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Kerala University to introduce double valuation for LLB exams
Kerala University will introduce a double-valuation system for LLB examinations from the 2026 admission batch, Vice-Chancellor in-charge Mohanan Kunnummal announced. Answer scripts will be independently evaluated by two examiners. If marks differ…
The Story in Brief
Kerala University will introduce a double-valuation system for LLB examinations from the 2026 admission batch, Vice-Chancellor in-charge Mohanan Kunnummal announced. Answer scripts will be independently evaluated by two examiners. If marks differ by more than 15%, a third valuation will be done. The average of the two highest marks will be the final score. The conventional revaluation will be discontinued for these students, but an appeal mechanism and answer-script inspection will be available.
Students admitted up to the 2025 batch will continue under the existing single-valuation and revaluation system. The decision follows complaints about mark variations and demands for transparency. Separately, SFI and ABVP activists staged protests against valuation irregularities; police detained several protesters. The VC assured strict action against negligent teachers and said the Syndicate would decide on refunding revaluation fees.
The Indian Opinion
The double-valuation system is a sensible fix for persistent complaints about mark variations, but the narrative that single valuation is the root of all trouble is overstated. Kerala University already uses double valuation for postgraduate exams and says complaints have dropped there. For LLB, the real test will be the appeal mechanism and whether the 15% threshold for third valuation is fair. If past patterns hold, student organisations will keep protesting regardless of the rule change. The question remains: will transparency improve or will the system merely shift the locus of grievances?
Source: thehindu.com
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