Chapter VII ADMISSIONS, EXAMINATIONS, EVALUATION AND OTHER MATTERS RELATING TO STUDENTS

Subject to all the reservation policies of the State Government for the admission in educational institutions, the admissions to all the courses in the university schools, departments, centres, sub-centres or regional centres shall be made by the university, on the basis of competitive merit, in accordance with the notifications, orders or rules made or issued by the State Government, from time to time, and the same shall be published by the university before the commencement of the academic session: Provided that, having regard to the maintenance of discipline, the authority concerned shall have the power to refuse admission to a student, except at the entry point of any academic program.

All the disputes relating to admissions to the university Schools, departments and centres including sub-centres or regional centres, shall be adjudicated by the university Students Grievance Redressal Cell as per sub-section (8) of section 50.

Before the end of each academic year, the Board of Examinations and Evaluation shall prepare and publish a schedule of examinations for the next academic year and choice based credit system of evaluations for each and every course wherever applicable, conducted by the university and shall strictly adhere to the schedule. Failing which the concerned authority or officer of the university shall have to make a reasoned report to the Board of Management within thirty days and the directions or decisions of the Board of Management in this regard shall be final and binding: Provided that, in case the university is unable to follow the said schedule due to reasons and circumstances beyond its control, it shall, as soon as practicable, submit a report to the Chancellor and to the State Government incorporating the detailed reasons for making a deviation from the published schedule. Explanation.- "Schedule of examinations" means a table giving details about the time, day and date of the commencement of each paper which is a part of a scheme of examinations and shall also include the details about the practical examinations.

The university shall strive to declare the results of every examination conducted by it within fifteen days from the last date of the examination for that particular course and shall in any case declare the results latest within thirty days thereof: Provided that, if for any reasons whatsoever, the university is unable to finally declare the results of any examination and evaluation within the aforesaid period of thirty days, Director, Board of Examinations and Evaluation shall prepare a detailed report incorporating the reasons for such delay and submit the same through Vice-Chancellor to the Chancellor, to the Board of Management and to the State Government and the direction of the Chancellor in this regard shall be final and binding.

No examination or evaluation of the results of an examination or evaluation shall be held invalid only for the reasons that the university has not followed the schedule of examination.

The authorities of the university shall frame appropriate Statutes, Ordinances and Regulations to ensure that the students selected to represent their classes, as the case may be, for sports, culture and all other extra-curricular activities are selected entirely on the basis of merit, through open merit competition.