LU tightens exam monitoring with faculty-led flying squads

Vice-chancellor Prof JP Saini said each flying squad now comprises one professor, one associate professor and one assistant professor drawn from different departments. “Faculty members are informed only the previous evening to report to the proctor office early next morning, where they are randomly assigned centres. This ensures unpredictability and builds a sense of responsibility and belongingness among teachers,” he said.

To bring greater transparency and accountability to semester examinations, the Lucknow University administration has expanded the role of flying squads by involving faculty members from across all departments, replacing the earlier system where surprise checks were largely carried out by members of the proctorial board and teachers from affiliated degree colleges.

The university is currently conducting semester examinations at 290 centres, with around eight flying squads comprising 24 faculty members deployed daily on a random basis. (File)

Vice-chancellor Prof JP Saini said each flying squad now comprises one professor, one associate professor and one assistant professor drawn from different departments. “Faculty members are informed only the previous evening to report to the proctor office early next morning, where they are randomly assigned centres. This ensures unpredictability and builds a sense of responsibility and belongingness among teachers,” he said.

The university is currently conducting semester examinations at 290 centres, with around eight flying squads comprising 24 faculty members deployed daily on a random basis. “The flying squads are sent on a random basis and due to the involvement of only faculty members of the university, transparency is more evident in the semester exams,” Saini added.

The administration has also tightened leave rules during the examination period. Faculty members seeking leave must now obtain approval directly from the vice-chancellor’s office to ensure no one skips flying squad duty and that all teachers participate in the monitoring process.