Karnataka University, Dharwad likely to re-conduct PhD entrance test

HUBLI: The Karnataka University, Dharwad (KUD) is likely to reconduct the entrance examination for PhD admission, in the wake of complaints from many students who appeared for the test last month. The students had complained that some questions and key answers in part-I and part-2 papers of Social Science streams were wrong.
The candidates brought the issue to the notice of the vice-chancellor of the university and put pressure on the authorities to re-conduct the exams.Following this, the KUD has set up a committee of experts to look into the issue, sources said. Many students have failed in the exam and they have been blaming the wrong questions and answers for it.
PhD aspirant Santosh Patil said: "I found some wrong key answers and questions in the test. The university should take the issue seriously. The varsity should re-conduct exam for only for those who have failed while students who passed should not be forced to attend the test again."
Speaking to TOI, KR Durgadas, registrar (evaluation), Karnatak University, Dharwad, admitted that there were some wrong key answers in the paper set by experts. Notices have been served to all the departments to hold meeting with PhD aspirants to know their grievances. "After getting feedback from all departments, we may decide to reconduct the test," he added.