Gauhati University will Conduct Exam in Open Text Book Examinations (OTBE)/Online Mode Format

OTBE 2021 UG & PG Examinations, GU: Gauhati University has decided to conduct the examinations in Open Text Book Examination (OTBE) format or online mode.

What is Open Text Book Examination (OTBE) ?

The Open Text Book Examination (OTBE) or Open Book Examination (OBE) is an examination, where a student is allowed to consult books (or study materials) while writing the answers. For all other aspects, the OTBE or OBE is similar to a traditional examination. It will also have a limited time schedule within which the student needs to write the answers and submit the answer script.

Gauhati University OTBE-2021 Guidelines

1. The examinations in this session will be an OTBE which will be held online.
2. ONLY Theory Part of the examination will be held as of now. Details about Practical Examinations will be notified later. Besides, the duration of various examinations will be published with the respective examination schedules.
3. There WILL NOT be any offline OR physical facility during the whole process of examination. All processes including downloading of question papers and uploading answer scripts will ONLY be available in the online mode.
4. All students have to equip themselves with proper equipment with sufficient network connectivity bandwidth and data pack so as to comfortably complete the OTBE within the stipulated time. It is extremely important to note that the university will NOT entertain any complaint in this regard.
5. The university will provide a Practice Examination Session for the students to rehearse the entire procedure before the actual examination starts.

Open to Book Exam Procedure

Following are the steps which a student will need to follow in order to appear in the OTBE. The detailed data and respective online links will be published in due course of time.

Q: What should a candidate do prior to the OTBE?

1. The student will need to update his / her mobile number through the IUMS.

2. The student is advised to visit the Practice OTBE portal for a rehearsal of the whole process.

Q: What should a candidate do on the day of the OTBE?

1. The student will need to login to the examination portal using certain credentials.

2. The student then downloads the respective question paper on his / her device.

3. The student needs to write the answers using a pen on A4 sheets (for details please see this page) of paper (please also see the limitations on the size of the scanned answer sheets to be uploaded).

4. The student then scans the answer sheets and converts the scanned pages to a PDF (Portable Document Format) file using the advised procedure (see below to know how).

5. At the end of the examination, the students upload the scanned PDF file(s) to the examination portal.

The upload facility opens after half an hour of the commencement of the examination and will remain open up to one hour after the end of the examination.

Q: The Question Paper for OTBE-2021

The marks for a question paper for OTBE-2021 will be 70% of the equivalent respective offline or physical question paper (or traditional). For example, if otherwise, a question paper has total marks of 100, the respective question paper for OTBE-2021 will be held for 70 marks. However, it is important to note that the question paper will cover the full syllabus of the subject.

During the OTBE-2021, in a question paper, there will be some questions, to answer which the student will require a proper understanding of the subject.

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