With the decline in daily corona caseload and recovery rate more than 98 per cent, many State universities have decided to revert back to offline mode of conducting examination. Ranchi University state’s first and oldest university has decided to conduct the undergraduate (UG) and post graduate (PG) final semester examination in offline mode. However, the varsity administration has decided to first provide Covid vaccines to students before the examination cutting any chance of spread of pandemic.
Ranchi University Vice Chancellor Dr Kamini Kumar said, “The UG and PG final semester examination will be held in offline mode. We have decided to provide corona vaccines to students before the examination.” The VC revealed the varsity's plan after the ABVP delegation called on VC raising students’ issues. The students body also demanded a fee refund charged by varsity administration on promotion of students without appearing in any examination. The RU VC said that a decision will be taken by the finance committee of the university on the proposal of fee refund and fee deduction in vocational courses. Sources said that at RU this session around one lakh students are being promoted to the next semester without examination.
The RU VC also said that the offline examination programme will be released 20 days before the examination. Permission has been sought from the government for the offline examination of PG. around eight thousand candidates are going to appear in PG fourth semester.
In may this year Ranchi University with the spike in corona cases in State decided to promote all students of graduate and postgraduate courses without conducting examinations. Students will be promoted to the next semester on the basis of internal evaluation which will include marks obtained in mid-semester exams and practical exams.
Reportedly, about 1.9 lakh students of Ranchi University will be promoted through this process. The results of postgraduate students will be released in the first phase after which the university will announce the results of the undergraduate students.
Sources said that with the decline in Corona cases many educational institutions too are contemplating conducting offline examinations or starting offline classes. Even students are in favour of holding offline classes. A fourth semester student of BIT Mesra requesting anonymity said, “As corona cases are declining day-by-day, the university administration should conduct offline classes.” He further said, “Engineering is a course which can’t be taught in online mode. The course requires offline classes and even subject wise practical along with semester wise internship.”