Can a university be held accountable for delaying final-year exams & affecting career plans?

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      Calmbear4334
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        April 18, 2025 at 9:15 am
        Hi everyone,
        I’m a final-year student currently pursuing a **Bachelor’s in Computer Science** from a college affiliated with **Osmania University**. I’m in my 8th semester (started on March 27, 2025), and our college has just followed a newly approved academic almanac that schedules our final-semester exams from **September 2nd** onwards.

        Here’s where the problem begins:

        * Our final semester has **only four subjects**.
        * **May has been declared as vacation**, so there’s no plan to conduct any classes giving a month of gap.
        * This timeline is seriously affecting students — especially those applying for **jobs** or **further studies abroad**.

        To make matters worse:

        * I found out that this almanac may have been **intended for our juniors**, and was mistakenly applied to our batch.

        I spoke with the college administration and even the director, but they claimed they “spoke to Osmania University” and were told no changes could be made. My HOD repeated the same. However, no proper written communication or notice was shared.

        My questions are:

        1. **Is there any legal way** to compel the college or university to hold exams earlier, or conduct special attempts for final-year students?
        2. **Can I file an RTI or grievance** with Osmania University to at least get clarity or accountability?
        3. If this delay **impacts job applications or further education**, can the university be held responsible for negligence or loss of opportunity?

        Any legal guidance, similar experiences, or even the right authority to escalate this to would be incredibly helpful.

        Thanks for reading, I’m genuinely stressed and running out of time, as May is a vacation month and nothing will move during that time.

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