CODE OF CONDUCT
Upon joining IVS, students must obtain their Identity Card and user ID number from the administration. Students are required to display their ID Cards at all times on the School premises. Students not displaying ID cards, will not be allowed entry onto the School premises. Any student found guilty of misconduct or misbehavior or found disturbing the atmosphere and smooth running of the School shall be liable to disciplinary action.
No posters, banners, flags, handbills or pamphlets shall be displayed or distributed without written permission of the Administration.
The presence of anyone other than the students and Faculty of the IVS at the IVS Campus, without permission of the Administration, may be considered as trespassing and be liable for prosecution under the full extent of the law. Students are not permitted to entertain visitors on the School premises.
Students are expected to be punctual when attending lectures and studies.
The possession and use of drugs, alcohol or weapons is strictly prohibited. Students found in possession of the above are liable to immediate expulsion.
Smoking in the School building is strictly prohibited except in designated smoking areas. Similarly ragging, bullying and harassment are strictly forbidden. Students, individually or as a group must also refrain from disseminating or causing to disseminate material or engage in any activity such as ragging or jokes that involve physical and emotional abuse or humiliation of any other student. Students are expected to conform to all the rules and those who fail to do so are subject to a range of disciplinary actions or in extreme cases, to expulsion.
GRADUATION CHECK
At the end of the course, students should check with their Programme Incharge and ensure that all course requirements have been met. All academic requirements must be met prior to participation in the Convocation ceremony. Furthermore, students must meet all financial obligations, (semester fees, library fines/ dues or any other pending charges) in order to participate in the Convocation ceremony, and to receive their Diploma as per the guidelines provided in the Convocation Manual.
TRANSCRIPTS
A student’s academic history is contained in a transcript, which is maintained by the Academic Office of the Registrar. Official transcripts are issued only upon the written request of the student, upon their graduation or official withdrawal from School, and may be sent directly, to another educational institution or a potential employer.
Unofficial transcripts do not carry the Seal of the Registrar. The Grade Sheet issued after each semester is provisional and considered as such until the final transcript is issued. A transcript is considered correct and final one calendar year after it is issued. If a student identifies an error, the office of the Registrar must be notified in writing within one calendar year.
WITHHOLDING OF DIPLOMA AND TRANSCRIPTS
No student’s transcript, faculty recommendation, or other record at Indus Valley School will be released to the student, or to any other person, or institution, until all the student’s outstanding obligations to the School have been fulfilled. These obligations include library fines, tuition and other fees and charges. Transcripts may also be withheld for non-financial reasons such as incomplete admission status etc.
RIGHTS RESERVED
The School reserves the right to make changes, alter, substitute, eliminate or add to the programmes, courses, rules and guidelines, requirements for diploma, fees or any other information or statement contained in this prospectus at any time without notice.
STUDENT COUNSELLING
The availability of personal and career counselling services in any educational set-up is an important requirement and the need of our time. Hence, IVS provides personal and career counselling services to its students. It aims to provide inroads to help all the agencies involved in any educational activity to produce psychologically healthy people, who are able to reflect on their potential, set new aspirations, introspect and strive towards perfection. The goals are not merely change and self-development and enhancement of intellectual skills, but also targets practical skills and the personal development of a student.
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO STUDENTS
IVS believes in providing equal opportunity to economically challenged students for pursuing their studies at the School. The School offers financial assistance towards tuition fees on the basis of an interest free loan (Qarz-e-Hasna), to students from a revolving fund created by philanthropists and well-wishers of the School.
Applications for financial assistance must be filed by the specified date, by those candidates who consider themselves eligible for such aid. The financial requirement of each student is carefully evaluated, through an established procedure and is reviewed at the end of each semester. The continuity of the financial assistance, will depend upon the student’s academic performance in the preceding semester.
A request for financial assistance has no bearing on admission to the School, since admission is strictly on merit. As a policy, names of donors to the fund, as well as the recipients of financial assistance are kept confidential.
Those who receive Qarz-e-Hasna must make a firm commitment to repay the amount. This commitment is obtained from the student when the assistance is approved and also when the student graduates from the School. As soon as they become earning members of society they must return the amount.
STUDENT COUNCIL
The School has a Student Council that represents the entire student body. The Council consists of an approximate of 16 students who are elected through formal election each year in which the entire student body participates. The Council is responsible for all co-curricular activities and events of the School. A faculty based Advisory Board acts as a liason body with the Student Council.
IVS ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
This Association issues a newsletter periodically and members actively involve themselves in organising social events and fundraising for the School. The Association also maintains a website and keeps its members updated with the School’s activities. It also maintains a close liaison with the School through academic and social activities with the students. The Alumni office is located on Campus and is accessible by all.
