Affiliated colleges worried by ‘withheld’ results

‘40% of the students are facing the issue’

Many engineering colleges affiliated to Anna University have said the results of the November-December semester examinations have been withheld for a large number of students. The results were declared on April 11. “At each institution, a minimum of 40% students are facing such issues [of the results being withheld],” a faculty member of a private engineering college said. Anna University has mentioned either “withheld” or “withheld for clarification” or “results under process” as the reason for not declaring the marks. When colleges do not pay the examination fee, the university withholds results; sometimes the university seeks clarifications about the candidates. The results of some students are withheld if malpractice is suspected.