India, July 3 -- An embarrassing typo that turned 'Mumbai' into 'Mumabai', and forced the University of Mumbai to reissue over a million convocation certificates, is set to cost the printing company a Rs.10-lakh penalty, at least.

According to university sources, a penalty of 20% of the total cost of the printing tender, or Rs.10 lakh, whichever is higher, will be imposed on the contractor. The decision was taken at a recent Management Council meeting, where the university administration presented an internal inquiry report on the error. "Once the minutes of the meeting are approved at the next meeting, we will begin the process to take action," said a university official.

Earlier this year, in the run-up to the convocation ceremony, st...