Overview
- Hundreds of NSUI-led protesters gathered on July 14 at Savitribai Phule Pune University to call for cancellation of the 2024 examination pattern and re-examinations under the old system.
- Engineering students warn the abrupt shift from the 2019 to the 2024 pattern could cost them a full academic year if carry-on exams are not granted.
- Protesters allege procedural lapses in the assessment process, including leaked question papers on Telegram, inconsistent grace marks and repeated result revisions.
- Demonstrators broke down campus barriers and entered the main administration building to press their demands directly with university officials.
- Students cite carry-on and supplementary exam policies at other Maharashtra universities as a precedent for similar relief at SPPU.