more-in Come 2019 and Mahatma Gandhi University will deliver the question papers for its entire examinations to the affiliated colleges online. Buoyed by the success of the first phase of the project where question papers were delivered online for the postgraduate examinations, the varsity has plans to roll out the initiative for undergraduate examinations soon. The online delivery of question papers for the first semester examinations scheduled in November may turn a reality, if the government permits the affiliated colleges to buy high-speed printers using the funds available under the personal deposit (PD) account of the institutions. The university has requested the government to give its nod for utilising the fund for purchase of the the high-speed printers. “Except for a minor glitch in an affiliated college that was resolved immediately, the online delivery of question papers has eased the process of conducting examinations under a safe and secure password-protected system. We hope that the question papers for all the examinations conducted by the varsity could be delivered online to the colleges in two years,” said R. Pragash, Syndicate member and convener of its sub-committee on examinations. The varsity could deliver the question papers online for about 425 subjects after the project was implemented in the nearly 140 affiliated colleges offering postgraduate programmes. The fourth semester exams of the outgoing postgraduate batch and the first and second semester exams for those who are now in to their third semester of study were conducted by sending the question papers online. Dr. Pragash said that the online delivery of question papers has helped the varsity to reduce the financial expenses required for the manual processing of the entire printing, packing and distribution of question papers to the affiliated colleges. It has also improved the overall efficiency of conducting examinations besides ensuring that the exams were held and completed without any delay, he said. The varsity has strengthened the security measures to ensure the transparency and secrecy of the exams held by asking the managements to set up surveillance cameras in the office of the Principal of all affiliated colleges. The entire proceedings related to the online delivery and printing of question papers will be recorded. The colleges were also told to avail themselves of the services of multiple-internet service providers as part of the online delivery of question papers to ensure that an alternative line was available if the other develops any technical snag.

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