Aligarh Muslim University to hold online open-book exams for final semester students
Aligarh Muslim University is planning to hold the open-book exams for all its final semester papers of undergraduate and postgraduate courses.
Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) has decided that it will be holding open-book exams for all its final semester papers of undergraduate and postgraduate courses, as per the reports.
However, many teachers and students have opposed the idea of holding online exams and said that it is discriminatory and flawed. The decision comes after Delhi University had decided to hold open book exams earlier.
An AMU spokesman said, “Final semester examinations for UG and PG classes will be held after July 10 and the schedule will be announced shortly. It has also been decided that those papers of the first semester which had not been held earlier will also be conducted in the same manner between July 5 and 10”.
Following the decision, a section of teachers has written a letter to the Vice-Chancellor. In the letter, teachers’ elected representatives to the university’s executive committee, Professor Aftab Alam, said the decision to hold online exams violates the statutes of the institution, and any decision to hold online exams has to be preceded by certain mandated procedures.
The letter also pointed out that in the given situation it is not necessary that all the students will be having access to internet facilities. For such students, conducting online examination is not only wrong but also discriminatory.
AMU on Monday reopened all University office, reporting full attendance. Employees who are staying in the coronavirus containment areas or those who are senior citizen have been exempted from attending the office.
The total number of coronavirus positive cases reported in India on Wednesday crossed 2.76 lakhs mark.
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