Centre looking at off-campus physical exams for IITs, NITs amid pandemic
SECTIONS
Share
Synopsis
Issues such as ‘modest connectivity not permitting reliable camera feeds’ and ‘non-availability of laptop, limiting students to a phone’ make it difficult to implement a single common protocol across all institutes, the panel report said.
The government is learnt to have mostly thrown its weight behind the IIT Madras model of holding physical exams at Kendriya Vidyalayas as exam centres.
Amid digital access gaps in online exam formats besides cheating concerns, the government is actively considering a report that recommends physical exams at off campus sites for top technical institutes including the IITs.
Why 1,500 IIT, NIT graduates helping govt improve education in India now face job loss theprint.in - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from theprint.in Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The National Testing Agency (NTA) is responsible for conducting the national-level entrance exams and NTA will release the hall tickets on its official website soon
Tribune News Service
New Delhi, January 19
The Ministry of Education on Tuesday announced that the JEE and NEET syllabi would remain unchanged for 2021. However, unlike previous years, students will