Miscommunication may make differently-abled students score more

8220;The Academic Council of the university had, in the January this year, passed a resolution that the physically challenged students can pass their final examinations by scoring 20 per cent marks,8221; said Kishor Kantariya, general secretary of NSUI8217;s Bhavnagar unit.

According to Kantariya, it was mandatory for the university to inform the physically challenged students about this during the admission process for the 2008-09 session. 8220;But they failed to inform the students,8221; he added.Passing the buck to the university registrar, Vice-Chancellor H C Trivedi said: 8220;When this decision was taken, there was a registrar on special duty. But he left before the admission procedure commenced, and a new one was appointed. There was a miscommunication.8221;

What has complicated the issue further is that the differently-abled students are required to fill up a form in this regard.

Kantariya said, 8220;Forms for the final examination have been submitted and the university is still not sure as to what steps they would take to correct their mistake.8221;

8220;It will be not easy for us to reverse the process, but we will try our best,8221; Trivedi said.