KOLKATA: An indigenous software programme used for the first time to collate data and publish the merit list for admission to ME/MTech and interdisciplinary courses at Jadavpur University has played foul, putting the university in the dock. This is the first major goof-up in the recent past, raising hackles among the university teachers who fear the lapse makes JU prone to challenge in court.

According to JU sources, the software was used without a trial run, keeping the dean of engineering and the vice-chancellor in the dark. Even as the university has withdrawn the merit lists, many among the 2000-odd candidates have taken snapshots of both the lists.

JU VC Suranjan Das couldn't deny the lapse that gives students in the first list an option to move court even if the university makes amends in the merit lists. The VC gave a piece of his mind to members, mostly contractual teachers handling the admission process. Das has also ordered an inquiry into the lapse. The admission committee will upload the revised merit list after its meeting on August 2.

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Admission list blooper leaves Jadavpur University vulnerable to legal action - Times of India