This study explores the students and teachers’ perceptions of transition in assessment from annual to semester system at university level. For collection of data two research tools i.e. questionnaire (students) and interview with teachers are used. The study finds that through assessment teachers get information about thinking of students and on which level they think. Assessment is helpful in making different educational policies. Assessment is effective to understand the working characteristics of students. If we assess curriculum, we modify it according to goals or standards. Assessment is a back bone of all education system. Mixed method was used to explore this research study. The responses from the questionnaire and interviews shows that the majority of the teachers and students agree annual examinations give better overall picture of learning progress.

The semester system helps the students in learning more than the annual system. The semester system is very much effective in higher education. But at the same time, it creates many problems for students. The purpose of the study is that find out the problem in the semester system and its advantages disadvantages. During the semester system, students faced many problems. Hence the major purpose of the study is to find the difficulties during exams and presentations, assignments,shortage of time, etc. Its solutions and opinion of students. The population of the study was first semester students selected non-randomly and taken 20 students for interview. Two government universities were visited for this purpose. It was a qualitative study that ways followed the step of thematic analysis calculation is that the semester system is the opposite annual system. The semester system exam was held after six months, and students faced a problem because of shortage time anxiety for the exam. Semester system significant is that in which each academic year is divided into two periods. It develops presentation skills and confidence through the semester system.