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Time of India
28-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Protests over detention of students delay DU law exam
New Delhi: A scheduled examination at Delhi University 's Campus Law Centre was delayed by nearly four hours Tuesday after students, led by ABVP members, protested the purported detention of 586 students for short attendance — a move allegedly announced two days before the exams. Several students boycotted the exam in solidarity, demanding the detentions be revoked and alleging lack of time to make up for the shortage. Later in the day, in an official notice, the dean, Faculty of Law, Anju Vali Tikoo, announced the detained students will be allowed to sit for the exam after clearance from an enquiry committee. "All the students who have been detained due to shortage of attendance are being provisionally allowed to sit in the LLB II/IV/VI term examination, subject to the outcome of the enquiry committee," the notice read. It did not specify the purpose of the committee. According to university rules, students must maintain 75% attendance to be eligible for exams. Colleges often provide remedial classes to help students compensate. However, student groups alleged no such options were provided in this case. The exam, scheduled to begin at 9.30am, was delayed until 1pm as tensions escalated. A heavy police presence was seen on the campus, with videos showing scuffles between members of ABVP and NSUI . by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Trading CFD dengan Teknologi dan Kecepatan Lebih Baik IC Markets Mendaftar Undo The two groups clashed when NSUI leader and DUSU president Ronak Khatri — also a final-year law student — was seen leaving after writing the exam. Protesters questioned how he was allowed to appear despite allegedly not meeting attendance norms. Many detained students were in their sixth semester, protesters said, raising concerns that the detention would delay their graduation. "The dean's biased and anti-student decision has pushed hundreds of students to the brink. It's unfortunate that educational institutions, instead of supporting students, are crushing their aspirations," said ABVP Delhi state secretary Sarthak Sharma in a statement. Meanwhile, confusion prevailed at other centres assigned for the exam, as question papers did not reach in time and students were asked to leave. Many demanded a re-examination. "Due to mismanagement and last-minute detentions, there was complete chaos. Even at other colleges where students were assigned to take the exam, question papers did not arrive. Answer sheets were distributed, but after a prolonged delay and confusion — even among teachers — students were eventually asked to leave. Many came from far-off places and later found out the exam had been conducted. What happens to them now? The administration must re-conduct the exam for those affected," said AISA DU secretary Anjali.
Indian Express
27-05-2025
- Politics
- Indian Express
DU's Faculty of Law witnesses chaos, exam delay after students denied admit cards due to low attendance
Tensions ran high at Delhi University's Faculty of Law on Tuesday morning after scores of students were denied admit cards for the ongoing term-end examinations due to low attendance. A protest that broke out amid the chaos delayed the day's first exam by nearly two hours. The situation escalated late Monday night when a group of agitated students allegedly broke into the examination department. By early Tuesday, protesters locked the main examination room and allegedly broke into the Dean's office. The entrance remained shut until the university administration intervened, broke open the lock, and allowed the examination to proceed. The examination began at 11.30 am. According to a senior official in the Delhi University administration, around 300 students across all three law centres were not issued admit cards for failing to meet the mandatory attendance requirement. 'The administration is conducting a thorough inquiry into the matter,' the officer said. 'We are committed to ensuring complete transparency in the process of who is being detained from receiving admit cards and why.' The controversy drew in student leaders from across political lines, with members of both the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) and the National Students' Union of India (NSUI) among those affected. Responding to the unrest, Professor Anju Vali Tikoo, Head and Dean of the Faculty of Law, issued a statement later in the day: 'All the students who have been detained due to shortage of attendance are being provisionally allowed to sit in the L.L.B II/IV/VI term examination, May-June 2025, subject to the outcome of the Enquiry Committee.' This is not the first time that exams have been delayed due to low attendance. Last year, the Faculty of Law deferred its LLB exams for the second, fourth, and sixth semesters. The exams, originally scheduled from July 4 to July 26, were postponed after several students failed to meet the mandatory attendance criteria, sparking protests and demands for leniency.
Time of India
21-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Law Paper Revaluation To Cost 1/3rd Of Tuition Fees
New Delhi: A newly-introduced re-evaluation facility at Delhi University's Faculty of Law has triggered student opposition — not for its existence, but for its cost. DU will charge Rs 2,000 per answer sheet for re-evaluation from LLB students, nearly one-third of the faculty's annual tuition fee and double the amount charged from other disciplines. Until now, law students did not have the option to get answer sheet re-evaluated, with only re-totalling of marks available. In Nov last year, DU had announced that it was planning to extend re-evaluation facilities to professional courses like law, where such provisions were not available. The move was welcomed at the time, but the pricing, which was recently approved, has left many disillusioned. "This is the first time LLB students will be able to apply for re-evaluation, but at a rate that is simply unaffordable for most," a fifth-semester law student said, requesting anonymity. "How can students be expected to pay Rs 2,000 per paper when our total annual fee is just about Rs 6,000? This will deter many from exercising a basic academic right." Complaints of alleged errors in paper checking have been frequent in Delhi University, with a large number of students relying on re-evaluation as an option to be sure. In May, several fifth-semester students at the Campus Law Centre reported being wrongly marked as 'failed' in their taxation law paper. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Giao dịch vàng với sàn môi giới tin cậy IC Markets Đăng ký Undo According to DU's financial estimates for 2025-26, the university earned over Rs 127.8 crore from examination-related fees. The dean and head of the Faculty of Law, Prof Anju Vali Tikoo, said, "None of the professional courses except law have the revaluation scheme … Only in law is the revaluation allowed, which is approved by statutory authorities of the university." According to the fee structure, a total of Rs 6,580 is charged as tuition fees from students at the university for a two-semester academic year. The decision to set the re-evaluation fee at Rs 2,000 was reported in a recent meeting of the Standing Committee on Academic Affairs, approved by vice-chancellor Yogesh Singh exercising his emergency powers. As per the minutes of the meeting, 10 members submitted dissent. For students enrolled in other undergraduate programmes, the re-evaluation fee is Rs 1,000 per paper while rechecking or re-totalling — limited to recounting of marks — costs Rs 750. These charges were last revised in 2023 and apply uniformly across disciplines, except for law and a few other professional programmes which are gradually being brought under the same rules. Calling the fee "exploitative", DUSU vice-president Bhanu Pratap Singh demanded an immediate rollback. "Charging students almost one-third of their fees for revaluation of one paper, the need for which arises due to arbitrary paper checking by the examiners, is akin to 'loot'," he said, adding, "It discourages students from seeking their right to get their copies checked satisfactorily."
