The Mumbai University (MU) is expected to grant grace mark of 10 to the final-year students of the Bachelor of Management Studies (BMS) program, to boost the success rate of the students. As per the new rules of internal gracing, students who acquire the minimum threshold marks specified by MU will be awarded the grace marks to help them clear the subject.
According to the examination regulations, in case the pass percentage of a specific subject is relatively lower than that reported in recent preceding years, the moderators as well as the paper-setter may pass a resolution to award grace marks in order to raise the pass percentage of the subject.
Although the rule permits a maximum of six marks to be granted, an amendment was made to hike it to 10 marks, which was approved recently by the Dean and the Chairman of the Board of Studies. Hence, a student who acquires 14 marks or more will be awarded 10 marks, which brings up the total in that subject to 24, in which case they can be confirmed as passed in Financial Management. This will also increase the success rate of that subject from 45% to 72%.
As per university officials, this can be compared to the pass percentage of other subjects and to the success rate of the specific subject in the past five years, which was in the range of 72% to 80%.
The current year’s Financial Management paper had a model answer book for assessment which was full of mistakes, as per sources. This year the Results were abysmal, as out of the 11,254 candidates who appeared, a mere 5,072 cleared the examination. After a number of students were granted grace marks, the pass percentage became 58%, which is lesser than the pass percentage of all other subjects. Faculty members too detected variation after reassessing the papers. After the Results were issued, there were student protests which made the university administration consider an amendment of the assessment process.
Students with less than 14 marks need to appear for the examination again. However, under the credit system, they will be awarded a class on the basis of their scores and not the ‘pass class’ which was granted previously to the candidates who failed.
According to the examination regulations, in case the pass percentage of a specific subject is relatively lower than that reported in recent preceding years, the moderators as well as the paper-setter may pass a resolution to award grace marks in order to raise the pass percentage of the subject.
Although the rule permits a maximum of six marks to be granted, an amendment was made to hike it to 10 marks, which was approved recently by the Dean and the Chairman of the Board of Studies. Hence, a student who acquires 14 marks or more will be awarded 10 marks, which brings up the total in that subject to 24, in which case they can be confirmed as passed in Financial Management. This will also increase the success rate of that subject from 45% to 72%.
As per university officials, this can be compared to the pass percentage of other subjects and to the success rate of the specific subject in the past five years, which was in the range of 72% to 80%.
The current year’s Financial Management paper had a model answer book for assessment which was full of mistakes, as per sources. This year the Results were abysmal, as out of the 11,254 candidates who appeared, a mere 5,072 cleared the examination. After a number of students were granted grace marks, the pass percentage became 58%, which is lesser than the pass percentage of all other subjects. Faculty members too detected variation after reassessing the papers. After the Results were issued, there were student protests which made the university administration consider an amendment of the assessment process.
Students with less than 14 marks need to appear for the examination again. However, under the credit system, they will be awarded a class on the basis of their scores and not the ‘pass class’ which was granted previously to the candidates who failed.
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