After 10 days of uncertainty about their future, the final year students of Government Law College (GLC), who failed an internal assessment, heaved a sigh of relief on Friday as the principal agreed to hold retest.

As many as 270 students of three-year and five-year law courses had failed the internal examination of Professional Ethics, Public Interest Layering and Drafting, Pleading and Conveyancing. The final year students were at the risk of losing an academic year as they cannot sit for the final semester examination without clearing the internal tests. Although the GLC had always held retests for internal papers, Dr Suvarna Koele decided to do away with the process after taking charge as the college principal.