Few Valuers & Summer Exam Load Delay NU Reval Results

Nagpur: A shortage of valuers, coupled with mounting summer examination workload, has delayed declaration of revaluation results at Nagpur University, leaving students anxious over pending mark revisions. As per university norms, the whole process of re-assessment of answer books must be completed within 30 days from the due date of receipt of application.Students complained that even over a month after applying for revaluation, the results for several papers are yet to be declared. In many cases, the students have appeared for backlog exam though the revaluation results for the same are awaited.Shakeebur Rahman, a LLB fourth-semester student, said he applied for revaluation of two third-semester subjects on April 28. "Third-semester backlog exam for one of the subjects was held on Monday and the next is scheduled on June 10. It has been more than 40 days but my reassessment results are pending. Students who applied along with me are waiting. We all appeared in fourth-semester exams and had to again appear in exam for backlog paper about which we are not sure if it was actually required," he said.The NU has been able to announce only 95 re-assessment results from BTech, MSc, BBA, BCom, BALLB and LLB in the last 20 days. It conducted over 1,200 exams.NU officials said over 60,000-70,000 applications for re-assessment were received from postgraduate and undergraduate students. "Valuers have been asked to speed up re-assessment. If more valuers report to work, we can clear backlog of results early. But pool of valuers has shrunk and many are on summer vacation. We can't push those available as it will put pressure on them and ongoing summer exam valuation work may get affected," exam section officials said.The university has also taken up the task of holding special exam for final-year students who missed university summer exam due to a clash with entrance or competitve exams in May. Officials added teaching staff vacancies have reached 50% and fewer approved teachers are available. "Only approved teachers are assigned valuation work. In case full-time teachers are not available, part-timers are called but they too need to have approved teacher status. Right now, summer exam valuation work is priority while final year special exam too will add to the burden," they said.Another hurdle is 3 different patterns running simultaneously. Exams are being held of credit based system, choice-based credit system and NEP pattern at a time.