Rules For - MUHS

MAHARASHTRA UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES, NASHIK
DIRECTION NO. : 04/2012
SUBJECT: RULES FOR “CHALLENGE RE-EVALUATION OF
THEORY EXAMINATION ANSWER BOOKS AND
PROVIDING OF PHOTOSTAT COPIES OF
ANSWERBOOKS PERTAINING TO ALL
POST–GRADUATE COURSES”.
WHEREAS by enactment of the Maharashtra University of Health
Sciences Act 1998, Maharashtra University of Health Sciences has been
established and all the courses including Post-Graduate Degree/Diploma
and Super Specialty courses in the Health Sciences defined under section
2 (17) of the said Act and have been affiliated to Maharashtra University
of Health Sciences;
AND
WHEREAS by enacting the Maharashtra University of Health
Sciences Act, 2001 and Maharashtra University of Health Sciences
(Amendment and continuing) Act, 2002, Post Graduate Degree/Diploma
and Super Specialty of Health Sciences were temporarily carved out of the
jurisdiction of the Maharashtra University of Health Sciences and were
reaffiliated to the Universities specified in the schedule to Maharashtra
Universities Act 1994;
AND
Whereas under the Maharashtra Universities of Health Sciences
(Amendment) Ordinance 2005 issue on the 31st October, 2005, the Post
Graduate Degree/Diploma and Super Specialty courses in Health sciences
have again been reaffiliated to the Maharashtra University of Health
Sciences from the Academic year 2006 – 2007;
AND
WHEREAS it is the duty of the University to frame rules for
teaching, training programme and examinations for Post – Graduate

courses in affiliated colleges / institutes in various faculties as provided
under sub – section (1) of section 29 of the said Act;
AND
WHEREAS prescribing rules for conduct of examinations is a subject
matter of Ordinance as provided under section 50 (vi) of the said Act;
AND
WHEREAS such an Ordinance for the rules for system for “challenge
re-evaluation” of theory examination answer books pertaining to all Post –
Graduate courses is not in existence;
AND
WHEREAS making of an Ordinance is a time consuming process;
therefore, I Prof. Dr. Arun Jamkar, Vice–Chancellor of Maharashtra
University of Health Science in exercise of powers conferred upon me
under sub-section (8) of section 16 of Maharashtra University of Health
Sciences Act, 1998 issue the following Direction.
This Direction shall be called as "Rules for challenge re-evaluation of
theory examination answer books and providing Photostat copies of
answer books pertaining to all Post – Graduate courses”. It shall come
into force with effect from the date of its issuance, and repeals all the
previous circulars\Notifications, related to re-evaluation of all Post
Graduate theory examinations and issue of Photostat copies of this
University.
1) Eligibility:-
1.1) Under these rules, any candidate appeared for any Post
Graduate Courses (P.G.Degree/P.G.Diploma/Super specialty)
examination and failed in one or more subjects under the head
theory examination or passed whole examination will be eligible
to apply for challenge re-evaluation of theory examination
answer books. Consequent to this new policy, henceforth the
verification of Theory answer books will not be carried out.

1.2) The candidate, who failed only in one or more practical
examination head, will be entitled to apply for verification of
marks of the Practical answer sheets & marks list only in the
prescribed format attached to this Direction (Annexure-A)
along with prescribed fees through Dean\Principal\Head of the
affiliated College/Institute, within clear seven days from the date
of declaration of result by the University.
2. Procedure for challenge revaluation :-
2.1) The candidate who desirous to apply for challenge re-evaluation,
at first should apply to the Controller of Examinations for the
photocopy of the concerned subject answer book in the
prescribed form (Annexure – „B‟) within clear seven days from
the date of declaration of result by the University. The
application should be complete in all respects and forwarded
through Dean\Principal\Head of the affiliated College/Institute of
the candidate along with prescribed fees. The candidate is
entitled to demand the Photostat copy of his/her own answer
book (s) only.
2.2) The fees for photocopy of answer books will be Rs. 500 (Non-
refundable) per subject. The University reserves the right to
change the said fee from time to time by way of issuing suitable
notification displaying on its website.
2.3) The incomplete or incorrect or late submitted applications shall
liable to be rejected without assigning any reason.
2.4) After receiving the duly filled and correct application, the
Controller of Examinations will send the photocopy of demanded
answer books along with mark slip of original examiner within
clear Fifteen days from the prescribed last date for application.
The copies of answer books will be sent in a confidential manner
by speed post/special messenger to the concerned parent
college Dean/Principal/Head of the affiliated College/ Institute.
The names of the examiner will be masked while providing copy
of mark slip to avoid disclosing their identity. The university
shall not be held responsible for postal delay. It is obsolete

