PU lecturers, students oppose II PU mid-term examination

Mangaluru: The PU government college professors in Dakshina Kannada district have expressed dismay about the scheduled II PU mid-term examination from November 29, and have said that it is unscientific and not planned properly.
“We cannot imagine conducting this examination as it has several flaws. The government college teachers are facing many problems here. There are not adequate numbers of staff, and full-time faculty are on deputation to colleges,” said a senior PU lecturer.
Regarding the difficulties, the lecturer said that offline classes in colleges began 45 days back, however, the DPUE has stated that close to 60% of the portion will be covered in the mid-term examination. “How is it possible to cover 60% of the syllabus, when classes have hardly been held for 45 days? The evaluation of government college students are done by private college teachers. This is not fair, as there is a huge learning gap among private and government college students,” the lecturer said.
Another lecturer said, “It has been announced all of a sudden, and there is insufficient time to prepare for the examination. Most of the government college students who work on weekends prepare for examinations only after December.”
“The department has asked lecturers to evaluate 30 papers a day, and also conduct classes after the mid-term examination. This is impractical,” said a PU lecturer.
Karnataka PU College Lecturers Association president Ningegowda A H, in a letter to the DPUE, has expressed concern over the shortage of manpower for the midterm examination. “The department should have announced mid-term examination plans during the start of the academic year. It is cumbersome and unscientific to evaluate examination papers as well as conduct classes. Evaluation by guest faculty is not a welcome move. The department has not yet uploaded model question papers, and it would have saved more time if mid-term examinations of both I PU and II PU were conducted simultaneously,’’ he said.
C D Jayanna, DDPU, Dakshina Kannada said that they have not received any memorandum from government college PU lecturers regarding the inconvenience. Meanwhile, PU students, including those from private colleges have also opposed mid-term examinations, which have been announced in a hurry.
The DPUE has proposed to change the midterm examination pattern this academic year, where it will prepare question papers, and instead of at the district level, there will be centralised evaluation.