Final year college exams

HRD MinisterRamesh Pokhriyal, in an interaction with 45,000 higher education institutions on Thursday said college final exams would be held for sure across India.“Final exam to honge hi (will definitely take place),” said Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank.

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has already suggested holding exams in July. However, the HRD Ministry said if the coronavirus pandemic situation fails to improve by July then new modes and dates of exams will be declared. Also, first-year students can be promoted on the basis of their internal assessment if exams are not held by July. The intermediate year or semester students can be promoted by giving 50 per cent weightage to internal assessment and 50 per cent to previous academic performance if exams are not held in July.

The Delhi University had suggested conducting ‘online open-book exam’. However, many teachers and students have opposed the idea. Raising questions over the suggested mode of exam, the DU Teachers’ Association (DUTA) said open book exams would cause anxiety for students. “The concept of an open book examination is very different from the kind of examinations our students are used to taking and springing this ugly surprise on them in such uncertain and anxiety ridden times is a move that will increase the anxiety for large sections of students, especially since the normal teaching-learning process has been disrupted due to the pandemic,” DUTA President Rajib Ray said in his letter to Delhi University Vice-Chancellor.

Editor: Sakshi Bisht Added on: 2020-05-29 18:03:02 Total View:348