New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday sought responses from the Delhi University and a college after a plea claimed a student and her entire class was marked fail in an exam due to negligence on the part of the teacher and the institution.

Justice Vikas Mahajan issued notice to Delhi University and Bhagini Nivedita College for a response on the student's plea.

The plea was filed by a final-year BA student from the college.

She claimed to have been “arbitrarily and unjustly” awarded an “F” grade in the practical exam of the subject Children with Disability in India in her sixth semester result for the academic session 2024-2025.

The petitioner said she appeared for the theory, internal assessment, and the external practical examination, which includes practical file evaluation, viva voce, and a written test.

She further claimed she secured good marks in both the theory and internal components, but alleged that due to “negligence and mismanagement” by the teacher and college administration, the external practical exam marks were not uploaded on the university portal.

“Consequently, the entire class, including the petitioner, has been unjustly marked as 'fail' in the practical component of the said subject. Despite raising repeated complaints through emails and other modes to the college and university authorities, no corrective action has been taken till date,” said the plea filed through advocate Ashu Bidhuri.

The plea stated that the teacher and college administration engaged in mutual blame-shifting instead of resolving the issue, leaving the petitioner and other students without redressal.

The erroneous result has directly affected the student's CGPA and academic record, potentially impacting her eligibility for higher education, competitive exams like UGC-NET, and future academic pursuits, including PhD admissions, where grades are crucial.

The student urged the court to direct the authorities to incorporate the actual marks obtained in the practical exam and update the result to show “pass” in the subject in a revised marksheet.