‘Appeared for exams without knowing if I passed last’: 7 months after system shift, 50% of Gurugram University students still await previous semester results | Gurgaon News
GURGAON: A shift by Gurugram University to the govt-run Samarth portal around 7 months ago has resulted in academic disruption for thousands of students, with many still awaiting the outcome of exams held in Dec. Despite new semester examinations having started, nearly 50% of students have not got their results from previous terms.The issue began when the university moved its results management system from the EMS portal, run by a private IT firm, to Samarth, a centralised platform used by institutes like Delhi University. “The previous vendor exited in Nov 2024, and we had to migrate data of over 40,000 students from Gurugram University and affiliated colleges,” said Ramesh Garg, controller of examinations. The delays have hit students hard. A third-year BCom student said she appeared for exams without knowing whether she had passed earlier ones. “Only my first semester result is available. I don’t know the outcome of the second or third. Because of that, I couldn’t fill out the re-appear form in time,” she said, adding: “No one at the university has been able to help.” BA graduate Anjali Jajoriya, who recently took her sixth-semester exams, is still waiting for her fifth-semester and re-examination results from Dec. “Last month, I was told the results would be declared soon, but nothing has changed,” she said. “I couldn’t apply for re-exams for multiple semesters because I didn’t know my status. We’re caught in a loop.” Garg explained that in addition to system migration, delays in uploading marks by colleges also affected declaration of results. “The result depends on internal and external theory and practical marks. In several cases, colleges didn’t upload all components. Once contacted, most complied, and those results were released,” he said. Additionally, Academic Bank of Credits ID or Apaar ID is now required to access results. Students who haven’t completed their registration cannot see their marks online.
