Examination Rules & Regulations

Attendance and Eligibility to Appear for Examinations 

Ordinance related to Minimum attendance for eligibility to appear Examinations conducted by Goa University

1. The attendance shall be taken by the teacher for each lecture I tutorial I practical or any other component of teaching separately. He/She shall maintain such a paper-/course-wise Attendance Register.
2. Attendance shall be taken on a day to day basis for all the students and shall be cumulative of all the months of the Semester /Term /Year (in case of annual examination), as the case may be, for deciding the eligibility to appear for the respective examination. The statement of the attendance shall be prepared paper-/course-wise and month-wise and the same shall be displayed on the Notice Board. A copy of this statement shall be sent to the University for records.

• If more than the prescribed number of lectures for a paper/course have been engaged by the teacher( s ), then, for the purpose of compilation of attendance, the number of lectures actually engaged as well as attended shall be proportionately scaled down with respect to the prescribed number of lectures for the paper Icourse.

1. A student registered in a Semester/Term/Year, for any Course (degree or Course), shall be required to have a minimum cumulative attendance of 75% of the total lectures prescribed for the course during that Semester/Term/Year. Although the attendance shall be cumulative for all the papers/courses taken together, in the given SemesterITerm/Year, a student shall be required to have a minimum of 50% attendance in any individual paper course.
2. A student, having less than 75% cumulative attendance in a Semester Term/ Year and/or less than 50% attendance in individual paper/course, shall not be eligible to appear for that Semester I Term/ Annual Examination. Such student shall have to seek re-admission to the Course I Programme during the subsequent Academic Year Term Semester by paying requisite fees. However, such student shall not be treated as fresh applicant for the admission if the re-admission is in the same institution. Readmission to professional colleges for the First Year of the course shall be as per the admission rules for these courses. These students shall not answer CET.
3. For a student registered for subject/ subjects having practical component, attendance for both theory and practical component shall be treated separately for the requisite attendance mentioned above.

• Attendance of a student in an institution for a course shall be transferred to another institution if the student continues the same course in the new institution.

• A student representing the Institution/ University / State / Country in extra curricular activities such as NCC / NSS /Sports / Cultural events shall be treated as “on duty” at the lectures missed by him / her and shall be marked as ‘D’ in the Attendance Register. Absence due to such activities should be supported by documentary evidence issued by appropriate authority such as Commanding Officer of NCC, Director of Youth Affairs, Director/ Asstt. Director of Sports in Government / University or and authorized official of these and other similar bodies. However, in such cases, for the purpose of compilation of cumulative as well as paper / course-wise attendance, the number of prescribed lectures for the paper/ course shall be calculated after deducting the lectures under ‘D’ and considered as such.

e.g. [(No. of lectures attended) + ( No.of prescribed lectures)-Ds)] x 100

1. Absence on medical grounds for more than four continuous working days is required to be supported with a Medical Certificate which should be submitted within seven days after rejoining the class. Absence on medical grounds shall be offset against the 25% concession in the attendance already granted. However, if such absence exceeds 25% and is found genuine, the student may request for the condonation of the same. The Principal / Dean / Head of the Department shall examine such absence on a case-to-case basis.
2. Any case not covered under the above clauses but recommended by the Principal/ Dean/ Head of the Department for condonation shall be referred to a Committee consisting of (i) Vice-Chancellor (Chairman), (ii) Registrar and (iii) Principal of the Institution/Dean of the College I Head of the Department concerned, as members.