Answer sheets go missing at JNTU-Kakinda

KAKINADA: Yet another irregularity — that of missing answer sheets, has come to light at the Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Kakinada. Apparently such incidents have been taking place periodically at the university.

According to sources, engineering, pharmacy and management studies students are put to great hardship for no fault of theirs. The university conducted examinations and these students appeared for all the examinations. But some of the answer sheets went missing and their results are being withheld.

It is learnt that nearly 100 such answer sheets went missing in the university over the past three or four years. “The students are facing great hardships given the missing answer sheets. They are losing academic years due to the negligence of the college or university,” said the relative of a student.

According to him, his relative is studying ECE in an engineering college in West Godavari District. She appeared for all the examinations in the third year and cleared all papers with good marks, save one. The university authorities did not put marks for a particular subject.

“After repeated representations to the university and the college, it is noticed that her question paper went missing in the university,” he said. Now, the university authorities have told her they would be conducting a re-exam for such students soon, he said. The student completed fourth year B.Tech too. But she could not get her TC for further studies.

According to university authorities, it is common for answer sheets to go missing at JNTU-K and re-examination is conducted for such students. The Director of Evaluation, JNTU-K, Dr P. Subba Rao said answer sheets have gone missing earlier too. But, after he assumed charge as the DE, such incidents had not been happened. He said that nearly 10 such cases which happened previously are pending with the university.

“The university will conduct re-exam for those students, after getting nod from JNTU-K Vice-Chancellor, V.S.S. Kumar. He also said that a monitoring system has been introduced. Meanwhile, the controller of examination Mohan Rao searched and found some of the missing answer sheets. But, many are yet to be traced.