DU students for solving grading disparity
Sunday, 19 April 2009
DU Correspondent
Dhaka University (DU) students Saturday urged the government to make a realistic equivalence to the grading system in their results of SSC examinations held between 2001, and 2003.
Hundreds of DU students of these batches formed a human chain in front of the Arts Building of the university at noon to drum up their demand.
They also brought out a silent procession and conducted a signature campaign in support of their 'cause' in which they claimed of being discriminated.
The disgruntled students said according to the grading system that was first introduced in 2001 during SSC examination, a student obtaining 60 to 79 marks in all subjects on an average had been awarded GPA-4 while 51 to 59 marks secured GPA-3 and 41 to 50 marks GPA-2.
According to the revised grading system in 2004, a student obtaining 70 to 79 marks in all subjects on an average receives GPA-4, 60 to 69 marks secures GPA-3.5 and 50 to 59 marks GPA-3.
In 2001, no marks received in optional subject were added to the total result. The score of optional subject started to be added to the total results since 2004, which are now pushing up the number of GPA 5 achievers.
Recently, several public and private organisations including the Public Service Commission (PSC), Dutch-Bangla Bank, Dhaka Bank and Premier Bank advertised for recruitment equating GPA-4.5 with first division, GPA-4 to 4.25 with second division and below GPA-4 with third division showing a disparity to the students who passed their SSC and HSC examinations during 2001-2004 period.
But in traditional system (division), a student obtained first division with 60 marks in all subjects on an average, second division with 45 marks and third division with 33 marks, they said.
A large number of students will be victimised because of the grading disparity, if the employers concerned adopt the new grading equivalence, as over 80 per cent students of the batches between 2001 and 2004 will be estimated as third division holders despite securing GPA 3.5 or 3, said Zahed Arman, a DU student who passed the SSC in 2001.
Dhaka University (DU) students Saturday urged the government to make a realistic equivalence to the grading system in their results of SSC examinations held between 2001, and 2003.
Hundreds of DU students of these batches formed a human chain in front of the Arts Building of the university at noon to drum up their demand.
They also brought out a silent procession and conducted a signature campaign in support of their 'cause' in which they claimed of being discriminated.
The disgruntled students said according to the grading system that was first introduced in 2001 during SSC examination, a student obtaining 60 to 79 marks in all subjects on an average had been awarded GPA-4 while 51 to 59 marks secured GPA-3 and 41 to 50 marks GPA-2.
According to the revised grading system in 2004, a student obtaining 70 to 79 marks in all subjects on an average receives GPA-4, 60 to 69 marks secures GPA-3.5 and 50 to 59 marks GPA-3.
In 2001, no marks received in optional subject were added to the total result. The score of optional subject started to be added to the total results since 2004, which are now pushing up the number of GPA 5 achievers.
Recently, several public and private organisations including the Public Service Commission (PSC), Dutch-Bangla Bank, Dhaka Bank and Premier Bank advertised for recruitment equating GPA-4.5 with first division, GPA-4 to 4.25 with second division and below GPA-4 with third division showing a disparity to the students who passed their SSC and HSC examinations during 2001-2004 period.
But in traditional system (division), a student obtained first division with 60 marks in all subjects on an average, second division with 45 marks and third division with 33 marks, they said.
A large number of students will be victimised because of the grading disparity, if the employers concerned adopt the new grading equivalence, as over 80 per cent students of the batches between 2001 and 2004 will be estimated as third division holders despite securing GPA 3.5 or 3, said Zahed Arman, a DU student who passed the SSC in 2001.