Give ‘one chance' to two students who tampered with marks: HC to NMIMS
Mumbai: Bombay High Court on Tuesday asked Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS) to consider giving "one chance" to two first-year students whose admissions were cancelled for tampering with the marks of a mid-term exam paper.
"What has happened, has happened. It shouldn't have happened... Consider from a reformative aspect," said Justices Makarand Karnik and Nitin Borkar.
The students, aged 23 and 25, hailing from Haryana and Delhi, were enrolled with NMIMS's School of Business Management for 2024-26 integrated MBA course with six semesters. The second semester exams were held in Jan. In March, the answer sheets of the corporate finance paper were distributed to verify the assessment.
The petitioners and another student tampered with the marks "to depict that they had received a high score".
On March 20 they were asked to remain present. They tendered handwritten apologies. On March 24 they were barred from appearing for the third semester exams on March 25 and informed by email that their admissions were cancelled for the entire year. "The action taken was impulsive, spur of the moment decision motivated by the dwindling prospects of securing a good job and societal pressure to perform well at all times," the petitions stated, adding in any event it would not affect their passing the present academic year.
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They are ineligible for promotion to the second year and are required to restart the entire course again.
Senior advocate Ashish Kamat for NMIMS said one student who scored 8.5 out of 30 marks had added 1 before it and returned the paper. He said it was not impulsive behaviour and that the three students acted in concert. "As a college, I am obliged to maintain standards. These are future auditors and CAs of this country...
If this is to be condoned, then is this not cheating?" he asked.
Advocates Aneesa Cheema and Arshil Shah said their clients admit to interpolation of marks. Also, they have an impeccable record of academic achievements and urged that they be allowed to appear for the third semester re-exam beginning Wednesday.
The judges said the petitioners have learnt a lesson and have been through trauma since March. They do not find any fault in the college's action. "Otherwise they are good students. Can you not talk to your management?" Justice Karnik asked Kamat. The matter will be heard Wednesday.
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