By A Staff Reporter
Kathmandu, Sept. 4: As there is no certainty about holding the examination amid the coronavirus scare, many faculties of Tribhuvan University (TU) have started virtual classes of semester system by promoting the students to the upper semester without taking examinations.
Many faculties of TU have started to conduct virtual classes rather than conducting examinations amid risk after the varsity asked its concerned dean offices and faculties not to halt academic activities even if the university failed to conduct examinations.
Prof. Dr. Shivlal Bhusal, rector of the varsity, said that the TU was still in a state of wait and see to conduct the examinations as it is very hard to manage the examinations in such a critical situation because of the huge number of students many of whom lack access to technologies.
According to Bhusal, all classes of semester system are now going on smoothly after it decided to run classes by upgrading the students. He also added that the process had begun to run the classes of annual system in the virtual mode.
Prof. Dr. Sushil Bahadur Bajrachaya, assistant dean of Institute of Engineering, Pulchok, said the IOE had announced the new semester from August 17 to December 15 with a decision to conduct both semesters’ examinations after that.
According to Bajracharya, about 17,000 students under IOE are now taking virtual classes after being promoted to the next semester.
Meanwhile, Purbanchal University has decided to conduct examinations by alternative methods from mid-September. The university has stated that the regular examinations of the Bachelor and Master levels will be conducted through alternative methods.
Controller of Examinations of the University Prof. Dr. Surya Prasad Sangraula informed that the examinations would be conducted as per the decision of the Academic Council and the Executive Council. The information issued by the university stated that time-bound home-based method would be adopted under the alternative methods.
Colleges affiliated to the Purbanchal University have been offering education in engineering, management, and humanities faculties. The university has urged the students to contact their campus as the examinations would be conducted from mid-September.
Dr. Sangraula said even if the exams are open, it is not possible for all the candidates to get the same marks because assessment of students’ ability will be as accurate as possible.
The university has already prepared the examination procedure. In time-bound home-based exam, question papers will be sent to each college by email half an hour before the examination is conducted. The college will send the question paper to the examinee’s email 15 minutes before the scheduled time of the examination.
An examinee student needs to write the answer in the given time limit and needs to send the picture or scanned copy of the answer sheet. Extra time will be allocated to send the answer sheet, said Dr. Sangraula.