Dear Learner, You are required to submit one assignment per course within the stipulated time in order to become eligible to appear in the term-end examination. The assignments will be evaluated by the counselors at your Study Centre. Please submit your assignment solutions to the Coordinator of your Study Center. Purpose of Assignments: 1. Assignments are part of the continuous evaluation process in Open and Distance Learning (ODL) system. Due weightage is given to the marks/grades you obtain in assignments. This will help you for better performance in the term-end examination. If you secure good grades/marks in assignments, your overall performance will improve. 2. Assignments are also a part of the teaching-learning process in ODL system. Your assignment, after evaluation, will be returned back to you with specific and general comments by the evaluator. This will help you to know your strength as well as your weakness. Thus, it will establish a two-way communication between learner and evaluator. HOW TO WRITE ASSIGNMENTS: Please read the instructions for writing the response of an assignment before you start writing your answer. 1. Write your name, programme code, course title, enrolment no. and study center name with code in the top sheet of the assignment answer booklet as per the format given below. PROGRAMME TITLE: ......................ENROLMENT No.: …………………………… NAME: ……………………………………………………………………...................... ADDRESS:………………………………………………………………………………… COURSECODE…………COURSETITLE:……………………………………………… ASSIGNMENT CODE: .....................SIGNATURE: …………………………………….. STUDY CENTRE: .............................................DATE: ……………………………… 2. Before you attempt the assignments, please go through the course materials and practical sessions, consult with your counselor concerned and write answers in your own language. 3. Write the answers in your own handwriting. Give sufficient margin in the left side of each page so that the evaluator will give comments on each paragraph/page. 4. Your handwriting should be neat and readable. WEIGHTAGE FOR EACH ASSIGNMENT: 1. Each assignment will carry 25% weightage and term-end examinations will carry 75% weightage. 2. Each assignment will be of 100 marks. But it will carry 25% weightage. 3. You have to score minimum pass mark i.e. 40% in each assignment. In case you do not submit assignment or get fail mark in assignment you have to re-submit in the next year.