India, Dec. 9 -- There was chaos at the Siddharth College of Law on Monday during the University of Mumbai's (MU's) fifth-semester law examination, after several students were forced to remain seated for an hour after the exam ended because the barcode stickers for their answer sheets did not arrive on time. The incident has renewed concerns about the functioning of the university's examination department, which has been facing criticism for repeated lapses.

The exam, for the subject Indian Civil Security Code 2023, was scheduled from 10.30 am to 1 pm on Monday. At Siddharth College of Law, one of the examination centres, students had completed the exam and were preparing to submit their answer sheets when the supervisor noticed that the...