Anna varsity mulls online exam for 1 lakh engg students
Ragu.Raman@timesgroup.com
Chennai:07.06.2020
As one lakh engineering students across the state wait to complete their graduation, Anna University is mulling to hold online exams for finalyear students due to uncertainty in conducting pen-and-paper exams during the lockdown.
The university, which expects more than 70% students to choose the online mode, may also offer offline exams for students who cannot take it online.
“We cannot wait indefinitely and have to conduct exams. We are seriously considering conducting online exams for finalyear students,” said M K Surappa, vice-chancellor, Anna University.
Even if students fail in online exams, they may get a second chance to write exams in offline mode. “If only 30% students opt for offline exams, we can accommodate them in hostels and exam halls by maintaining social distancing norms,” the VC said. The online exam mode may have embedded artificial intelligence features to prevent foul play. The questions are likely to be based on multiplechoice pattern.
‘Online test would be big challenge’
The questions will have various levels of difficulty to test students.
“We wanted to introduce online exams for our four campuses first. After learning about issues, exams could be conducted for students studying throughout the state,” Surappa added.
Deemed universities and IITs were also planning online exams. “Those students are small in numbers and they are mainly urban students. But a majority of students from Anna University are from rural areas and their numbers are more. So, it would be a big challenge,” professors said.
Earlier, the university decided to conduct digital evaluation to rule out malpractices in revaluation. In the first phase, the university conducted digital evaluation for first semester students on four campuses College of Engineering, Guindy (CEG), Madras Institute of Technology (MIT), AlagappaCollege of Technology and School of Architecture and Planning.
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