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This is to bring to your notice that at least three students enrolled in the MTech programme of 2007-0g offered hy Centre lor Computational Biology and Bionformntics (CCBl3) in the School of Information Technology [. lTJ are bei ng denied admi sion to the 2"d ycM of the programme ostensibly for their "poor academic performance··. without C\ en be in~ infonned of their course-wise grades over the wh<Vfu.flk~last ye,,r involving two semesters. These students [ ectu Singh Sir·ohi, DIHII'mcndr·a --Ko h)~?have completed the I" year orrhe MTech programme orrered by ens. and ha e not bee'1 allotted guides for the 3"' semester as evident rr·om the 2"" June notification put up on the School's Notice Board. Though the final grade sheets are yet to be ofticinll) put up. t11e fact they hnvc rwt been allotte-d guides is nn indicati n that they have 1~:.-:'!t' (!c-nied admi::.sion in the 3"1 o;em ~tcr. .

~ut nt.the 101\' sern cstcr itself~ as pa·t oftl1c n1id sc!n'~~.tcr c.!v~d uati,,rt:;~ t11t.: student:-:, \, ,, 't! ~· ~~ ru1 6 \ Vriu\.:.n ..;:..:0n1s ,-VIle _ .. , 1 ,~;-! !~:~."'':'-.~ ~ ,~ ~:·..,es. anct ,,,,.r"'t..:lllt:ster.. they agnrr1 ..Jt tu .

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he mid term r·csults barring iwo w(·r·c not r·evcalccl to the students in the cotrr' or both scmcst~7· Or~l~ ~lnic he centre infonncd the tudents of their marls (n ot the fi nal g r·.a des). T_he ~Ia ,, t_., '~".. ) b: . . r . T he only other· cour·se w here they rcccrved therr gr ndcs ts taken ;. a.

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r. cult . JNUSU would like to bring to your attention certain objeCtive anoma res 1a ')rfc LH3. esrccially with regard to this rarticular ca e. .

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The students concerned subm itted all their assignments and sat tor all the written exams. If they were nor .

rforming well in the intcr·im mid semester· exams, then it wn the duty of the fnculty to cngngc \\ith .

tudcn ts with their ex~1m scr·ipts and gr;Hies befor·e the end emc tcr ev aluations itself. 1-loWt'Vcr·, this .

any point iu time. In doing so, the faculty not only failed to help students to gradunll) .

e and update their performance, but also denied them a chance in ti me to do so. .

e content and programme of the .JNU academic ystcm mandates that there be repented and multiph: smcnt in each of the courses that were taken by these students. The idea of such a system u~h continuous and multiple assessmenl stu Ients may gradLtally update their performance. .

ter. the students were told to leave without even being informed of their exact nnal grades cmester. They were however allowed 10 take admission in the 2"~ semester after they without even being shown their grade sheet, ostensibly as a matter of mercy and _..;:;..o...ruuon 11e part ofthc faculty. Till yesterday (July 9. 2008), they have been pleading for their I" It is only today (July 10. 2008). art..: r ,·epeated p leas one of the students was handed .

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~of actions on the part of the School is quite clearly aga inst the norm of JNU's .

k of transparency and fairness in evaluation in CCBB is a clear case of injustice to the .

in no occasion were they given a chance to improve their performance in due time. .

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