Mumbai University's TYBA distance education exams were expected to go smoothly, but instead, the candidates were left to deal with multiple issues during their exams.
The students from MU’s Institute of Distance and Open Learning (IDOL) were shocked when they arrived at their testing centers to find that the subject listed outside at their examination hall did not match the subject they had been preparing for as per their timetable published.
While some had sociology listed instead of political science, others had history listed next to their names on the notice board outside their centers. This caused a delay of 15 minutes as the students waited for the correct test paper to arrive.
The university was not prepared for the exams, as it only posted the exam hall passes on Monday, March 20, at the last moment, a day before the exams were scheduled to begin. Some students even had their exam centres updated until Tuesday morning, March 21, causing unnecessary stress and anxiety.
The university spokesperson cited a "technological issue" that affected some centers' daily exam schedule, causing further confusion and delays. However, students were given the correct test papers after the delay.
Students reported that the lack of study materials added to their woes. The institute did not provide any books to the students, instructing them to study online or take prints from books uploaded on the website instead. This caused further difficulties for the students who were not used to studying online and preferred hard copies.
This was not the only issue, as just two days ago only it was reported that about 50 students from two Ulhasnagar institutions had their grades impacted after being recorded absent from a test they attended. After the college administration and political organisations intervened, it took the university over a week to fix the mistake.
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