Institute of Physiotherapy & Rehabilitation Sciences

Attendance Policy

Minimum Attendance Requirement: As per requirements of Peoples University of Medical & Health Sciences for Women Shaheed Benazirabad DPT respective councils, a minimum of 75% attendance is mandatory for a student to become eligible to appear in the professional examinations.
Regularity and Punctuality: Every student is required to be regular and punctual for lectures, practical's, tutorials, demonstration and hospital clinical wards.
Attendance Record Check: The students must periodically check their attendance records from the concerned department.
Absence Margin: The margin of 25% of absence in lectures, practical's, tutorials, demonstrations, and clinical wards is desired to cover absence only on account of sickness or any emergency if considered justifiable.
Repeated Absence: Repeated absence from lectures, practical's, tutorials, demonstrations, and hospital clinical wards, without any justified/cogent reasons, will make a student liable for expulsion from University.
Leave at Own Risk: In all cases, leave taken will be at the student's own risk so far as the percentage of attendance is concerned and even the medical certificate will not condone any deficiency in attendance.
Make-up Classes: The students, who do not meet the required percentage of attendance i.e. 75%, will have to make up for their deficiency by attending special classes during vacations or preparatory holidays.
Attendance Waiver Policy:
A 10% waiver (5% waiver by the Vice Chancellor, 5% by the Pro Vice-Chancellor, and 5% by the concerned Dean/Director of the Institute) can be given on medical grounds or any other valid reason acceptable to the Vice Chancellor and waiver committee.
Attendance < 60%:
The candidate having attendance less than 60% shall not be eligible to appear in the semester examination but she will be allowed to move in the next semester as mentioned in the "organization of semester system".
Attendance < 40%:
The candidate having attendance less than 40% shall not be eligible to appear in the re-sit semester examination. She shall appear with next junior batch after fulfilling the required attendance in particular semester.
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