New Delhi : As Delhi University open book examination (OBE) is coming to an end, teachers are now worried about the evaluation of answer sheets. As directed by Delhi High Court, Delhi University was asked to expedite the results.
According to OBE Guidelines student’s can either upload answer sheets on portal or send on central email. Few teachers have already questioned the authorities that DU will be have a nightmare sorting out answer sheets.
Many students have sent answer scripts on both the sources, even few have also sent to their colleges. There is also a lot of duplicacy of answer sheets and DU agreed in court that they will sort out everything.
If there are over 2.4 lakh examinees and each of them upload around four pages on the portal, there will be at least 10 lakh answer sheets to sort and compile. Students have four subjects on an average, which will only increase the number of answer sheets. Some students have both uploaded the answer sheets on the website and emailed it to the university as well as their colleges, leading to further increase in the number.
Pankah Garg, Mathematics Teacher, Rajdhani College
As per Delhi High Court order passed on Monday, Delhi University need to declare results of students going abroad for studies at the earliest. This will be also an issue for DU Officials to sort out such copies and send them for evaluation.
Many teachers also don’t have access to internet and laptops at home. This will also effect the results. Moreover, these open book exams are more like an assignment. Where university is checking student’s speed instead of knowledge.
90% students have wrote exactly same answers in the answer scripts. Few have also copied from google or have taken help from tutors.
While the evaluation process won’t be affected by the offline exams [slated to be conducted from September 14] because different sets of teachers will go for invigilation and evaluation, declaring the results is still a challenge because we have to expedite the process and do it as soon as possible to ensure students don’t suffer
Blaram Pani, Dean of colleges, Delhi University
