Exam form submission deadline pushed to Feb 9

NASHIK: The Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU) has extended the date for submitting examination forms for engineering courses till February 9. On Friday, student activists of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) in the city approached the sub-centre office of SPPU demanding additional for students to submit their exam forms. Many students were unable to fill the forms on time due to server congestion.

ABVP district co-ordinator Amol Gaikwad said, "Recently, a time table for engineering students pursuing graduation for the 2012 pattern was released. However, only two days were provided to students to fill the examination form, the process for which started on January 22

."Moreover, many students could not even fill the form as they received very little time to know about the notification and complete the required formalities, he added.

Gaikwad said that also, the university provided only one server link for all the students. This led to congestion of server line and many students could not log on to the website. Hence, to prevent the academic loss of the students, the time frame to fill the examination form should be extended, he added further.

Explaining the problems faced, Kunal Gaikwad, a second year electronic engineering student, "The server was down post afternoon. I tried to log in the website but due to load was automatically logged out for at least four times. It took me almost three hours to get the procedure complete, but then I was unable to download the form to be printed and later submitted to the college," he added.

A student, Janhavi Kadam, said, "I was charged a sum of Rs 300 as late fee due to the technical error encountered because of server congestion. However, the news of deadline extension is a relief."

Meanwhile, dean of engineering faculty Gajanan Kharate said, "There was a misunderstanding. The university conducts a continuous assessment test every month. Students thought they were filling forms for the test, whereas they were actually doing so for the semester exams."

The continuous assessment test is scheduled on January 27. The details of the students appearing for the test already exists with the university as they are based on roll numbers given in each class, Kharate added.