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ORDINANCES FOR VARIOUS EXAMINATIONS(ii) COMMON ORDINANCES UNDER NON-CREDIT BASEDSEMESTER SYSTEM FOR AFFILIATED/CONSTITUENT/UNIVERSITY COLLEGES/CAPACITY ENHANCEMENTPROGRAMME/ PRIVATE CANDIDATES (EXCLUDING
FACULTIES GOVERNED UNDER THEIR RESPECTIVE
REGULATORY BODIES).
(Including University campuses unless otherwise specified)
The University shall impart instructions in courses as may bespecified by the university from time to time under the semestersystem.
1. Eligibility for Admission and duration of the courses
The Eligibility and duration of the courses shall be as prescribedby the University from time to time.
2. FeeEvery candidate shall pay such fee to the institution under thejurisdiction of the University as the Syndicate may prescribefrom time to time.
3. Scheme of Instructions-Examination
For each examination, every student admitted to the courses
under the semester system must be on the rolls of the institution,and shall send his/her admission form and fees for theexamination through the Principal/Head of the Institution,accompanied by the following certificates:a) Of having attended at least 75% of the total number oflectures delivered in each theory and practical course
separately. Deficiency in lectures may be condoned as perordinances (Chapter 15 (ii) of University calendar, Vol. II).
If in a particular semester, a student falls short of attendance
in a maximum of two courses, he/she would be permitted toappear in the semester examination of the papers in which
he/she fulfils the attendance requirements. The course/s inwhich the student does not fulfil the minimum attendance
requirements, he/she shall not be permitted to appear in thesemester examination of such course/s, and shall be declared

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as having failed in such course/s. A student who is fallingshort of attendance in maximum of two courses, he/she shallbe required to attend the minimum number of lectures whichwere falling short, during next year when the course/s is/areoffered.
b) Of having good moral character.
c) The syllabi, courses of reading and regulations for the courses
shall be notified by the University from time to time, andshall be deemed to constitute integral part of the ordinances.
Course evaluation under the semester system of evaluation
shall be done on marks basis. If a course has both thetheory and practical components, the student will be required
to pass both the components, separately. However, if thestudent fails in theory, but is passing in practical of thatcourse, he/she will be required to clear the theory paper
only, and vice-versa.
d) Carry on system for various semester examinations.
I. Courses having two semester duration:a. There shall be no condition for promoting a student
from first semester to second semester.
b. In case a student fails to pass all the courses/papers
within a period of two semesters (One Year), he/sheshall be given two consecutive semesters (One Year)
more to pass.
II. Courses having four semester duration:a. There shall be no condition for promoting a student
from first semester to second semesterb. However the student shall be promoted to the thirdsemester only if he/she has passed at least 50%
courses/papers of the first two semesters.
c. There shall be no condition for promoting a studentfrom third semester to fourth semester.
d. In case a student fails to pass all the courses/papers
within a period of four semesters (Two Years), he/she shall be given four consecutive semesters (TwoYears) more to pass.

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III. Courses having six semester duration:a. There shall be no condition for promoting a student
from first semester to second semesterb. However, the student shall be promoted to the thirdsemester only if he/she has passed atleast 50%
courses/papers of the first two semesters.
c. There shall be no condition for promoting a student
from third semester to fourth semester.
d. However a student shall be promoted to fifth semester
only if he/she has passed atleast 50% courses/ papersof the first four semesters.
e. There shall be no condition for promoting a student
from fifth semester to sixth semester. After a periodof six semesters the student shall be given a periodof two consecutive years to pass.
IV. Courses having eight semester duration:a. There shall be no condition for promoting a student
from first semester to second semester.
b. A student shall be promoted to the third semester
only if he/she has passed atleast 50% courses/papersof the first two semesters, but there will be nocondition for promoting a student from third semester
to fourth semester.
c. A student shall be promoted to fifth semester only if
he/she has passed at least 50% courses/papers of
the first four semesters.
d. There shall be no condition for promoting a student
from fifth semester to sixth semester.
e. A student shall be promoted to seventh semester
only if he/she has passed at least 50% courses/
papers of the first six semesters.
f. There will be no condition for promoting a student
from seventh semester to eight semester and after aperiod of eight semesters, the student shall be givena period of two consecutive years to pass.

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V. Courses having ten semester duration:a. There shall be no condition for promoting a student
from first semester to second semester
b. A student shall be promoted to the third semester
only if he/she has passed atleast 50% courses/papersof the first two semesters, but there will be nocondition for promoting a student from third semester
to fourth semester.
c. A student shall be promoted to fifth semester only if
he/she has passed at least 50% courses/papers of
the first four semesters.
d. There shall be no condition for promoting a student
from fifth semester to sixth semester.
e. A student shall be promoted to seventh semester
only if he/she has passed at least 50% courses/
papers of the first six semesters.
f. There will be no condition for promoting the student
from seventh semester to eighth semester.
However, a student shall be promoted to ninth
semester only if he/she has passed at least 50%
courses/papers of the first eight semesters.
g. There will be no condition for promoting the student
from ninth semester to tenth semester.
h. After a period of ten semesters, the student will begiven a period of two consecutive years more topass.
Note:1.
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Note:3.

