Hyderabad, Aug. 3 -- The Telangana High Court has expressed strong disapproval of the attendance regulations imposed by the Department of Technical Education and autonomous universities, stating that solely considering attendance percentage for allowing students to write exams is questionable.

The court highlighted the "unfortunate irony" of allowing students who fail a semester to appear for the next, while disallowing those with low attendance due to health reasons.

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Justice K Sarath, presiding over a petition filed by K Manvitha, a B.Tech third-year student, observed that to enhance educational quality, not just attendance but also the student's merit should be taken into account.

Manvitha had c...