For Regulation 2008,2013,2015

Anna University Pass mark details for all semester is common and common also for all subjects.Many Students don’t know about the pass mark details of Anna University. Anna University scheme of both Internal marks and external marks i.e. Theory marks which we have to attend university exams for 100 marks.

Anna University Exams consist of both practicals and theory Exams will be conducted for 100 marks. Anna University Internal Marks will be for 20 marks for all subjects. so students will write exams for 100 marks and that will be converted to 80 marks. so in this candidate must take 45 marks (out of 100) to get pass mark.and in internal students must get 14 out of 20 . In this conversion of 100 to 80 marks , students should get 36 marks to get passed in anna university exams. The candidate should secure 50 a marks above Including Internal Assessment marks obtained.

For Regulation 2017 CBCS

To improve the academic standards of the Anna University and to prevent students from outsmarting the relative grading system, the university’s academic council has decided to set a minimum pass mark for students.

As per the decision, students need to secure at least 50 per cent marks to clear the subject. Along with the Choice Based Credit System (CBCS), the university has introduced the relative grading system for the students.

Under the relative grading, the pass mark was not a fixed one. The students will be awarded the grades based on the collective performance of the class.

While the pass percentage of the students have improved significantly under the new system in the last two years, the professors have complained that the standard has gone down.

“Under the relative grading, a student with one or two marks can clear the exam with internal marks.

After receiving several complaints, the university now has fixed minimum marks for clearing the subjects.

“Based on our experience, we have fixed a minimum pass marks for students of the university departments. As per the decision, a student needs to secure a minimum of 50 per cent marks to clear the subject,” said T.V. Geetha, director of Academic Courses.

The grades would be awarded based on the collective performance.

“For example, if 60 marks are the first mark in a class, the student would get an outstanding grade and if it was the last mark in another class, then, the student will not clear the exam,”

What is relative grading

Anna University previously followed absolute grading. if a student scores 60 he will get first class and the grade is fixed with the marks.

Now, the grade is fixed with the relative performance of all the students, not with the marks.
For example, if the first mark in the class is 60 then he will get the grade of 90 marks and those students who get less than 50 also could clear the paper.

Pass Mark :

The candidate should secure 50 Percentage of marks above Including Internal Assessment marks obtained.