NEHU’s Academic Council to take up FYUP concerns

By Our Reporter

SHILLONG, May 24: The North-East-ern Hill University (NEHU) Academic Council (AC) will address confusion surrounding the Four-Year Undergradu-ate Programme (FYUP) and seek clari-fication from the Pro-Vice Chancellor and the NEP coordinator, senior faculty member Lakhon Kma assured students and parents.

The move follows concerns over a rumoured clause suggesting that stu-dents who enrol in the fourth year of the FYUP would forfeit their eligibil-ity for a three-year bachelor’s degree if they fail to clear their final-year papers, even if they have secured the required 120 credits.

Kma described the reported provi-sion as “absurd,” stating he found no such rule in University Ordinance OC-8 or Regulation RC-12. “I have gone through the relevant ordinances and regulations repeatedly and have not come across any such provision. If such a clause exists, it must be explained and, if found arbitrary, it will have to be done away with,” Kma said.

He confirmed the issue would be formally raised during the next Aca-demic Council meeting. Authorities will be asked to identify the source of the claim, which Kma said has caused “unnecessary anxiety.”

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