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Students will wear clean, neat and presentable clothing.  Following is the dress code of the university. Visiting students are also expected to observe the dress code. Students are advised to follow the following dress code while attending the colleges for lectures/ practicals / dissections / library / labs and formal function of the institution. The dress should be neat, clean and pressed.


Dress Code for Boys        

  • Trousers and collared shirt 
  • Shoes and Socks       
  • Clean white apron with name tag be tied up

Dress Code for Girls 

  • Formal wear dress like Salwar Kameez, Chudidar, Sari 
  • Formal foot wear
  • Hair (beyond shoulder length) to be tied up
  • Clean white apron with nametag

Prohibited for boys 

  • T. Shirts
  • Tight fitting dirty jeans
  • Caps
  • Chappals/ Sports shoes 
  • Shorts
  • Ear rings 
  • Torn trousers touching the floor
  • Pony tails
  • Trousers with 6 or more pockets
  • Clothing depicting illegal drugs, alcohol, profane language, racial
  • Sexual and vulgar suggestions (applicable for boys and girls)  

Prohibited for girls

  • Tight fitting dirty jeans
  • Torn trousers touching the floor
  • Skirts, Shorts
  • Revealing deep tops/ Spaghetti top/ Sleeveless tops/ shirts/ t-shirts

In case of violation of the dress code, the student concerned will be asked to leave the academic session.


For Health Sciences: Aprons (extending to mid-thigh or below) and name tags are compulsory for boys and girls especially during dissection/ practicals/ demonstration.  Wearing the apron outside the campus is discouraged.