In a startling post-results development, Osmania University has declared over 300 law students passed, who were earlier marked failed in the third semester examinations of the three-year LLB course.
While the 300-odd candidates cleared only after revaluation, the revised results reveal a wider pattern. More than 800 subject papers saw significant grade improvements. This includes eight papers jumping five grades from F to A, 141 papers moving from F to B, 158 from F to C, and 93 from F to D.
The figures emerged from an independent audit by an aggrieved student who compared the original and revised results published on the university website using Python and artificial intelligence. The student requested anonymity.
“It is a relief, but it also suggests something is suspicious, right? It’s understandable if someone moves from F to E by a small margin, but this sounds like a scam. And most candidates failed in Labour Law,” said Rajender, a student of Aurora’s Legal Sciences Academy.
According to the Law Students’ Federation of India (LSFI), across the 18 colleges, the scale may be far larger. In a representation submitted along with the All India Lawyers’ Union (AILU), it claimed that in several colleges, 30 to 40 students failed Labour Law-I despite scoring well in other subjects. Based on reports from representatives across colleges, LSFI estimates overall failures across subjects at around 6,000 candidates.
Students from multiple colleges reported large numbers of initial failures later overturned through revaluation. At Marwadi Shiksha Samithi Law College, 73 candidates reportedly failed initially, with most clearing after revaluation.
Dean, Faculty of Law, N. Venkateshwarlu defended the on-screen evaluation system, saying revaluation involves two evaluators and that there was nothing wrong with the process. However, he did not explain the wide discrepancy or high failure rates in Labour Law-I.
Additional Controller of Examinations D. Radhika Yadav acknowledged receiving several complaints when the original results were released in April. “The issue is fixed now. We are identifying evaluators and trying to counsel them. We will also blacklist them if this repeats,” she said.
For students, one question remains: if revaluation can turn a fail into a pass, why should they pay ₹700 per paper to correct what may have been the university’s mistake?
(Student names have been changed to protect identity)
Published – June 07, 2026 08:45 pm IST
