Kerala University faces scrutiny over repeated questions in exam question paper

The Kerala University found itself mired in controversy after identical questions were found repeated in different sections of the MA History fourth-semester examination paper on ‘History of Freedom Movement in India’. The issue came to light after a section of students pointed out that three questions appearing in Part A of the question paper were repeated in Part B. The duplication effectively reduced the number of unique questions available to students.

University authorities initially defended the question paper by claiming that students had sufficient choices in both sections and therefore were not disadvantaged. According to the explanation, candidates were required to answer only a specified number of questions from each part, thereby making the repetition inconsequential. While they had to answer three out of five questions in Part A, only five out of the eight questions in Part B had to be attempted, they claimed.