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DELHI UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS OPPOSE EXAMINATION PROPOSAL
Date 12/05/2020
Delhi University Exams: The Delhi University teachers wrote to the University administration opposing the recent examination proposal by UGC. In a letter to Vice-Chancellor Yogesh Tyagi opposing the formation of a new 15 member committee for conducting the examination.
The teachers said that many students have applied for foreign Universities in their final year whose semesters start around September thus conducting exams during July is not favorable for these students. The teachers also said that the results for final year students should be declared on the basis of the previous semester GPA so that the results are not delayed further.
The teachers also proposed that the first and second-year students can appear for their examinations in the next semester. One of the former AC members, Dr. Pankaj Garg said that online examination under current circumstances was not a good idea as the outstation students did not have any study material. Also, internet availability is a big problem since many outstation students do not have good internet accessibility which requires the attention of the decision-makers.
Recently, Delhi University students also wrote a letter to various government departments including UGC stating their problems with the very conduction of examinations and proposed that final year students should be promoted on the basis of previous semester results.
For Delhi University
NEW DELHI: Delhi University (DU) may conduct online ‘Open Book’ examination for the final semester students.
According to highly placed DU sources, a meeting was held on Friday by the recently formed working group committee for examinations where the recommendation for ‘open book’ examination for final semester was made.
However, the DU Indian National Teachers Congress (INTEC) has sent a memorandum to Vice Chancellor Yogesh Tyagi opposing the proposal. In the open book examinations, students are allowed to use certain study material such as textbook, class and lecture notes or any other approved resources like internet.
"It is not a very good idea…Open book exams are meant not only to test the conceptual understanding of the students but also their ability to apply these concepts in real life situations. They are best suited in disciplines that require testing based on direct reference to written materials. Students are evaluated on the basis of understanding rather than memorisation," said Pankaj Garg, mathematics professor and INTEC convener.
According to the teachers, neither students nor teachers are trained for such exams. "Clause 3 of UGC guidelines clearly says the university can conduct semester exams as per ordinances, rules and regulations. There is no provision of open book online exams in the ordinances… The Academic Council (AC) meeting should be held to discuss and take decisions on the UGC guidelines," said Ratnesh Rajan Saxena, an AC member.
A number of students are also clueless about the concept. “How will one appear for the open book exams online if one doesn’t have books and study material and internet facility? Why can’t the university just promote us?” a student asked.
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UGC approval awaited for Delhi University Online Semester Exam.
No final decision for online examination
According to media reports, the varsity has Delhi University Computer Centre to build the online exam platform to perform semester exams in an online layout.According to Dr. Vinay Gupta, Dean of DU’s Examination center “the university officials have already started initial preparations for Conduct the of the exams online, the varsity is still foreseeing UGC approval for the same.”
In such a difficult situation it is a big challenge for the university to take exams. Mostly exams of the 2nd, 4th, and 6th semesters take place in 1st week of May but this pandemic leaves no capacity for universities to hold in the individual examination for all the students. During such times, online exams remain the only way out for universities.
However, the final decision is still pending.
It can only be taken after the committee’s report. The online exam will be held only after the necessary guidelines and approvals are provided by UGC and MHRD...........................................
For all colleges and Universities
Grading for college students could be a composite of 50% marks: MHRD
MHRD revealed that grading in college and University exams could be a composite of 50% marks in case the COVID-19 situation does not appear to be normal.50 percent based on assignment or McQ exam conduction.
MHRD revealed that grading in college and University exams could be a composite of 50% marks in case the COVID-19 situation does not appear to be normal. The Human Resource and Development Minister Dr Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ conducted the second webinar session on social media for students. The outbreak of the novel coronavirus led to the suspension of classes, postponement of the exams, delay in results and more.Grading for college students could be a composite of 50% marks: MHRD
MHRD revealed that grading in college and University exams could be a composite of 50% marks in case the COVID-19 situation does not appear to be normal. The Human Resource and Development Minister Dr Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ conducted the second webinar session on social media for students. The outbreak of the novel coronavirus led to the suspension of classes, postponement of the exams, delay in results and more.
During the live session, the HRD minister talked about pending board exams, postponed entrance exams, college admissions, new academic sessions, UGC Guidelines, university exams and more. With respect to the grading in university, the minister posted a tweet stating, “In case the situation does not appear to be normal in view of COVID-19, to maintain social distancing, safety, and health of the college students, grading could be a composite of 50% marks.”
In his next tweet, the minister further added, “on the basis of the pattern of internal evaluation adopted by the universities and the remaining 50% marks on the basis of performance in the previous semester (if available).”
For the safety and health of the students, government is taking various steps and one of them would be changing the marking pattern. Talking about the commencement of the new academic session for UG and PG students, the minister said,
“The Academic Session 2020-21 for UG and PG may commence from 1st Aug‘20 for old students & from 1st Sep’20 for new students.”
Salute for her work
India 🇮🇳
Life is harder than before for people dwelling in low-income neighbourhoods around the country. Courtesy lockdown. In Delhi, one can see them in the still-dark hours of the morning, lining up outside the schools run by the Municipal Corporation to get their share of food. Sometimes as early as 3 AM.
