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Fate of Mumbai University engineering student in limbo

DNA had earlier highlighted the plight of an engineering student, studying at Yadavrao Tasgaonkar college in Karjat, who was also a victim of the varsity's mistake.

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Nearly six months after the University of Mumbai accepted that it had 'issued a wrong result' to an engineering student two years after it was issued, it is yet to take a call on what can be done to correct its own mistake.

DNA had earlier highlighted the plight of an engineering student, studying at Yadavrao Tasgaonkar college in Karjat, who was also a victim of the varsity's mistake. In 2015, the student had failed to clear a paper in Mechanics in the second semester and had reappeared for the exam in May. However, after she checked her result online, she was told 'passed in previous exam'. Days after the results were out, she did not get any mark sheet from the university.

The student later appeared in the next exam, thinking that the university would issue her marksheet.

In May 2017, the varsity wrote to the college stating that it had amended its earlier result. "This is to inform you that the candidate of your college had been allotted the same seat number. While the result came out, the candidate's name did not appear in the Gazetted copy. Now, the name has been incorporated in the file against the said seat number and she has secured 24 marks in the subject of engineering mechanics". The same marks entered in the file and the necessary corrections have been made to that effect and the candidate's result is hereby amended and declared to have failed in the May 2015 exam" stated the letter.

Now, six months later, the student is running from pillar to post and requesting the university to accept her revaluation application. "My daughter is confident about clearing the paper. If the university allows the revaluation and the result changes, she won't have to write the 2-year exam again. However, officials are not giving us any clarity about what can be done in such a case" said her mother.

Arjun Ghatule, director of Board of Examinations and Evaluation, said, "The parent has approached us recently with the request. The board will take a call regarding what can be done for the student"added Ghatule."

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