DNSU seeks immediate review of FYUGP results

DIMAPUR, JUL 21 (NPN): Dimapur Naga Students’ Union (DNSU) has demanded an immediate review of the Four-Year Undergraduate Programme (FYUGP) semester examination results declared by Nagaland University, alleging serious discrepancies in the evaluation process and seeking reforms to protect affected students.
In a press release, DNSU president Hinoto P. Aomi and education secretary Kevin Gonmei said the union had received multiple complaints from students over unusually low marks and a high number of backlogs, particularly in the History honours stream. DNSU said the recurrence of similar issues, which it had raised last year, indicated that adequate corrective measures had not been taken.
DNSU said several students, including those who were confident of their performance, were awarded disproportionately low marks, with some receiving single-digit scores, raising questions over the accuracy and fairness of the evaluation process.
It expressed concern that Nagaland University permits re-evaluation only for students securing at least 20% marks (15 out of 75). As a result, DNSU said students scoring below the threshold, including those with single-digit marks, were denied the opportunity to seek re-evaluation despite the possibility of evaluation or tabulation errors.
DNSU said the issue was particularly serious for sixth-semester students, as failure in even one paper would force them to wait an entire academic year to clear the backlog, delaying graduation as well as opportunities for employment and higher studies. Further, DNSU highlighted delays in the re-evaluation process, stating that corrected results were often declared only in October or November. It said students had demanded that the process be completed before September to avoid academic and career setbacks.
DNSU alleged that while Nagaland University prescribed a re-evaluation fee of Rs. 300 per paper, some colleges were charging between Rs. 450 and Rs. 500. It claimed that students who qualified after re-evaluation were not receiving the promised fee refunds and that the cumulative cost of re-evaluation imposed a heavy burden on students with multiple backlogs.
Questioning what it described as “negligence in the evaluation process”, the union said that although not every student could be expected to pass, the awarding of unusually low marks to students who had performed satisfactorily could not be ignored.
DNSU demanded an immediate review of the evaluation and tabulation process for the affected papers, special permission for students scoring below the 20% threshold to apply for re-evaluation, completion of re-evaluation process before September, strict regulation of re-evaluation fees across colleges, and immediate refund of re-evaluation fees to eligible students in accordance with university norms.
The union also appealed to affiliated colleges to ensure transparency and fairness in handling re-evaluation-related matters.
Stating that repeated lapses undermined students’ confidence in the institution, DNSU said it would continue to pursue the grievances of affected students until justice was ensured.