Indore (Madhya Pradesh): Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya (DAVV) agreed to do sample review as around 100 students from BEd fourth-semester staged a protest at Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya (DAVV) on Monday, alleging serious discrepancies in the evaluation of their answer sheets.
The students, many of whom failed in multiple subjects, accused the university of faulty assessment and demanded immediate re-evaluation. The protest began with a march from Madhu Milan Square to RNT Marg campus.
Police stopped the students at the university's main gate, where they sat on a dharna for over two hours, chanting slogans and demanding justice.
According to the students, many were awarded low marks — between 0 and 5 — despite attempting all questions. Subjects with the highest failure rates included Gender School Society, Creative Inclusive School, Educational Technology and Environmental Studies. Several students also complained that their results had not even appeared on the university portal, adding to their stress and confusion.
The recently released results showed that only 3,000 out of 8,000 students passed the fourth semester, while 5,000 received ATKT (allowed to keep terms) status, meaning they failed in one or more subjects. This marked the third student complaint in just four days.
Despite attempts by registrar Prajwal Khare, exam controller Dr Ashesh Tiwari and assistant registrar Vishnu Mishra to mediate, students insisted on meeting vice chancellor Dr Rakesh Singhai directly. After a closed-door meeting between senior university officials, the VC agreed to the students’ demands.
University agrees to recheck copies
Following the protest, DAVV administration announced that answer sheets in four key subjects will be re-evaluated through a sampling process. The review will be conducted by teachers from other universities to ensure impartiality and the process is expected to conclude within ten days.
If discrepancies are found between the original and sampled evaluations, revised results will be issued accordingly. Tiwari confirmed, ‘If there is a significant difference between the original and sampled marks, we will update the results accordingly.’
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