NEW DELHI: Wrong calculation of marks by Delhi University has put a student’s career in a fix. Kishor Kumar Roy, a student of journalism from Ram Lal Anand College, could not become a graduate because of an addition error.
Roy, who had appeared for his final year BA examination in 2014, flunked in English. He scored 15. The pass mark was 30. The error was detected only after he filed an RTI. When his paper was revaluated, his score shot up to 30.
Confident of clearing the exam, Roy had enrolled himself for Masters in Journalism at Jamia Milia Islamia University. But, he lost that seat later.
“I am disappointed and jobless. Despite RTI clearance, nobody is ready to accept that I am a graduate. Not only I lost my seat at Jamia, but also faced monetary losses. I have no option but to blame the university,” Roy said.
When Roy’s paper was revaluated, it was found that he had scored 30 (12+5+8+5). Roy also claimed that the examiner who checked his paper forgot to evaluate six more questions.
Roy said: “I met the varsity authorities 21 times, but no one is showing any interest. I have a copy of the answer sheet where it shows that the examiner forgot to mark the first six questions. I never thought that the university would ruin my career”.
“We don’t want to ruin the career of any student. Authorities will rectify the mistake. According to university rules, we cannot disclose the name of the teacher who evaluated the paper,” Satish Kumar, OSD, examination, DU, told The Sunday Standard.