The Hynñiewtrep Youths Council (HYC) has written to the Vice-Chancellor of North-Eastern Hill University (NEHU) regarding “faulty” grades in the 2022-23 results.
The HYC education cell has proposed a revision to the current grading system at the institution after getting feedback from faculty and students that the existing system does not fully reflect students’ academic efforts and performance.
In 2022-23 the NEHU Students Union had demanded a review of the system but nothing came of it.
“In the previous batch, a student having a percentage of 45 to below 55 per cent was given grade C, but under this new grading system a percentage of 60 to below 70 was placed at grade C. Is this justifiable to bring such a change, equalising a student who gets 60 per cent with the one who gets only 45 per cent?” the HYC asked.
Reminding that in the last academic session meeting held on July 5, the issue of low grades in the recent results was extensively discussed, the HYC said that the committee had agreed to resolve this matter and to make the ordinance effective from the academic session 2023-2024.
“How can the students of batch 2022, who were studying for their second year during the session 2023-2024, be excluded? And why did the university implement the faulty system, ignoring the representation of the student’s body, even though the grading system in question is not in line with the UGC (University Grants Commission) guidelines?” the pressure group questioned.
The HYC said that the current grading system has not been adequately addressed and the low grades are an injustice, considering the hard work the students have put into their studies.
