LAHORE, The Institute of Communication Studies, Punjab University, on Friday denied 37 students from appearing in their MS communication studies replica third semester final term paper for not fulfilling the basic attendance criteria.
It is learnt that students, under the semester rules, were bound to ensure 75 per cent attendance. While the institute director was allowed to give relief to students up to 10 per cent more absence on genuine reasons.
Institute officials told Dawn that 37 students out of 100 denied entry to the examination hall because they did not fulfill 65 per cent attendance.
The students protested for not allowing them entry to the examination hall. As the institute’s whole academic staff had gone to attend the rehearsal of the PU Convocation scheduled for Saturday (today), the students exchanged hot words with the institute staff.
The students demanded that they should be allowed to appear in their examination provisionally and they would complete their attendance later on.
Reportedly, some students tried to convince other students to boycott the paper and misbehaved with the institute staff.
It is learnt that all other 63 students appeared in their pa pers – print media, electronic media, advertising and public relations.
Upon complaint from the staff member, institute director Dr Ahsan Akhtar Naz has directed to convene an emergency meeting of the examination committee on Monday and sort out the ma
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