DELHI TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY Ge) Established by Govt. of Delhi Vide Act 6 of 2009 Shahbad Daulatpur, Bawana Road, Delhi-110042 Tel : #91-11-27396337, Fax : +91-11-2787 1023 ‘Academic UG Section File No, DTU/Dean{UG)/MassBank/2022-23/09/6964 Dated: - 927 11[22— OFFICE ORDER It has commonly been observed that the students are indulging in mass absentecism, specifically during hiring period for internship and placement, a week prior to Mid Term and End Term Examinations and during the cultural/technical festivals. Mass absenteeism is an alarming situation for all stakeholders of the University. The Competent Authority has taken a serious view of the matter and has directed following measures to come in force with immediate effect to curb the mass absenteeism: 0 Action: Academic Departments 1. Bach academic department should maintain a register to record mass bunks by the students and the HODs should ensure that all faculty members enter the details of their scheduled classes (L/T/P) bunked by the students. Also, while computing percentage attendance of the students all mass bunked hours should be included in the denominator. The HODs should ensure that the students are intimated in this regard prior to commencement of each semester. If student is on leave for a period more than three working days, he/she should submit leave applications duly signed by the parents/ guardians with valid proofs for the period of absence to the concerned HODs immediately after joining back. The students of first year shall submit applications at Academic (UG) Section, No leave applications should be considered after notification of shortage of attendance. 3, Each department should constitute a scrutiny committee for examination of leave applications submitted by the students. This committee should conduct meeting twice in a semester to scrutinize the applications, 4. All the faculty members should maintain attendance record of all components (L/T/P) of their respective courses and submit a list of students having less than 75% attendance to their respective HODs and the same should be notified to the students of their respective classes. 5. The HODs should send a compiled (j) list of students having less than 75% attendance in all courses and (i) list of students for whom the leave is approved by Ayp the scrutiny committee of the respective departments along with the period of leave to the office of Dean (UG) as per timeline notified in academic calendar. At the end of ®5- the semester prior to notification of attendance shortage this period of leave may be 9 accounted for within the provision of regulation R.1(B).22 by the office of Dean UG. Lage 6, Faculty should avoid announcing the syllabus for Mid Term examinations in g 7*aavance. The topics covered till last class prior to commencement of Mid-Term @HeP — Bxamination may be included in the question paper. 7. In class work sessional (CWS) 5 marks may be designated to attendance and should be awarded to only those students having more than 75%. No medical / leave applications should be considered for this component. Examination Branch, Academic (UG) & (PG) Sections and Student Welfare Act office ‘8. Registration of students and timetable for forthcoming semester should be completed by the end of current semester. 9. Annual calendar of Cultural/ Technical activities should be notified by the office of Dean Student Welfare in consultation with Dean (UG) and Dean (PG) in the beginning of each academic year. The technical, cultural and literary festivals should beses would remain suspended id be extended by one week as scheduled in continuation within one week and class ‘Technical activity during this week. The duration of Even Semester shoul 7 these festivals are held in Even Semester. Any other Cultural/ should be held during Friday to Sunday only. 10. The format of Academic Calendar should be as below: ‘Odd Semester ioven Semester — 7] ‘Activity Duration | Activity yaration. ‘Teaching duration 14 weeks | Teaching duration 14 weeks Mid Term Examination Olweek, Mid Term Break (only for UG [ 01 week & PG students) Teaching Suspended during Students’ Festival week (only | 01 week i for UG & PG students) Mid Term Examination | O1week Mid Term Brealk (only | 01 week for UG & PG students) Total Semester T6 weeks | Total Semester Duration 17 weeks, Duration excluding excluding End Term End Term Examination period Examination period oo Action: Training and Placement office 11-The hiring activities for summer internships/ placements should be so initiated that these do not extend beyond mid August and mid January in odd and even semesters respectively. Further, the written tests for the same should be held on Saturdays and ‘Sundays or in evening hours on working days. This issues with prior approval of the Competent Authority. (Prof. Maasudan Singh) File No, DTU/Dean(UG)/MassBank/2022-23/09/6q sls le No. ean| fassBan| -23/09, Dated: - ae 64 ated - 29 /y 22 1. PS to the VC for information to the Hon'ble Vice Chancellor, DTU 2. Registrar, DTU 3. All Deans 4. All HODs: With the request to circulate among faculty members for necessary action on priority. 5. COE 6. COO & Head (CC); With the request to upload on Academi we oe pl cademic (UG) webpage on DTU 7. Librarian 8. Chief Warden: With the request to arran; i : ge display on deptt. 9. Director Physical Education eee 10. Head (T & P) 11. Notice board Academic UG 12, Guard file. (Prof. Rajeshwari Pandey) Dean Academic (UG)