<p>Bangalore University (BU) will not print the semester marks card of failed students considering the expenses involved in the exercise. The decision was taken at the recent syndicate meeting.</p>.<p>The varsity will instead issue a consolidated marks card at the time of course completion. They currently print a semester-wise marks card for all students. Officials of the examination department feel printing marks cards for failed students is a waste of time and money.</p>.<p><strong>Download from DigiLocker</strong></p>.<p>"If the failed candidates need their marks cards, the same can be downloaded from DigiLocker," a varsity official said.</p>.<p>Each year, more than one lakh students from 195 BU-affiliated colleges appear for the exams. Data from the university suggests that 25% of them fail. “Going by the current practice, we issue marks cards to failed students. As a result, some students end up having 10 marks cards per semester instead of six,” explained an official.</p>.<p>The practice of printing marks cards for failed students has been stopped at some state-run universities. For example, Kuvempu University in Shivamogga and Mysore University have stopped printing failed marks cards.</p>.<p>BU Vice-Chancellor Dr Jayakara S M said: “We have already uploaded marks of students who have taken exams between 1976 and 2021 on DigiLocker. So far, 12,18,778 marks cards have been uploaded.”</p>.<p>“The failed marks cards will also be uploaded on DigiLocker and, if needed, students can download the same,” the V-C added.</p>
<p>Bangalore University (BU) will not print the semester marks card of failed students considering the expenses involved in the exercise. The decision was taken at the recent syndicate meeting.</p>.<p>The varsity will instead issue a consolidated marks card at the time of course completion. They currently print a semester-wise marks card for all students. Officials of the examination department feel printing marks cards for failed students is a waste of time and money.</p>.<p><strong>Download from DigiLocker</strong></p>.<p>"If the failed candidates need their marks cards, the same can be downloaded from DigiLocker," a varsity official said.</p>.<p>Each year, more than one lakh students from 195 BU-affiliated colleges appear for the exams. Data from the university suggests that 25% of them fail. “Going by the current practice, we issue marks cards to failed students. As a result, some students end up having 10 marks cards per semester instead of six,” explained an official.</p>.<p>The practice of printing marks cards for failed students has been stopped at some state-run universities. For example, Kuvempu University in Shivamogga and Mysore University have stopped printing failed marks cards.</p>.<p>BU Vice-Chancellor Dr Jayakara S M said: “We have already uploaded marks of students who have taken exams between 1976 and 2021 on DigiLocker. So far, 12,18,778 marks cards have been uploaded.”</p>.<p>“The failed marks cards will also be uploaded on DigiLocker and, if needed, students can download the same,” the V-C added.</p>