Bangalore University (BU) plans to ensure that all marks cards are digitised and put up in the National Academic Depository. However, this move raises questions on the fate of nine lakh marks cards procured from the Mysore Sales International Limited (MSIL).
Last year, the varsity had decided to procure empty marks cards at a cost of ₹36.5 each from a single supplier. This was more than 18 times the original cost where the university used to spend ₹1.93 for each marks card.
Addressing mediapersons on Friday, K.R. Venugopal, vice chancellor of the university, said that all the processes pertaining to examinations will go online. Question papers, too, will be circulated online to examination centres. According to Prof. Venugopal, degree certificates and marks cards will be digitised to provide online access to students and employers.
He said the empty marks card would be used for students who failed to clear their exams. “Over 25,000 students fail in semester exams every year, and these marks cards, which have already purchased by the university, will be issued to them,” he said.
He added that during a recent syndicate meeting of the university, it was decided to issue a show-cause notice to the Registrar (Evaluation) of the university who allegedly procured these marks card from MSIL without the approval of the VC.