Comitted to PEOPLE'S RIGHT TO KNOW
Vol. 4 Num 132 Mon. October 06, 2003  
   
Letters to Editor


An Appeal to VC, NU


My son, Md. Ashif Sadeq (bearing Roll-481/1994 and 1188/1995), has appeared as an improvement examinee of Traditional Honours Examination-1995 in English from Jagannath government college and as per pick-up system his total marks came to 396 and with 9 grace marks added to this figure his total marks stand at 405 (396+9) which is the minimum marks required for a second class. This fact has been duly authenticated by the memo No. JABI/PANI/Hons Traditioanl/Part-III/3rd Year/97/2002/1093 dated 19-11-02 written to my son by the controller of examinations, NU. An application addressed to the vice-chancellor and dully recommended by the Principal, Jagannath College was submitted to the NU on 13-04-02 by my son Md. Ashif Sadeq for issuance of his second class honours marks certificate and provisional certificate. The controller of examinations, though authenticated the justification of the claim of my son for issuance of the second class marks sheet and provisional certificate vide his letter no. referred to above expressed his inability to do so without prior approval of the academic council. In this connection, I should like to mention here that the publication of results of all public examinations under NU is made under signature of the controller of examinations by order of the vice-chancellor subject to subsequent approval by the academic council or syndicate. No prior approval of the academic council is mandatory for routine publication of any result of any public examination. Unless any delicacy arises about a particular case or cases the question of prior approval does not arise at all.

The application of pick-up system is a routine affair for finalisation of results of improvement examinees. This can be done easily by the concerned officials under guidance and supervision of the controller. There is no delicacy in the uniform application of pick-up on the results of improvement examinees. If the NU is kind enough to do welfare to the innocent and deprived improvement examinees of 1994 and 1995, who number not less than one thousand, prior approval of the academic council should not stand a bar to it. An administrative order of the vice-chancellor is enough for quick disposal of the issue.

I, therefore, hope and pray that the hon'ble vice-chancellor would kindly do the needful for early disposal of the issue of improvement examinees of 1994 and 1995 regarding application of Pick-up system and finalisation of their results. This will establish a record that National University is really worthy of its name and is not a national tragedy.