Many post-graduate students of Kuvempu University, who wrote the final semester exams in October 2023, are finding it difficult to pursue higher studies because of the delay in declaring the results. The university is located in Shivamogga district of Karnataka.
The delay has been attributed to the exclusive credit allocation system that Kuvempu University incorporated with the consent of the Governor, who is the chancellor of the university. The matrix on credit structure adopted by the university in the choice based credit system (CBCS) is not supported by Higher Education Department’s Unified University College Management System (UUCMS), which integrates the functioning of all universities. Hence, the university has not been able to upload the credit scores of students to UUCMS and declare the results, though the evaluation has been completed.
All universities were told to follow the University Grants Commission’s (UGC) recommended matrix on credit structure. However, Kuvempu University formulated its own system for allotting credits, and got it approved by the Governor. Despite instructions from the Karnataka State Higher Education Council to revise the credit structure as per the UGC guidelines, the university went ahead with its own plan.
