Mumbai University will keep eye on BCom internal marks

Scoring the full 40 marks allotted for internal assessments under the new credit system won’t be as easy as it seems, not for commerce students at least.

A separate vigilance committee will be set up to verify marks allotted to each student once the results are out. Colleges found indulging in malpractices will face strict action.

Unfortunately, being in the good books of teachers will no longer give students an advantage in internal assessments.

Under the new credit system, in cases where full marks are allotted for internal assessments by individual colleges, the department of commerce has decided to form a committee to verify them. The committee will be responsible for verifying all internal assessments conducted at different institutes within six months from the date of the declaration of results.

“The monitoring committee will be set up by the department itself to avoid any favouritism or other malpractices in internal assessments done by colleges. The committee will be constituted of good and experienced teachers from the stream, “said Dr Madhu Nair, dean of commerce at Mumbai University.

Nair is currently discussing this system with varsity authorities.
Nair added, “It is not always even about favouritism. Colleges tend to give unexpectedly good marks in the internal assessments as they want their college’s overall result to be good. Hence, this monitoring is needed.”

He continued, “The committee cannot see the internal assessments marks before the results are declared as per regulations. According to the norms, internal assessment marks have to be submitted to the varsity’s exam house by the colleges directly. However, once the results are declared, the committee will verify the internal assessments. The committee will have to give its report within six months from the declaration of results.”