Mandate# 44 : Creation of Question Bank and Setting of Question Papers

Introduction: The questions set up in question bank should be aligned with the course
outcomes with set knowledge level as per Bloom’s Taxonomy. With this basic requirement
at Galgotias University, the development of students’ ability to be able to succeed in
competitive examinations for higher studies and industrial job placement is also considered
as a factor in setting up questions in question bank. Accordingly the following mandates are
to be followed.

 Questions are to be framed to meet the following verticals:

1. Course Outcomes,

2. Bloom’s Taxonomy Level,

3. Difficulty level (of three categories : low, medium, and high),

4. Belonging to competitive examination(such as GATE, IES, UPSC, etc., in

engineering), or non-competitive examination category,

5. Marks,

6. i. Unit

ii. Area

iii. Topic

Each question shall be characterized in terms of these verticals as shown in Appendix I.

 The Course Coordinator and Faculty should ensure that at least 30% of questions in
question bank should be related to competitive exams of GATE, IES, civil services
and other similar competitive exams. In case, within the given syllabus, if
/CC/Faculty finds that minimum 30% of competitive examination questions cannot be
covered in that broad area of specialization of the course, then they can recommend
the extension of the syllabus.

 The Course Coordinator and Faculty should ensure that Bloom’s Taxonomy levels of
questions in question bank should follow the percentage distribution similar to the one
shown in Appendix II. Any particular distribution to be followed has to be
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preapproved by IQAC depending on the course outcomes with set Bloom’s

Taxonomy Levels.

 Course Coordinator and Faculty should ensure that all course outcomes are equally
covered by questions in question bank. DC and Dean shall ensure its compliance.

 Course Coordinator and Faculty should ensure that difficulty levels of questions in
question bank shall have a distribution similar to the one shown in Appendix III. Any
particular distribution for a particular course has to be preapproved by IQAC
depending on the course outcomes with set Bloom’s Taxonomy Levels.

 Course Coordinator and Faculty with an external expert (duly appointed by Dean after
the approval from IQAC) should upload minimum 50 questions per unit and 25
questions in each vertical in the question bank satisfying the above requirements in
ERP 15 days prior to the start of the semester.

 Dean has to ensure that the uploading of question bank is as per Appendix I and as per
schedule.

 Course Coordinator/Faculty should ensure that 100% of questions from each unit are
practiced by students in assignments/self learning/class room teaching and the table of
questions practiced with faculty by students, shown in Appendix IV should be filled
up after the completion of each unit.

 At any point of time, selection of questions from question bank for sharing with the
students from the examination point of view to practice should not be done for any
reason by any faculty.

 The questions for CAT-I/CAT-II/ETE shall be selected by Course Coordinator/DC,

and external expert (approved by IQAC), using question bank with 80% of questions
from question bank and 20% of new questions framed satisfying all attributes. These
new questions shall be added to the question bank.

 Separate analysis of ‘new questions’ performed by student during CAT-I/CAT-II.

 The question bank is to be updated/revamped every semester.

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 The setting of CAT/ETE question papers shall be strictly based on Appendix I

attributes. All units shall carry equal marks out of total marks, so the number of
questions and the marks distribution must be as per Appendix V for CATs and
Appendix VI for ETE. Two questions of ten questions vertical combination levels
shown in Appendix 1 A, shall be used for ETE.

Appendix 1 A :

Ten question vertical combination levels corresponding to ten questions for CAT shown
in Appendix V.

Question No. as Bloom’s Taxonomy Level Difficulty Level Marks

per Appendix V

1 Knowledge Medium 2

2 Understanding Medium 2

3 Evaluate Low 2

4 Understanding Medium 2

5 Understanding High 6

6 Apply High 6

7 Analysis Medium 6

8 Evaluate High 6

9 Analysis High 9/10

10 Analysis/Create (competitive High 9/10

exam type)

Appendix I B:

Required Attributes of Questions in Question Bank

School of XXXXX
Course Name : Course Code :

Date:
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Bloom’s Difficulty Competitive Area Topic Unit Marks

Serial
Questions CO Taxonomy Level Exam
No.
Level Question Y/N
1
2
3
.
.
.

Signature of Course Coordinator/DC:

Signature of Dean:

IQAC:

Appendix II :

Bloom’s Taxonomy Levels Distribution of Questions in Question Bank

School of XXXXX Date :

Course Name : Course Code :

Serial Bloom’s Taxonomy Level Percentage Distribution

No.

1 Knowledge 5%

2 Understand 15%

3 Apply 30%

4 Analysis 20%

5 Evaluate 20%

6 Create 10%

Signature of Course Coordinator/DC:

Signature of Dean:

IQAC:

Appendix III :

Difficulty Levels Distribution of Questions in Question Bank

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School of XXXXX Date :

Prog. Name: Semester: Course Name : Course Code :

Serial No. Difficulty Level Percentage Distribution

1 Low 20%

2 Medium 60%

3 High 20%

Signature of Course Coordinator/DC:

Signature of Dean:

IQAC:

Appendix IV :

Questions practiced with faculty by students from Question Bank after the
completion of each unit.

