The Biju Patnaik University of Technology (BPUT) on Wednesday issued fresh guidelines for its online final semester examinations 2019-20.
The guidelines were approved in the Extraordinary Board of Management Meeting of the BPUT held on Tuesday.
For examinations for a paper of 70 marks, the duration will be 2 hours and 30 minutes instead of 2 hours due to possible internet, considering the internet connectivity and speed.
The candidates can attempt all 120 questions and only the correct 70 answers will be considered for awarding the final mark. No negative mark would be awarded for not attempted or wrong answers.
For examinations for theory papers of 100 marks, the duration would be 3 hours in lieu of 2 hours.
In these examinations, the candidates can attempt all 150 questions where as only the correct 100 answers would be considered for awarding the final mark. No negative mark would be awarded.
The first sitting time for the 70-mark and 100-mark examinations will be from 10 am to 12.30 pm and 10 am to 1 pm, respectively. The second sitting times for the two papers will be from 2 pm to 4.30 pm and 2 pm to 5 pm, respectively.
The students residing in remote, rural and hilly areas and apprehending poor internet connectivity and speed, or power issues, may carry his/her own laptop to his/her own college in the home district or nearby notified Government Polytechnics/ITIs notified as centres to appear online test where internet connectivity and power supply is available, said the notification.