National Universities Commission scraps ‘Pass’ grading in varsities

THE National Universities Commission (NUC) has scrapped the ‘Pass’ grading in the nation’s universities.

The implications are that, 44 per cent rather than the initial 39 per cent will now be the mark for assessing failure just as ‘Third Class’ will now be the least grade for graduation in all the universities.

According to the Vice Chancellor, Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete, Prof. Abdulrsheed Na’Allah Tuesday at the pre-convocation press briefing of the university, the directive would be easier to implement at KWASU as the university had started the grading system since establishment three and a half years ago.

He said: “The KWASU had technically eliminated the pass grading by making 45 per cent the least scores for success. Even the NUC had recently given the same order to all the nation’s universities.”

No fewer than 231 students of the institution are to graduate on Saturday, June 1 this year during its maiden convocation ceremony.

According to Na’Allah, five of the graduating students made the first class grade, 59 made the Second Class Upper list, 145 made second Class lower list and 22 are in the Third Class degree. He said those who are not graduating together with their colleagues will not be included in the graduands’ list due to the Senate’s decision to ensure that they remedied their areas of deficiencies before graduation.

He said the university was established to engineer development and it has been doing that in due course.

He explained that the university started academic activities on December 17, 2009 and that since then it has implemented the vision and mission of getting to its glorious level.

He said in pursuance of the mandate of the university, it has established Malete film village, Rana Power Company, among others to support the students and the host community.

Already, the Rana Solar power when perfected would serve as veritable source of energy for the host community and the institution.

Source: Guardian