This sounds to me like a really bad translation. Do you have a source?
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User_garyHere is the Source...Yes, this was definitely written by a non-native speaker. It is in a kind of broken English with many, many mistakes.
User_garyThe candidate who has passed the semester II and successfully completed the terms for semester II will be allowed to enter upon the course for the semester III.Hi, gary.
Such a candidate however will be allowed to keep term form Semester III.
I don't seem to find the original quote in the article which your URL brings up.
AvangiYour article tosses around "academic year," "semester," and "term" in confusing ways.Yes, that's one of the things I don't understand either.
It's not clear if "term" refers to some period of study, or to the conditions of some agreement.