function getStudentsByMst(&$response, $mst_id, $faculty_id = true, $now = true)
{
    if (!ctype_digit($mst_id)) {
        $response = array('code' => HTTP_Status::BAD_REQUEST, 'message' => 'Master ID must be digits only');
        return false;
    }
    $meta_data = array("batchno" => null, "division" => null, "inst_name" => null, "prog_name" => null, "dept_name" => null, "semester" => null, "subject" => null);
    try {
        $dbh = new MyDbCon();
        $dbh->select("Attendance_Master");
        $dbh->select->where->equalTo("attd_mst_id", $mst_id);
        $dbh->prepare();
        if ($dbh->execute()) {
            $tmp = $dbh->fetchAssoc()[0];
            $meta_data['batchno'] = $tmp['batchno'];
            $meta_data['division'] = $tmp['division'];
        } else {
            $response = array('code' => HTTP_Status::FORBIDDEN);
            return false;
        }
        $where_funcs = array('=' => 'equalTo', '<' => 'lessThan', '>' => 'greaterThan', '<=' => 'lessThanOrEqualTo', '>=' => 'greaterThanOrEqualTo', 'like' => 'like');
        $where = array("attd_mst_id" => $mst_id, "stud_status" => "C");
        if ($now) {
            try {
                $now = (new DateTime())->format("Y-m-d");
                //throw new Exception("asd");
            } catch (Exception $e) {
                $response = array('code' => HTTP_Status::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR);
                return false;
            }
            $where['end_date'] = "{$now}:>=";
            $where['start_date'] = "{$now}:<=";
        }
        if ($faculty_id && !Privilege_Master::is_super($_SESSION['privilege_id'])) {
            $where['faculty_id'] = $_SESSION['faculty_id'];
        }
        $join_tables = array("Academic_Calendar", "Teaches", "Syllabus", "Student_Master");
        $join_on = array("Academic_Calendar" => "Academic_Calendar.ac_id=Attendance_Master.ac_id", "Teaches" => "Attendance_Master.teaches_id=Teaches.teaches_id", "Syllabus" => "Teaches.syllabus_id=Syllabus.syllabus_id", "Student_Master" => "Student_Master.o_id=Syllabus.o_id AND Student_Master.stud_sem=Academic_Calendar.semester AND Student_Master.stud_div=Attendance_Master.division");
        if (!empty($meta_data['batchno'])) {
            $join_on["Student_Master"] .= " AND Student_Master.stud_batchno=Attendance_Master.batchno";
        }
        $join_columns = array("Academic_Calendar" => array("start_date", "end_date"), "Teaches" => array(), "Syllabus" => array("sub_id"), "Student_Master" => array("stud_id", "stud_enrolmentno", "stud_rollno", "stud_name", "stud_father_name", "stud_surname", "stud_sem", "stud_div", "stud_batchno", "o_id"));
        $meta_keys = array("stud_sem", "stud_div", "stud_batchno", "o_id", "sub_id", "start_date", "end_date");
        $dbh = new MyDbCon();
        $dbh->select("Attendance_Master");
        $dbh->select->columns(array());
        // Join Tables
        foreach ($join_tables as $val) {
            $cols = Select::SQL_STAR;
            if (isset($join_columns[$val])) {
                $cols = $join_columns[$val];
            }
            $dbh->join($val, $join_on[$val], $cols);
        }
        // Where Clause
        foreach ($where as $key => $val) {
            $vals = explode(':', $val);
            $wh = $where_funcs['='];
            if (!empty($vals[1]) && isset($where_funcs[$vals[1]])) {
                $wh = $where_funcs[$vals[1]];
            }
            $dbh->select->where->{$wh}($key, $vals[0]);
        }
        $dbh->select->order("stud_rollno ASC");
        $dbh->prepare();
        if ($dbh->execute()) {
            $objs = $dbh->fetchAssoc();
            $meta_data['semester'] = $objs[0]['stud_sem'];
            $meta_data['start_date'] = $objs[0]['start_date'];
            $meta_data['end_date'] = $objs[0]['end_date'];
            $names = Offers_Master::getNames($objs[0]['o_id']);
            $meta_data['subject'] = Sub_Master::getSubjectName($objs[0]['sub_id']);
            if ($names) {
                $meta_data['inst_name'] = $names['inst_name'];
                $meta_data['prog_name'] = $names['prog_name'];
                $meta_data['dept_name'] = $names['dept_name'];
            }
            foreach ($objs as $row) {
                foreach ($meta_keys as $val) {
                    unset($row[$val]);
                }
                if (!empty($row['stud_father_name'])) {
                    $row['stud_name'] .= " " . $row['stud_father_name'];
                }
                if (!empty($row['stud_surname'])) {
                    $row['stud_name'] .= " " . $row['stud_surname'];
                }
                unset($row['stud_father_name']);
                unset($row['stud_surname']);
            }
            //var_dump($meta_data);
            //var_dump($objs);
            $response = array("metadata" => $meta_data, "data" => $objs);
            return true;
        } else {
            $response = array('code' => HTTP_Status::FORBIDDEN);
            return false;
        }
    } catch (\Exception $e) {
        $message = $e->getPrevious() ? $e->getPrevious()->getMessage() : $e->getMessage();
        $code = $e->getPrevious() ? $e->getPrevious()->getCode() : $e->getCode();
        $err = "Error Code: " . $code . " <br/>Detailed Info: " . $message;
        $response = array('code' => HTTP_Status::FORBIDDEN, 'message' => $err);
        return false;
    }
}
<?php

global $dir;
if (empty($inst_id) || empty($prog_id) || empty($dept_id)) {
    $inst_id = $prog_id = $dept_id = "";
    if (!empty($this->o_id)) {
        $obj = new Offers_Master();
        $ids = $obj->getIds($this->o_id);
        $inst_id = $ids['inst_id'];
        $prog_id = $ids['prog_id'];
        $dept_id = $ids['dept_id'];
    }
} else {
    $inst_id = $prog_id = $dept_id = "";
}
$names = array("", "", "");
if (isset($set_oid_name) && $set_oid_name === true) {
    $names = array('name="inst_id"', 'name="prog_id"', 'name="dept_id"');
}
$p = <<<EOF
<div class="form-group {$class['o_id']} o_id_select">
\t<label class="mandatory col-lg-3 col-sm-3 control-label" for="inst_id">Select Institute:</label>
\t<div class="col-lg-5 col-sm-6">
\t\t<select class="form-control ajax-control" {$names[0]} id="inst_id" size="1" data-val="%s">
\t\t</select>
\t\t<img class="ajax_loader" src="{$dir}images/ajax-loader.gif"/>
\t</div>
</div>
<div class="form-group {$class['o_id']} o_id_select">
\t<label class="mandatory col-lg-3 col-sm-3 control-label" for="prog_id">Select Programme:</label>
\t<div class="col-lg-4 col-sm-5">