Many city colleges of Chennai are planning to go ahead with their online semester exams during the lockdown. However, state universities such as Madras University and Anna University are likely to conduct their exams only after the lockdown is over.
Amid the ongoing pandemic situation and restrictions imposed due to rapidly increasing COVID-19 cases, many city colleges of Chennai are planning to go ahead with their online semester exams during the lockdown. However, state universities such as Madras University and Anna University are likely to conduct their exams only after the lockdown is over. Many colleges scheduled their online exams from May 3 due to the assembly elections in the state. But, after the announcement of lockdown from May 10 to 24, the directorate of collegiate education on May 9 asked the particulars from colleges including the number of exams completed so far and the number of days needed to complete the remaining exams to take a call on online exams.
Talking about the completion of four exams and stating that three exams are scheduled until May 15, Loyola College principal Thomas Amirtham said, “Students and faculty members want to complete the remaining online exams as per the schedule. Since the exam is conducted online, students need not come out of their houses to write the exam. The staff members can also invigilate the exams from their houses. So, we would like to continue with the exams.” The exam will be conducted in pen and paper mode and scan the answer sheets and send it to colleges online. The 90-minute exams will be monitored online by faculty members.
Guru Nanak College asked the faculty members to prepare to conduct and monitor exams from their houses. "Unless the government says no to conduct online exams, we will continue with our exams as per the schedule," said M G Ragunathan, principal of the college. As per the schedule, the exams will be conducted till June 5. However, there are colleges such as DG Vaishnav College that postponed their online semester exams to June. "We planned to conduct online exams from May 17. But, all students may not have internet connections at their houses. So, we have decided to postpone it," said S Santhosh Baboo, principal of DG Vaishnav College.
Meanwhile, exams are completed in colleges like Madras Christian College and Women's Christian College. Madras University also planned to start the online semester exams for affiliated colleges from May 17. However, the University has to defer the exams due to setting question papers and non-payment of exam fees by students. "We will start the online exams only after the lockdown for affiliated college students," an official from the university said. Anna University announced a retest for students who could not appear for exams due to technical glitches from May 17 for students studying in its four campuses. "The university has not taken any decision on the retest so far," sources in the university said.
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