VTU to modify critical year and year back concept

The VTU has decided to modify its 'critical year' and 'year back' concepts for the academic year 2017-18.

Several student organisations had demanded that the rule be scrapped as the university had delayed the announcement of exam and reevaluation results. Students said that they had to appear for over 16 examinations in a span of three months as the university delayed the revaluation results of odd semester examinations.

The year back system mandated that students cannot go to the next year if they failed in more than four subjects, while the critical year system mandated that students cannot enter third year if they do not pass their first year papers or cannot enter final year if they do not pass all second year papers. During the executive council meeting on Tuesday, it was decided to "modify" this rule. "Students can enter the next year if they fail in four or more subjects and can also enter their third year if they do not pass any of the first year papers. Similarly, they can enter final year even if they do not pass all second year papers. However, students can write the exams only if they clear papers as per the earlier eligibility criteria," H N Jagannatha Reddy, Registrar, VTU, said.