DU Law Students Marked Absent Despite Appearing in Exams; University Cites Discrepancies
Around 50 law students of Delhi University (DU) have reportedly raised concerns after being marked absent in semester examination results despite appearing for their respective papers. The issue has created anxiety among students, particularly those awaiting their final-year results and registration with the Bar Council of India.
According to the report, several students said they had actually appeared for their examinations but were shown as absent in the results. One final-year Campus Law Centre student claimed that he appeared for the Administrative Law examination on May 28, but his result, declared on July 30, showed him as absent.
Another student who appeared for the Constitutional Law paper on May 18 also alleged that he was marked absent.
What did Delhi University say?
DU Controller of Examinations Gurpreet Singh Tuteja said the complaints were related to discrepancies in examination records. These reportedly included students entering incorrect roll numbers, incorrect names being mentioned, or students appearing in rooms other than those allotted to them.
According to the university, such discrepancies can lead to a student’s result being withheld and the student being marked absent until the matter is resolved.
Tuteja said the university had received around 50–60 complaints from the Faculty of Law. However, he described this as a small number compared with the approximately 10,000 students in the batch.
He added that results are announced only after the university ensures that discrepancies are below 0.5%.
Final-year students particularly concerned
The issue is especially important for final-year law students, as delays in their results could affect their registration with the Bar Council of India and their next career steps.
The university has said that its administration is working to resolve the discrepancies so that final-year students can receive their consolidated results at the earliest.
For students, the incident highlights the importance of carefully checking examination details, including roll numbers and allotted examination rooms, before submitting answer scripts.