# IP University withdraws spot round results after technical error 2026-08-22T14:01:40+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University (GGSIU) withdrew spot round 2 online counselling results for five undergraduate and professional courses on Saturday after a technical error in the counselling software led to inadvertent seat allotments. The affected programmes include BCA, BBA, BTech, BCom (Hons) and LLB. The university said the glitch was discovered during internal verification and has ordered rechecking of the results. The development comes a day after the university announced the schedule for spot round 3 offline counselling from August 23. In a separate notice, GGSIU withdrew that schedule and said a fresh one would be uploaded. Times of India reported that Vice-Chancellor Mahesh Verma said the error was not on the university's part but that the National Informatics Centre (NIC), which hosts the portal, mistakenly included candidates who had withdrawn or had not consented to participate. NIC has been asked to explain. Times Now reported that candidates who participated in spot round 2 are advised to wait for revised results. Times of India noted that a parent of an applicant, Aram Kumar, demanded a committee to investigate irregularities, saying results for certain programmes had been cancelled three times and the portal did not show vacant seats. The university could not provide the exact number of affected candidates. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Both sources report the core facts neutrally. Times Now leads with the university's official version: a technical error, rechecking ordered, and a straightforward advisory for candidates. Times of India adds the vice-chancellor's attribution of the error to NIC, shifting some accountability away from the university, and includes the parent's complaint of repeated cancellations and portal failures. The neutral middle ground is that a software glitch caused wrong seat allotments, the university has paused the process, and while officials point to NIC, affected candidates face uncertainty. The number to watch is how many candidates were affected, the university said it is not verifiable. ## Coverage Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral - timesnownews.com (neutral report) Leads with official university statement, no opposition or critical voices included - timesofindia.indiatimes.com (neutral report) Includes official explanation and parent's criticism, balanced but adds detail on portal failures This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above. Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources. Last updated 2026-08-23T02:51:35+00:00. Tags: Delhi, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, IP University Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/ip-university-withdraws-spot-round-results-2026-over-glitch/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/ip-university-withdraws-spot-round-results-2026-over-glitch/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/