esponsibility of the concerned college to handover the
photocopy/photocopies of answer books to the concerned
student at the earliest.
2.5) The photocopy so obtained by candidate is only for his/her
exclusive and relevant use. If the candidate desires he/she can
use it only for the purpose of challenge re-evaluation.
2.6) Candidate shall have no right to claim more marks based on
his/her self assessment/comparison with other examinee’s
marks or assessment/ assessment of photocopy by other
expert(s) from parent or any other college.
2.7) After getting the photocopy of the answer book and after
careful observation of his/her-attempted answer, if the
concerned candidate himself/herself finds any error in the
assessment of his/her answer book, for example- incorrect
totaling, un-assessed question, un-assessed sub-question,
alleged poor/under/wrong assessment by examiner than
expected by the examinee. Alternatively, if the candidate is not
at all satisfied with the marks allotted to him/her by the original
examiner, then only he/she can apply for challenge
re-evaluation.
2.8) The candidate who seeks challenge re-evaluation voluntarily and
at his\her own risk shall have to apply in the prescribed format
(Annexure–„C‟) to the Controller of Examinations directly. The
said application should reach within clear ten days from the date
of receipt of photocopy of answer book from the University.
2.9) The candidate must sign the declaration provided in the
application form in person which should be countersigned by
his/her parent college Dean/Principal/Head of the affiliated
College/Institute/any gazetted officer/faculty teacher.
2.10) The candidate should pay challenge re-evaluation fee in the form
of demand draft drawn on any Nationalized Bank in favour of
“The Registrar, MUHS, Nasik” payable at Nasik.
2.11) The fee for challenge re-evaluation will be Rs.-1500 per
paper/answer book. This fee shall be non-refundable. The

University reserves the right to revise the said fee from time to
time for challenge re-evaluation. Such change will be displayed
on University website by way of suitable notification.
2.12) Whatever may be contained in above said rules, it shall be lawful
for the Controller of Examinations, who may publish a calendar
along with examination result, and it may contain details of last
date, for making application for photocopy, application for
challenge re-evaluation and tentative date of publication of
result of challenge re-evaluation etc.
2.13) The application for challenge re-evaluation while in its scrutiny if
found incomplete in any respect and without justification shall be
rejected and fees paid shall not be refunded at any case.
2.14) The application complete in all respects, received by the
University office in prescribed time will be arranged faculty wise,
course wise and subject wise. The Controller of Examinations will
place these all applications before a three members committee
(Board wise) appointed by Vice Chancellor for its consideration.
The meeting of this committee will be called within ten days
from prescribed last date for making challenge re-evaluation
application. If the committee does not agree to the justification
given by the candidate, or did not find any merits in the
contention of concerned candidate, then the committee may
dispose of the said application. The Controller of Examinations
may communicate the decision of the committee to the
concerned candidate in due course of time.
2.15) If the committee finds any substance in the candidate’s
justification & claim, then it may recommend re-evaluation of
answer books of the candidate to the Controller of Examinations.
2.16) The decision of the committee, regarding disposal of application
or recommendation for re-evaluation, shall be final and binding
on all concerned. No candidate shall make any appeal against
decision of the committee to any authority/officer of the
University or shall not appeal in any court of law.

2.17) After positive recommendation by the committee, the Controller
of Examinations shall arrange the re-evaluation of recommended
answer books in a very confidential manner at a suitable place
within 45 days, from the date of the meeting of the committee.
2.18) The appointments of examiners for challenge re-evaluation shall
be made by the Controller of Examinations on the
recommendation of Vice-chancellor\Pro-Vice chancellor from the
approved panel. This panel contains the name of eligible
examiners with minimum Ten years post-graduate teaching
experience.
2.19) The assessment of such answer books will be got done by the
respective examiners. Fraction in marks if any in calculation
shall be rounded off to next higher integer at last i.e. in final
totaling of marks obtained for all questions by the candidate.
These marks will be treated as Final marks obtained by that
candidate as a result of challenge re-evaluation for that
particular subject and particular examination.
2.20) On the basis of the marks obtained by candidate in one or more
subjects as applied by him/her, the Controller of Examinations
shall tabulate the revised mark list.
2.21) Subsequently, the revised results will be displayed on University
web site by the Controller of Examinations.
2.22) The revised mark sheet will be sent to the concerned candidate
through his/her Parent College. Accordingly the previous mark
sheet & result of the candidate will be cancelled being null &
void.
2.23) The positive or negative change of the marks obtained by the
concerned candidate in challenge re-evaluation will be final and
binding on the candidate.
2.24) If any positive or negative change occurred, it shall be
considered, for award of merit, medals and prizes if any.

