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Mumbai News: 49% MU Students Fail BCom Exam Even After Second Attempt

Mumbai: It appears that a number of college students in the city are still reeling from the learning loss caused during Covid-19 pandemic, as almost half the University of Mumbai (MU) BCom students who repeated their Sem V exam failed yet again.
As many as 36,105 final year BCom students had registered for the Sem V repeat exam in April-May this year, after failing the regular test in November-December last year. Of these only 16,782 manage to clear all the papers, registering a success rate of 51.36%. The students’ performance was even worse in the regular Sem V test, with only a third of them, 34.25% to be precise, passing the exam.
The BCom students form the largest cohort of students enrolled at colleges affiliated to MU. The last batch of final year students, who were supposed to have graduated in 2022-23, hadn’t faced the conventional physical semester-end exams during their first and second years of the course, as the teaching and evaluation process had shifted online due to the pandemic.
“The students are struggling to write papers, as we have switched back to the subjective question pattern of exams. But the results indicate that they have improved over time,” said a university official.
The impact of Covid isn’t limited to Commerce stream. Similar results were recorded for Sem V exams of the two other major courses, BA and BSc, where only 33.45% and 36.27% had passed the exam. The varsity is yet to declare the results of repeat exams for these programmes.
There are little signs of improvement as the passing rates for the regular Sem VI exams for all three courses, also held in April-May, are still below 40% and are only slightly better than the regular Sem V exam.
On the other hand, students enrolled in self-financed courses have fared much better. For example, the success rate in the regular Bachelor of Management Studies (BMS) Sem V exam was 70.28%, which rose to 71% in Sem VI.
Arvind Luhar, a Commerce Professor at Ismail Yusuf College in Jogeshwari and a Member of MU’s Academic Council, said that the students are facing trouble with practical-oriented subjects such as Financial Accountancy, Cost Accountancy and Taxation.
“The students lost touch with practical subjects as there were no physical classes during the pandemic. Besides, many students had lost their focus on education as they were more concerned about meeting the financial needs of their families. While we are conducting remedial coaching, the aftershocks of Covid-19 are still felt. Hopefully, the results will be back to the normal level,” he said.
Maharashtra
Mumbai Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar bridge should be opened for weighing vehicles: Abu Asim Azmi

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Mumbai: Maharashtra Samajwadi Party leader and MLA has demanded in the assembly that a flyover bridge should be started for heavy vehicles to curb fatal accidents in Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar. Fatal accidents are happening every month in Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar. Earlier there were high tension wires on the bridge built on GM Link Road, then the bridge was closed due to heavy vehicles. Later the wires were also removed and the flyover department has also allowed heavy vehicles to pass, however, heavy vehicles are still not being allowed to move. Today in the House, a demand was made to start the movement of heavy vehicles on this bridge. Abu Asim Azmi said that recently a tragic accident took place here in which three people died.
Maharashtra
Wanted accused in Mumbai 1993 riots arrested after 32 years

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Mumbai: Police have claimed to have arrested one of the most wanted accused involved in the 1993 Mumbai riots. Mumbai’s Wadala police arrested a fugitive accused who was on the run for 32 years during an operation to search for wanted accused. 54-year-old Arif Ali Hashimullah Khan has been arrested from Antop Hill. The accused did not appear in court during the hearing. A warrant was also issued against him, after which the police arrested the accused and presented him in the court and the court ordered his remand. This operation was carried out by Mumbai Police Commissioner Deven Bharti and Port Zone DCP Vijay Sagar.
Maharashtra
Sashil Kodiyeri apologizes after tension over Marathi-Hindi controversy

Maharashtra: In the context of the Mumbai Marathi-Hindi controversy, Shishil Kodia has apologized for his controversial statement. He said that his tweet was misrepresented. I am not against Marathi. I have been living in Mumbai and Maharashtra for the last 30 years. I am a fan of Raj Thackeray. I constantly comment positively on Raj Thackeray’s tweets. I tweeted in my emotions and I made a mistake. This tense and tense atmosphere should end. We need a favorable environment to accept Marathi. So I request you to forgive me for this mistake for Marathi. Earlier, Shishil Kodia had made a controversial statement about Marathi and refused to speak Marathi, due to which MNS workers attacked and pelted stones at Shishil’s company WeWork. After which Shishil has now apologized to X
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