32nd Meeting of Academic Council - IGNOU

13 TH MEETING OF THE ACADEMIC COUNCIL’S
STANDING COMMITTEE HELD ON 4.3.2005.
AC 33.4.1
AC 33.4.2
Prof. S.C.Garg, Pro Vice-Chancellor informed the members that
the 13 th (Emergent) Meeting of the Academic Council's
Standing Committee was held on 4.3.2005. The (Emergent)
Meeting was called on receipt of a note by the Vice-Chancellor
that the provisions of Ordinance on Conduct of Examinations
and Evaluation of Students’ Performance is being violated in
declaration of results of PGDDE and MADE. He requested
Registrar, SRE to present the details of the matter.
Dr. S.K.Mohapatra, Registrar, SRE informed that the Diploma
in Distance Education (DDE), Post Graduate Diploma in
Distance Education (PGDDE) and Master of Arts in Distance
Education (MADE) were launched in the years 1987 and 1993,
respectively. In order to complete the Programme successfully,
a student was required to secure a minimum of ‘D’ grade in
Assignments, ‘D’ grade in term-end examinations (TEE) and an
overall ‘C’ grade. This methodology continued till 1994.
However, in its 11 th Meeting held on 11.7.1994 the Academic
Council decided that a student must secure a minimum of ‘D’
grade in Assignments and ‘C’ grade in TEE to successfully
complete a course. Also, in order to complete the Programme, a
student must pass each course in the programme. However,
there was either no stipulation for overall grade, or missed
inadvertently while recording the minutes. The revised
methodology however could not be implemented in the
SR&ED. And the students who secured ‘D’ grade in the TEE
but an overall ‘C’ grade have been declared successful in
PGDDE as well as in MADE. So far Diplomas//Degrees have
been awarded to 229 students of PGDDE and 29 students of
MADE, who were given admission from 1995 onwards and
secured ‘D’ grade in the TEE.
AC 33.4.3
Prof. Garg informed that the Academic Council's Standing
Committee deliberated on the matter and expressed deep
concern. It recommended that responsibility be fixed on the
official(s) who failed to incorporate the decision of the
Academic Council taken on 11.7.1994. However, in view of
the legal complications in cancellation of diplomas/degrees
already awarded, the Academic Council’s Standing Committee
decided that in accordance with the principle of Natural Justice,
the award of diplomas/degrees awarded as per un-revised
methodology be noted and reported to the Academic Council. It
advised the Registrar, SR&ED to incorporate the revised