Almost two weeks after Mahatma Gandhi University achieved the milestone of publishing the results of the Undergraduate programmes of the first batch of students in the Choice Based Credit-Semester System (CBCSS), concerns over the delay in issue of mark lists and provisional certificates have cropped up. That the deadline for submission of documents for admission to various Postgraduate courses in the University-affiliated colleges through the Centralised Allotment Process (CAP) is fast approaching has alsobecome a cause for confusion among students and guardians.
While the results of nearly 27,000 students of as many as 107 degree programmes were published on July 10, the university is yet to issue the mark lists and degree certificates. The deadline for submission of application form with all necessary documents is July 31.
However, Pro-Vice Chancellor Rajan Varughese, who heads the CAP implementation committee and is also a member of the university-level Monitoring Committee of the CBCSS, chose to allay such concerns.
Speaking to The Hindu , he said that such apprehensions were uncalled for as the university had stuck to a specific timeframe to ensure that the students received their certificates on time. “The transition from the annual system to the CBCSS has made it necessary to put in place a fool-proof mechanism for conducting examinations as well as issuing certificates. As part of such efforts, the university has taken great care to avoid mistakes by conducting various stages of verification,” he said.
Elaborating on the progress of publishing certificates, Dr. Varughese said that the university had conducted the printing of sample grace sheets on Tuesday. The printing of grace sheets and provisional certificates will be held on Wednesday after which the documents will be made available for the principals of colleges within the next day.
He added that the university employed the services of a high-speed printer that is capable of printing 91 or 92 sheets per minute. The device would be able to print the certificates of 27,000 students in nearly 2 hours, he said.
He also clarified that photocopies of relevant documents would suffice for submission prior to the various rounds of allotments to the Postgraduate programmes.
