RTMNU Forms War Room Amid Nagpur Result Scam Row

Nagpur: Facing mounting criticism over examination mismanagement, delayed results and glaring marksheet errors, Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University has constituted a special “war room” to monitor the Summer 2026 examinations and streamline the result declaration process.

The move comes even as the Nagpur Bench of Bombay High Court sharply questioned the university’s functioning during the hearing of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL), observing that the court “cannot remain a mute spectator when the issue governs the life of students.”

According to university officials, the newly formed war room will oversee the entire examination mechanism on a day-to-day basis, including conduct of exams, evaluation work, scrutiny procedures and declaration of results, in an attempt to prevent a repeat of the chaos witnessed during the Winter 2025 examinations.

Dr Samit Mahore has been appointed as coordinator of evaluation centres and will supervise coordination between evaluation centres and the software agency to ensure timely submission of marks. IT Cell official Satish Shende will function as software company coordinator and monitor result processing, correction procedures and technical coordination between the software agency and the Examination and Evaluation Board.

The university has also included deans of all four faculties in the war room setup. They will monitor scrutiny teams, coordinate with affiliated colleges and ensure evaluators report to centres on time. Registrar Raju Hiwase and Knowledge Resource Centre Director Vijay Khandal will oversee the overall functioning of the war room in the absence of the Pro-Vice Chancellor.

Deputy Registrar Motiram Tadas admitted that the university received nearly 300 to 350 complaints related to marksheet errors during the Winter 2025 examinations. Apart from individual complaints, around 30 to 40 affiliated colleges also approached the university over discrepancies, technical glitches and errors in examination results.

The issue, however, has now reached the judiciary. During Tuesday’s hearing of the PIL filed by student activist Neeraj Dharashivkar, vacation judge Justice Rajnish Vyas expressed serious concern over the functioning of the university’s examination system.

The petition alleged that more than 600 examinations were conducted before Diwali 2025, but nearly 70 percent of the results remained pending far beyond the prescribed timeline, severely affecting admissions, degree issuance and placement opportunities for students. Earlier, the university had claimed before the court that only 1.4 percent of results were pending.

Amicus curiae Bhushan Mohta informed the court that serious discrepancies were still surfacing in university-issued marksheets. Referring to media reports and documents placed on record, the court observed that glaring mistakes had been found in the marks awarded columns of marksheets. The court also took note of allegations that “audit” was wrongly mentioned as a subject in the BSc eighth semester examination despite not being part of the prescribed curriculum.

Arguing before the court, Mohta stated that the scale of errors was so massive that listing each discrepancy individually would run into several pages. Justice Vyas remarked that the manner in which examination results were declared prima facie reflected a complete failure on the part of the university administration.

The court also allowed an amendment application to implead Promarc Software Pvt Ltd as a respondent in the case. The petitioner alleged that the company, which was previously handling the written examination process, failed to transfer crucial student data to the university or the newly appointed software agency, thereby contributing to delays and result discrepancies.

Taking a stern view of the matter, the High Court directed the university registrar to explain why an independent committee should not be constituted to investigate the alleged administrative failures and lapses in the examination system. The matter will now be heard after the summer vacation.

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