Rules in case of absence

Coming to school regularly is an integral part of a student’s life. This inculcates discipline and regularity in a student, which in turn creates moral values and holistic education is gained by a child in the School.
Leave in case of Absence :

1. Students can take leave only in case of medical emergency, death of near & dear ones or special programmes of direct blood relatives.

2. No student will be allowed to enter the class without a leave application if he/she has been absent the previous day.

3. Students who have been sick for more than 3 days should bring a medical certificate from their doctor on re-joining the school.

4. All students will attend school on the reopening day after every vacation.

5. It is compulsory for all the students to maintain regular attendance during the course of the Academic Session. 75% attendance is mandatory to enable them to appear for the Final Assessment. The percentage, however, could be relaxed on medical grounds. A certificate of merit will be given to students with 100% attendance.

6. Provision of half – day leave is expunged, but in an emergency, request can be considered for genuine reasons. Any type of leave will however be granted on the written request of the authorized signatory via the School Diary ‘Half Day Leave Card’. Leave will be granted only for serious illness, death of near and dear ones, natural calamity, marriage of real brother/sister, aunty, uncle (mother’s or father’s brother or sister), and any other convincing reason.

7. No leave will be entertained during weekly tests, oral exams or examination, except in medical cases. leave criteria for students of board classes will be different.

8. A pupil who is found to be habitually absent without any bona-fide reason or any explanation from parents or guardians is liable to have, his / her name struck off from the record of the School register and information will be passed on to the parents/guardians.

9. A student must not leave the school during the working hours without Gate-Pass.

Requirement of Attendances

I. No student from the School affiliated to the Board shall be eligible to take the examination unless he/she has completed 75% of attendance counted from the opening of class X/XII upto the first of the month, preceding the month in which the examination commences, in the subjects of internal assessment.

ii. Exemption from W.E./Art Education / PHE may be granted to a candidate on medical grounds provided the application is supported by a certificate given by a Registered Medical Officer of the rank not below that of Asstt. Surgeon and forwarded by the Head of the School, with his recommendations.

CBSE Rules for Condonation of Shortage of Attendances

iii. CBSE states that if a candidate’s attendance falls short of the prescribed percentage, the Principal of the School may submit his/her name to the Board provisionally. If the candidate is still short of the required percentage of attendance within three weeks of the commencement of the examination, the Principal shall report the case to the Regional Officer concerned immediately. If in the opinion of the Principal, the candidate deserves special consideration, he/she may submit her/his recommendation to the Regional Officer concerned not later than three weeks, before the commencement of the examination, for condonation of shortage in attendances, by the Chairman, CBSE, who may issue orders as he may deem proper.

iv. CBSE also states that shortage up to 15% only may be condoned by the Chairman. Cases of candidates with attendance below 60% in class X or class XII, as the case, shall be considered for condonation of shortage of attendance only by the Chairman in exceptional circumstances, created on medical grounds, such as candidate suffering from serious diseases requiring long periods of hospitalization.