Due to semester system, all the colleges affiliated with the Ravishankar University would have to spend Rs 30 crore in examinations. The examination fees would also be doubled. The university administration has started meeting for the preparation of examinations through semester system.
In a recently held meeting of the University Coordination Committee, it has been decided to implement semester system in the colleges affiliated to the university from the next session. After that the university administration has started its preparations. After preparing a list of all the examinations of graduate level, the registered number of students is being sought. However, efforts are being made to prepare separate and more sets of question papers, so that there should not be any type of irregularity during the examination.
University Registrar KK Chandrakar said that work of the university would be increased because of the semester system. Along with teachers, employees have to make preparations for examinations round the year. Because of the one-time examination in a year, teachers and employees had been feeling some relief. Now that would not be happened and all the staff would be engaged in the semester system examinations, he added.
He said that about Rs 15 crore had to be spent in the graduate level one-time annual examinations in a year. With the semester system, examinations would be held twice in a year. As such, the expenses would be increased up to Rs 30 crore. With the implementation of semester system, the students have to pay examination fees twice in a year, besides, the number of examinees would also be increased. The implementation of semester system at graduate level was being considered for a long time.