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Mangaluru: The admission guidelines for the academic year 2019-20 issued by the department of pre-university education (DPUE) states that uniforms are not compulsory for students. In contravention of the rule, a few principals and administrative committees have made uniforms compulsory here. The uniform material is either given by the college after collecting money from students to get it stitched outside, or students are asked to get it from outside on their own.
The department has turned a blind eye and has not given any clarification and has also not pulled up institutions for violating the rule, or put a dress code in place.
The department maintains that uniforms have been banned as...