KOZHIKODE: There are no limits to the surprises that Calicut University can pull off. Its recent 'reforms' in the process of issuing degree certificates have resulted in miracles such as students of BSc Nursing becoming MBBS graduates and BBA undergraduates left holding BCom degrees.
Then there are many instances of names in degree certificates misspelt to the annoyance of students. V V Georgekutty, controller of examinations, admitted to the snafu but said subjects in degree certificates got mixed up due to a glitch in the software supplied by C-DIT.
"In all the cases, the copy of the certificate which was verified by the examination wing had correct details. Errors crept in when the original was printed," he said. He, however, played down the number of such instances to two or three per month.
Sources blamed the certificate fiasco on doing away with the two-stage verification of the original certificate by Pareeksha Bhavan. The second layer of verification after the vice-chancellor signs the certificate is no longer there, said an examination wing official.
The Association of Calicut University Teachers said these instances have put the credibility and the statutory existence of the varsity under a cloud.
"The removal of multi-layer safeguards in the name of speeding up the issuance of certificates has compromised the verification process. We suspect that it could be even exploited to commit serious malpractices in issuing degree certificates. The government should institute a high-level probe into the incident," said Dr. P Sivadasan, secretary, ACT.
Then there are many instances of names in degree certificates misspelt to the annoyance of students. V V Georgekutty, controller of examinations, admitted to the snafu but said subjects in degree certificates got mixed up due to a glitch in the software supplied by C-DIT.
"In all the cases, the copy of the certificate which was verified by the examination wing had correct details. Errors crept in when the original was printed," he said. He, however, played down the number of such instances to two or three per month.
Sources blamed the certificate fiasco on doing away with the two-stage verification of the original certificate by Pareeksha Bhavan. The second layer of verification after the vice-chancellor signs the certificate is no longer there, said an examination wing official.
The Association of Calicut University Teachers said these instances have put the credibility and the statutory existence of the varsity under a cloud.
"The removal of multi-layer safeguards in the name of speeding up the issuance of certificates has compromised the verification process. We suspect that it could be even exploited to commit serious malpractices in issuing degree certificates. The government should institute a high-level probe into the incident," said Dr. P Sivadasan, secretary, ACT.
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