The Delhi High Court Friday allowed Delhi University (DU) to proceed with its online open book examination (OBE) for final year undergraduate students.
Delhi University’s online open book examinations for final-year undergraduate courses began on Monday with many students complaining about receiving two question papers and difficulty in uploading answer sheets. The exams began at 7.30 am and are being held in three shifts.
Throughout the day, students took to social media to complain about the glitches and reached out to their teachers for help.
Zubair Khan, a student of School of Open Learning (SOL), said, “I had my Hindi exam today according to the date-sheet. When I opened the portal for downloading my question paper, I found that two question papers were uploaded — one of Hindi and another of the paper scheduled for August 13. I sent mails to the SOL but there was no response. I consulted a professor who advised me to attempt the paper scheduled for today”, according to Bussiness Standard.
DU Teachers’ Association member Abha Dev Habib also raised questions over the rule of asking students to mention their name in the e-mail while sending their answer scripts. “Students fear victimisation. They are nervous about sharing their experiences in the public domain as they may face discrimination,” she said.
The Delhi government had decided to cancel all forthcoming semester and final exams of universities under it due to the COVID-19 situation, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia had said in July.
