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Northern India Engineering ollegeNew elhi

ttendance ules1. It is felt necessary to bring to the notice of the students at thecommencement of the semester itself, the attendance requirement as

per the regulations of the GGSIPUniversity.2. As per the GGSIP University Ordinance, a student should secure a

minimum of 75 attendance of the total number of classes heldduring the semester, failing which he/she will be detained fromappearing in the semester term examination as well as in internalexamination.

3. A student who has been detained due to shortage of attendance willnot be allowed to be promoted to the next semester and he/she willbe required to take re-admission and repeat all courses of the saidsemester with the next batch of students. In other words, he/shewill lose one Year.

4. Recently, the High Court of Delhi had held that every student has toattend the minimum percentage of classes i.e. 75 in all thesubjects.as prescribed by the University otherwise he/she shall not beawarded the Degree at the end of the Programme.

5. In view of the above mentioned requirement of the Universitystudents are advised in their own interest to comply with theminimum 75 attendance requirement to avoid the consequences toshortage of attendance, it is clarified further that if a student is shortof attendance as per the University he/she will be debarred in allsubjects of that particular semester.

6. Once the debarred list is notified, no further hearing will be given tothe students except in cases of any discrepancy in the calculation ofattendance.

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Some existing students are under a misconception that attendance will begranted on Medical grounds in addition to the 25 absence permittedunder the University Regulations. It is not so. It is hereby that:(i) The maximum percentage of attendance that will be regularized on

medical grounds/family functions ete. will not be more than 25 ofthe total number of classes held under any circumstance (100 ).

(ii) The maximum percentage of attendance that will be regularized forparticipation in co-curricular/extracurricular activities ete. will not bemore that 25 of the total number of classes (100 ). Attendancewill be given only for actual participation including the days ofjourney wherever applicable.

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(iii) By way of clarification it may be mentioned that the maximumpercentage of attendance that may be regularized on account of.medical grounds and co-curricular extra-curricular activities will notexceed 30 of the total number of classes. It means,a minimum of70 attendance is essential in such cases. No medical certificate isrequired to be submitted, if the percentage of absence is 25 of thetotal number of classes. The Director, in his discretion is permitted tocondone 5 more absence in exceptional cases for which thestudent will have to submit applications accounting for the entire30 absence.

It may be further clarified that the student should submit valid documentsin support of illness, participation in other activities along with anapplication requesting for moderation of attendance as detailed below:(a) In case of sickness ete. the application along with medical certificate

ete. should be submitted to concern HOD for onward transmission toDirector on which the student attends the college after the illness.Any application submitted after this date will not be considered.If a student is found submitting successive medical certificates inevery semester with a view to overcome the shortage of attendance,he/she will be required to produce a medical certificate from thesenior doctor of a government hospital certifying hIs fitness tocontinue his/her studies in the college.

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(b) In case of participation in co-curricular and extra-curricular activities,the application duly signed by the faculty in-charge of the particularactivity should be submitted to Director for approval before suchparticipation by way of information and also immediately after theparticipation for considering the grant of attendance. Any applicationreceived after the stipulated dates will not be considered.

(c) Students are advised to avoid participating in extracurricular activitiesand other activities during the dates of the first and second internalsessional tests. If they do so, they will be doing it at their own risk inthe sense that they will be losing the marks for such test(s). No re-test doubling up of marks, viva etc. will be permitted forabsenteeson the daysof the test s .

(d) Students who are irregular or unpunctual in attending classes will notbe permitted to participate in activities and other co-curricular orextra-curricular activities of the College.