Bihar: Magadh University gears up to conduct exams

GAYA: The examination board of Magadh University (MU) will release an action plan for regularisation of academic sessions and conduct of examinations for the 2019-20 session. As per a resolution passed at the meeting of the university’s examination board on Thursday, the detailed action plan would be released within a week.
According to a statement issued late on Thursday evening by MU’s nodal officer Sanjay Kumar, vice-chancellor Rajendra Prasad presided over the examination board meeting.
Earlier, the chancellor’s office had authorised the university’s examination board to frame Covid special transitory regulations for the conduct of pending examinations and publication of results.
According to VC Rajendra Prasad, in view of the safety norms as per Covid protocol and the urgency for session regularisation, the university’s examinations are likely to be conducted in a mixed format – online as well as offline. Courses where the number of examinees was less may opt for online exams.
According to sources, computer-readable OMR sheets would be provided to students for popular courses, including the degree examinations. Evaluation of OMR answer sheets can be done easily, thereby facilitating early publication of results.
Sources added the most challenging task would be to conduct degree part III examinations for the 2017-20 session. Besides examinees from 19 constituent, one government-funded minority and nearly three dozen constituent colleges of MU, part-III examinees from 25 constituent, three government-funded minority and nearly five dozen affiliated colleges presently tagged with Patliputra University, Patna too would appear for MU examination as these students were enrolled before the establishment of Patliputra University.