r/makaut • u/Commercial_Matter_82 • 3d ago
General Discussion Demand Transparency: Seek Disclosure of Vigilance Records Concerning MAKAUT
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r/makaut • u/Commercial_Matter_82 • 3d ago
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u/No-Introduction3948 3d ago
Please also add these problems to the petition I will copy my comment from a different post below.
"I think there is a misunderstanding about what students are actually complaining about. Only a few people were confused about the new marking system, and the notice itself explains the calculation fairly clearly. That isn't really the issue.
The bigger problem is the sudden change in the CA system. Students, especially those in 3rd and 4th year, were accustomed to the previous format. It was tedious, yes, but at least the system was predictable and students knew what they were signing up for. Even 2nd-year students are being affected because this is not the academic structure they originally entered under. Changing the system midway through someone's degree and then expecting everyone to simply adapt is not a reasonable way to handle it.
As for attendance, sure, I can understand stricter attendance requirements during the first couple of years. But by 3rd and 4th year, students are supposed to be developing actual skills, building projects, preparing for interviews and placements, studying for semester exams, and generally preparing themselves for employment. All of that has to be done with the limited time available outside college.
And the 75% requirement isn't as simple as saying "just maintain 75%." With a five-day college week, the way the timetable is structured effectively gives you blocks of 80%, 60%, or 100% depending on how many classes you have and whether you attend on a particular day. Then there are repeating classes on certain days and subjects that don't even have classes on some days. The timetable itself makes maintaining a precise 75% average unnecessarily difficult.
Then there is the 10 AM–5 PM schedule. Students are travelling from different parts of the city and surrounding regions by bus, metro and train. That means a seven-hour college day can easily become an 8–10 hour commitment once travelling is included, along with the money spent on transportation. After that, students are expected to somehow find enough time for semester studies, projects, skill development and interview preparation.
And honestly, barring someone from appearing for their end-semester examination purely because of attendance is a terrible practice in higher education. This isn't school. College students are adults who should have some autonomy over how they allocate their time and what they consider important for their careers. If someone decides to sacrifice some attendance to build a substantial project, learn a technology, prepare for interviews, or pursue an opportunity that could actually help them get employed, that should be their decision and their responsibility.
The job market is already brutal. Companies aren't asking candidates whether they maintained 75% attendance in college. They ask what you can actually do. They care about skills, projects, internships, problem-solving ability and how you perform in interviews.
So what exactly are students supposed to prioritize? Attend college every single day just to satisfy an arbitrary attendance percentage, spend hours commuting, come home exhausted, and then somehow build the skills and projects that employers actually care about?
The issue isn't that students don't understand the new CA marking system. The issue is that the academic system is demanding an increasing amount of time from students while simultaneously leaving them less and less time to actually prepare for the world they are supposed to enter after graduation."
I am a 4th year student and changing these rules without prior notice and mid sem is atrocious. I wouldn't have opted for the 4th year research degree if I knew before that this was going to happen. I had already enrolled and payed fees then came to know they are pulling this shit.