Archive · 16 Sep 2026
Surendranath Law College Lets All Students Sit Exams
Surendranath Law College first said many students could not take their exams because they had not attended enough classes.
The college said only a small number of students had reached the required 65 percent attendance.
Students disagreed with how attendance was recorded and alleged that the records had been manipulated.
The vice-principal denied that accusation.
Students also protested against the enforcement of the attendance rules.
During the protest, the vice-principal was detained for 23 hours and allegedly made to sign a resignation letter.
She asked Calcutta University to postpone the exams, but the university rejected the request.
The college has now said that all 700 students may fill out forms and take the exams.
The forms must be completed on September 16 and 17, before exams begin on September 28.
Surendranath Law College will allow all 700 students to take their semester examinations.
Students must complete examination form fill-up on September 16 and 17.
The examinations are scheduled to begin on September 28.
The decision followed a dispute over attendance requirements and allegations of attendance-record manipulation.
Calcutta University rejected the vice-principal’s request to defer the examinations.
- Who
- Surendranath Law College, its 700 students, vice-principal Mohammadi Tarannum, and Calcutta University officials.
- What
- The college has allowed all students to sit semester examinations despite an attendance dispute.
- When
- Form fill-up is scheduled for September 16 and 17; examinations begin on September 28.
- Where
- Surendranath Law College in Sealdah.
- Why
- The decision followed protests and disagreement over attendance enforcement and alleged manipulation of attendance records.
Students’ Position
College Administration’s Position
Attendance records
Students’ Position
Students said they were not opposed to attendance rules but alleged that attendance was marked improperly or manipulated, questioning how only 10 to 15 of 700 students could have reached 65 percent.
College Administration’s Position
The vice-principal denied allegations that attendance records had been manipulated.
Exam eligibility
Students’ Position
Students protested the restriction on taking examinations and sought permission for the affected students to appear.
College Administration’s Position
The vice-principal initially enforced the attendance requirement and later asked Calcutta University to defer the examinations because many students lacked the required attendance.
The protest
Students’ Position
Students said they did not confine the vice-principal because she wanted to enforce attendance rules, but objected to how attendance was recorded.
College Administration’s Position
The vice-principal alleged that students with zero attendance pressured her to let them sit the examinations.
- Students affected
- 700
- Minimum attendance cited
- 65 percent
- Form fill-up dates
- September 16 and 17
- Examination start date
- September 28
- College leadership
- The college has been without a principal for 10 years and is headed by Vice-Principal Mohammadi Tarannum.
- University decision
- Calcutta University rejected the vice-principal’s request to defer the examinations.
- Protest-related detention
- The vice-principal was detained by students for 23 hours.