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VTU replaces supplementary exams with on-demand tests for students
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Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) has introduced on-demand examinations, allowing students to sit a test for any subject at a time of their choosing instead of waiting for a supplementary schedule. Vice-Chancellor S. Vidyashankar said the university will conduct exams even for a single student and will announce results within 24 hours.
Around 20% of VTU's three lakh students fail in one or more subjects each semester and previously had to wait six to seven months to reappear. VTU, the first public university in the state to take this step, will use a bank of 500-600 question papers per subject and artificial intelligence to generate papers. The university has instructed its 220 affiliated engineering colleges to inform students. Details on eligibility, schedules and the application process will be announced shortly.
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The policy replaces a six-to-seven-month wait for a re-examination with a request-based system that can schedule a test for a single student, even on a public holiday. Results within 24 hours mean a student who fails a subject can re-sit and know the outcome in days, not terms. For the roughly 60,000 students who fail a subject each semester, this could eliminate the risk of losing an entire academic year. The university's 500-600 pre-set question papers per subject and AI-assisted paper generation indicate the system is already stocked and staffed. VTU will announce eligibility, schedules and the application process soon.
Source: thehindu.com
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