Mumbai: A proposal to revise the grace marks scheme under the new semester basedcredit system has hit a roadblock.
University of Mumbai officials found it difficult to have a common rule for awarding those 10 grace marks for social service, sports and cultural participation, sources claimed.
While the plan was to divide 120 hours of social service into 60 hours each for two semesters, the same cannot hold true for marks to be awarded for sports or cultural participation. Several students who opt for sports and cultural activities (as extracurricularactivities) will not be able to meet the requirement in each semester.
After deliberation in an academic council meeting, the matter was adjourned till next month. In the old system, students who opt for National Service Scheme (NSS) are required to complete 120 hours of social work spread across the whole year. These students are then granted a total of 10 grace marks, across subjects.
With the implementation of the credit-based choice system, students have to pass every semester, for which they might need the grace marks, said an official.
“The plan was to divide the 120 hours into 60 hours of social work in each semester in an academic year. Once the requirement was reduced to half, the grace marks were also equally divided into 5 marks each semester,” he added. However, the same rule cannot beapplicable in doling out grace marks for students showing excellence in sports and cultural activities.
Source | Times of India | 26 September 2012
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