<p> The University’s Academic Council decided to restore the grace marks taken away from them arbitrarily.<br /><br />Students of third semester PG and integrated courses, who were initially given grace marks to pass examinations, were surprised to find that the marks had been withdrawn later. The mix-up over grace marks occurred partly due to a delay in approval from the Governor of the new rule, but largely due to bungling by the varsity.<br /><br />Addressing the Council, Vice-Chancellor Dr N Prabhu Dev accepted that there had been a mistake on part of the university. “In a university of this size, sometimes these things happen, and we are trying to rectify the situation. We will ensure that this will not happen again”, he said. <br /><br />The Academic Council, in November 2010, had decided to abolish the grace marks system. <br />However, with the ordinance pending with the Governor, the grace mark rule was withdrawn only by January 2011. Dev said that there was some miscommunication on the withdrawal, and as a result, grace marks had been awarded to MBA and MCA students. <br /><br />Students were relieved to learn that the Council had agreed to restore the grace marks, and hailed the V-C’s decision. “I am grateful to the University for approving this”, said a student, waiting outside the meeting hall. <br /><br />The University will now apply the ‘No Grace Marks’ rule from the academic year 2011-12, pending approval of the Chancellor.</p>
<p> The University’s Academic Council decided to restore the grace marks taken away from them arbitrarily.<br /><br />Students of third semester PG and integrated courses, who were initially given grace marks to pass examinations, were surprised to find that the marks had been withdrawn later. The mix-up over grace marks occurred partly due to a delay in approval from the Governor of the new rule, but largely due to bungling by the varsity.<br /><br />Addressing the Council, Vice-Chancellor Dr N Prabhu Dev accepted that there had been a mistake on part of the university. “In a university of this size, sometimes these things happen, and we are trying to rectify the situation. We will ensure that this will not happen again”, he said. <br /><br />The Academic Council, in November 2010, had decided to abolish the grace marks system. <br />However, with the ordinance pending with the Governor, the grace mark rule was withdrawn only by January 2011. Dev said that there was some miscommunication on the withdrawal, and as a result, grace marks had been awarded to MBA and MCA students. <br /><br />Students were relieved to learn that the Council had agreed to restore the grace marks, and hailed the V-C’s decision. “I am grateful to the University for approving this”, said a student, waiting outside the meeting hall. <br /><br />The University will now apply the ‘No Grace Marks’ rule from the academic year 2011-12, pending approval of the Chancellor.</p>
