Kuvempu University files police complaint over alleged marks irregularity
Kuvempu University has filed a police complaint after a student who had failed reportedly received passing marks. The available report identifies one accused as a fifth-semester BSc student at PES Institute of Advanced Management Studies in Shivamogga, but gives no further account of the alleged manipulation.
Kuvempu University has filed a police complaint after a student who had failed was reportedly given passing marks, according to The Hindu. The available report identifies one of the accused as a fifth-semester Bachelor of Science student at PES Institute of Advanced Management Studies in Shivamogga. It does not provide the student’s name or explain the specific examination, subject or marks involved.
The complaint indicates that the university considers the awarding of the pass marks serious enough to warrant police involvement. However, the source material does not set out the alleged method used to alter or issue the marks, identify any other people accused, or state when the complaint was filed. It also does not disclose whether the university has begun an internal inquiry, whether the student has responded to the allegation or what offences police may investigate.
The available information establishes only that a complaint was filed in connection with a student receiving passing marks despite reportedly failing, and that one accused is a fifth-semester BSc student at the Shivamogga institute.
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