Madras HC refuses to issue direction to university on re-evaluation

He took the copies of the answer sheets to two assistant professors. The experts awarded him 65 per cent in one paper and 79 per cent in another paper.  But in the Tamilnadu Dr M.G.R Medical University examination, he was awarded 35 marks and 22 marks.  

Since it was required to pass four out of seven subjects, for getting promoted to the fourth year,he made representation for re-evaluating two papers—medical botany and micro biology.

The University Registrar submitted that the University had the provision for re-evaluation,and it had been withdrawn. The withdrawal was challenged and a division bench had dismissed it.

The petitioner's counsel said the bright career of the student should not be thrown at the mercy of persons who evaluate answer sheets without care and digilence.  

With the falling standards in the field of education, the marks scored by the candidate in an examination depended on luck and not quality of answers. The court should provide some leverage for students who suffered genuinely at the hands of the examiners who act in a whimsical manner, counsel said.