| As per the judgement of the Hon’ble High Court in CWP No. 6285/2007, fresh scrutiny of the reasonable candidates keeping in view the eligibility criteria will have to be undertaken. The requirements are as under- |
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| 1. Undergraduate students between the ages on 17 and 22 may contest elections. |
| 2. For postgraduate students, the maximum age limit to legitimately contest an election would be 24-25 years. |
| 3. For research students, the maximum age limit to legitimately contest an election would be 28 years. |
| 4. Although the Committee would refrain from prescribing any particular minimum marks to be attained by a candidate, the candidate should in no event have any academic arrears in the year of contesting the election. |
| 5. The candidate should have attained the minimum percentage of attendance as prescribed by the university or 75 percent attendance, whichever is higher. |
| 6. The candidate shall have one opportunity to contest for the post of office bearer, and two opportunities to contest for the post of an executive member. |
| 7. The candidate shall not have a previous criminal record, that is to say he should not have tried and / or convicted of any criminal offence or misdemeanour. The candidate shall also not have been subject to any disciplinary action by the university authorities. |
| 8. The candidate must be a regular, full-time student of the college/university and should not be a distance/proximate education student. That is to say that all eligible candidates must be enrolled in a full-time course, the course duration being at least one year. |
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Ms Anuradha Bawa Singh,
Convenor,
Student Union Advisory Committe |
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