INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
KOCHI: Girls at Cochin University of Science and Technology (Cusat) can claim 2% additional condonation of shortage of attendance in each
semester under "menstruation benefits" - a rare move in a higher-education institute in Kerala.Cusat rules mandate 75% attendance in each
semester to appear for exams
The new order will bring that threshold down to 73%.Wednesday's order meets a long-pending demand of the over 4,000 female students in
various streams, including PhD, at Cusat
Students' union chairperson Namitha George expressed happiness and called it a "much-needed" decision
Student unions had demanded a fixed number "menstrual leaves" every semester, but the authorities cited "practical difficulties" in granting
such relief and instead suggested the condonation in attendance shortage
This was accepted by the unions."The VC has ordered to sanction an additional 2% of condonation of shortage of attendance to female
students, in each semester," says the order.
