BU's quickie re-evaluation: 3,000 papers in one week

Where miracles happen: Portals of the Bangalore University

Of the 3,000 law students who had applied for the re-evaluation, only Phaniraj Kashyap's answer script was reassessed. LLB student Kashyap, the son of high court justice Sridhar Rao, scored 18 marks in a paper but it went up to 65 after the re-evaluation.

u00a0With the media exposing the irregularity, the varsity tried to cover up its tracks by re-evaluating the remaining answer sheets in a hurry.

u00a0"The re-evaluation work is almost complete and the results will be announced in day or two," said Syed Jamal, special officer, Bangalore University.

u00a0Just a week ago, when the scam came to light, a custodian for re-evaluation had not even been appointed. Vice-chancellor Dr Prabhu Dev had said, "The process has just begun." And he was unaware of the pending re-evaluation results.

u00a0However, he now puts it down to internal problems, "because of which we could not appoint the custodian in time". He insisted that there were no irregularities.

Unbelievable feat

"It's a miracle," said a syndicate member. "The University, known for its lethargy, has finished re-evaluating 3,000 answer sheets. It's unbelievable."

Kashyap had appeared for his 10th semester exams last February and had flunked in the 'Civil Procedure Code Limitation Act' theory paper.u00a0

u00a0Sources said, the University authorities acted fast to declare him qualified on May 5u00a0 because of his dad's influence. They even suspect that additional sheets were added when the re-evaluation was done.

u00a0Subramanyam, principal of University Law College, who had re-evaluated the paper, declined to comment. He said, "I don't remember how many papers there were from Bangalore University. There were papers from many other universities too."

u00a0Sources alleged that Jamal had personally taken the answer script from the examination centre to the college for re-evaluation. "The law says no one is allowed to take answer scripts out of the examination centre but Jamal did it," a source said.

u00a0Jamal, however, refuted the charge, saying, "It was not me, another special officer took the answer script."

Count me out
The sordid saga of Bangalore University's quickie re-evaluation is beginning to take its toll.

S K Laxman, registrar of evaluation, is reportedly opting out of the university, disgusted by the changes.

"The special officer is overruling him and his post has become a dummy one," said the sources.

When contacted, Laxman said he would be happy to get a transfer. "However, I have not applied for it. I can only say that I am on leave right now," he added.

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