DISCIPLINE COMMITTEE:
The Discipline Committee ensures a safe, orderly, and respectful environment within the institution. It is responsible for maintaining rules and regulations, monitoring student behavior, and promoting discipline in academic and co-curricular activities. The committee handles cases of indiscipline, prevents misconduct, and encourages ethical conduct among students. It plays a key role in creating a positive learning atmosphere and upholding the institution’s values and standards.
The Attendance Committee is governed primarily by University of Mumbai Ordinance 6086 (which repealed the earlier O.119, O.120, and O.125), supplemented by UGC regulatory benchmarks and binding Bombay High Court precedent. Its core function is enforcing the 75%/50% attendance thresholds through a structured, multi-stage monitoring and appeal pipeline that satisfies natural justice requirements before any student is debarred from examinations.
Rules & Regulations
1) Mandatory committee composition — Under Section 1 of Ordinance 6086, every college must constitute a committee of at least 3 faculty members representing different streams (Arts, Science, Commerce, Law), headed by a Principal-nominated Convener (Senior Teacher/Vice-Principal).
2) Dual attendance thresholds — Students must maintain 75% overall average attendance across all lectures/practicals/tutorials, AND a minimum 50% attendance in each individual subject, regardless of overall average.
3) Structured monitoring pipeline — The committee must follow a defined sequence: Admission Undertaking → Monthly Monitoring → Mid-Semester Review → End-Semester Scrutiny → Appeal Hearing — it cannot issue detention lists without this process.
4) Monthly defaulter transparency — A provisional “Defaulters List” must be displayed in the first week of every month, with warning notices issued to defaulters at least twice per semester.
5) Mandatory parent-teacher interface — At least two periodical parent meetings per semester must be held for students below 75%, requiring a signed mid-term rectification undertaking.
6) Principal’s limited condonation power — The Principal may condone up to an additional 25% deficiency (floor lowered to 50%), but only on formal recommendation of the Attendance Committee — never independently.
7) Absolute 50% hard floor — Per Bombay High Court Writ Petition No. 1208 of 2017, if attendance (overall or subject-wise) falls below 50%, no authority — not the committee, Principal, or university grievance cell — can condone it or permit exam entry.
8) Tiered appeal timeline — Detained students get 3 days to appeal to the Principal internally; the college must then notify the Controller of Examinations at least 10 clear days before exams; students retain a further 10-day window to appeal directly to the Controller of Examinations, University of Mumbai.