DU may allow Pak student with poor attendance to take exam

Updated on: Saturday, December 31, 2011

In a ray of hope for a Pakistani student of Delhi University, his department is considering giving him some leeway in appearing for examination despite his very low attendance record.

The undergraduate student of the Department of Germanic and Romance studies had earlier been denied permission to appear for exams on account of attendance shortage but the Dean of Examinations has now written to the department, asking it to reconsider his case.

The student is being considered as a special case since his visa expires next year, and a failure to appear in exams would leave his studies in India unfulfilled.

Sources at the Department of Germanic and Romance Studies said the student's attendance record has been "poor" for the last two years.

"We got a letter from the Dean of Examinations and we are considering his case," said a source at the department.

The minimum requirement for a student to appear in examination is 66 per cent attendance, but students having an attendance between 40 to 66 per cent are allowed to appear after signing an undertaking.

However, the attendance of the Pakistani student, who suffered from health issues, is even lower than this bracket, said officials of the department.

After being approached by the student, the Dean of Examinations wrote back to the department on his case.

"The student has been running from agency to agency, which in turn have passed the buck to us," said a department official on the Dean of Examinations' letter.

Now, with the department reconsidering his case, the student has a chance to make it to the examinations

DU may allow Pak student with poor attendance to take exam

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