3. Legal disclaimer
3.1) The facility of providing photocopy of answer book and facility
for challenge re-evaluation is to be considered, only as an
additional facility and not as a right of candidate in the strict
sense of term. The University reserves all rights to modify/
amend or repeal the rules in this regard at any time without
assigning any reason.
3.2) Any delay in sending photostats copies of theory answer book
and declaration of results of the challenge revaluation beyond the
control of the University shall not confer any right upon the
student to claim any kind of relief/benefit from the University.
3.3) Matters, which are not specifically covered in the clauses herein
above, and any queries raised on the interpretation of any
provision of this Direction shall be decided by the Vice-
Chancellor, and the decision taken by the Vice-Chancellor shall
be final and binding in all respects.
3.4) This Direction shall remain in force until statutes are made in this
behalf by the University and assented by His Excellency the
Chancellor.
Place: Nasik
Date: 26/05/2012
Sd/-
Prof. Dr. Arun Jamkar
VICE- CHANCELLOR

MAHARASHTRA UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES, NASHIK
APPLICATION FOR VERIFICATION OF MARKS (Only for Practical /Oral / Viva
Voce PG & UG Courses)
TO BE SUBMITTED WITHIN SEVEN CLEAR DAYS
FROM THE DECLARATION OF THE EXAMINATION RESULT
(ANNEXURE ‘A’)
Verification
Case No.
Year
Notes: -
(1) To be submitted through the Dean / Principal of the College.
(2) Students are advised to read the printed instructions carefully.
(3) Applications received after the last date, for any reason, shall not be considered.
(4) Copy of the statement of marks, downloaded from the website, should be attached
with this form.
(5) Fee of Rs. 500/- is prescribed per subject.
To,
The Controller of Examinations,
Maharashtra University of Health Sciences,
Nashik – 422 004.
Sir,
I, the undersigned, request you to verify my marks as per details given below: -
1) Full name of the candidate: __________________________________________________
2) Name of the College: ______________________________________________________
3) Permanent Registration
No. :
4) Course & Year :
Seat No. :
__________________________________________________________________________
5) Year & month of the examination: ____________________________________________
6) Result declared on: ______________________________________________
Result : Fail / Pass
7) Details of the Marks of Practical Examination for subject to be verified only: -
Subject
Marks
Obtained /
Out of
For
Office
use only Subject
1 5
2 6
3 7
4 8
Marks
Obtained /
Out of
For
Office
use only

9) The amount Rupees ………... as the fee prescribed for verification of marks has been paid
by DD No. ….......….. Dated:-……...........…… Name of the nationalized bank:-
_______________________________________________
10) The DD should be drawn in favour of “Registrar, MUHS Nashik” of any nationalized
bank.
11) Students applied for verification of practical examination marks are to submit
Examination form for supplementary exam as per University time schedule. In case of change
in previous result, necessary amendment in the Hall Ticket issued to the students will be
made later.
Date :- / /
Signature of Student
Forwarded for further necessary action.
Yours
faithfully,
Dean / Principal
(Signature with Seal)

(ANNEXURE – 'B')
APPLICATION FOR ISSUE OF CERTIFIED PHOTOSTATE COPY OF
ANSWER BOOK(S)
To,
The Controller of Examinations,
Maharashtra University of Health Sciences,
Nashik - 422 004.
Sir,
I the undersigned student, hereby submitting this application for
supply of certified Photostate copy of the answer books(s).I declare that I
have read and understood the procedure & instructions as given in
Direction U. G. 3/2012 & P. G. 4/2012 related to challenge revaluation and
providing Photostat copies, and I accept the same and shall abide the same.
The following are my details:-
a) Name of Examinee :
_______________________________________________________
b) Course & Year :
_______________________________________________________
c) Name of College :
_______________________________________________________
d) Name of Examination : Summer/Winter 20____
e) Seat No.: ____________________________
f) P.R.N.: ______________________________
g) Mobile no:___________________________ e-mail: ____________________
h) Address for Correspondence: _____________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
i) Subjects for which Photostate copies are required
1) __________________________ 4) __________________________
2) __________________________ 5) __________________________
3) __________________________ 6) __________________________

