Guru Nanak Dev University Rules for Promotion Under Semester System (Carry on system)
A For Six Semester Courses :
a There shall be no condition for promoting a student from first semester to second semester.
b However the student shall be promoted to the third semester 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/papers of the first four semesters.
e After the period of VI semesters, the student shall be given a period of two consecutive years to pass.
B For Four Semester Courses :
a There shall be no condition for promoting a student from first semester to second semester.
b However the student shall be promoted to the third semester 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 In case a student fails to pass all the courses/papers with in a period of four semesters/two years, he/she shall be given four consecutive semesters/two years more to pass.
C For Two Semester Courses:
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 semester(One year) she shall be given two consecutive semesters (one year) more to pass.
Note 1 : The rules for promotion given here can be changed by the university at any time.
Note 2:
a. If 50% of the course / papers required to pass involve a fraction, the fraction of the course/ paper will be treated as a full course. For example, if in a year there are 13 courses in two semesters, the candidate will be required to pass minimum of 7 courses / papers.
b. The pass marks for a course (paper) shall be 35% at Bachelors degree level, certificate, diploma, advanced diploma and PG Diploma levels. The pass marks for a course shall be 40% at post graduate degree level. Pass marks in aggregate of all the courses shall be 40%. Re-evaluation shall be allowed as per university rules.
c. If a candidate obtains less than 40% marks in aggregate at the end of the final semester / year of their course but is passed in all individual papers, the result of such a candidate shall be declared as ‘fail’ and they shall be required to improve their score in one or more papers in any of the semesters/year so as to obtain a minimum 40% marks in aggregate to pass the examination.
d. If a course has both the theory and practical components, the student will be required to pass both the components, separately. However, if the student fails in theory, but qualifies in practical examination of that course, he/she will be required to clear the theory paper only, and vice-versa.
