Academic year delayed in 10 MP universities

Ten of the 12 universities of Madhya Pradesh have failed to conduct semester examination in time, said a higher education department official.

Updated on: Feb 9, 2016, 21:34:22 IST

Hindustan Times | By Shruti Tomar, Bhopal

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Ten of the 12 universities of Madhya Pradesh have failed to conduct semester examination in time, said a higher education department official.

Only Bhopal’s Barkatullah University (above) and Vikram University in Ujjain have completed the examination process. (HT file photo)

“The calendar released by the department has not been followed properly, resulting in delay in holding exam and releasing results,” the official said.

Principal secretary KK Singh expressed dissatisfaction over delay in academic year at a monthly meeting with registrars of universities on January 20.

The universities which are given A grade by National Assessment and Accreditation Council -- Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyala (DAVV), Indore and Jiwaji University, Gwalior -- were also in the list of universities which couldn’t hold the exam properly.

Bhopal’s Barkatullah University and Vikram University in Ujjain have completed the examination process. The academic session in newly introduced Maharaja Chhattrasal Bundelkhand University is yet to start.

The semester system was introduced in 2008 in all the universities but the failure to follow academic year have stoked controversies many times.

Minister of state for higher education Deepak Joshi has asked the officials to do away with the semester system.

“I am not in favour of semester system in undergraduate courses as the University Grants Commission has issued some guidelines in this regard. Soon, we will come up with solution to convert our universities into world class universities,” he said.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Shruti Tomar
I have spent over a decade chronicling Madhya Pradesh’s political and social landscape, covering politics, investigative journalism, crime, human interest, and government policy, blending sharp insight with ground‑level depth. I have closely tracked three assembly elections, three Lok Sabha elections, leadership transitions in MP while exposing governance lapses, tender irregularities, and flawed policy rollouts. My reports have revealed gaps in the Cheetah project, irregularities in medical education, rigging in recruitment exams, and loopholes in policy implementation. In crime reporting, I have moved beyond FIRs to map systemic patterns — from organised crime networks and gender‑based violence to custodial accountability — balancing urgency with sensitivity. My journalism is defined by a commitment to human interest. I have profiled the marginalised Bancchda community, documented atrocities against tribal groups, and highlighted efforts to preserve their culture through heritage liquor and revival of spiritual practices. I have reported on farmers struggling with failed MSP promises, giving voice to those often reduced to statistics in policy files. Passionate about field reporting, I have reported on rampant sand mining in Chambal and Narmada, pharmaceutical companies supplying medicines under altered names, the dire condition of schools and colleges, the plight of commercial sex workers, and skewed sex ratios in specific districts. Beyond deadlines, and as HT’s state correspondent and assistant editor in Madhya Pradesh, I engage with ministers, farmers, students, and activists, believing the best policy stories begin with a single human voice. A postgraduate in Journalism and Mass Communication, I also hold a diploma in sports journalism.Read More

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