Students of the Visveswaraya Technological University are all set to go on a rally on August 18 as they believe that the varsity has pushed them to the corner and not looked into their demands.
The students fall under the Non-Choice Based Credit System (Non-CBSC). They fear that a year back would mean that it would get tougher for them to clear the exams.
Students of the non-CBCS scheme fear that they might have to study with students of the next batch
that will be part of the CBCS Scheme making it tough for them.
Roshan, a member of the All Indian Democratic Student Organisation (AIDSO), said that having the students from the old scheme repeat a year would mean less passing percentage.
“Current non-CBCS students are the last ones studying under the 2010 scheme (Non-CBCS). Getting a year back would force them to study under a completely new and different scheme (CBCS). It will ruin the student’s future and distress them deeply,” another student explained.
They also blame the varsity for releasing results late. Results of the Dec-Jan 2016 VTU engineering exams were announced after a delay of 5 months in June, days before the June-July 2017 exam. Many of the results were withheld. Results of a few of the subjects were announced on the day the students were supposed to write their exam. Some of the students also had to write two exams on the same day, according to students.
Students aren't happy with the marking system under CBCS either. For instance, when a CBCS student fails in any subject, marks are displayed as ZERO. Students never come to know how much they have scored, they argued.
These students who are set to take a rally have sought removal of a year back and a critical year back for Non-CBCS students (2010 scheme), provide supplementary exams to CBCS students and also display the marks scored by a CBCS student in the subject failed.
