Hindi Mahavidyalaya college loses OU affiliation over manipulating UG exam results

Hyderabad: Osmania University has taken stringent action against a private college, Hindi Mahavidyalaya Degree College, for serious violations, including forging academic records and misreporting student results.

Following multiple inquiries by standing committees, the university has cancelled the college’s provisional affiliation and recommended to the University Grants Commission (UGC) and the Telangana State Council of Higher Education (TSCHE) to revoke its autonomous status.

College declared 49 failing students as passed

An investigation revealed that during the 2019-2022 academic years, the college submitted manipulated results for UG sixth-semester exams. It falsely declared 49 failing students as passed and five passing students as failed. Alarmed by inconsistencies in the Tabulation Records (TR), the university ordered a comprehensive inquiry.

The committee, which visited the college thrice, uncovered shocking irregularities.

It found that Commerce papers were evaluated by unqualified Computer Science faculty, and marks lists were forged. Additionally, the college failed to submit critical details, including examination papers, evaluation records, and advanced supplementary exam notifications.

Further scrutiny revealed that TR records for the UG 2023-2024 batch lacked the required signatures and stamps of the principal and controller of examinations. The standing committees confirmed the forgery of signatures belonging to the additional controller of examinations and discrepancies in results provided to OU.

Specifically, the college misreported the results of 13 BCom, 27 BSc, and nine BBA students who had actually failed. Whereas four BCom and one BBA student had genuinely cleared the exams were shown as failed.

College failed to take corrective action

The college administration admitted to errors but failed to take corrective action or provide satisfactory explanations. Despite repeated warnings, the institution continued its misconduct. In response, the standing committee recommended seizing relevant records and initiating criminal cases against those responsible for forging the additional controller’s signature.

Osmania University has decided to allow current students to complete their courses under its direct supervision. However, it has instructed the college to cease UG admissions from the 2025-2026 academic year and continue only PG courses under a non-autonomous status. Final semester exams will now be conducted directly by the university.

This action underscores OU’s zero-tolerance policy towards academic misconduct.

“Affiliated and autonomous institutions must adhere strictly to University and UGC regulations. There is no room for compromise when it comes to academic standards, transparency, and compliance,” stated the vice-chancellor of Osmania University, Prof. Kumar Molugaram.