Times
of India: Lucknow: Thursday, 31 December 2015.
No longer
will students of Lucknow University and 153 associated colleges have to write
their practical examinations on the 32-page 'A' booklet' or supplementary 'B'
copy distributed during theory examinations. The university has introduced a
standard answer script exclusively for practical examinations which will check
unfair means and will also save university from answer copies being misused.
The eight-page
booklet will be available for all kinds of practical examinations including
viva-voce and field work assigned to students in certain courses. On the cover
page, students will have to fill in their name, roll number, father's name,
mother's name, class and course, semester and subject, and number of copies
used.
According to
controller of examinations S K Shukla, earlier there were no prescribed answer
scripts for practical examinations. "There has to be stationery available
for theory as well as practical. Since practical is an integral and important
part of the study course, need was felt to have a prescribed practical answer
script.'' He added that around 1 lakh answer scripts have already been printed
and are with the university.
Shukla said,
the new answer script will also help in checking consumption of different types
of answer sheets. "At times, 'A' or 'B' answer copies are misused. The
standard answer script for practical examinations will curb sneaking in answer
copies for cheating,'' said Shukla.
With this,
colleges will also have to send the practical answer scripts to the university.
University officials said, colleges only send the award sheet after evaluating
the practical answer scripts to the university. "When the answer booklets
of practical examinations will come to the university, it will be open to
scrutiny. Also, it will help dispose applications that come under RTI Act,''
said Shukla.
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