Jadavpur University to decide on supplementary exams soon

Jadavpur University is looking out for the ways to mark students who had failed in the previous semester exams by either conducting the supplementary exam or by awarding the grace marks.

Jadavpur University will soon be deciding on whether to hold a supplementary exam or award grace marks to students who had failed in the previous semester exams. The examination committee will be meeting later this week or next week to decide on this.

As per a senior official, looking at the present situation, it might not be possible to hold the supplementary exam along with the final semester exams. After the examination committee meeting, consisting of varsity officials and faculty, a decision will be taken to award grace marks or not to students of Arts, Science and Engineering faculties who had either failed or unable to attend the previous semester exams.

Since March 17, the Jadavpur University is shut and classes were suspended. Many students do not have the facility to attend online classes, they might not be able to prepare for the supplementary exams along with that of the current semester exams, he said.

"With the date of opening of the campus remains uncertain, the decision has to be taken quickly keeping in mind all the concerns of students," he said.

As per the proposal, while 40-50 per cent weight-age would be given on evaluation based on previous semester’s performances, classwork/projects and viva, the rest 60-50 percent would be given on the exams which the students will appear in from their home, he said.

If a student will appear for the exam from their home, it will be conducted either online, or by sending question papers to the students’ addresses or to some designated places and then collecting the answer scripts, he said.

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