The Syndicate of the Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit (SSUS) in Kerala has revoked its decision to allow officials in the examination wing to complete the mandatory process of signing tabulation registers of past exams. The decision was made at a special Syndicate meeting convened by Vice-Chancellor Ciza Thomas on August 22, 2026.
The meeting resolved to annul the earlier decision made on July 17, 2026, and instead entrusted the Syndicate sub-committee on Examinations to conduct a probe into the discrepancies. The committee will investigate whether there were differences in the entries made in the tabulation register and the final mark list awarded to students.
A preliminary assessment by the authorities found that officials had not recorded their signatures in exams held since 2018. In some cases, officials who had retired from service were asked to sign the tabulation registers following the Syndicate decision on July 17. However, it is unclear whether such lapses occurred before 2018, and a detailed probe is needed to ascertain the facts.
The matter was initially addressed in a Syndicate meeting, where section officers were instructed to inform officials who had not signed the tabulation registers to do so. However, it was found that erring officials were asked to record their signatures before an official order was issued, confirming the Syndicate decision.
The Save University Campaign Committee (SUCC) has submitted a petition to Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar, who is also the Chancellor of State universities, urging him to initiate a judicial probe into allegations of irregularities in the examination wing. The committee alleges that permitting retired officials to record their signatures on official documents is a violation of the university’s rules and regulations.
