Nagpur University (NU) took nearly four months to process and announce its winter examination results, missing the mandated 45-day deadline. However, the more pressing concern is the significant number of errors in the issued marksheets, pointing to a flawed process. Thousands of students across major courses received a shock when they discovered technical errors plaguing their marksheets.
Errors in Marksheets
Students reported that marksheets displayed wrong subjects, absent remarks, or incomplete entries, leading to them being declared fail despite performing well. The NU examination section has put hundreds of results on hold after being flooded with complaints from students who were marked as failed despite scoring good marks or facing other issues in their marksheets.
Impact on Summer Exams
The goof-ups in winter exam results have occurred while the NU exam department is busy conducting the four-month-long summer exams. The department had hoped to focus on the smooth conduct of summer exams, which are now stretching until mid-July due to a delayed start. With students rushing to correct flaws in the winter exam results, the department's work of issuing hall tickets for summer exams, accepting late forms, and other tasks is set to be disrupted.
Official Response
Deputy Registrar Motiram Tadas informed TOI that marksheets with errors are being revised. "Over 3,800 BSc first semester results were held back. Now, the wrong marksheet numbers stand at 400. These results will remain withheld until the college provides internal assessment as prescribed in the NEP format. Another 1,100 results of BSc sixth semester are withheld for corrections. In BA exams, around 20,000 mark sheets had faulty entries, which are being corrected," Tadas said.
Blame on Colleges
Tadas blamed the colleges for making incorrect entries of internal marks, which he claimed has resulted in chaos. "The colleges were told to send marks in 80-20 or 40-10 (theory-internal) combinations. In engineering courses, marks and grades have to be provided. Many colleges haven't followed the format. Some colleges expressed their inability and adamantly refused to comply with the format. Hence, we were forced to withhold the results," Tadas said.
He added that the majority of marksheets with errors belong to first-year and second-year students. "These students need not worry. They would be able to appear in summer exams without any issues," Tadas said.
Concerns Raised
Senate member Manmohan Bajpai has written to Vice-Chancellor Manali Kshirsagar, highlighting the issue. "Thousands of students are suffering because of repeated mistakes in marksheets and examination results. The university must resolve these issues on a war footing to ensure that students do not face academic, financial or career losses," he said.
