Varsity withdraws result after 3 days

MALDA: On the face of agitation by students, the vice-chancellor of Gour Banga University on Monday advised the registrar to withdraw the graduation results published on August 24. The next date of result announcement will be announced soon.
A total of 4,718 candidates from different colleges had taken the BA/BSc Part-III examination. But when results were declared on Friday, students found that 1353 examinees had failed while results of 731 candidates were withheld.Among the failed students, some had secured a first-class in the Part-II examination. The worst sufferers were 400-odd candidates of Chanchal College, whose results were not published.
While the university authorities boasted of having published the results in a record time of 44 days, members of both Chhatra Parishad (CP) and SFIransacked the university on August 25 and also assaulted the registrar.
Both the unions have vowed to launch a greater agitation if the university authorities do not review the result.
Initially, the authorities brushed aside all allegations and said the results published were flawless. Instead, they asked the students to submit their reasons for discontent in writing by August 31. It was later that the registrar accepted their mistake. They have also hinted at setting up a screening committee to sort out the discrepancy in the result.
On Monday, registrar in charge Madhab Adhikary said, "The vice-chancellor advised us to withdraw the results and thus we have done accordingly. The results will be reviewed and published shortly with rectification." He conceded that there were anomalies especially with the practical papers.
"The VC is out of station. After he returns on the 29th of this month, we'll hold a meeting to announce the next date of publication of the result."
While the students unions welcomed the decision, academics described it as 'unprecedented' and 'shameful' on the part of university. "The decision of the university itself testifies that the claim made by the students is true. The published results were faulty. They should have been careful before publishing the result. It is a crime. Moreover, the withdrawal of the result is certainly shameful," said professor Shakti Patra.
CP leader Prosenjit Das said, "It is of course the victory of our movement, but the decision to withdraw the result is unprecedented. It is the failure of the VC." "We demand the rectified results be published within September 7 or the students will be deprived of their chance to apply in other universities for their postgraduation," said SFI district secretary Abhijit De. He also demanded that GBU should admit all the passed students to PG courses.