Delhi University Postponed Open Book Exams By 10 Days

Delhi University Postponed Open Book Exams By 10 Days

Delhi University has announced that it is postponing the open book exams, or OBE, for final-semester students of regular and open learning programs for 10 days, in view of the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic. The exams were scheduled to begin on July 1.

OBE mode examinations as an alternative mode of examinations in view of COVID-19 pandemic adopted as the one-time measure for academic session 2019-20 for all streams of UG and PG including SOL and NCWEB stands postponed for ten days in view of the prevailing situation of COVID19 pandemic,” the DU notification said.

The open book exams have been furiously resisted by both teachers and students of DU. Although the University Grants Commission's, or UGC's guidelines on exams, admissions, and academic schedule, released in May, do allow for final-semester exams, the UGC has since been directed to "revisit" these guidelines by the Minister of Human Resource Development, Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank'

     New Dates For DU Open Book Exams

• The University will announce new dates for the final-year undergraduate and postgraduate exams including the School of Open Learning and the Non-Collegiate Women's Education Board, or NCWEB, on July 3, 2020, and exams will commence from July 10.

• According to the notification by Delhi University, guidelines for the DU open book exam will remain the same as announced before. Mock tests for the open book exams will start from July 4, the university said.

Important Points In Notice

• The new date sheets for all UG and PG programs including SOL and NCWEB of final semester/term/year examinations in OBE mode shall be notified by examination of the branch on 03.07.2020 and examination will commence from 10.07.2020.

•  The basic guidelines as issued by examination branch on 14.05.2020 related to OBE mode of examinations shall be applicable for further rescheduled examinations as per the new date sheet notified by the examination branch.

• All other activities/facilities notified by examination branch-related with OBE mode of examinations adopted as the one-time measure for academic session 2019-20 through various notice/notification shall remain unchanged and no further notification shall be issued either as corrigendum or amendment.

•  Letters related to OBE mode of examinations to be conducted remotely as issued to all the Dean of Faculties, Head of the Departments and Principals of colleges shall remain unchanged. No separate guidelines/notifications shall be issued by the examination branch-related with OBE mode of examinations. All provisions/procedures as notified through notifications dated 30.05.2020 and 01.06.2020 for UG and PG programs, respectively, shall be applicable for examinations rescheduled through the new date sheet.

• The mock test to facilitate students appearing for examinations for awareness about the procedures of OBE mode, to be conducted remotely, shall start from 04.07.2020. A separate notification shall be issued by the examination branch regarding all the details of the Mock test before the commencement of the test.

• All activities related to intermediate semester/term/year students as notified on 04.06.2020 shall remain unchanged.

•  The facilities of ICT infrastructure available at Common Service Centre (CSC) as engaged by University shall continue as per the new date sheet notified by the examination branch. In this regard, the notification issued by the examination branch about the details of CSC shall also be unchanged. No new the notification shall be issued in this regard; 8) All notifications related to the nodal persons to deal with the grievances related with examinations to be conducted remotely shall continue to be functional as notified on 19.06.2020 and 22.06.2020.

•  All the facilities extended through various notifications to students in the PWD category in general and Visually Impaired Students, in particular, shall continue to be applicable for the rescheduled examinations in OBE mode as one time the measure adopted by the university for the academic session 2019-20.

“All other activities or facilities notified by examination branch-related with OBE mode of examinations adopted as the one-time measure for the academic session 2019-20 through various notice or notification shall remain unchanged and no further the notification shall be issued either as corrigendum or amendment,” DU said in the notification.

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