evidence: The circular, which talks about ‘scrapping of 75 percent attendance rule and introducing vocational projects’ has left the students of VTU-affiliated colleges in a fix. However, on Friday evening, AICTE clarified it as ‘fake’. On Thursday night, the fake circular, appeared in a ‘WhatsApp University’ group, said AICTE had decided to scrap 75 percent attendance because the employability of engineering colleges has been on the decline. [...] On Friday, AICTE issued a notice on its official website, which said: "Your attention is drawn to a fake circular issued on AICTE letterhead regarding scrapping of 75% attendance rule and introducing vocational projects which has gone viral on social media. The circular is misleading and mischievous. We would like to confirm that AICTE has not issued any circular in this regard. AICTE is lodging a complaint against the fake circular in the Cyber Crime Cell of Delhi Police.