GNDU Amritsar successfully conducts on-campus exams

Tribune News Service
Amritsar, February 5

Taking a final call on the online-offline examination row, the Guru Nanak Dev University (GNDU) on Friday announced that the first phase of offline examinations conducted on-campus have been completed and will go ahead with the scheduled offline exams for affiliated and constituent colleges across Jalandhar, Amritsar and Gurdaspur from February 15. The university authorities said in accordance with the instructions of the Punjab government, both practical as well as theory examinations, will be conducted for colleges.

“The university had conducted the offline exams in accordance with the instructions of Punjab government,” said Prof Sarbjot Singh Behl, dean Academic Affairs. He added the students were provided a conducive environment and conditions to be able to appear in the examinations by observing all the precautionary guidelines.

Prof Manoj Kumar, professor in-charge examinations, said after the successful run of offline examinations in the university campus, the examinations in the colleges are scheduled to be held from February 15 in compliance with the instructions of Punjab government orders. He said that the university has taken cognizance of hundreds of appeals and petitions from the concerned students for conduct of offline examinations in support of the government’s decision and approached the affiliated colleges to ensure efficient and smooth execution of holding examinations while observing the essential protocols and mandates.

He said the practical examinations have already started in various colleges, which will be followed by the conduct of theory examinations. “We have given student-friendly changes like giving open choice of attempting five out of eight questions thus removing the restriction of attempting at least one question from each section, another chance of appearing in April in case a student misses the February dates due to some extraordinary circumstances beyond one’s control, providing an extra opportunity of reappear/ supplementary exam over and above the normal chances. All these have been put in place for facilitating the students in these trying times of prevailing precarious situation,” said Kumar. He added that the evaluation process of the examination already conducted is in progress and likewise the evaluation of the exams to be held will also be declared at the earliest in a designated time frame to ensure the saving of academic year of the students.

“The student community at large has responded well towards the decision as it has allayed their apprehensions of losing precious time and assurance of completion of their courses in the stipulated period while maintaining the propriety and sanctity of their degrees, which is crucial for their future careers and higher studies in India or abroad,” he signed off.