Bihar university awards student 257 marks out of 100, but denies promotion
They claim the university has a history of declaring students to fail by 1–2 marks and dismissing objections with vague explanations involving the 'head examiner'.The university exam controller Professor Ram Kumar said, 'It came to our notice that some students received marks exceeding the total. Upon investigation, it was found that the error occurred during Excel sheet entries while preparing the results. The discrepancies have been corrected. The computer operator has been strictly warned and instructed to thoroughly verify results before publication in the future,' he said.Professor. Ram Kumar added, 'The results are fed in Excel format, where occasional typing mistakes can occur. As soon as we received complaints, we conducted a prompt investigation and corrected the errors. Greater caution will be exercised in the future.'- Ends
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