New Delhi, Nov 20: In a unique move, IGNOU has
launched a scheme of 'walk-in-examinations' under which
students can decide the date of their exams instead of waiting
for completion of the six-month term.
Under the scheme, students can simply walk into any
identified test centres of the university on the prescribed
days and take the examination much before the completion of
the (six-month) term, an IGNOU spokesperson told reporters, adding,
the results will be processed on a monthly basis.
"Walk-in-examination will give learners the liberty to
decide the dates of exams as per their suitability and
convenience, thus lowering the exam pressure on them and also
bringing down the fail percentage," he said.
The new scheme was launched on the foundation day of the
varsity yesterday by university vice chancellor Prof V N
Rajasekharan Pillai.
"The scheme will reduce the possibility of mal-practice
in exams as each student will get different set of question
papers and the examination will be conducted under camera
surveillance," the spokesperson said.
Registration of students, allotment of dates and issue of
hall tickets will be done on-line, he said.
However, he said, initially the walk-in-examination will
be conducted only in selected regional centres of the varsity
once a week -- on Sunday.
The frequency of such walk-in-exams will be increased
thereafter depending on the need, he said.
The varsity also launched a programme on sustainable
science on the foundation day celebration, open to graduates
of any discipline.
The appreciation programme on sustainable development has
been designed in collaboration with the M S Swaminathan
Research Foundation and was launched in the presence of Prof
Swaminathan himself at the function.
The objective of the programme, said Swaminathan, is to
spread awareness about sustainable development and help
farmers enhance productivity without inflicting ecological
harm.
"It is primarily an action-education programme where
students as per the course curriculum have to prepare an
agenda for their locality based on sustainable development,"
he said.
On the occasion, IGNOU Vice Chancellor Pillai kicked-off
the on-line admission service. The system covers all courses
where examination is required.
Noted economist Abid Hussain also spoke on the occasion.
Bureau Report
First Published: Thursday, November 20, 2008, 00:00