For 19-year-old Anushka Ganguli, a final year BA Physics (Honours) student from Delhi University, mornings have become early too.
The teen sets out from her flat in the free hours to distribute food, rations and medicines. She knows the people are desperate, waiting for some help so early in the morning. And she makes sure she is there on time.Once Anushka has given the packages to the needy, she moves on to the next place to do the same.
In this senerio, this kind of Spirit is must
“On most days, however, I begin my day around 7.30 AM. There is no fixed delivery schedule, and it depends on the day. There are two parts to what I do—scout for those who need essentials and the actual delivery itself,” she says, speaking to The Better India (TBI).A large part of her scouting process is undertaken on a scooter, although she really can’t make the required percentage of deliveries on it. For most distributions, she moves around in a couple of tempos and cars carrying all the food packets and rations.
Anushka comes back to her residence, usually by 11.30 PM or midnight. Despite describing all of this in a rather matter of fact tone, what it cannot hide is her steely determination.
Impact of Her Work
Rohit Kumar, a Delhi-based educator, tells TBI, “I needed someone to deliver some diabetes medication to a friend who wasn’t getting any in his neighbourhood. I requested Anushka to drop off the medication in the morning. By the same evening, she had done so much to my friend’s great relief. I actually met her for the first time a couple of weeks later when she swung by my place quite late in the evening to pick up cloth face masks to drop off at an NGO.”
Yet, Anushka feels not enough aid is reaching people.
She believes the government isn’t doing a stellar job of distributing relief material. The lack of clarity about the lockdown has compelled people to hoard essentials because they don’t know when it will end. This, she believes, has made her work harder. She accepts some amount of hoarding, but not by those who can survive five to six months. If one family gets an extra food packet or ration kit, it doesn’t matter as much unless others are getting them too.
“We need clearer directives from the government. The system is just not working as it should. Distribution of free wheat grain in place of flour through the PDS system just doesn’t make sense because now there are long lines outside chakkis (flour mills) to get that converted into atta. These chakkis are charging exorbitant prices to convert the wheat grain into flour,” she says.
Another concern is getting urgently required medication and treatment for those with other life-threatening conditions. “For instance, there is this woman in Shastri Park who has Leukaemia, who I was willing to take to a hospital. But when we reached there, the hospital had no blood to spare because nobody was donating because of the lockdown. Treatments are on hold, and people are being turned away,” she laments.
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How college examinations would be conducted
Due to the COVID-19 crises, the nation is facing lockdown for many days. Drastic changes have has been seen in the country and one of the major issues is to conduct examinations of the universities. Still, discussions have been going on in the committee relating to the issue of mode to conduct examinations.
The University Grants Commission (UGC) and the Human Resource Development Ministry are planning to conduct PhD and MPhil exams through the online mediums in various universities across the country. It is yet to be known by the country that when this lockdown is going to be held.
In view of this statement, the committee is planning to conduct an online examination so that the following academic year may begin after the lockdown ends. Else it will be complicated and delay in the exams as well as the academic year.
Exams will be conducted on meeting apps:
The UGC and MHRD have informed the universities regarding this decision. There are many meeting apps and other apps that are used by everyone to get connected to their long-distance relatives and friends. So an idea has been put up by the Union Human Resource Development Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’. He said that exams can be conducted on those apps like Skype and other meeting apps. He also said that if this system would be implemented, students would not have to face any problems related to examinations and they do not have to wait for attempting various types of exams.
Internal examinations to be conducted on Skype:
A lot of problems have been faced by collegiate nowadays. The foremost problem is its internal examinations. Although, the authority is trying their best to tackle assignments, still, it’s getting difficult to take their internal examination. According to the Human Resource Development Minister, if this decision would come into force, students can even give their internal exams of 25 percent marks on skype or other meeting applications. Otherwise, regular classes for 2nd and 3rd-year students will begin on 1st August. Classes for freshers will begin from 1 September and their admission procedure will begin in the month of August. However, students from different colleges will have to appear for semester exams in the month of July.
An appeal for online exams:
An appeal was made to conduct even semester exams online. This means that their 75 percent University exams will be taken along with the 25 percent Internal Assessment exams online. The entrance examination forms of various Universities have been disclosed. As it is not possible for many students to fill up the form or entrance examinations are yet not known by anyone that how it would be conducted, some universities have postponed their dates of filling the entrance examination forms.
Extension of the dates of examination forms:
As advised by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, the National Testing Agency has extended the dates of filling entrance examination forms of various universities. According to the National Testing Agency, some universities whose examination dates have been extended are Jawaharlal Nehru University, National Council for Hotel Management ‘G’ for PhD and MBA from IGNOU. Their entrance examination dates have been extended till May 15.
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DU ADMISSIONS 2020 : DU WILL NOT HAVE ENTRANCE BASED ADMISSION FOR ANY NEW COURSE
For new batch 2020-2021
Pankaj Arora, the dean of admissions said, “We are trying to reschedule the admission process in order to complete it within the set timeline and avoid further clashes with the classes. Also, no new courses will be introduced for entrance based admissions and the entrance tests will continue to be conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) itself.”
