The Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee (IIT Roorkee) has decided to readmit the 73 students who had been expelled in June on grounds of poor performance. This has ended the month-long contention regarding the students' status, however, the readmission is provisional.

The Institute has set specific criteria for the students to retain their admission; this includes maintaining a minimum attendance record of 75 percent for each subject, clearing all courses of the first and second semester again and securing a minimum CGPA score of 5 on 10.

On June 15, IIT Roorkee had expelled 72 students, which included more than 62 students from different B.Tech courses, as they had failed to secure the minimum required points on the CGPA scale, i.e. 5 CGPA.

In 2014, the premier institute had introduced a rule for maintaining the standard of education. It had informed the students that if they do not secure a minimum of 5 point CGPA in two consecutive semesters, their enrolment shall be terminated and they will be expelled from the college.

Following this decision, the students filed a mercy petition with the institute, asking for re-admission, which was not approved by the senate, apex body of the institute. The students then filed a petition with the Uttarakhand HC. Although only 47 students filed the petition, the court had granted relief to all the 72 students in its verdict.

The decision was given by a single-judge bench of Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia, who also asked the institute's authorities to give a reply regarding the verdict.