Due to the delay in results caused by the assessment mess
at MU, many students had been given provisional admissions. However, some of
these students were eventually declared failed by the varsity.
Colleges in the city have
refused to refund the fees paid by the University of Mumbai (MU) students who
were given provisional admission but couldn’t be enrolled as they failed to
clear their degree examinations, activists have alleged.
Due to the delay in results
caused by the assessment mess at MU, many students had been given provisional
admissions. However, some of these students were eventually declared failed by
the varsity.
Nationalist Students
Congress (NSC) has claimed that they received complaints from around 10 such
students who were provisionally admitted to various post-graduation courses,
but were denied refund after they sought to cancel their admissions.
Amol Matele, president NSC
said that the problem has been compounded by the fact that some of these
students who had applied for photocopies of their answer sheets are yet to
receive them. Others are still waiting for the results of the re-evaluation of
their papers. “The students are afraid to file complaints with MU, but the
university should take care of them,” he said.
However, Thakur College,
Kandivali - one of the institutes alleged to have refused to return the fees by
the activists - has denied the allegation. “We have refunded the fees of all
the students who didn’t qualify,” said Chaitaly Chakraborty, principal of the
college.
During last examination, the
varsity had switched from traditional pen-and-paper method of assessment to an
on-screen marking system (OSM). The decision caused a huge delay in declaring
results, as varsity staff and teachers took a while to come to terms with the
new system. Many students were unable to pursue their higher education plans,
while others lost job opportunities.
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