IIM Sambalpur to conduct online examination for first-year MBA students

The Indian Institute of Management, Sambalpur (IIM-S) officially decided to conduct the end term examinations of the first-year MBA students through online mode.

The Indian Institute of Management, Sambalpur (IIM-S) officially decided to conduct the end term examinations of the first-year MBA students through online mode. The examination will be conducted using the online proctoring system due to the nationwide lockdown imposed in order to contain the virus. A senior official of the institute stated, "IIM-S will be the first IIM in the country to conduct the examination using the online proctoring system."

Talking about the conduction of the examination, Director of IIM-S, Mahadeo Jaiswal said, "the end term exams of the first-year students were to be held in the fourth week of March this year, but the students had to vacate the hostel due to the lockdown at that time."

Mr. Jaiswal further added, "As a result, the examination could not be held. Moreover, we are also not sure when the lockdown will end and normalcy will be restored. And under the circumstances, we have decided to conduct the end term examination of the first-year students using the Online Proctoring System in June. With this system, the students can appear for the tests by logging in through their laptop/desktop at their homes in different parts of the country. About 100 students will be appearing for the end term exam. This system of conducting tests online allows more transparency in the process."

The Director then talked about the zero scopes of human error in invigilation during the exam with the help of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Mr Jaiswal stated, "There is no wastage of paper and handwriting will also not be an issue for the students. The process of examination is also cost-effective. Around Rs 2.5 lakh will be spent on conducting the exam through this system." 

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