HC Stresses Reviewing Mandatory Attendance Norms In Colleges, Univs

THE Delhi High Court on Wednesday observed that there is an imminent need to re-look at mandatory attendance norms in colleges and universities as the teaching methods have substantially changed post the COVID-19 pandemic.

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The court said the mental health of students, which is also affected, needs to be borne in mind while considering attendance requirements and the role of grievance redressal mechanism and support system in educational institutions is required to be streamlined.

A bench of Justices Prath M Singh and Amit Sharma said the issue, whether attendance requirements ought to be made mandatory in undergraduate and postgraduate courses, deserves to be addressed at a much higher level rather than restricting it to any specific course, college, university or institution.