New Delhi, June 12 -- Delhi's St Stephen's College has barred 54 first-year students from appearing in their semester exams for not meeting the minimum attendance requirement of 66.7 percent.

The decision, taken on June 4, has triggered outrage among students who claim they were denied a fair hearing and treated with hostility by the college administration. There has been no immediate response from the college administration.

A group of students calling themselves "Concerned Students of St. Stephen's College" said on Thursday that many of those barred had legitimate reasons for their shortfall, including medical emergencies, personal crises, participation in college events, and the recent attack in Pahalgam. Despite this, they were not ...