BU will outfox exam cheats with numbers

In another step to prevent irregularities in exams, Bangalore University (BU) will ensure that evaluators will not get to see the registration number of students on answersheets. Instead, they will see a dummy number, which would be unknown to the student.

Here’s how it will work.

Starting November 9, students will be asked to write their registration number at a designated place on the page one of the answersheet. After the exam is over, the sheets will be sent to designated centres where they will be scanned.

After scanning, a computer will generate and allot a dummy number for each answerscript. A custodian would then tear and keep the first page aside while sending the rest, with the dummy number, to examiners.

Post-evaluation, the marks and dummy number would be fed to the computer, which will match it with the corresponding student.

The university has warned students against writing the registration number in any part of the answerscript. The BU rule says, “If a student scribbles the registration number in any other place, it would be considered as malpractice. The student risks being debarred.”

Prof M Siddanand, who is part of a committee whose members are visiting colleges to explain the new system, said, “The university has introduced this process to prevent examiners from identifying the candidate or college the answerscript belongs to.”

Authorities are introducing this step after coming across cases of examiners and custodians getting in touch with students using the registration number.

Biometrics for examiners
In another first, examiners have been asked to swipe their thumb at the exam centre twice a day (at entry and exit). Sources said this rule was introduced following reports that some examiners were either not reporting to duty or not performing as required.

They have also been asked to produce two photographs so that identity cards can be issued. BU sources said, “We were forced to introduce this step after coming across instances of fake teachers evaluating answerscripts.”

Sridhar.Vivan@timesgroup.com

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