ILS students find ‘pattern’ in marking scheme

“The report has been compiled by the third-year students. The first and second-year students are yet to compile their findings. The third-year students wanted to submit the report on Monday but the principal was unavailable,” said a student, who did not wish to be named.

“There is definitely a pattern in the marking scheme, which is not normal,” added the student.
“I will go through the report tomorrow. Once I am sure there is a pattern, we will decide upon the future course of action,” said Joshi.

Saumitra Dhoble, a first-year student of ILS college, had committed suicide earlier this month after he failed the university exams. This had triggered a protest by students in the college and later in the university. The university then got Dhoble’s answer sheets re-checked by an expert and the dean of law, who found no difference in his marks.

After this incident, the management council of the university decided to set up a committee to look into matters related to students taking extreme steps and will reform the exam system accordingly.
“We are thinking of moving the High Court. This is not the problem of a single student or even a dozen. Hundreds of students have complained and this doesn’t happen till something is actually wrong,” said Abhijit Vaidya, president of Socialist Yuvjan Sabha, a youth organisation.

Asked about the university’s stand that there was no change in Dhoble’s marks despite rechecking, Vaidya said, “If the university says there was a change in marks, it knows that the responsibility of the suicide lies on it. Hence, by hook or crook, it would not change his marks. We will be talking to his father to give us a letter giving us permission to apply for his answer sheets under the RTI Act. Once we have gone through it, we will decide our next step,” he added.