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| − | Mumbai | + | Mumbai University has seen over a two-and-a half times increase in reve nue from students applying for revaluation of their an swer scripts in the last five years, implying, in the deep est irony , that the less credi bility MU has, the more mon ey it makes. The university charges Rs 400 to process a re valuation application. |
The trend is a pointer that students' scores and expecta tions do not match. Data pro cured through an RTI query by professor Uday Gamare shows that between 2010 and 2014, fee earned from reval uation increased from Rs 2 crore to Rs 5.6 crore. Interest ingly, this is the period when the revaluation scam rocked the varsity . | The trend is a pointer that students' scores and expecta tions do not match. Data pro cured through an RTI query by professor Uday Gamare shows that between 2010 and 2014, fee earned from reval uation increased from Rs 2 crore to Rs 5.6 crore. Interest ingly, this is the period when the revaluation scam rocked the varsity . | ||
For most students, their doubts are not unfounded One in four revaluation appli cants in 2012 and early-2013 went on to clear the exam raising serious doubts about the quality of assessment.RTI data shows that in 2012, 14,586 of the 68,653 candidates who applied for revaluation were declared to have passed.Similarly , in the first half of 2013, of the 43,256 students who applied for revaluation, 10,509 cleared the exam. The situation was similar even for basic totalling of marks. In 2012, of the 912 who applied for re-totalling, 546 (close to 60%) passed. In 2013, of the 525 who demanded that their marks be counted again, 286 cleared the exam. | For most students, their doubts are not unfounded One in four revaluation appli cants in 2012 and early-2013 went on to clear the exam raising serious doubts about the quality of assessment.RTI data shows that in 2012, 14,586 of the 68,653 candidates who applied for revaluation were declared to have passed.Similarly , in the first half of 2013, of the 43,256 students who applied for revaluation, 10,509 cleared the exam. The situation was similar even for basic totalling of marks. In 2012, of the 912 who applied for re-totalling, 546 (close to 60%) passed. In 2013, of the 525 who demanded that their marks be counted again, 286 cleared the exam. | ||
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2010-15: Sharp rise of revaluation cases
The Times of India, Oct 07 2015
Hemali Chhapia
Students seeking revaluation rise; MU's rechecking revenue up 2.5 times in 5 yrs
Mumbai University has seen over a two-and-a half times increase in reve nue from students applying for revaluation of their an swer scripts in the last five years, implying, in the deep est irony , that the less credi bility MU has, the more mon ey it makes. The university charges Rs 400 to process a re valuation application. The trend is a pointer that students' scores and expecta tions do not match. Data pro cured through an RTI query by professor Uday Gamare shows that between 2010 and 2014, fee earned from reval uation increased from Rs 2 crore to Rs 5.6 crore. Interest ingly, this is the period when the revaluation scam rocked the varsity .
For most students, their doubts are not unfounded One in four revaluation appli cants in 2012 and early-2013 went on to clear the exam raising serious doubts about the quality of assessment.RTI data shows that in 2012, 14,586 of the 68,653 candidates who applied for revaluation were declared to have passed.Similarly , in the first half of 2013, of the 43,256 students who applied for revaluation, 10,509 cleared the exam. The situation was similar even for basic totalling of marks. In 2012, of the 912 who applied for re-totalling, 546 (close to 60%) passed. In 2013, of the 525 who demanded that their marks be counted again, 286 cleared the exam.
