Bangalore University (BU) alumni, who had not cleared their degree exams, irrespective of the year, will now be given a chance to clear these papers.
The varsity’s decision comes as an extension of its earlier decision to provide a one-time opportunity to those who had cleared at least 50 per cent of their papers to take up exams in 2014-15 and clear their degree papers. This was announced as part of the golden jubilee celebrations in November last year.
After the academic council meeting on Friday, Ninge Gowda K.N., Registrar (Evaluation), BU said that the university had earlier said that it would extend the facility to all students who had cleared 50 per cent of the papers. However, now there will be no restriction.
Prof Gowda said that those who want to clear the papers now will have to appear for the exams in the current syllabus. Candidates who joined the university before 2002, when the annual exam scheme was in place, will have to appear for the exam along with distance education students. Those who enrolled after 2002, when the semester system was introduced, will be appearing for the exam along with freshers.
During the meeting, it was pointed out that the internal marks given to all the students in a class were more or less the same. Vice-Chancellor B. Thimme Gowda also said the university would constitute a committee to look into the veracity of marks given by colleges. The varsity will, henceforth, award 30 marks for internal assessment along with other universities.
The council also approved select departments of certain affiliated colleges as research centres due to the shortage of guides despite a huge demand for PhD.
