In its BSc mathematics exam, the University of Mumbai awarded students 115 out of a possible 100 points. Students have been making jokes about this error, which has led to amusing messages being shared on a student WhatsApp group.
In November of last year, the MU BSc Mathematics test for the fifth semester was held. Its outcome was made public on Friday. The outcome, nevertheless, reveals a number of mistakes.
“Some students were shown absent even though they appeared for the examination. It has also come to light that the university has made a mistake in the results. The MU gave 115 marks in an exam that was supposed to be of 100 marks to some students and 104 marks to some other students,” said Sanjay Viaral, senior senate member.
The fifth semester of the course’s Group Theory course is where all mistakes occurred. Ayesha Ansari, a student at Momin College, was given 115 marks by the test department, according to a PDF copy of the results. At the same time, it was discovered that Ammara Ansari of the same college received a score of 105, Ashfa Khan received a score of 101, Maria Momin received a score of 109, Rifa Momin received a score of 111, and Asia Shaikh received a score of 106.
In this case, it seems that the total sum of marks goes beyond 100 due to additional marks given in the written examination. This is evident from the results published by the university on its website.
“The university is making frequent mistakes. Giving students more than 100 marks in a paper is unforgivable. There is a lack of regular staff at the university. Also, these kinds of things are happening because the work is going on with the contractual employees,” Vairal added.
Meanwhile, the university official said, “A technical error has occurred in the software. That the mistake will be rectified and the revised results for those students will be issued.”