32nd Meeting of Academic Council - IGNOU

matter in the Task Force, the view point of the School of
Computer and Information Sciences be kept in mind.
ITEM NO. 14.19
TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE MINIMUM PASS
MARKS FOR THE MEG STUDENTS ENROLLED IN
2001 FOR EACH COMPONENT I.E., ASSIGNMENT
AND TERM END EXAMINATION (TEE).
ACSC 14.19.1
Prof. S.C.Garg, Pro Vice-Chancellor explained that while
approving the M.A. in English programme, Academic
Council considered that a student should secure a minimum
of 40% marks in both TEE as well as in Assignments to
clear each course of the programme. However, due to
inadvertent omission, the Student’s Handbook and
Prospectus 2001 supplied to the students mentioned that
students were required to secure 35% marks in each of the
components i.e. TEE and Continuous Evaluation, which was
a printing error which went un-noticed at that time.
ACSC 14.19.2 The students of 2001 batch who secured less than 40%
marks in either component were not declared successful and
were advised to re-submit the assignments or to re-appear in
TEE. These students, quoting the percentage contained in
prospectus 2001 are demanding that M.A. English Degree
be awarded to them on the basis of 35%.
ACSC 14.19.3
The item was discussed in detail. The members desired that
University should ensure that all the decisions taken by the
Academic Council on evaluation methodology of the
programmes be followed strictly by the SRE Division and
School of Studies should exercise due care in such matter.
The Academic Council's Standing Committee decided that
the students of 2001 batch who have not yet completed the
programme be informed about the stipulated condition of
40% marks in each of the component as the minimum
qualifying marks and advised to take examination again.