Nagaland University to hold online semester exams from May 27

May 21, 2021 111 Views No Comment

Issues schedule and guidelines for UG 2nd, 4th, 6th and 5th (sup) Exams

Lumami, May 21 (MExN): With the surging cases of COVID-19 in the State, the Nagaland University has decided to conduct Under-Graduate (Even Semester) Examinations 2021 via online mode from May 27.

A notification from the NU’s Controller of Examinations, Dr Moasangba on May 18 stated that the decision was made based on the State Government’s order dated April 29, which was issued in compliance to a Union Home Secretary’s notification on March 23.

As per the guidelines annexed with the notification, the online exams will be held for 2nd, 4th, 6th and 5th Semester (Supplementary). It is subject to approval or ratification by the Academic Council, it added.

Colleges are to ensure that examination forms are duly filled and submitted to the University in time and necessary fees are paid before issue of admit cards, it said.

Examination forms can be downloaded from the NU’s website and fees can be made online through SBI Collect, it added.

Colleges can scan and email student profile/exam forms to nuexams16@gmail.com if they are unable to come to the NU Headquarters, the notification further informed, adding that the actual copies must be submitted to the NU Headquarters later when the situation improves.

Students are further advised to keep in touch with their respective Colleges over phone, e-mail, messaging or any other available technology for latest updates.

Meanwhile, the guidelines issued by NU’s Deputy Registrar N Albert Khizho directed colleges to list all eligible students appearing for the online exams along with their address, phone number (preferably WhatsApp No.), email address (only Gmail), location to appear exams, nearest district administration (DC/ADC/SDO/EAC) office having NIC/Community Information Centre/Community Service Centre etc.

This is to facilitate the students who do not have access to internet facilities especially in far flung areas, it said.

All principals of affiliated colleges also directed to nominate a faculty as Online Exam Co-ordinator and intimate the details of the concerned person to NU at the earliest.

Co-ordinator would be responsible for the smooth conduct of the exams and act as point of contact as well as shall plan and execute the distribution of questions, collection and evaluation of answer scripts, NU informed. The Co-ordinator will be paid remuneration as per the rules of the University.

Question Paper and Answer Scripts
As per guidelines, the question papers (Password Protected PDF) shall be released online to the colleges or coordinators by WhatsApp/email half an hour before the start of each exam and uploaded on the University website.

The passwords for the questions shall later be sent to the coordinators (only) through WhatsApp, 10 minutes before the start of the each exam, it said.

Colleges shall exercise utmost care so as not to release question papers in advance. In the event any leakage of question paper is reported, penalty shall be imposed on the college concerned by cancelling the particular paper, it added.

Students can answer the questions in any available plain paper instead of the regular answer scripts in view of students being away from their respective colleges due to lockdown, the guidelines stated.

If possible, the colleges may distribute the official answer script collected from the University to the students for use during the exams, it said.

Students can answer both the objective and descriptive parts in the same answer script and has to scan their completed answer scripts.

Scanned copy of a particular paper should be in one PDF file with multiple pages instead of multiple PDF files and students are required to use the first page of answer script to write their Roll Number, Registration Number, Paper Name and Code etc. with their signature, it said.

“The first page of answer script is available in NU website. Alternatively, the soft copy of the Admit card issued to each student by the college with the student’s signature may also be considered as the first page of the answer script,” it added.

Students have to quote their roll or registration number in all the other pages of the answer script compulsorily, the guidelines stated
Subject to ratification by the Academic Council, evaluation of the forthcoming examinations shall be done internally by the respective colleges, it added.

Source: https://morungexpress.com/nagaland-university-to-hold-online-semester-exams-from-may-27