Former SFI leader's mark list to be withdrawn after Governor's intervention

MALAPPURAM: Vice Chancellor Dr P Ravindran directed the Controller of Examinations to immediately implement the Governor's order cancelling the 17 marks illegally awarded to K Diana, a former leader of SFI.

The order demands immediate mark correction from the records kept at the Office of the Commissioner of Government Examinations in Poojappura. Based on attendance in 2009, the university decided to give an additional increase of 17 marks after eight years as per the recommendation of the Syndicate Committee.

Diana attended the exam based on a special order from the university allowing relaxation in attendance as she was having less than 75 per cent. In the complaint, it was pointed out that she received additional marks after eight years in the form of internal marks, which is a violation of the rules approved by the Academic Council.

The complaint also states that the marks were given under the guise of political influence. The governor expressed displeasure with the registrar's explanation about the university not having accurate records of students' attendance thus deciding to give attendance marks to absentees.

Dr Diana has been appointed as the Assistant Professor on a contract basis in the Department of Women's Studies of the University since 2017. MSF marched to the university office demanding the removal of Dr. Diana from her teaching post.