VCs’ panel to advise on uniform examination system in Bihar: Chancellor Phagu Chauhan

PATNA: Governor-cum-chancellor Phagu Chauhan on Monday announced that an advisory committee of vice-chancellors (VCs) would be constituted soon to recommend steps for bringing in uniformity in the examination system of all the universities in the state.
Addressing a meeting of VCs at the Raj Bhavan, Chauhan said their opinions would be sought on the report of the advisory committee before its implementation. He directed them to hold all the pending examinations of the last academic sessions and publish the results in September-October.
“The examination schedules and academic calendars of the universities should be reorganized in such a manner that the next session commences on time. The guidelines of the University Grants Commission related to Covid-19, which were sent to the universities on April 29, must be followed strictly,” he said.
The VCs were directed to make the entire process of admission online — from receipt of forms and allotment of seats to payment of fees. The last date for submission of application forms for admission to the undergraduate courses should be fixed keeping in mind the CBSE, ICSE and BSEB passouts, they were told.
The chancellor also asked the VCs to prepare an action plan for submission of institutional information for quality assessment and self-study report for accreditation of universities and colleges by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council and send it to the chancellor’s secretariat in a week. He further directed them to submit the details of vacant posts of assistant professors to the state education department.
The VCs were told to constitute a committee of subject experts to evaluate the quality of interactive lectures prepared by teachers before uploading them to a university’s website. They were also given necessary directions for establishing videoconferencing halls in their universities.
The VCs of Patna University, Nalanda Open University, Aryabhatta Knowledge University, Maulana Mazharul Haq Arabic and Persian University, Purnea University, L N Mithila University, K S D Sanskrit University and B N Mandal University as well as senior officials of the Raj Bhavan and the education department attended the meeting.