DU to offer re-evaluation for law students, expand to other courses

Delhi University (DU) is set to offer its law students the option to apply for re-evaluation of their answer sheets, a facility that was previously unavailable to them.

In Short

• DU to introduce re-evaluation for law students next academic year
• Re-evaluation at DU currently costs Rs 1,000 per paper across all courses
• DU aims to extend re-evaluation to management and medicine students soon

Delhi University (DU) will introduce a re-evaluation option for its law students, allowing them to apply for reassessment of their answersheets-a facility previously unavailable. According to university officials, this option will be implemented for LLB students starting next academic year. It will gradually expand to include students from management, medicine, and other professional courses.

Most undergraduate and postgraduate courses at DU already offer the option for re-evaluation.

"This change will ensure that students in professional courses also have the option to seek re-evaluation if they feel their answers were not properly assessed," a DU official was quoted as saying by news agency PTI.

The Faculty of Law at DU, with over 10,000 students, will be the first to benefit from the re-evaluation facility. Currently, DU charges Rs 1,000 per paper for re-evaluation and Rs 750 per paper for rechecking, which involves only a recount of marks without reassessing the answers.

Students can also obtain copies of their answer sheets at Rs 1,000 per paper. These charges apply uniformly across all courses and are subject to periodic revisions, as stated on DU's website.

Further, the officials believe this decision will benefit students while promoting greater accountability in the evaluation process.

"This move will help all students to be able to apply for re-evaluation and also ensure that teachers are more careful while checking answer sheets," the official adds.

The university intends to issue detailed guidelines on re-evaluation for law students shortly, with similar provisions to follow for students in management and medicine courses.