LU BA fourth-semester students complain over ‘western philosophy’ paper

Lucknow: Chaos prevailed during the BA fourth semester philosophy examination at Lucknow University (LU) on Wednesday due to confusion over a question paper.

Students claimed that they were given question paper for ‘western philosophy’, whereas as per schedule the examination was of ‘western ethical philosophy’.

However, authorities denied saying that the examination schedule was revised and updated on LU website, which apparently went unnoticed by the students.

The examination, however, was conducted peacefully, but later some students submitted a written complaint to the vice-chancellor.

According to the complaint, the ‘western philosophy’ paper given on Wednesday was actually scheduled for May 8.

They also staged a protest outside the university’s administrative building and demanded a re-examination.

Denying claims made by students, LU spokesperson Mukul Srivastava said, “The examinations were conducted as per the schedule. The ‘western ethical philosophy’ is a minor subject and ‘western philosophy’ is a major, Separate examination schedules are issued for major and minor papers. Both were revised and updated on LU website well in advance.”