No change in exam schedule, KTU decries misinformation campaign
Representative imageTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University has urges all students to be vigilant against coordinated efforts to spread misinformation among students about the ongoing examinations.
"While offline examinations are being conducted smoothly at other universities in Kerala, notably at the Kerala University of Health Sciences, attempts are being made to disrupt and boycott examinations only at the Technological University. The technological university has decided to conduct the offline examinations as part of the general strategy adopted by all the universities in Kerala in accordance with the decision arrived at the Vice Chancellors’ meeting convened by the higher education minister. Unfortunately, the attempt is to attack the technological university’s examination system alone’’, the university said in a statement here on Wednesday.
The exams have been rescheduled to guarantee that the classes are completed and that adequate study time is provided. There is also a special “centre change” system for students to appear for the exams at the colleges closest to their homes. In addition, the state government has issued an order prioritising COVID-19 immunisation for students at the technological university.
The 100 mark examination was reduced to 70 marks and the duration of the examination was reduced from three hours to two and a half hours. To pass an exam, students just need 28 marks instead of 40 marks. Students who are unable to appear for the exam because of COVID-19 or related issues will be offered a special examination opportunity, and this examination will be regarded as their first chance. The campaigning, on the other hand, is aimed towards maligning these student-friendly exams.
Until a flawless proctored online examination system is introduced facilitating online examination to as many as one lakh students from various semesters, the university can conduct the examinations in offline mode only. The University has also been granted permission to conduct the offline examinations by the Kerala High Court. A similar offline methodology has been adopted by leading technical universities in India, including Visvesvaraya, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, and CUSAT in Kerala, the university vice chancellor M S Rajasree said.
"Any decision to postpone the exams will result in the course logging. This will adversely affect the campus placements and higher education prospects of talented students. Therefore, the University is obliged to conduct the scheduled examinations on the scheduled dates. Therefore, all students are requested to be vigilant against these anti-exam campaigns and write the exams without fail", the vice chancellor said.
"While offline examinations are being conducted smoothly at other universities in Kerala, notably at the Kerala University of Health Sciences, attempts are being made to disrupt and boycott examinations only at the Technological University. The technological university has decided to conduct the offline examinations as part of the general strategy adopted by all the universities in Kerala in accordance with the decision arrived at the Vice Chancellors’ meeting convened by the higher education minister. Unfortunately, the attempt is to attack the technological university’s examination system alone’’, the university said in a statement here on Wednesday.
The exams have been rescheduled to guarantee that the classes are completed and that adequate study time is provided. There is also a special “centre change” system for students to appear for the exams at the colleges closest to their homes. In addition, the state government has issued an order prioritising COVID-19 immunisation for students at the technological university.
The 100 mark examination was reduced to 70 marks and the duration of the examination was reduced from three hours to two and a half hours. To pass an exam, students just need 28 marks instead of 40 marks. Students who are unable to appear for the exam because of COVID-19 or related issues will be offered a special examination opportunity, and this examination will be regarded as their first chance. The campaigning, on the other hand, is aimed towards maligning these student-friendly exams.
Until a flawless proctored online examination system is introduced facilitating online examination to as many as one lakh students from various semesters, the university can conduct the examinations in offline mode only. The University has also been granted permission to conduct the offline examinations by the Kerala High Court. A similar offline methodology has been adopted by leading technical universities in India, including Visvesvaraya, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, and CUSAT in Kerala, the university vice chancellor M S Rajasree said.
"Any decision to postpone the exams will result in the course logging. This will adversely affect the campus placements and higher education prospects of talented students. Therefore, the University is obliged to conduct the scheduled examinations on the scheduled dates. Therefore, all students are requested to be vigilant against these anti-exam campaigns and write the exams without fail", the vice chancellor said.
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