J’khand tech varsity to hold semester assessment online

Ranchi: The Jharkhand University of Technology (JUT) has decided to carry out its semester assessment through an assignment system online from April 30, the varsity said in a statement.
JUT, which has 72 affiliated institutions related to engineering and technology, management and pharmacy, stated that as part of the assessments, students will be given 24 hours to submit their assignments via email, WhatsApp and other platforms.
JUT’s academic council met on Monday where the members agreed that an online assignment-based assessment was the only way forward under the prevailing situation. Vice-chancellor P K Mishra said, “We have to go for the new method to ensure utmost safety of students, teachers and other staff members. We are already lagging behind by one semester compared to other universities in the country. We plan to come at par with them by August in the diploma courses. ”
According to its plan, the fifth semester assessment examinations for B Tech course will commence from April 30 while assessments of B Tech third semester and B Tech first semester would be held from May 1 and May 15, respectively. The fifth semester assessment for diploma in engineering would start from April 30, third semester from May 10 and first semester would begin from May 15.
The JUT has formed an apex committee, headed by Vijay Pandey of BIT Sindri, at the university-level regarding the assessments. Each college has been asked to appoint a nodal officer who would act as a centre in-charge and ensure smooth conduct of the assessment. In case of any difficulty, the nodal officers would take the help of apex committee.
During the assessment, a few staff members would be present in their respective institutions to coordinate the process. The colleges have been asked to ensure that all the safety guidelines related to Covid are complied with.