Ignou to promote intermediate year, semester students

NAGPUR: Indira Gandhi National Open University (Ignou) has decided to promote non-final year or semester students, whose term-end exam (TEE) was supposed to be held in June 2020. This exam had been postponed to February 2021, but now the varsity has approved a promotion policy which exempts students from the TEE.
P Sivaswaroop, Ignou regional director (Nagpur), confirmed the development.“Decision has been approved by the varsity. Students must check the terms and conditions to see whether they are eligible for promotion or not,” said Sivaswaroop.
There are multiple riders attached, which means that this promotion is not applicable to everyone enrolled in the varsity.
The biggest condition is that this rule is not applicable to courses that are being offered through MoU/collaboration with external agencies. It’s also not applicable to those courses which are professional in nature or approved by regulatory bodies.
Second condition is that only those students who had registered or re-registered in July 2019 can claim the exemption.
The varsity still believes that some students would not like to avail this promotion facility. For such students, the option to appear for TEE in February is very much open. They will be intimated about forms to be filled up for waiving off their right to TEE exemption, and instead choosing to appear for the written exam.
For those who do opt for the promotion facility, Sivaswaroop provided details on how marks will be awarded to students. “Those who are in first year, will be awarded marks based on their performance later in second year exams,” said Sivaswaroop. For second-year students, marks will be awarded based on their performance in first-year exams.
Due to the multiple riders involved in claiming the exemption, Ignou students are advised to visit the official web site and access the latest circular.