one D in any course is treated as a Full F or  full D irrespective of the credit weightage of the course)

The FPM Committee takes up the performance review of the students who fail to meet the minimum academic requirements during the course work phase. Decision of the Committee regarding continuation/termination is binding on the student.

After Second year FPM Students will be required to assist their area in academic work for at least ten hours per week. Modalities of such assistance will be finalized by the area.