e-IDs to make it easy for BangaloreUniversity

Students and faculty of Bangalore University will soon be issued ‘smart cards,’ which will also serve as ID cards and debit cards. Shortly, the smart card will also have other add-ons, such as hall ticket, attendance sheet, marks card, and degree certificate.

This initiative is a tripartite agreement between the university, Canara Bank, and MGRM Net Ltd.  The total cost of the project is Rs14.40 crore, which is

being sponsored by the Canara Bank for a period of 10 years. At the initial stage, the project will cater to 2.25 lakh students. It is estimated that, every year, there will be an addition of 70,000 students.  In view of the establishment of the Karnataka State Law University Act, law students are not eligible to gain admission to semesters five, seven or nine of the five-year LLB course if they have failed in more than seven subjects. Many a time, colleges have to conduct classes separately for those repeaters who are few in number. 

These students cannot attend classes for the ongoing semesters since the syllabus and subjects are different in the law university and the Bangalore University.

The council members have approved a full carryover till the completion of the academic course and within a maximum stipulated period of 10 years.

Money-back scheme
Students applying for revaluation will get 50 % of the amount back if they score additional 10 marks in the re-evaluated paper. “The number of students applying for revaluation has come down from 1lakh to 3,900 this semester. Since the fee is on the higher side, we have suggested this proposal,” said TR Subramanya, BU registrar (evaluation).