IIEST sets rules for digital examination The examinations of the third, fifth and seventh semesters will be held from December 21 to 28 The BTech students of the IIEST will get 45 minutes to write their mid-semester papers and 15 minutes to upload the scanned copies of their answer scripts, failing which the scripts will not be evaluated, an official of the Shibpur institute said. The examinations of the third, fifth and seventh semesters will be held from December 21 to 28 on a digital platform. IIEST has decided against on-campus tests for now because students and teachers are wary of visiting the institute amid the Covid pandemic.