Source : INDIA TODAY NEWS
LLB students of the University of Kerala have been protesting at the university headquarters in Thiruvananthapuram, demanding greater transparency and accountability in the valuation and revaluation of law examination answer scripts. In a few cases, marks have risen by 9 to 10 in a single copy, raising serious concerns about the university’s assessment process.
Students allege that this cannot continue and that greater accountability and transparency are needed from the university.
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One of their main demands is greater clarity on the valuation process, including access to answer keys and information on how examiners are expected to evaluate answers.
According to the protesting students, the university does not routinely publish answer keys after examinations.
Students further allege that the answer key they received did not contain specific model answers. Instead, it reportedly directed evaluators to relevant pages in specified publications.
STUDENTS POINT TO CHANGES AFTER REVALUATION
Students cite instances in which marks increased substantially after revaluation. In one case highlighted by the protesters, a student who initially received 26 marks reportedly secured 35 marks after revaluation, changing the outcome of the examination.
The students say such differences raise questions about the consistency of the original valuation and the safeguards in place to ensure that answer scripts are assessed fairly the first time.
They are also questioning the revaluation fee, which they say has increased from 790 to 820. The students allege that the 30 increase was not accompanied by a clear notification from the university.
The fee issue, they argue, becomes particularly significant when students have to seek revaluation because of doubts over the original assessment.
WHAT THE STUDENTS ARE SEEKING
The protesters’ key demands include:
Greater transparency in the valuation and revaluation of LLB answer scripts.
Clear publication of answer keys or valuation guidelines after examinations.
An explanation for significant differences between original valuation and revaluation marks.
Clarity on changes in revaluation fees and proper notification of such changes.
Effective mechanisms to identify and address valuation errors.
Accountability when substantial discrepancies are found in the assessment of answer scripts.
UNIVERSITY HAS PREVIOUSLY ACKNOWLEDGED NEED FOR LLB VALUATION REFORMS
Concerns over the valuation and revaluation of LLB examinations are not entirely new.
University of Kerala records show that its Academic Council approved changes to the LLB valuation and revaluation procedure in 2023.
The changes included provisions for additional revaluation when there is a substantial difference between the original and revalued marks. Under the revised procedure, a second revaluation is required when the revalued marks are higher than the original marks by more than 10% of the maximum marks.
More recently, in January 2026, the university issued an order aimed at streamlining the revaluation process for LLB examinations.
The order said the university had observed delays in publishing LLB revaluation results and sanctioned the use of examiners from within Kerala, including university faculty, to speed up the process.
The protests have also received the involvement of the Students’ Federation of India (SFI). Protesters say they will continue their agitation until they receive clarity from the authorities concerned.
The university’s own records show that reforms to LLB valuation and revaluation have been considered and implemented in recent years. The latest protest puts the focus back on whether those measures are sufficient from the students’ perspective.
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SOURCE :- TIMES OF INDIA
