DAVV not to allow smart watches in examination halls

  • | Monday | 25th March, 2019

Indore: Students of Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya ( DAVV ) will not be allowed to wear smart watches during all university examinations.From this year, smart watches are prohibited during examinations as students have started using it for cheating.“Students keep on finding ways to cheat. We never used to find such cases earlier, but, this year we found that students have started using smart watches to cheat,” deputy registrar of confidential department of DAVV, Rachna Thakur told TOI. We have even asked the flying squads to check if any student is using bluetooth,” said Thakur while talking to media. “We asked the invigilators to check ears of all students properly as the device is small and needs to be checked properly. Each flying squad comprises one woman and two men as per the instructions given to varsity.The varsity has 12 members in the flying squad, which includes three women and nine men.

Indore: Students of Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya ( DAVV ) will not be allowed to wear smart watches during all university examinations.From this year, smart watches are prohibited during examinations as students have started using it for cheating.“Students keep on finding ways to cheat. We never used to find such cases earlier, but, this year we found that students have started using smart watches to cheat,” deputy registrar of confidential department of DAVV, Rachna Thakur told TOI. While mobiles are already prohibited, now even smart watches will not be permitted, she added.Over 75,000 students of final year BSc, BCom and BA will appear for examinations starting March 28.Apart from invigilators that check and supervise students during examinations, the varsity has already made four flying squads to monitor exam centres. Each flying squad comprises one woman and two men as per the instructions given to varsity.The varsity has 12 members in the flying squad, which includes three women and nine men. “We asked the invigilators to check ears of all students properly as the device is small and needs to be checked properly. We have even asked the flying squads to check if any student is using bluetooth,” said Thakur while talking to media.

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