KOLKATA: Several colleges and universities are conducting their semester examinations from Monday onwards. The examinations will be conducted online with the colleges and universities either uploading the question papers on their websites or mailing them to examinees. Guidelines on how much time will be allotted for each examination and how to submit the answer scripts have already been mailed to students.
While Presidency University will conduct examinations between March 10 and March 24, examinations for first-semester students of colleges affiliated to Calcutta University will begin on March 20 but for those in semesters III and V will begin from March 8. According to a UGC directive last year, colleges will have to wrap up semester examinations by the end of March. In most Calcutta University colleges, classes started from the third week of December.
Examinations for the Honours subjects of UG and PG odd semester students will start from March 10 and conclude on March 24. The university has already conducted examinations for general elective subjects and ability enhancement compulsory courses from March 1.
“Earlier, there would be a fixed schedule for the examinations but this time, the departments have been given the authority to decide on the dates of the examinations. So, each department drew up the routine for UG and PG classes separately,” said a head of the department of Presidency University.
For all time-bound or theory papers, the students will get 15 minutes to download the question papers before the exam and half an hour for submission after the examination.
“Specific time has been mentioned for Viva, dissertations and assignment submission for subjects like economics, sociology and performing arts,” said a professor.
The honours or the core course examinations are scheduled on March 8, March 9 and March 10 while those of elective subjects will be between March 16 and 19.
“Routine for all the semesters and subjects is available on the website. Individual colleges will explain the online examination procedure to their students,” said a university official.
Students will be able to download question papers from university and college websites. “Examinees can use A4 size paper and write only using a black ink pen. We will be accepting answer scripts only in pdf format uploaded through google form link,” said a head of the department of Asutosh College.