KOLKATA: While Presidency University and Jadavpur University are moving to evaluate students based on internal assessments, cumulative grade point average (CGPA) and viva-voce for the terminal semester, Calcutta University is waiting for a meeting with all stakeholders to decide on the examination format, which is likely to be tweaked.
The humanities and science faculties in JU are exploring options to hold a final semester examination in “no-contact mode without the physical presence of students”.
“In the engineering faculty, the proposal is to implement an examination model which is being proposed at National Institute of Technology, Durgapur. But in the other two faculties, if the hostel accommodation is not available and trains are not back on the tracks, then we shall also have to make alternative arrangements for evaluation through internal assessments, viva-voce over the telephone and CGPA. Even hosting online tests is unlikely since many students do not have access to stable high-speed internet,” said a source in JU.
A Presidency University official added, “Homogeneity will be maintained in humanities and science streams. The departmental examination committees of the university will determine the pattern and method of evaluation. The heads of departments will place the proposals before the examination committees after discussions with the faculty members.”
The source pointed out that the terminal examinations will be held between June 25 and July 7. “We plan to hold the second, fourth and eighth semester examinations from July 15. Students will be tested on the syllabus taught till March 15,” he said.
“Calcutta University is likely to go ahead with written tests as education minister Partha Chatterjee has assented to the proposal of holding the final semester exams after one month of reopening. The final decision on the exam pattern is likely to be out by June,” said a source.
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology (Makaut) will hold online examinations in the final semester. Rabindra Bharati University, in all likelihood, will conduct written exams but is yet to decide on the date.
“All the decisions are likely to be implemented only if the institutes reopen after June 10,” said a higher education department official.
The humanities and science faculties in JU are exploring options to hold a final semester examination in “no-contact mode without the physical presence of students”.
“In the engineering faculty, the proposal is to implement an examination model which is being proposed at National Institute of Technology, Durgapur. But in the other two faculties, if the hostel accommodation is not available and trains are not back on the tracks, then we shall also have to make alternative arrangements for evaluation through internal assessments, viva-voce over the telephone and CGPA. Even hosting online tests is unlikely since many students do not have access to stable high-speed internet,” said a source in JU.
A Presidency University official added, “Homogeneity will be maintained in humanities and science streams. The departmental examination committees of the university will determine the pattern and method of evaluation. The heads of departments will place the proposals before the examination committees after discussions with the faculty members.”
The source pointed out that the terminal examinations will be held between June 25 and July 7. “We plan to hold the second, fourth and eighth semester examinations from July 15. Students will be tested on the syllabus taught till March 15,” he said.
“Calcutta University is likely to go ahead with written tests as education minister Partha Chatterjee has assented to the proposal of holding the final semester exams after one month of reopening. The final decision on the exam pattern is likely to be out by June,” said a source.
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology (Makaut) will hold online examinations in the final semester. Rabindra Bharati University, in all likelihood, will conduct written exams but is yet to decide on the date.
“All the decisions are likely to be implemented only if the institutes reopen after June 10,” said a higher education department official.
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