Mou Chakraborty
Kolkata, August 22, 2007
ALL POLITICAL science students of Serampore College have failed in the part II general exam of Calcutta University (CU). This year, 372 students from the college had taken the exam and of them 120 students had political science as one of the subjects. Most of the students have scored between 0 and 20.
The incident has shocked higher education minister Sudarshan Raichowdhury, who had taught political science at the college and was also head of the department. The minister, who retired in 2006 just before the state Assembly election, declined to comment on the poor show, but said: “I have left the college long back and am not aware of recent activities. As per decorum, Calcutta University will look into the matter.”
The result has, however, left the students fuming. On Wednesday they submitted a deputation to the university’s pro vice-chancellor (academic) Suranjan Das.
“It’s ridiculous. How can the students score such low marks? We fear that either the answer scripts were lost or error crept in during checking or tabulation. We want our problem to be resolved,” said a student of the college.
The university has, however, ruled out negligence on its part. “We will help the students and ensure that they do not suffer. If they want, the students can either apply for a review or come and see the answer scripts. We too are surprised by the incident, but don’t feel there has been any negligence on the examiner’s part,” said a top official of the university.
The result was published last Friday. This is the second time that BA part II results of the university have come under scrutiny. Students of Biharilal College of Home Science had earlier complained that there was anomaly in their part II honours result. The university official acted on their complaint and found that tabulation error had led to faulty marksheets. The marksheets were recalled and fresh ones issued to the students.
Mou.Chakraborty@hindustantimes.com
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