Every year, DU conducts Delhi University Entrance Test (DUET) to enrol students in some UG courses including, B.A. (Honours) Business Economics, Bachelor of Management Studies (BMS), Bachelor of Business Administration (Financial Investment Analysis), B.TECH (Information Technology and Mathematical Innovations), B.A. (Honours) Humanities & Social Sciences, Bachelor of Elementary Education and Five-Year Integrated Programme in Journalism.
Earlier, DU was thinking of making entrance exams mandatory for all the courses at the UG level. But as the official has confirmed, previous pattern will be followed for entrance-based admissions.
In fact, in December 2019, the varsity released an online form seeking suggestions to improve the admission process and make it more student-friendly. And so, as many as 210 responses were received in the first round and the suggestions were majorly about the requirement of one-time document verification to single forms for admissions in the esteemed university.
Regarding the admission process for the year 2020, Arora said, “We are currently analysing the proposed suggestions and will incorporate the shortlisted ones in the upcoming admission process. On the basis of response received from the people, we have also extended the process and new suggestions can now be submitted till January 31.”
He also mentioned that, “Introducing a single form for admission in different courses is under consideration as every college has a separate requirement and introducing a single form will be a challenge. Though, we are trying to reduce documentation and exhaustive process of filling several forms during the admission time.”
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UGC release new calender for universities, semester exam
As per the University Grants Commission (UGC), the new academic session for old students will commence from 1 August while for the new students it will be 1 September. The admissions for the 2020-21 session will be conducted between 1 August to 31 August.
Here’s what you need to know
Students appearing for the intermediate semester will be graded based on internal assessment of the present and previous semester.
Students who were to appear for the final semester will do so now in July.
States where the COVID-19 situation is under control, the students appearing for the intermediate semester will be appearing for the exam in July.
Furthermore, the Commission has granted permission to Universities for them to adopt alternative and simplified modes and methods of examinations to complete the process in the shortest possible period of time.
It has also been suggested that the time period of the examination be reduced from 3 hours to 2 hours.
Students pursuing an MPhil /PhD will be granted an extension of six months period and the Universities are at liberty to conduct the viva-voce examinations through video conferencing using Google, Skype, Microsoft Technologies or any other reliable and mutually convenient technology.
Universities to have a dedicated COVID-19 cell to enable students to call in with their queries related to the examination calendar.
Universities will also be permitted to hold classes 6-days a week.
Virtual classrooms and video conferencing techniques to be explored and utilised.
Important dates 2019-2020
Semester begins – 1 January 2020
Suspension of classes – 16 March 2020
Continuation of teaching via technological assistance – 16 March to 31 May 2020
Dissertation/ placement drives/Internship reports – 1 June to 15 June 2020
Probable summer vacation – 16 June to 30 June 2020
Examination dates – 1 July to 31 July 2020
Result declaration – 31 July to 14 August 2020
Important dates for 2020-2021
Admission process begins – 1 August to 31 August 2020
Examination – 1 January to 25 January 2021
Summer break – 1 July to 31 July 2021
Commencement of next academic session – 2 August 2021
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Delhi University’s Foundation Day to be commemorated on 1 May 2020
98th Foundation Day
Established in 1922 by an Act of Parliament, the University of Delhi has been commemorating its Foundation Day on 1st May annually. The Flag Hoisting Ceremony this year will also see the unveiling of a statue at the Viceregal Lodge. Remembering a long tradition of dedicated academic work, Honours and Awards will be conferred this year upon teachers and distinguished persons who have served the institution.
SOL will be notified soon on official website
When The Delhi University Examinations Of Sol Are Going To Be Held?
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the nation has been facing many dilemmas for a few days. Due to the COVID-19 crises, there are many procedures and tasks which have been ceased for some period. Although people are working from home, there are many things which cannot be completed by staying at home. The nation is under lockdown for many days. Due to this, Delhi University has postponed the examinations of regular as well as School of Open Learning (sol) students. All the institutions will be closed til 15th May.
The new schedule for SOL Students
As it is important for the University to conduct exams of all the students, they are preparing a new schedule for the students. Delhi University BSc, BA and Bcom 1st, 2nd, and 3rd (final) year Timetable 2020 for SOL Students is going to be released soon. As per the situations going on in the country, exams will be held after 15th May 2020.Both the Timetable and Exam Schedule will be released. University will upload a New SOL Timetable 2020 on the website portal. Still, there is no information regarding the manner in which exams will be held. The information regarding the examinations of regular collegiate students will be out.
New Exam Schedule will be disclosed soon: It is likely to be taken into consideration that the examination will be held either in the month of May or June 2020. All the related students can download the New Fresh Exam Schedule for SOL B.A. B.Com and B.Sc from the webpage. Students who have enrolled for the credit-based choice system (CBCS) and all other students can download the DU SOL Date sheet PDF soon.
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