Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government has allowed the students for admission into Plus 3 courses without original certificates.
The Higher Education Department has issued new guidelines regarding the admission into Plus 3 courses in the various colleges of the State.
“Due to COVID-19 pandemic, there is disruption in supplying of original certificates, mark sheets, migration certificates, etc. to the students passing out from CHSE during 2019-20. As a result, they may fail to show original certificates for verification at the time of admission”, the Department said while urging all degree colleges to allow students for admission into Plus 3 courses without original certificates.
As per the new guidelines, self-attested downloaded mark sheet should be considered, migration certificate shall not be mandatory.
The students will have to submit an undertaking regarding submission of mark sheets at a later stage. The parents can complete the admission process even in the absence of the students. The admissions cannot be withheld for lack of caste or PwD certificates, the guidelines added.