Attendance percentage measures regularity, expressed as a percentage of the total classes a student was eligible to attend. Most Indian universities mandate a minimum 75% attendance for exam eligibility; below that, students are typically "detained" and barred from the term-end exam without a written condonation.
Formula:
Attendance % = (Classes Attended ÷ Total Classes Held) × 100
A few subtleties most students miss: • Medical-leave classes are usually excluded from the denominator, not added to the numerator — the official policy varies per university. • Some universities round attendance to the nearest integer; others apply strict cut-offs at 74.5%. • For lab and tutorial subjects, attendance is often tracked separately from theory and must independently clear 75%.
A useful inverse calculation: given current attendance and the number of classes remaining, how many more can you miss while staying above 75%? That's exactly what an attendance planner tool computes.