Time Factor

Another matter, of less importance, is that except in special cases (regulation 10 (c)), "a candidate shall be eligible for . . . Honours only if he completes the requirements . . . within three years" of finishing the Bachelor's degree. Thus, no matter how high his marks, he is classed with the pass people at Graduation and goes down in the records without Honours.

I see no cogent reason why there should be any time limit and why those persons who, with the advantage of greater maturity and experience, desire to take the Master's degree some years after completing the first degree, should not compete for Honours on equal terms with anyone else.