NEW DELHI: AMID the ongoing protests at the Delhi University (DU) demanding open book examinations (OBE) in May and June, the varsity has released a notification giving relaxation to the students who will be appearing for the ‘physical mode’ of exam next month.
The notification was released only for the even semester examinations- II/IV/VI/VIII. As per the notification, the duration of the exam has been extended by 30 minutes and the students will now be given additional choices in the question paper wherever applicable. Students who have applied for the exams but cannot appear due to ‘justifiable reasons’ will be given another chance to appear for the same. For that purpose, Phase II of the aforesaid examination will be conducted.
The colleges will be requested to conduct mock tests in addition to class tests and will also be asked to upload the syllabus on their respective websites for the convenience of the students.Meanwhile, a student community protested at the Arts Faculty on Monday demanding OBE exam in May. Students also took to social media and raised their concern with hashtags
#OnlineExamForAllSemestersOfDU #OBEForAllSemestersInDU.
The students were seen raising slogans such as “Ek hi naara ek hi awaaz, OBE lekar jayenge aaj..” A group of students also made a twitter handle- OBE for ALL and tagged DU stating that if the university will not issue any notice till the evening, students will sit on hunger strike.
Students said there is no point in giving additional 30 minutes or more extra choices in the questions. “Since we studied for these exams online, the exams should also be held online,” tweeted one of the students.
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