Over 300 law students at Osmania University have seen their academic fortunes shift from failure to success after a revaluation of their third semester results in the three-year LLB course. This unexpected turnaround follows an independent audit that revealed significant grade improvements across more than 800 subject papers .
Among the revised results,eight papers experienced a dramatic leap from F to A,while 141 moved from F to B,158 from F to C,and 93 from F to D. audit was conducted by student who used Python and artificial intelligence to compare original and updated results posted on the university's website. “It is a relief, but it also suggests something is suspicious,right?” the student,who chose to remain anonymous, remarked. “It’s understandable if someone moves from F to E by a small margin, but this sounds like scam.”
Concerns have been raised particularly regarding the Labour Law-I subject, where numerous students failed despite performing well in other areas. A representation made to All India Lawyers’ Union (AILU) indicated that 30 to 40 students from various colleges failed this subject. The Law Students Federation of India (LSFI) estimates that around 6,000 candidates may have initially failed across multiple subjects.
Reports from various colleges indicate that large numbers of initial failures were overturned following revaluation. At Marwadi Shiksha Samithi Law College,for instance,73 candidates initially failed, but most passed after the revaluation process.
Defending the evaluation system, N. Venkateshwarlu,Dean of the Faculty of Law, stated that the revaluation process involves two evaluators and insisted that the system is sound. However, he did not address the significant discrepancies or the high failure rates in Labour Law-I . Meanwhile,D. Radhika Yadav,the Additional Controller of Examinations,acknowledged the complaints received after the original results were released in April. “The issue is fixed now. We are identifying evaluators and trying to counsel them. We will also blacklist them if this repeats,” she noted .
For many students,a lingering question remains: if revaluation can convert a fail into a pass,why must they pay ₹700 per paper to rectify what could be the university's oversight?
