Frequently Asked Question

Maternity Leave permitted under following conditions : (University Order Attached )

1.Female students can avail Maternity Leave only ONCE during the entire duration of the 

Programme.

2. The period of Maternity Leave shall be for a period not exceeding six months.

3.The Maternity Leave can be granted by the Principal in the case of affiliated College and Head of Department in case of University Teaching Department. 

On rejoining after Maternity Leave, the matter shall be reported to Controller of Examinations, Pareeksha Bhavan by the Principal of the college/ Head of the Department of University Teaching Dept. within 2 (two) weeks.

4.Condonation / other leave or absence shall not be clubbed with Maternity Leave during the

Programme.

5.The student shall apply at least one month in advance to the Principal of the College or the Head of the University Department for granting Maternity Leave.

6.On rejoining, the student shall be permitted to continue her study as follows:

a) If there is no change in Curriculum/Scheme/Syllabus in the next junior batch, continue her

course of study with the next junior batch, as a case of readmission but considering it as an

additional seat beyond the sanctioned strength and beyond the statutory limit in the

concerned College/ University Department. The Student shall register for the examination

after compensating the leave availed.

b) If change occurs in Curriculum/Scheme/Syllabi in the next junior batch, continue her

course of study along with her batch of students, treating the continuation of study as a case

of repeat semester and considering it as an additional seat beyond the sanctioned strength

and beyond the statutory limit in the concerned College/ University Teaching Dept. 

•          She shall be permitted to continue in the next semester and make up for the shortage of

attendance in the repeat semester after completion of the succeeding semesters. 

•         Repeat semester is applicable to all semesters Including 1 st semester. In case the student avails           

• Maternity Leave in a semester and rejoins after leave in the next semester, repeat semester shall be permitted for both semesters, if there is shortage of attendance in both semesters.
•      While repeating the semester, the student shall register for the examination in the same

Scheme/ Syllabus she was admitted. For repeating the semester,the student should have

applied for token registration for the examinations of that semester along with the other

students of her batch.