New Delhi, Jul 3 (PTI) A night before the scheduled date, the Delhi University's Faculty of Law postponed the LLB end-term exams slated for Thursday, an official notification stated.

The exams have been deferred under orders of the DU Vice Chancellor Yogesh Singh, it said.

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Speaking to PTI, Vice Chancellor Singh said the exams have been postponed in view of several students getting detained from appearing in the examinations as a result of their low attendance.

The students have been asked to take two weeks of classes to compensate for the loss of attendance, he said.

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"After the students will compensate for two weeks for the loss of attendance, fresh dates to hold the end-term examination will be released," he added.

"Due to orders of the Vice Chancellor, the examinations of LLB II/IV/VI term scheduled for July 4 are postponed," the order released late night on Wednesday stated.

"Fresh dates would be notified in due course of time," it added.

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