DU Open Book Exams 2021: Delhi University asks Telegram to delete group formed to help students write answers

The University commenced the online open-book exams (OBE) Monday, i.e. June 7 for the final semester postgraduate and undergraduate students.

DU Open Book Exams 2021: The University of Delhi (DU) asked the messaging mobile application Telegram to discontinue a group formed to allegedly help the DU students during their online open-book exam. The University commenced the online open-book exams (OBE) Monday, i.e. June 7 for the final semester postgraduate and undergraduate students. Reports suggest that nearly 35,000 students appeared for the open book exam on the first day. The exams are being held in OBE mode considering the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

An official email sent to the students by Delhi University, "It has come to the notice of the Examination Branch that a WhatsApp/Telegram group has been created to take help for examination. Students are advised not to subscribe to any such groups. We have identified those students, and all these cases will come under unfair means and action will be taken as per university rules.”

D S Rawat, Dean (Examinations) informed that Delhi University received an email from an anonymous source regarding the group. "We have identified 112-113 students who were part of the group. We have taken details of the group and also written to Telegram to discontinue such a group," Mr Rawat said.

The matter is being investigated by the University to ascertain whether the group members actually are DU students. Mr Rawat added that it will also try to ascertain whether the group was created to fleece students. On the second day, 15,374 students were registered to take the exam, out of which 14,760 appeared for the exam, it stated.

"The attendance was 99 percent on the first day and 96 percent on the second day. These numbers are quite good. Even in physical mode of exams, dropout is more," Mr Rawat said.

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