I am paying the required fees for Photostat copies of answer books for
above mentioned subjects of Rs. _______________________ by D.D. No.
_____________________dated_____________________drawn_____________________
________________________________________________________________________Ba
nk, payable at Nashik in the name of Registrar, Maharashtra University of
Health Sciences, Nashik
Or
I have paid Rs._______________________in cash at college\Institute office, vide
receipt no___________________________Date:__________________________
I declare that the above information is true and correct to the best of
my knowledge.
Place:
Date: Signature of
Applicant
_________________________________________________________________________
FOR COLLEGE OFFICE USE ONLY
The application for supply of certified Photostat copies of answer book,
along with prescribed fees is received by this office on
__________________therefore it is forwarded to university.
Place:
Date: Signature with
seal
Dean\Principal\Head of Institute
_________________________________________________________________________
FOR UNIVERSITY OFFICE USE ONLY
The application is received with fees of Rs. ____________Inward
No____________ and on scrutiny the application, it is found to be in order.
The Photostat copies of answer books sent to the college
on_______________________________________________through speed post
bearing postal receipt No. ____________________Date___________ with
intimation to candidate by SMS\e-mail- on______________bearing postal
receipt No. ______________________________Date:___________________________
Faculty Incharge

SR
NO.
(ANNEXURE – 'C')
APPLICATION FOR CHALLENGE RE-EVALUATION OF ANSWER BOOK(S)
To,
The Controller of Examinations,
Maharashtra University of Health Sciences,
Nashik - 422 004.
Sir,
I the undersigned student, hereby submitting, application for challenge
re-evaluation of answer books for following subjects. Following are my
details:
a) Name of Examinee : -------------------------------------------------------
b) Course & Year : --------------------------------------------------------
c) Name of College : --------------------------------------------------------
d) Name of Examination : Summer/Winter 20____
e) Seat No.: --------------------------
f) P.R.N.:----------------------------
g) Name of subjects for which challenge re-evaluation application is
made.(Attach separate sheet if required)
NAME OF SUBJECT &
PAPER
1 Paper - I
Paper -II
2 Paper - I
Paper -II
3 Paper - I
Paper -II
4 Paper - I
Paper -II
5 Paper - I
Paper -II
Q. NO.
MARKS
AWARDED
MARKS
EXPECTED
The details of fee paid at college are as under:-
JUSTIFICATION FOR
CHALLENGE EVALUATION
WITH REFERENCES.
D.D./Cheque No.:-_________________ Drawn on Bank ________________
Dated :- __________________ Amount :- __________________

DECLARATION
I ______________________________________________________in presence of
Dean\Principal\Head of Institute, hereby declare that, the information
furnished above, by me is true and correct to the best of my knowledge. I
have read all the provisions under concerned Direction very carefully and
declare that, I will accept the decision of scrutiny committee constituted as
per provisions under said Direction and I will accept the result of challenge
revaluation whatever it may be, negative or positive against my previous
obtained marks\result. I will not challenge the result of re-evaluation, in
any court of law.
Place :
Date : Signature of Applicant
___________________________________________________________________________
FOR COLLEGE OFFICE USE ONLY
The application for challenge re-evaluation, along with prescribed fees is
received by this office on ________________. The candidate in front of me
signs the above declaration; therefore, it is forwarded to The University.
Place:
Date:- Signature with seal
Dean\Principal\Head of Institute
__________________________________________________________________________
FOR UNIVERSITY OFFICE USE ONLY
The application is received with fees of Rs. _______________Inward
No__________and placed before scrutiny committee along with Photostat
copies of concerned answer books. The decision of scrutiny committee is as
follows.
1) Rejected for following reason
2) Accepted for challenge revaluation.
Therefore the application is forwarded to concerned section
on_________________________________________________for further processing.
The decision of committee (only in case of rejection of application) is
communicated to Dean\Principal\Head of Institute, through speed post
bearing postal receipt No. _____________ Date__________ with intimation to
candidate by SMS\e-mail- on______________bearing postal receipt No.
_______________Date:_________________
Faculty Incharge