A doctoral scholar spends three weeks in an archive in another city, gathering material for

A Class 12 student splits her day between school and a coaching institute. She attends

A third-year law student misses weeks of classes while interning at a district court, an

A marksheet lands on the table, a form sits open on a screen, and one

A college grade is the official record of how successfully a student completed a college

Picture a second-year student opening a degree audit at the start of a new term.

Two students can both say their result is around eight, and mean noticeably different things.

It is the fear behind every absence: can you not graduate because of attendance? For

Truancy starts as a school problem: missed classes, falling grades, warning letters. But students and

Losing a job over attendance is stressful enough. Then comes the urgent question: can you