Thousands of students under Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University (RTMNU) are suffering because of an outdated rule that determines the class of degree solely based on final-year marks, completely ignoring performance from the previous semesters. This outdated system unfairly penalizes students who have maintained high overall aggregates (often above 70–75%) throughout engineering but received a lower Second Class or Pass Class degree only due to a drop in final-year scores.

Because most national organizations like DRDO, ISRO, and PSUs demand a First Class degree exactly as printed, these talented students lose career-defining opportunities — despite their true overall performance being well above the required standard.

We demand that RTMNU, in alignment with AICTE and UGC norms, immediately adopt a cumulative CGPA/aggregate-based degree classification system like other modern universities. Moreover, this reform should be applied to recent previous batches as well, or at least such students should be issued aggregate-based certificates that reflect their actual academic achievement.

This is not just a request — it’s a matter of fairness, consistency, and justice for thousands of deserving graduates who are being sidelined by an obsolete rule.