School of XXXXX Date :

Prog. Name: Semester: Course Name : Course Code : Unit :

Serial Name of the student Enrollment Question numbers Source: Signature

Number practiced with Assignment/ of the
No. faculty by student class room student
teaching/ self with date
learning

Signature of Course Faculty:

Signature of Course Coordinator/DC:

Signature of Dean:

IQAC:
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Appendix V :

CAT Question paper format for all programmes

Name. …………………………………………. Printed

Student Admn. No.: …………..…………….… Pages:01
School of ……………………………………………………..
Continuous Assessment Test (CAT-I)-September 2018, Semester: Fall, 2018-19
[Programme] [Semester: ] [Batch:]
Course Title: ……………………………………… Max Marks:
Course Code: ……………………………………… 50
1
Time: 1 2 ℎ𝑟𝑠

Instructions: 1. All questions are compulsory

Assume missing data suitably, if any
Group A (5X2=10 Marks)
1. x𝝐(𝟏, 𝟐, 𝟑, … 𝒏); 𝒏 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒂𝒙𝒊𝒎𝒖𝒎 𝒏𝒖𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓 𝒐𝒇 𝑪𝑶𝒔 𝒅𝒆𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒅 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒔𝒆 COx 2
How many COs to be covered in CAT-I that depends upon what the COs are covered COx 2
2.
up to the portion of syllabus before CAT-I in lecture plan.
During definition, COs and knowledge levels are already mapped, hence while
3. making question for a particular CO, kindly refer what knowledge level it maps to the COx 2
CO, then frame the question accordingly.
4. Usually in 02 marks question up to Bloom’s level 3 (apply) will be appropriate COx 2
Group B (5X4=20 Marks)
Group B must have two questions with 10 marks each. COx 6
5.
x𝝐(𝟏, 𝟐, 𝟑, … 𝒏); 𝒏 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒂𝒙𝒊𝒎𝒖𝒎 𝒏𝒖𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓 𝒐𝒇 𝑪𝑶𝒔 𝒅𝒆𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒅 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒔𝒆
6. Balance the marks between the COs as far as possible in entire question paper COx 6

7. COx 6

8. COx 6
Group C (2X10=20 Marks)

9. x𝝐(𝟏, 𝟐, 𝟑, … 𝒏); 𝒏 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒂𝒙𝒊𝒎𝒖𝒎 𝒏𝒖𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓 𝒐𝒇 𝑪𝑶𝒔 𝒅𝒆𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒅 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒔𝒆 COx 9

10. COx 9
From each unit two 2 marks questions, two 6 marks question and one 9 marks question
should be framed.
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Appendix VI :

ETE question paper format for all programmes

Name. …………………………………………. Printed

Student Admn. No.: …………..…………….… Pages:01
School of ……………………………………………………..
End Term Examination-Dcember 2018, Semester: Fall, 2018-19
[Programme] [Semester: ] [Batch:]
Course Title: ……………………………………… Max Marks:
Course Code: ……………………………………… 100
Time: 3ℎ𝑟𝑠
Instructions: 1. All questions are compulsory
Assume missing data suitably, if any
Group A (10X2=20 Marks)
1. x𝝐(𝟏, 𝟐, 𝟑, … 𝒏); 𝒏 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒂𝒙𝒊𝒎𝒖𝒎 𝒏𝒖𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓 𝒐𝒇 𝑪𝑶𝒔 𝒅𝒆𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒅 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒔𝒆 COx 2

2. How Bloom’s Taxonomy Levels should be covered? COx 2

During definition, COs and knowledge levels are already mapped, hence while
3. making question for a particular CO, kindly refer what knowledge level it maps to the COx 2
CO, then frame the question accordingly.
4. Usually in 02 marks question up to Bloom’s level 3 (apply) will be appropriate COx 2

5. However, higher order BTL question if framed, that is to be done carefully COx 2

6 COx 2

7 COx 2

8 COx 2

9 COx 2

10 COx 2
Group B (10X4=40 Marks)
Group B must have two questions with 10 marks each. COx 6
11
x𝝐(𝟏, 𝟐, 𝟑, … 𝒏); 𝒏 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒂𝒙𝒊𝒎𝒖𝒎 𝒏𝒖𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓 𝒐𝒇 𝑪𝑶𝒔 𝒅𝒆𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒅 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒔𝒆
12 Balance the marks between the COs as far as possible in entire question paper COx 6

13 COx 6

14 COx 6

15 COx 6
Group C (4X10=40 Marks)
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16. x𝝐(𝟏, 𝟐, 𝟑, … 𝒏); 𝒏 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒂𝒙𝒊𝒎𝒖𝒎 𝒏𝒖𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓 𝒐𝒇 𝑪𝑶𝒔 𝒅𝒆𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒅 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒔𝒆 COx 10

17 COx 10

18 COx 10

19 COx 10

20 10
From each unit two 2 marks questions, one 6 marks question and one 10 marks question
should be framed.