<p>The proposal has been approved by the Vice Chancellor N Prabhu Dev and will be presented before the Syndicate, the university's highest decision-making body, for its confirmation shortly. <br /><br />Highly-placed sources said that the move was to be adopted as the University was inundated with "complaints of discrepancies in exam results declared in academic years 2005-2007". <br /><br />Before the OMR sheets were introduced in 2009, the exam process at BU was not only long-drawn but it also gave ample scope to malpractice. <br /><br />The Vice Chancellor, however, roped in Syed Jamal, Administrative Officer, CET Cell and appointed him as a Special Officer. As a result, several "fool-proof and time-tested" aspects from the CET were incorporated into the exam system. <br /><br />While separate answer sheets were discarded, additional space was provided in the question booklets for students to write answers. Further, the number of pages in the answer booklet was increased to 32 so that students need not attach additional sheets. The OMR sheets also ‘revolutionised’ the evaluation process decreasing the chances for malpractice and speeding up declaration of results. <br /><br />RTI Cell<br /><br />Problems, however, persisted with earlier years with many students approaching the BU with their grievances. A large number of students used the Right To Information (RTI) Cell, set up at the Jnanabharathi Bharathi campus, in order to know the status of their exam-related queries. <br /><br />R M Ranganath, Registrar (Administration), admitted that many students were approaching the RTI Cell with their exam-related queries. <br /><br />"Although we have introduced many exam reforms, there is huge backlog in announcing results over the last five years. Hence, the Vice Chancellor decided to set up the Adalat," he told Deccan Herald. <br /><br />The Adalat, to be set up at BU's Central College Campus, will address the exam-related grievances from 2005 only. Apart from the Magistrate, it will have a BU representative who will tell "the University's side of the story" and ascertain if a complaint is genuine. <br /><br />Other requirements<br /><br />The project’s financial requirements such as the Magistrate’s salary, infrastructure, etc, are likely to be approved by the Syndicate. <br /><br />In case a grievance is found to be genuine, the Adalat will provide the relief to the student. It, however, will not award any monetary compensation. "That's why, it's an Adalat, not a court," Ranganath remarked. <br /><br /></p>
<p>The proposal has been approved by the Vice Chancellor N Prabhu Dev and will be presented before the Syndicate, the university's highest decision-making body, for its confirmation shortly. <br /><br />Highly-placed sources said that the move was to be adopted as the University was inundated with "complaints of discrepancies in exam results declared in academic years 2005-2007". <br /><br />Before the OMR sheets were introduced in 2009, the exam process at BU was not only long-drawn but it also gave ample scope to malpractice. <br /><br />The Vice Chancellor, however, roped in Syed Jamal, Administrative Officer, CET Cell and appointed him as a Special Officer. As a result, several "fool-proof and time-tested" aspects from the CET were incorporated into the exam system. <br /><br />While separate answer sheets were discarded, additional space was provided in the question booklets for students to write answers. Further, the number of pages in the answer booklet was increased to 32 so that students need not attach additional sheets. The OMR sheets also ‘revolutionised’ the evaluation process decreasing the chances for malpractice and speeding up declaration of results. <br /><br />RTI Cell<br /><br />Problems, however, persisted with earlier years with many students approaching the BU with their grievances. A large number of students used the Right To Information (RTI) Cell, set up at the Jnanabharathi Bharathi campus, in order to know the status of their exam-related queries. <br /><br />R M Ranganath, Registrar (Administration), admitted that many students were approaching the RTI Cell with their exam-related queries. <br /><br />"Although we have introduced many exam reforms, there is huge backlog in announcing results over the last five years. Hence, the Vice Chancellor decided to set up the Adalat," he told Deccan Herald. <br /><br />The Adalat, to be set up at BU's Central College Campus, will address the exam-related grievances from 2005 only. Apart from the Magistrate, it will have a BU representative who will tell "the University's side of the story" and ascertain if a complaint is genuine. <br /><br />Other requirements<br /><br />The project’s financial requirements such as the Magistrate’s salary, infrastructure, etc, are likely to be approved by the Syndicate. <br /><br />In case a grievance is found to be genuine, the Adalat will provide the relief to the student. It, however, will not award any monetary compensation. "That's why, it's an Adalat, not a court," Ranganath remarked. <br /><br /></p>
