FEDERAL URDU UNIVERSITY OF ARTS, SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY ISLAMABAD

EXAMINATION GENERL RULES FOR SEMESTER SYSTEM

1. There are two semester in one calendar year i.e Spring and Autumn (Fall).
2. Duration of each semester is 18 weeks.
3. Mid-term is conducted in 9th week and final exams are conducted in 18th week of each calendar
year.
4. Students with less than 75% of attendance will not b allowed to sit in the final exams.
5. CGPA required for qualifying bachelor degree is 2.0 in relative marking system.
6. Students (bachelor level) who got D grade in any subject will be allowed to improve the same, in
which maximum B grade will be awarded.

GENERAL RULES FOR PROMOTIONS, REPEAT AND IMPROVEMENT FOR

B.SC. ELECTRICAL PROGRAMME, IMPLEMENTED FROM AUTUM 2012 AND
ONWARD.
Award of Bachelors degree:1. The FUUAST will award undergraduate degree to the students who satisfy the following
conditions, namely:a. Have completed minimum 128 credit hours as per approval of Pakistan Engineering
Council(PEC) / higher Education Commission (HEC) for each program for bachelor degree;
and
b. Have achieved a minimum cum GPA of 2.00 with minimum of C grade in project work for
BE.
2. The degree will reflect cum GPA earned by the students during the degree program.
Academic Deficiencies:A student who obtains one or more of the following grades in semester final result is considered
academically deficient, namely:a. An F grade in any course;
b. Sem GPA less than 2.00
c. Cum GPA less than 2.00
d. I (incomplete) grade in any course
Disposal of academically deficient students:1. The cases of academically deficient students are disposed of initially by the departmental Board of
Studies (DBS) and subsequently by the Dean of the Faculty in the following manner, namely:a. The DBS shall review the end semester results of deficient students and recommend any one
of the following action to the Dean, Namely:
i.

Warning

ii.

Probation

iii.

Termination

b. The dean upon receipt of recommendations from the concerned DBS shall finalize all cases as
soon as possible, but not later than the first two weeks of next semester, and

c. The Dean shall consider each case individually and take one of the following actions as per
latest policies of the university, namely:i.

Issue warning to the student

ii.

Place student on probation

or

iii.

Recommend withdrawal of the student from the university.

2. The warning and probation orders will be issued by Deputy Controller of Examination. One copy
of the order is placed in the students file for record and one copy each is sent to the
parent/guardian and students tutor.
Warning
b. Policy: A student is placed on warning under any of the following conditions as per latest
policies of the university:i.

First Sem GPA is equal to or more than 1.90 but less than 2.00:
or

ii.

Second semester onwards. Sem GPA is less than 2.00, and the student does not qualify
for probation and withdrawal.

c. Compulsion: while on warning a student is to:i.

Contact concerned faculty for guidance; and

ii.

Keeps a complete record of the semester work comprising home assignments,

laboratory reports quizzes, mid semester and the marks obtained.

Probation
a. Definition: - A student is said to be on probation if he is deficient in academic standards to the
extent that he is likely to be withdrawn and is allowed to be continue studies for one or two
semester.

b. Policy:- A students is placed on academic probation under any of the following conditions if:i.

First semester GPA is more than 1 but less than 1.9.

ii.

Cum GPA at the end of second semester is equal to or more than 1.50 but less than
2.00 and he does not qualify for withdrawal; or

iii.

Third semester onwards, Cum GPA is less than 2.00; and he does not qualify for
withdrawal

c. Compulsion : - While on probation, a student shall:i.

Student on probation would not be allowed to register for more than 16 credit hours.

ii.

If a student, already on probation, gets second consecutive probation than he would

not be allowed to register more than 12 credit hours.

iii.

Contact concerned faculty member for guidance: and

iv.

Keep a complete record of the semester work comprising home assignments

laboratory reports, quizzes, mid semester and the marks obtained.

Termination
a. Definition: - termination means that a student is considered unsuitable for further studies at
FUUAST and is withdrawn from the program.
b. Policy: - A student is recommended for termination as per latest policies of the University by
the departmental Board of studies for Approval by competent authority subject to any of the
condition listed below, namely: i.

If the student remains on probation for three consecutive semesters.

ii.

If the student fail in 4 courses in any one semester;

iii.

If the student secures a minimum Sem GPA of 1.00 or less in the first semester;

iv.

If the student secures a Cum GPA of 1.5 or less at end of first two semester;

v.

On disciplinary grounds when recommended by Discipline committee.

Repetition of Courses:In order to ensure that a student clears all prescribed courses and obtains a minimum cum GPA of 2.0
which is a mandatory requirement to earn a FUUAST degree. A student may repeat a course under two
circumstance i.e. to clear and F Grade or to improve his Cum GPA. The student shall be required to
complete all formalities applicable to repetition of courses

i.e. Mid

semester examination, projects,

assignment, quizzes etc, and End Semester Examination. The student transcript shall show both old grade
and new earned grade but the Cum GPA shall be based on new earned grade. The student shall also have
to pay the prescribed tuition fee for repeated course. Maximum achievable grade in this case is B. Student
who repeats a subject shall not be eligible for top student honors/awards even if he improve it and comes
in that bracket after repeating it. The details of the circumstances under which a student may repeat a
course are: -

i.

Clearance of F Grade: For a failed course which is not a prerequisite for a subsequent
course in the following semester, student may register for a repetition of the course
whenever offered subject to the availability of necessary resources/Faculty.

ii.

Improvement of Cum GPA :

A student may the course in which he received the grade

D in order to improve his Cum GPA. Procedure for repeating a course shall be as under,
namely:a. The candidate shall apply to the HOD for permission to repeat a course. The case shall
be presented before the DBS which may permit a student to repeat a course whenever
offered subject to the availability of necessary recourses/Faculty ;
b. The student while repeating the course shall have to undergo all tests, quizzes,
sessionals and final exam ; and
c. A student shall be allowed to repeat maximum of five courses during his entire
program apart from clearance of F grade through repetition, if any, the improvement
may include maximum of two C grades.