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January 19th, 2007, 01:53 PM
45-day deadline for BMS results is up
Students still don’t know if they’ve passed or not, but they’ve moved to next semester; officials pass the buck
Snehal Rebello
Mumbai, January 16: It's been nearly 65 days since the University of Mumbai conducted Semester V examinations of the Bachelor of Management Studies (BMS), which concluded on November 12.
But Manoj Patel (name changed) is still waiting for his results. Not just that. The 20-year-old student of Jai Hind College, Churchgate, hasn’t even completed his viva voce.
The university is well past the stipulated 45-day deadline for declaration of results as specified in the varsity rule book.
Section 72 of the Maharashtra Universities Act, 1994, says the university ‘‘shall declare results latest within 45 days’’, failing which a justification will be provided to the Chancellor and the state government.
Three days ago, the university issued the viva voce schedule to 35-odd colleges. The last date for that is January 28.
‘‘I have no idea about the reasons for the delay or if the viva scores will be added to the Semester VI results. But it’s happened before,’’ said a BMS co-ordinator of a South Mumbai college.
With 4,000-odd BMS students across Mumbai, sources say the viva should have been conducted soon after the exam.
‘‘I’ve moved to Semester VI, but I definitely want to know my Semester V scores. Besides, I still have to brush up on my last semester’s notes. All this in the middle of my existing semester,’’ said Patel.
‘‘Why has the date been carried forward to January. And what happens to students who fail in more than two subjects and are already in Semester VI? How can they keep terms?’’ said a university official.
On Monday, the university played the blame game. Pro Vice-Chancellor A D Sawant said: ‘‘I have no idea about it. The controller of examinations (COE) will have the papers in front of him. Please speak to him, I can’t comment on this.’’
Newsline twice contacted Prakash Wani, Officer on Special Duty-cum-COE, and his office said he was in a meeting.
When Newsline called his cellphone, he said: ‘‘I’ve been on leave the last three days. So I wouldn’t know about progress on this issue. I’ll check tomorrow’’.
Registrar Jayant Dighe said: ‘‘Please speak to Dr A D Sawant since he’s in charge of examinations.’’ Vice-Chancellor Vijay Khole was unavailable for comment.
Students still don’t know if they’ve passed or not, but they’ve moved to next semester; officials pass the buck
Snehal Rebello
Mumbai, January 16: It's been nearly 65 days since the University of Mumbai conducted Semester V examinations of the Bachelor of Management Studies (BMS), which concluded on November 12.
But Manoj Patel (name changed) is still waiting for his results. Not just that. The 20-year-old student of Jai Hind College, Churchgate, hasn’t even completed his viva voce.
The university is well past the stipulated 45-day deadline for declaration of results as specified in the varsity rule book.
Section 72 of the Maharashtra Universities Act, 1994, says the university ‘‘shall declare results latest within 45 days’’, failing which a justification will be provided to the Chancellor and the state government.
Three days ago, the university issued the viva voce schedule to 35-odd colleges. The last date for that is January 28.
‘‘I have no idea about the reasons for the delay or if the viva scores will be added to the Semester VI results. But it’s happened before,’’ said a BMS co-ordinator of a South Mumbai college.
With 4,000-odd BMS students across Mumbai, sources say the viva should have been conducted soon after the exam.
‘‘I’ve moved to Semester VI, but I definitely want to know my Semester V scores. Besides, I still have to brush up on my last semester’s notes. All this in the middle of my existing semester,’’ said Patel.
‘‘Why has the date been carried forward to January. And what happens to students who fail in more than two subjects and are already in Semester VI? How can they keep terms?’’ said a university official.
On Monday, the university played the blame game. Pro Vice-Chancellor A D Sawant said: ‘‘I have no idea about it. The controller of examinations (COE) will have the papers in front of him. Please speak to him, I can’t comment on this.’’
Newsline twice contacted Prakash Wani, Officer on Special Duty-cum-COE, and his office said he was in a meeting.
When Newsline called his cellphone, he said: ‘‘I’ve been on leave the last three days. So I wouldn’t know about progress on this issue. I’ll check tomorrow’’.
Registrar Jayant Dighe said: ‘‘Please speak to Dr A D Sawant since he’s in charge of examinations.’’ Vice-Chancellor Vijay Khole was unavailable for comment.