Calcutta University ask colleges not to allow students appear for exam if attendance is below 60 percent

The Calcutta University authorities Saturday asked affiliated colleges to ensure that students were not allowed to appear for examinations if their attendance is below 60 percent, a university official said.

Pro-Vice-Chancellor (academic) Dipak Kar informed principals of several colleges at a meeting that 60 percent attendance is a must for appearing in examinations for undergraduate and post-graduate courses.

Kar also said at the meeting that there would be more Multiple Choice-type Questions (MCQ) across all streams from the next academic session.

From the next academic session, Bengali, English and Environment answer sheets will be in Optical Mark Reader (OMR) format, the official said.

It was also decided at the meeting that students will not be given honors if they failed to get below 40 percent marks in a stream and will not be eligible for a pass if they secured below 30 percent marks in both theory and practical, the official said.