Section 16 in The U.P. Pravidhik Shiksha (Admission Conduct of Examinations and Conferment of Certificates and Diplomas) Regulations, 1992
16. Back paper.
(1)The candidate of diploma/post, diploma/post graduate diploma course shall be allowed to keep term with Back Paper provided that he/she fails in not more than two requirements of theory and/or practical.(2)A candidate even if he has failed in no more than the requirements given in Clause (1) as the case may be he/she shall be allowed to keep term and promoted to next higher class/semester provided that-(i)he/she has secured 45 per cent in aggregate and has passed in sessional work.(ii)he/she fulfills the conditions of sub-regulation (6) of Regulation 9.(3)A.T.N.T. (Allowed to keep term) candidates belonging shall be promoted to the next higher class and he/she should appear at the ensuing entire examination of the next higher class. In the case of Final Year Class, however, candidates declared eligible for 'Back Paper' shall appear at the ensuing Special Back Paper Examination conducted by the Board, and unless they clearly pass in such Back Paper(s) Diploma shall not be awarded to them.(4)The number of Back Papers in any class/semester shall not exceed the limits of Back Papers, as the case may be, as given in sub-regulation (1) above :Provided that the candidates to be promoted to Final Year class may have one or two Back Papers of First Year two or one Back Papers of Second Year respectively. But in no case he/she shall have more than two Back Papers of First Year, Second Year and, not exceeding the eligibility limit given in sub-regulation (1) above :Provided further that candidates belonging to Third Year or Four Years part time/regular course shall also not be entitled to have more than two back papers of First Year or Second Year in case of final year of Four Years part time/regular course, not more than two Back Papers of First/Second/Third year shall be allowed with that of Third year in such a way that the total of Back Papers allowed does not exceed the eligibility limit of Back Papers given in sub-regulation (1).(5)Candidates who pass their Final Year Examination after clearing 'Back Papers' shall be awarded the division on the basis of the aggregate of the original Annual Examination at which they appeared and were declared eligible for 'Back Papers'. In their diploma the words under sub-regulation 16 shall be written.(a)Explanation-When a candidate appears at the ensuing Annual Examination of the next higher class with Back Paper(s) of the proceeding lower class :(i)the Back Paper(s) shall be considered as part of the next higher class for the award of grace mark under Regulation 24. But no grace marks shall be awarded if a candidate appears only in Back Paper(s) as the case may be. In such case he shall have to obtain the minimum pass marks prescribed for the respective theory/practical examination;(ii)he shall not be required to appear again in the Back Papers in which he obtains the minimum pass marks prescribed for the respective theory/practical, even if he fails at the ensuing examination of the next higher class.(b)The Back Paper(s) shall he considered as one requirement for the provision of this regulation i.e., the number of requirements including the Back Papers of the proceeding lower class and the entire theory Papers and praeticals of the next higher class, shall not exceed more than that given in sub-regulation (1) above.(c)If a candidate of the Final Year Examination, earns the privilege of Back Papers and is otherwise eligible to appear at the lull examination under Regulation 22 or 25 he may have the opinion of appearing either in the Back Papers only or at the full examination, his result of the full examination as under rules shall be declared.(d)The candidates, who have opted for full examination and have exercised the opinion, shall not allowed to opt again. He/she have to undergo the same method to at the examination.(6)Final Year students, who have to appear in Back Papers only-(i)shall also be subject to the limit of number of change as given in Regulation 22; and(ii)also have to appear in the subjects as per the existing scheme so as per Regulation 25, in case there is a chance in the syllabus; or(iii)have to appear in the subject, equivalent thereof, and decided by the Board.(7)The candidates of the Diploma in (AME) Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Course shall be allowed to keep term promoted to next semester provided that he/ she does not carry more than one theory requirement/subject to next semester.(8)The candidates, who have appeared in the annual explanation, should only be allowed to appear in the ensuring special Back Paper Examination.
