Results likely to be declared today

Mumbai: Mumbai University is expected to declare the results of all final-year degree college students, except for commerce and law faculties, on Monday. Sources said the assessment of the law and commerce papers are yet to be completed. University officials are positive about declaring the results on Monday as per the deadline given by governor and chancellor of the university C. Vidyasagar Rao. The final year students, who have been waiting three months for the results, hope there are no further delays.  

Till July 29, around 2.7 lakh answer sheets had not yet been assessed, rightly raising the question whether the varsity would be able to declare results by the July 31 deadline. Students seem to have lost all fear and curiosity a day before their results were to be declared. “It’s been three whole months since I was done with my examinations. Now, after three months, all my excitement and eagerness to see my results is dead. All I wish is to see my results coming so I can focus on other stuff,” said Gurdit Kaur, a student from Somaiya Vidyavihar.

Zishan Amiri, an ex-MU student said, “Before deciding to shift from the manual, pen and paper process of checking the answer sheets to an online system, the university should have consulted experts and discussed the transition with the people who will be involved in the process. Without doing any of this. It’s a clear example of carelessness.”

Meanwhile, the last day of assessment before the D-Day saw fewer than 900 teachers turn up, out of a total teacher strength of over 9,500. As a result, only 25,000 answer sheets were assessed, instead of the target of one lakh in order to meet Monday's deadline.