216 Mumbai varsity students score zero in paper, seek revaluation

Students have raised questions about being marked zero only in corporate communication and public relations subject despite scoring well in other subjects.

Around 216 final year students doing Bachelor of Management Studies (BMS) from the University of Mumbai (MU) have secured zero in corporate communication and public relations. They have filed a complaint seeking correction on being marked zero in the paper.  

The third-year BMS exam was conducted in December last year. It took MU after almost three-and-half months to declare the results. Some students have both RR (Result Reserve) and zero marks shown in the result. Students have now raised questions about being marked zero only in one subject despite scoring well in other subjects. They have written to the university demanding revaluation, HT reported. 

Pradeep Sawant of Yuva Sena attributed the errors in assessment and mark sheets to the absence of a full-time Controller of Examination (CoE). “The university should immediately hire a full-time Controller of Examinations. Also, an effective mechanism should be implemented to prevent these mistakes,”’ said Sawant. 

University officials said, “236 students’ results have been RR in BMS session 5 result. The results of students who have entered wrong seat numbers and wrong barcodes have been RR. The answer sheet of these students will be searched manually and the result will be announced. These students have got zero due to technical error, it will be rectified and the revised result will be declared,” the report added. 

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