Section 19 in The U.P. Pravidhik Shiksha (Admission Conduct of Examinations and Conferment of Certificates and Diplomas) Regulations, 1992
19. Sessional marks.
(1)Sessional work being a paper prerequisite to the training as per Regulation 4 its marks shall without prejudice to anything contained in these regulation be awarded and communicated to the Board in the manner the Board may, from time to time prescribe.(2)Sessional marks shall be awarded in the individual subject, theory or practical or project and communicated to the Board out of the total marks allotted to such subjects, theory or practical :Provided that this regulation shall not be applicable to the Secondary Technical Certificate Course :Provided further that sessional marks are being awarded on the basis of actual class work and attendance as a prerequisite of curriculum of courses of that class in order to appear in an examination under Regulations 4, 5, 6, and other relevant, as such candidate, without undergoing the term work and having obtained pass in individual subjects of that class towards sessionals, shall not be awarded any Diploma Certificate.(3)A candidate who falls to secure at least 50 per cent of the sessional marks allotted to a subject, theory or practical or project, shall not be allowed to appear in the Board's Examination.Note - Guardians of Candidates are advised to keep in touch with the principal of an affiliated Institution to ascertain the progress of their awards in sessional work. No student or guardian shall have any right to question the awards or detention under sub-regulation (3) on the ground that no communication was made to the students or guardian concerned.(4)Sessional marks shall not be added to the marks obtained in any subject in any examination conducted by the Board, but shall directly be added to the grand total or aggregate and considered for division :Provided that this regulation shall not be applicable to the Secondary Technical Certificate.(5)Sessional marks shall be communicated to the Board in whole numbers. When the sessional marks obtained by any candidate involve fractions, they shall be rounded of the next higher number e.g. from 10 ½ to 11.(6)For determining the minimum pass marks in sessional work based on 50 per cent, the fraction, if any, shall be dropped by reducing the figure to the proceeding whole number e.g. from 12-½ to 12 where the maximum is 25.
