Post review, marks of 10K MU students changed

Revaluation reveals incomplete grading, bungled answer sheets; senate calls for action

- Niraj Pandit

MUMBAI: Astounded by the low grades he received in one of his answer papers in the fifth semester recently, a University of Mumbai (MU) student of Law applied for photocopies of the same and discovered that five answers in his submission were not checked.

When another student of Law, displeased with her grades in the last semester, applied for photocopies of the answer sheets, she discovered that the first three pages were hers and the next seven belonged to another student! "After filing complaints and visiting the examination center thrice, I was finally informed that it was a scanning error," she said.

Revaluation of both answer sheets revealed impressive results.

These are not irregular cases.

MU's revaluation process, discussed in the question-and-answer session at its senate meeting on Saturday, has shone light on the shoddy manner in which students' answer sheets are scrutinized, illustrated through data which revealed significant changes in students' marks post-revaluation.

Following reassessment of 2024 exams, a number of students saw their results altered.

The revaluation of answer sheets of the Winter 2024 session (October to December) saw revision in marks for approximately 10,994 students out of 15,528 across four courses. (See box.)