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SVU to do away with supplementary exams?
By Our Staff Reporter
TIRUPATI
Nov. 16.
The management of Sri Venkateswara University appears to be keen on implementing in its golden jubilee year the major decision of doing away with the supplementary examination system, which was found to be unviable and irrelevant on many counts. Having already made a futile attempt last year, the varsity had to burn its fingers with student unions getting down to angry protest. But, the authorities see reason in this step and are learnt to be keen on doing away with the system. The university is poised to follow the footsteps of Andhra and Osmania universities that have stopped holding the supplementary examinations, and is planning to make the Instant examinations as the only option. Going by the statistics on the attendance pattern of the university, the fact remains that not many had taken the supplementary examination for no known and valid reasons. Of every 100 failed students, only 20-25 are found taking the September examination. This is partly because, the officials feel, the students have nowhere to go by then as it is the middle of an academic year. "Also, they were found to be more inclined to take both the examinations at a time by the next March to avoid double preparation,'' according to a senior SVU official. It takes around 45 working days to hold examinations for all papers and all subjects for both previous and final years, which many feel as a `criminal waste of study time' that is currently eating into the academic calendar and leaving it in disarray. On the other side, the burden on the examinations wing too is a matter of concern, as employees have to work overtime for two full months towards bundling/unbundling of answer sheets, dispatching them to outstations to get it valued twice (thrice in case of a deviation) and announcing the results. The university is bent on executing its plan as it affects both the students and its employees and hopes to tide over criticism from students.
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