ALL 150 WHO WROTE PAPER TO GET MARKS
BDU to give four bonus marks for bloomers in PhD entrance exam
Sambath.Kumar@timesgroup.com
Trichy:24.08.2019
Bharathidasan University has decided to give four bonus marks to all candidates who wrote the English paper in the PhD qualifying entrance examination held last Sunday to compensate for the bloomers. A total of 700 candidates across 37 disciplines had appeared for the qualifying test for non-NET holders to pursue PhD in BDU and affiliated colleges.
Candidates appearing for the English examination, however, spotted bloomers in the question paper and took them to the notice of the university. Of 100 questions, four questions were found to be incorrect after scrutiny. Subsequently, the research committee of the university met on Thursday and decided to give four bonus marks to all the 150 students who wrote the English paper.
T Nedunchezhian, a retired college professor who was among those who brought the issue to the notice of the university, welcomed the decision. However, he felt that the university must reconsider giving marks to all candidates for question number 28. He said option A and D were both right answers for the question. Hence candidates who chose option B or C should not be given additional marks as they didn’t know the answer.
Asked about the logic behind giving four marks to all students instead of those who attempted the question, director, research, of BDU, S Muthusamy, said students who didn’t attempt the question may have skipped it out of confusion. Therefore, they too deserve bonus marks.
“The university is conducting the test for the third time, but incorrect questions have been spotted for the first time. The university will ensure that such mistakes don’t recur,” said Muthusamy.
BDU to give four bonus marks for bloomers in PhD entrance exam
Sambath.Kumar@timesgroup.com
Trichy:24.08.2019
Bharathidasan University has decided to give four bonus marks to all candidates who wrote the English paper in the PhD qualifying entrance examination held last Sunday to compensate for the bloomers. A total of 700 candidates across 37 disciplines had appeared for the qualifying test for non-NET holders to pursue PhD in BDU and affiliated colleges.
Candidates appearing for the English examination, however, spotted bloomers in the question paper and took them to the notice of the university. Of 100 questions, four questions were found to be incorrect after scrutiny. Subsequently, the research committee of the university met on Thursday and decided to give four bonus marks to all the 150 students who wrote the English paper.
T Nedunchezhian, a retired college professor who was among those who brought the issue to the notice of the university, welcomed the decision. However, he felt that the university must reconsider giving marks to all candidates for question number 28. He said option A and D were both right answers for the question. Hence candidates who chose option B or C should not be given additional marks as they didn’t know the answer.
Asked about the logic behind giving four marks to all students instead of those who attempted the question, director, research, of BDU, S Muthusamy, said students who didn’t attempt the question may have skipped it out of confusion. Therefore, they too deserve bonus marks.
“The university is conducting the test for the third time, but incorrect questions have been spotted for the first time. The university will ensure that such mistakes don’t recur,” said Muthusamy.
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