Promoting students without exam is beyond consideration, the Higher Education Commission claims.
Promoting students without conducting exam is beyond consideration, the Higher Education Commission (HEC) has strongly claimed that promoting the university students without examination is out of question.
HEC has even assured the students to solve the problems being faced by them regarding internet connectivity issues and quality of online lectures in their online classes as well as respectively in their subsequent examinations.
HEC spokesperson, in a press release, said that the HEC was in contact with the vice-chancellors (VCs) of various universities of the country to resolve all such issues being faced by the helpless students.
Also, efforts are ahead to address some of the internet connectivity problems faced by students with the collaboration of Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) and others.
As far as their worry for fee being charged is concerned by the universities, students have been told to inform HEC about any particular issue that will be taken up with the respective university.
It is mandatory to mention here that during a meeting with the Vice Chancellors just before Eid-ul-fitr 2020, the HEC chairman had also asked the VCs to take steps to solve the problems facing the graduating students on urgent basis, in addition to making decisions about new admissions, thesis research and use of laboratories.
Generously HEC has also shared its guidelines with the universities of Pakistan about thesis defense, allowing it to be online
The chairman also urged the VCs to personally supervise and wholeheartedly assist their faculties to streamline the labour intensive work.
Also help them render the online learning management system a success. He had also informed the VCs that an appellate procedure will soon be set up to look into the complaints.