Mumbai University to hold separate exams for students participating in sport and cultural activities 


By Rahi Gaikwad, Mumbai Mirror | Apr 16, 2019, 06.00 AM IST

In a big boost to students participating in sport and cultural activities, Mumbai University has decided to hold additional exams for such students so that they do not have to pay a price in the form of ATKTs (allowed to keep terms) for pursuing their talents outside academics. Students participating in inter-collegiate, university, state, national and international level sport festivals, youth festivals, National Service Scheme (NSS) volunteers taking part in Avhan – a residential programme – and National Cadet Corps (NCC) cadets taking part in the Republic Day parade will be able to appear separately for their semester exams if they clash with or are close to the dates of competitions and tournaments. “This is the first time the university has made this provision for students. So far, students who missed out on their exams because of their participation in sport and cultural activities would have to appear for ATKTs through re-exams in the next term cycle. Now, they will be able to appear for the term papers in the same term cycle,” Dr Leeladhar Bansod, university PRO, said. 

The varsity conducts winter session semester exams from October to January and summer exams from April. If a student misses exams of one semester, he or she takes the re-exam for the past semester in the next session, in addition to exam for the current semester. The university’s decision came on the back of a representation by Yuva Sena to that effect. “Earlier when exams were managed by the colleges for first and second years, so we would negotiate with principals, but then we thought why can’t we make a provision for third year students as well?” Yuva Sena member Pradeep Sawant said. 

The university then formed a fivemember committee which decided that a provision should be made. The decision was conveyed to the Board or Examinations which then made the recommendation to the Academic Council. On Monday, the AC unanimously passed the resolution. As per the new provision, the university and its affiliated colleges will have to conduct additional exams within 30 days of the main exams. Exams for semester I to IV are conducted internally in colleges, whereas exams for semester V and VI (except the applied component) are conducted by the university. 

Tanuja Parte, Kabaddi player and a student of Bachelor of Accounting & Finance at NG Acharya Marathe College, Chembur, who missed five papers of semester V last November due to a tournament, welcomed the division. 

“It is a good decision. When I had to go for the All-India Kabaddi tournament I missed five papers. Now I just hope my V and VI semester exams don’t clash,” she said.

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