On Friday, Calcutta University announced that all of the upcoming semester exams will be held in offline mode, refusing demands made by a section of agiting undergraduate students who want online exams.
The Vice-Chancellor of the university, Sonali Chakraborty Banerjee, said that the members of the highest decision-making body of the institution, Syndicate, “unanimously” decided to conduct the upcoming semester exams in offline mode.
“Today Calcutta University Syndicate members unanimously accepted the recommendations of the members of all Faculty Councils ,the chairpersons of all Undergraduate Boards of Studies and opinions of most of the Principals to conduct the upcoming even semester examinations in offline mode,” she said in an official statement, as reported by PTI.
“Syndicate took the decision and also decided that all the principals of affiliated colleges will be well- advised to take steps to arrange special classes to complete courses immediately according to the syllabi, if not already done,” she further added.
After two panels of the university recommended holding the semester exams in both undergraduate and post-graduate levels in offline mode, the varsity sought the opinion of affiliated college principals on the issue and an overwhelming majority advocated for on-campus exams.
“Online exams are no exam at all and said for the sake of their career, the students should give up the unjust demand,” says Educationist Pabitrra Sarkar, academic Nrisinga Prasad Bhaduri and others.
(With PTI inputs)
Source: https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/news/story/all-upcoming-semester-exams-to-be-held-in-offline-mode-in-calcutta-university-1958312-2022-06-04