No special chance or exemption shall be allowedbeyond what is stated in the above Ordinances.
Failing students shall appear in the examination in
the regular semester examinations next year i.e.,
reappear of examination for an odd semester shallbe conducted alongwith the next odd semester, andeven semester alongwith the next even semester
and there shall be no special supplementary
examinations.
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involve a fraction, the fraction of the course/paper
will be treated as a full course. For example, if ina year there are 13 courses in two semesters, thecandidate will be required to pass minimum of 7courses/papers.
e) The pass marks for a course (paper) shall be 35% at
Bachelor's Degree level, Certificate, Diploma, Advanced
Diploma and PG Diploma levels. The pass marks for acourse (paper) shall be 40% at Post Graduate Degree level.
Pass marks in aggregate for all the courses shall be 40%.
Re-evaluation shall be allowed as per ordinances.
If a candidate obtains less than 40% marks in aggregate at
the end of the final semester/year of his/her course but ispass in all individual papers, the result of such a candidate
shall be declared as 'fail', and he/she shall be required toimprove his/her score in one or more papers in any of thesemesters/year so as to obtain a minimum of 40% marks inaggregate to pass the examination.
f) The medium of instructions shall be as already existing in
the ordinances.
g) Grace marks will be allowed as per University ordinances.
h) Maximum time allowed to pass a course is given below:
Course duration
Five years
Four years
Three years
Two yearsOne year

Maximum time to complete a degree
Seven years
Six years
Five years
Four years
Two yearsi) The candidate shall be treated to be failing in the courses
offered in the semester in which he has not sought admission/
dropped the semester and such courses/papers in which thecandidate has failed shall be taken into account while deciding
the promotion of the candidate in subsequent semesters as
per the condition. The candidate shall be required to seek
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course as given under para (h) of the ordinances, provided
that he fulfills all other requirements under the prevailingordinances. Regular students admitted to a course shallregister/enroll themselves with the university in the very firstsemester of their admission and pay prescribed fee to thecollege/University. Direct admission to second semester isnot allowed. The same rule shall apply to private and capacity
enhancement programme students.
The above shall also apply to all such courses in which
admission to a college is a prerequisite as a regular student.
The above provision is extended to all the Under Graduate,
Post Graduate Courses & Diplomas. This provision shallalso be extended for subsequent semesters.
4. Assignments
In courses involving project report/ dissertation/thesis/case study/
status report/training report/term report or any other suchassignment, the candidate shall be required to submit any suchassignment, required in the partial fulfillment of the degree, bythe 31st March of the last semester of the course, in which he/she is registered. The Principal/Head of the Institution may,
however, give an extension of one month after this date i.e., up
to 30th April. Grant of further Extension/Condonation of delay inreceipt of such an assignment will be made and governed asper ordinances available in the Guru Nanak Dev University
Calendar, Volume II in chapter VII or as amended by theUniversity from time to time. Assignments shall be evaluated bya board of three examiners, as approved by the Board of Studies
for the conduct of practical examination/viva voce etc.
5. Discipline
Each student shall be under the control and discipline of theconcerned institution. In case of any misconduct on the part ofa student, the institution shall have a power to take disciplinary
action against the defaulter, to the extent of cancellation ofadmission of the defaulting student from the rolls of the institution.
6. Result-Division-Degree
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percent or more marks at the end of their course.
b) First Division—Those who obtain 60 percent or more marks
at the end of their course.
c) Second Division - Those who obtain 50 percent or more
marks, but less than 60 percent marks at the end of theircourse.
d) Third Division—Those who obtain 40 percent or more
marks but less than 50 percent marks at the end of theircourse.
The successful candidate shall be awarded the degree in thesubject of his/her study indicating the division obtained on the basis of
the result of all the semester examinations. A student who does notcomplete the programme of study within the minimum duration of thecourse of his/her study, or fails in any course, shall not be eligible forany merit position/medal/award of the University.
Notes:
1. All such students who were admitted under the Annual Systembefore the implementation of the Semester System will begoverned under the prevalent respective Ordinances of Annual
System of examination till they pass such classes/courses.
2. The clauses which are not covered under these Common
Ordinances be read with their respective Ordinances and othergeneral rules.
3. Clauses relating to medium of instructions, duration of courses,
eligibility, re-appear etc. which have not been mentioned under
the new Common Ordinances will remain the same as per theprevious ordinances.