Mahatma Gandhi University conducts internal exams online for students amid COVID-19 crisis

Mahatma Gandhi University has adopted a new system to access students writing the internal exams amid the ongoing coronavirus crisis. Read further to know more.

In view of the ongoing coronavirus crisis in the country, the internal evaluation of students in affiliated colleges under Mahatma Gandhi University (MGU). The new system replaces the traditional method of writing internal exams under the supervision of teachers. Several colleges have started offering the internal exam as part of the continuous evaluation of students through online platforms. The digital evaluation has given a novel experience to both teachers and students.

As per the faculty members, the students are given around an hour's time to give an internal exam. Students have to log in to the online platform and finish writing the answers within the specified time. “For those facing Internet glitches or connectivity issues, additional time will be given based on the request,” they informed.

Students are relieved, as they need not go to the college to write the exam. “The online mode has turned beneficial, as we can sit in the comfort of our homes and appear for the exam,” they said.

The teachers further feel that the possibility of students referring to learning materials cannot be ruled out. “But it is done in the belief that students would not resort to such attempts. We have no other option amid the worsening pandemic crisis but to complete the internal exams through online platforms. Otherwise, the semester sessions will be stretched further,” they said.

Meanwhile, the university authorities said that all affiliated colleges could go ahead with the online internal exams in view of the COVID-19 situation. B. Keralavarma, Syndicate member and convener of its examination sub-committee, said institutions need not wait for an official nod from the varsity for starting online internal exams. “We have learned that some colleges have not yet started the process. To clear the air, we will soon issue a directive permitting the online mode for conducting internal exams,” he added.

The authorities further clarified that the internal exam was only a component, as assignments submitted by students were also taken into account while making their overall internal assessment.

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