PU may give BE students chance to improve scores

PU may give BE students chance to improve scores

Aarti.Kapur@timesgroup.com

Chandigarh:21.06.2020

In a first, Panjab University (PU) has proposed to give students pursuing the bachelor of engineering course from University Institute of Engineering and Technology (UIET) a chance for improvement. The proposal will be tabled in the syndicate for final approval on June 25. The move came in the wake of students giving a representation to the faculty of engineering and technology, after which a committee was constituted by the dean university instructions (DUI).

A committee report will be tabled by the DUI in the meeting. According to the committee, improvement of BE courses will be allowed only after completion of degree for students whose CGPA is less than 6. A candidate will be allowed to take two chances to appear as a private candidate for improvement within eight years. This period will be from admission of the candidate in BE first year.

The candidate will have to choose subjects for his examination as per current schemes and syllabus prevailing at the time of filling of his examination form. Internal assessment will not be allowed.

Improvement examinations of BE will be conducted with regular theory exams. The norms will be applicable prospectively from the date of its implementation as ordered by the PU Syndicate and the senate

PU seeks data for exam centres

Panjab University has sought data from all affiliated colleges of Punjab about hostellers to allot their examination centres near their residences. The controller of examination has asked college principals to provide the data by June 29. 

Panjab University is planning to conduct semester examinations in July. Due to Covid-19 pandemic, it is proposed to allot the examination centres to a nearby place of residence of the candidate.