A section of Jahangirnagar University (JU) teachers are taking as long as nine months to examine and submit results of the final examinations in different departments, ignoring sufferings of students and bypassing stipulations to publish the results within 75 days.

"We have finally got results of our 3rd-year final examination which was held nine months ago. Meanwhile the 4th-year honours programme is about to complete; we do not know when the results will come out for that," worried a 3rd-year student of the English department. 

The university also changed the tradition of sending exam papers to other public university teachers as second examiners to publish the results on time, a couple of years back, but to no avail.

"Teachers are busy taking classes and exams in the private programmes on campus… they also remain engaged in the private universities," accused Associate Prof Rayhan Ryne of philosophy, adding that commercialisation of higher education and "carefree attitude" of teachers towards students of their own institutions are one of the main reasons behind the prolongation of a student's academic life.

He alleged that some of the teachers were never serious about taking classes on time and kept on changing class schedules whenever they desired. 

Meanwhile, Prof Manower Hossain, chairman of the zoology department, said, "There are different programmes and vacations that force teachers to remain busy, which creates prolongation in submitting results." 

The final examinations of four academic sessions of anthropology and economics were held over eight months ago and zoology and pharmacy over six months ago, sources of the departments confirmed. But the results are yet to be published.

"We do inform teachers to receive answer papers shortly after the final examinations are held, but mostly they do not take or return them on time," said an examination controller office employee, wishing not to be named.

Students despite completing their honours or master's programmes can not vie for any desired jobs as their results take too long to be published and they have to wait for a long period of time before receiving their certificates, which also causes immense sufferings, alleged students.

"The same teachers, who are reluctant to take our classes, submit exam papers on time, or think about our careers become extremely dedicated while teaching at the private universities or the weekend programmes on the campus," lamented a master's student of English.

Contacted, Pro-vice Chancellor Prof Abul Hossain said, "I have personally contacted the teachers of the respective departments; results will be published soon."