Leave Policy
School of Physiotherapy, SBV Chennai, stress that the students maintain, a healthy 90% and above attendance in the clinical, lecture and now–lecture formats. Student’s absence from any of the above curricular activities should be notified to the concerned co-ordinator and the office of the Principal. For students staying in the hostel, a permission letter from the parent/guardian addressed to the Principal is a pre-requisite for processing of leave, along with the leave application from the students. Students posted in clinical specialties need to get permission from the concerned co-ordinator before applying for leave from the office of the Principal.
Application for Leave Absence from clinical & courses shall be categorized under the following 2 categories.
- Authorized leave – This category of leave is applicable for unexpected events/illness of the student.
- ‘On Duty’ Permission – is applicable for participation in scheduled conferences and other academic activities approved by the Office of the Principal and for participation in sports and other co-curricular & extra-curricular activities, outside the Institute, approved by the office of the Principal.
- Vacations and Holidays The vacations period and the list of approved holidays are published in the academic calendar. Students are not allowed to begin vacations before the published vacation start date and extend vacation beyond the published vacation end date.
Consequences of Non-compliance with the attendance policy
The students who do not satisfy the attendance requirements as per SBV regulations will not be allowed to appear for the University examinations Students need to attend extra remedial classes and assignments to complete the course requirements.