As per the student who had appeared for the exam, the director of the sub-centre, Adwait M Vaidya, made an on-duty security guard to supervise the examinees.
Mumbai University Exams 2022: Security guards invigilate MSc Exam, students' complaint
Mumbai University students who appeared for the MSc exam on December 30 have alleged that the security guards were put on duty for invigilation. However, as reported by Mid-day, there is no shortage of teachers and coordinators for supervising the exam.
As per the student who had appeared for the exam, the director of the sub-centre, Adwait M Vaidya, made an on-duty security guard to supervise the examinees.
“I found something amiss, so after the exam, I asked around and found out the man who served as the invigilator was Kisan Kangne, a security guard. I got to know that the man is educated. One of the staff even told me that nothing wrong had taken place. I was completely shocked by this,” said a student.
Meanwhile, Adwait Vaidya said, “The minimum qualification needed for a person to be an invigilator is graduation. Also, only two students appeared for the exam that day. To the best of my knowledge, the person (Kangne) was not on duty that day. Our concern was to conduct the exam and on time.”
Academicians have raised concerns against the act because they believe that an on-duty guard cannot be asked to invigilate an exam despite the minimum qualification for supervision.
“In the 1970s, university professors and teachers did not take up the task of invigilation. However, university authorities realised engaging outsiders as invigilators comes with inherent concerns. After several discussions, teachers volunteered to do invigilation. Whether there were five, two or even one student, as per the rules, making an on-duty security guard do invigilation is wrong, and this is not about his education or qualification. This is about the rules,” a staff member of the MU Thane sub-centre said.
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