Panjab University Exam 2021 likely to be conducted in offline mode

At present, only some departments on the campus have started offline classes for postgraduate final year students. The panel said that the University should make efforts to reopen more departments and conduct doubt classes for those with the offline examination. 

Panjab University (PU) is mulling to conduct the upcoming semester examination in the offline mode. Panjab University will hold the semester examination in December. In an official notification, the University announced that “The PU authorities have planned to hold the forthcoming odd semester December-2021 examinations in offline mode and started the preparation for the same.”

The move comes after the Panjab University constituted a panel to deliberate on the specifications of online proctoring software as a backup plan for the upcoming semester examinations. The panel had also suggested that the exam should be conducted in offline mode. 

At present, only some departments on the campus have started offline classes for postgraduate final year students. The panel said that the University should make efforts to reopen more departments and conduct doubt classes for those with the offline examination. 

“In colleges, offline classes have already started and residential accommodation is also not a problem there, therefore, the offline examination should be the preferred mode of examination,” the panel has said.

From March 2020, Panjab University has been conducting its semester exams in online mode. It has conducted the online examinations three times so far, without any invigilation. 

As per the schedule released by the University, the practical exams of undergraduate courses will be conducted from December 17 to 21 and the postgraduate courses will be conducted from December 20 to 24. The theory exams of undergraduate courses will start from December 22 and they will start from December 27 for the postgraduate courses.