The Banaras Hindu University (BHU) will conduct the final year or terminal semester exams for the 2019-2020 session online. The exams will be conducted in the form of Open Book Exam Format wherein students will be allowed to use or refer to books and other resource materials while appearing for the examination.
“Proposal of the Academic Council to conduct the examination of the terminal semester of academic session 2019-20 with ONLINE OPEN BOOK EXAMINATION-OBE system #BHU, The Executive Council has approved. Under this, students can take the exam remotely (from their home or any other place)”, said the university.
शैक्षणिक सत्र 2019-20 के टर्मिनल सेमेस्टर की परीक्षाओं को ONLINE OPEN BOOK EXAMINATION-OBE प्रणाली से कराने के विद्वत परिषद् के प्रस्ताव को #BHU,कार्यकारी परिषद् ने मंज़ूरी दे दी है।इस के तहत विद्यार्थी दूरस्थ रूप से(अपने घर या किसी अन्य स्थान से)परीक्षा दे सकते हैं। @VCofficeBHU pic.twitter.com/7qInUtKdxW
— BHU Official (@bhupro) August 22, 2020
The university has decided to substitute other components of marking students including projects, dissertations, and practicals with assignments and viva-voce held online.
BHU OBE Exam 2020: Exam Format
- The online open book examination will be held for four hours.
- The duration includes the time for downloading the question paper, writing the answers, and uploading the answer sheets in the designated portal.
- Students under the disabilities category will get an extra two hours.
- The question paper of theory courses, as per a BHU statement, will consist of eight questions, out of which a student will be required to answer any four.
- The total marks for each question will be 17.5 marks.
The BHU online exams have been adopted as an alternative to pen-paper-based examination for grading as a one-time measure due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
