Authorities clueless about Khalsa College exam goof-up inquiry

Though it has been more than a month since a Panjab University-affiliated college committed a goof-up by taking MSc Chemistry IV semester exam before the scheduled date,office of the Controller of Examination is clueless about the status ofthe inquiry ordered into the incident.

Though it has been more than a month since a Panjab University-affiliated college committed a goof-up by taking MSc Chemistry IV semester exam before the scheduled date,office of the Controller of Examination is clueless about the status ofthe inquiry ordered into the incident.

SGGS Khalsa College,Mahilpur,in Hoshiarpur took the MSc Chemistry IV semester against the new date sheet,following which the PU decided to conduct a re-examination of paper I,II and III of the said class. A syndicate meeting held on June 30 however had disagreed with the decision of a re-examination.

As per official information after the incident came into limelight,the varsity assured that the inquiry committee would submit its report in a timebound manner and would investigate why a college conducted the examination as per the first uploaded date sheet and why it did not conduct the examination as per the due date sheet. However,the committee is yet to submit the report.

As many as 210 students across various colleges had appeared in the said examination. On May 1,initially a date sheet for postgraduate courses was uploaded on the PU website. Due to some date clashes,a new schedule was uploaded and duly declared.

PU detected this incident when the sealed packets of answer sheets were opened on June 3. Prior to this,no information or complaint was received in that regard.

When contacted,the PU spokesperson said,There is no official information about the inquiry report.

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