Around 35,000 Delhi University Students Successfully Take Online Open Book Exams

New Delhi:

According to officials, around 35,000 undergraduate and postgraduate students took online open-book examinations at Delhi University (DU) on Monday, with no technological glitches reported. The first day of the exams was Monday, and officials reported that all 35,000 students submitted their answer sheets online, with no email submissions.

Dean of Examinations, DS Rawat, stated that the procedure went off without a hitch and that no technical issues were reported. When the OBE was held for the first time last year, students complained about late submission of answer sheets, difficulties downloading question papers, and other challenges.

Some had also stated that they were dealing with COVID-19 in their families and would not be in the correct frame of mind to take the examinations, but Rawat stated that the majority of the kids wanted to complete their studies.

"The process went off smoothly. One of our classmates encountered issues while uploading the answer sheets but in the end, he was also able to upload those," said Arpita, a third-year student.

"OBE is a time-taking process. The question paper takes a couple of minutes to download and after finishing the exam, clicking the photos of each page, converting those into the PDF format and uploading takes time. The internet speed also poses issues. But whatever said, the OBE was smoother this time as compared to the last time," said Shashwat Verma, who participated in the examination from his hometown Kanpur.

Ramhari Chowdhury, a Motilal Nehru College student, attempted the examination from his hometown of Mathura. "The process was smoother than the last time and I could complete the paper in time," he stated. The examinations were rescheduled twice.

The examinations were supposed to begin on May 15, but they were postponed until June 1 due to an increase in the number of coronavirus infections across the country. Later, the university issued a fresh announcement, stating that the final semester or yearly examinations will begin on June 7, rather than June 1.

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