Mumbai University: 36% Students Pass After Re-Evaluation of Answer Scripts

Around 36% students out of a total number of students who applied for re-evaluation have passed the examinations between 2015 and beginning of 2016 at University of Mumbai. According to sources, a total number of 1,31,782 students applied for re-evaluation out of which 47,487 students have passed post re-evaluation.

During this period, i.e., 2015-16, the varsity earned a sum of Rs. 2.67 crore through re-evaluation and a sum of Rs. 12.63 lakh for photocopies of answer scripts.

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One of the student activists demanded that the varsity should refund the re-evaluation fee paid by the candidates who have passed the examination to all the 45,000+ students. He indicated that the varsity failed to check the answer scripts properly during the initial stages of evaluation and as a result, a large number of students failed in the examination. Therefore, as the mistake is on the varsity's side, the administration should refund the re-evaluation fee of the candidates who passed the examination.

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On the other hand, the Vice-Chancellor of Mumbai University had announced that the process of evaluating answer scripts will go digital. The announcement was made in January 2017 and as of now, there is no clarity on the proposal and implementation of the same. The VC had revealed that the digital evaluation of answer scripts would begin from 2017.

Digital evaluation of answer scripts includes scanning the answer sheets, assessing the scanned copies of answer scripts through the computer and complying with the rules that were set by the varsity.