The decision follows representations from students, said university officials. The university decided to follow the University Grants Commission norms of permitting students three years to complete the arrears after their course duration. “We found that there are around 30,000 to 40,000 students, including the affiliated colleges, who have arrears,” he said. Previous RegulationsOn whether the university would consider students from previous Regulations, he said the university would have to find out how many students had arrears prior to this. The decision follows representations by the students to the university in the past year, said Mr. Kumar.

Source: The Hindu May 09, 2019 19:41 UTC