Article 5. MINIMUM STANDARDS OF EXAMINATION FOR SECURING ACCREDITATION OF ENGINEERING QUALIFICATIONS (a) For a candidate to be eligible to appear in each final examination, he must have attended at least 75 per cent of lectures delivered in theory and practical. (b) Maximum period to be allowed to a candidate to earn Bachelor’s Degree in any accredited programme of engineering shall be 7 academic years: Provided that any candidate who has earned Bachelor’s Degree in any accredited Programme of Engineering in a period of more than seven academic years before the 6th June, 2003, shall be considered for registration by the Pakistan Engineering Council. (c) In Annual System not more than one Supplementary/Repeat Examination shall be allowed per academic year. Such Supplementary/ Repeat Examination shall be completed within 10 weeks of the announcement of the result of annual examinations for which supplementary examination is being held. (d) A maximum of 50 percent choice shall be allowed in question papers under Annual System: Provided that the institution or college or university following annual system shall gradually reduce the choice in question papers and abolish it within next three years time period that is by the year 2011. (e) Each final Examination of Theory Papers shall carry a minimum 80% of total marks assigned to a course in Annual System and 50% in Semester System. Similarly each final examination of practical work shall carry minimum of 60% marks for viva voce. (f) In Annual System, a failed student of 3rd year engineering examination may be provisionally promoted to 4th year but shall not be allowed to take Final B.Sc. Engineering examination, unless he has passed all the subjects of previous year examinations. In semester system a student shall become eligible for the award of Bachelor’s Engineering degree, only on passing a minimum of one hundred and twenty eight of credits having three thousand and two hundred lecture hours, prescribed in the curriculum by the concerned university in the relevant discipline; and (g) Results of Final Examination shall be declared by Institutions/Universities not later than 8 weeks after the date of completion of these examinations and four weeks in case of semester system.
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