The Bombay High Court has directed the state government to inform all universities that have continued with the ‘carry on’ scheme allowing students with uncleared or failed backlog exams to be promoted, not to implement the same for the academic year 2025–26, except where the benefit has already been extended to some students.

The direction was issued after the court was informed on Tuesday that the ‘carry on’ system introduced through a January 17 circular and a February 10 Government Resolution (GR) was limited to the academic year 2024–25. Despite this, four universities continued the scheme for academic year 2025–26, which the bench found “contrary to the spirit of the GR and the circular.”

The four universities include Kavayitri Bahinabai Chaudhari North Maharashtra University, Jalg

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