Kartik 17, the day the results of the third year LLB under the Faculty of Law of Tribhuvan University were announced. It should have been a 'day' for me. But, it turned out to be a 'day'.

2075 Mangsir

2075 Mangsir

I came to Kathmandu in Kathmandu. I had a little understanding of the LLB subject. So, I was confident that after passing my bachelor's degree in law and taking the Nepal Bar Council's advocate exam, I would become an advocate Sadiksha Sharma Acharya. I passed my master's degree in public administration with first class from Tribhuvan University. I also received a grant from the University Grants Commission to do my thesis.

Fundamental concerns and meaningful relationships

I gave the LLB entrance exam, and my name came out. I had succeeded in taking a step forward on the path to giving real shape to my dream. I got admitted to Nepal Law Camp, and my roll number was 109. The first year results came in. I had got the best marks in the first year results of the LLB of the 2076 batch. I also got the best results in the second year. I had studied even harder in the third year. I thought, 'It will be good'. 

As soon as the exam was over, I started preparing for the 33rd advocate level exam of the Nepal Bar Council. When will the results come? I was not sure. This is how the preparation was done. 

On the last Wednesday of Mangsir, the Public Service Commission opens advertisements for various service groups and subgroups. To participate in the exam, one must have passed graduation. I wanted to build my foundation in law and justice, so I joined the judicial service preparation class. There was no buzz about the results. 

Bad news came into my life – Kartik 17. It was around 8 pm. I was participating in the online class of judicial service, when the notification rang. LLB was in the Viber group. After a long time, I looked – LLB third year exam results were published. Although there was a provision to view the results online, I was not able to see them. My curiosity had increased to see the results. I looked for my symbol number, but did not see it. Suddenly, a coldness came to my mind. 

Absent and Fail 

The next morning, I looked at the list again. I was not on that list. I tried to check online. At 3 pm, the online site finally opened. I checked by putting my symbol number – absent and failed. Then my fear was proven true. I had failed or had been made up. This cannot happen, I had to correct that mistake immediately, so I reached Kathmandu the next day. 

I went to the Nepal Law Campus BA.LLB department in the morning to meet my teacher, who was also on the examination committee. I had reached the department with my past mark sheets. After seeing him, tears started flowing from my eyes. My tears were seeking reassurance, asking for help. I was absent in Victimology (Law 511), and in ‘Professional Ethics and Learning Skills’ (Law 503), I was given 12 out of 50 marks. I met the campus head sir, narrated my pain. That day alone, I met eleven people. I asked for help and support from all the teachers. But, I only got reassurance. 

Everyone used to say, ‘This should not happen to such a topper student’. But, that is what happened. I was innocent. I made a letter from the campus and left for Balkhu without wasting any time on the same day. 

I went to Balkhu on Kartik 20 and applied for retotal online. I went to the IT branch and paid one thousand rupees. There was a line of hundreds of students like me there. After the process was completed, I returned home. I went the next day to confirm the application further. After getting information that the process was successful, I returned. 

In the case of absenteeism, I was asked to bring a letter with the campus letterhead to apply. I had taken it with me. The retotal result did not come. On the other hand, my friends were busy preparing for the Bar Council. I used to go to the campus every day. I used to meet someone or the other. Some would say, ‘This is how it is, this is how it is done.’ Some would say, ‘There is no point in giving a retotal,’ but I felt that ‘there must have been some technical error.’ I tried to stay positive as much as possible. 

On Mangsir 15, the application for the 34th Advocate level of the Nepal Bar Council opened. There is a regular application until Poush 7 and a double fee application for the next 7 days. Due to the uncertainty of my result, my preparations for the bar have also been delayed. 

On the other hand, the Public Service Commission's application form has also opened. I have been preparing for a year after quitting my job and still have no idea about the re-total. How can I study in this mental pain? Should I study with confidence? Will I not be able to fill the form?

Even after pleading from the campus head to the Examination Controller's Office Balkhu, from the Dean's Office to the Rector's Office, I did not find any basis to pass. In Balkhu, I understood how easy it is to say, 'You know, take the exam again and pass'. This irresponsible speech and behavior of Balkhu, which makes me feel like 'Nothing will change, why are you asking?' has put a break on my dream. 

One day I came to know that the retotal application from Balkhu was not received. Even after I said on the phone, ‘I have filled the application, there is a slip’, I was told, ‘No, you have to come here and settle it’. 

Later I came to know that the employee had called me Balkhu without seeing my name there. This and similar examples are not the only ones, this is a problem faced by most of the students of TU. After telling me that my elder brother had also faced a similar problem in a bookstore, I came to know that the problem is common. 

On November 20, a person posted on the Facebook page named TU Students with the same complaint as me. The post received more than 200 sad responses from TU, in which the pain suffered by the students due to TU’s mistakes has been expressed.