How a course grade is determined
Each theoretical course is marked out of 100%: class participation (attendance, performance) counts for 10%, quizzes and/or assignments for 20%, and the Semester Final Examination (or the Clearance/Carry Over/Improvement Examination, where applicable) for the remaining 70%. Practical/sessional course marks are distributed by the course instructor.
Source: AUST Examination & Grading System for Bachelor Degree Programs — verified Sep 2026
GPA calculation and non-graded notations
Grade Point Average (GPA) is the weighted average of the grade points earned, weighted by each course's credit hours.
The letter grades W (withheld result), E (exemption/waiver of a course, subject to Head of Department recommendation and Vice Chancellor approval), and P (passed in a previous semester) carry no grade-point value and are excluded from GPA computation.
Source: AUST Examination & Grading System for Bachelor Degree Programs — verified Sep 2026
Promotion, retake exams, and attendance
A student with no 'F' grade in a semester is promoted to the next semester. A student who fails ('F') a maximum of 2 theoretical courses in a semester is still promoted, with carry-over, provided the cumulative number of failed/carry-over courses does not exceed 4; exceeding either limit means no promotion, and the student must re-register for the failed course(s).
Students who fail a course in the Regular Examination may retake it in the Clearance Examination (capped at grade B) or, for backlog from a prior semester, the Carry Over Examination (graded the same way as the Clearance Examination). Students may also voluntarily raise a passing grade below A- via the Improvement Examination (capped at grade A-), limited to 4 attempts over a 4-year program or 5 attempts over a 5-year program; the original Regular Examination grade remains on the transcript only for chronological record.
Students must attend at least 60% of a course's classes to sit its Semester Final, Clearance, Improvement, or Carry Over Examination, though the university may condone a shortfall for acceptable reasons.
Source: AUST Examination & Grading System for Bachelor Degree Programs — verified Sep 2026
Maximum time to complete a degree
A 4-year bachelor degree program must be completed within 7 years, and a 5-year program within 8 years, of admission. Failing to complete all degree requirements within this period may disqualify a student from continuing their studies at AUST.
Source: AUST Examination & Grading System for Bachelor Degree Programs — verified Sep 2026