Himachal Pradesh University to promote nearly 90,000 undergraduate students amid Covid pandemic

Vice-chancellor Sikander Kumar, who chaired a meeting of the executive council, said students who needed to clear a compartment exam or had to reappear for a subject and were not able to take it due to the pandemic, will also be promoted.

Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla, has decided to promote nearly 90,000 students in the first and second year of graduation amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

The students who will be eligible for promotion to higher classes include regular students and those taking distance education from the International Centre for Distance Education and Open Learning (ICDEOL). (HT file photo)

University vice-chancellor Sikander Kumar, who chaired a meeting of the executive council, said that students who needed to clear a compartment exam or had to reappear for a subject and were not able to take the exam due to the pandemic, will also be promoted to the next class.

The students who will be eligible for promotion to higher classes include regular students and those taking distance education from the International Centre for Distance Education and Open Learning (ICDEOL).

The promotion will be based on previous class performances of the student, 50-50 evaluation of performance in exams and internal assessment.

Students of first year will be promoted based on their internal assessments.

Students of ICDEOL will be promoted on the basis of internal evaluation assignment and personal contact programme attendance, while students who got late admission in colleges will be promoted after the evaluation of the average of subjects passed.

The university executive council, which met on Saturday, decided to grant 10% reservation to economically weaker section students in postgraduate courses.

It also decided to withdraw the transfer policy of non-teaching staff.