No notification yet on engineering examination

Updated on: Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Even as a decision taken in Mumbai University’s academic council scrapped the policy that made it mandatory for all engineering students to clear their BE course in eight years, the university is yet to pass a notification to that effect. Several students who missed their exams in November-December last year after the sudden announcement of the policy are still awaiting the fresh dates of the exam.

The university had amended the policy in September 2002 making it mandatory for all engineering students to clear their four-year course in eight years. The circular was resent to colleges recently before the November exams. Several students who were also given hall tickets were not allowed to write the exam following the order. After students protested, the university decided to scrap the ordinance.

The controller of examination’s office of the university is still waiting for the resolution. “The order has been passed, but we need to get a notification from the university before deciding on the fresh dates of exam. Also, it was decided that all students, old and new, will have to appear as per the revised syllabus. The exams will be most likely conducted in April-May,” said Vilas Shinde, controller of examinations.

Students too are awaiting the notification. A student from the 2003-04 batch, said, “We have been visiting the college regularly. The college keeps telling us that they are yet to get any communication from the university.”

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