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Online exam system on the anvil for technical education students

The technical education department is working on a project to develop a system of online examinations for students of technical education across the state. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath held a meeting with officials in this regard.

Published on: Jun 5, 2021, 19:40:19 IST
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The technical education department is working on a project to develop a system of online examinations for students of technical education across the state. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath held a meeting with officials in this regard.

Online exam system on the anvil for technical education students (Saumya Khandelwal/ HT file)
Online exam system on the anvil for technical education students (Saumya Khandelwal/ HT file)

Secretary (technical education) Alok Kumar said AKTU (Abdul Kalam Technical University) vice-chancellor Prof Vinay Kumar Pathak, HBTU vice-chancellor, and other heads of prominent institutes met on Friday to explore the possibility of conducting online examinations for technical education.

Pathak said, "We have to make use of artificial intelligence and machine learning-based online platforms for conducting exams. Currently, Common Admission Test (CAT), Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) are being held under controlled proctoring that means candidates are required to reach an exam centre and write their exam."

"Due to Covid-19, people are putting up at distant places. We need online proctored exam to ensure that sanctity of the test is duly maintained. There is a lot of software available in India and abroad,” he said.

"We need to develop such a tool that functions in different bandwidths. The software has to be compatible for different devices and different operating system platforms. We should have a project monitoring unit that develops indigenous software to meet our requirements," he suggested.

There are nearly 2.5 lakh students in 700+ colleges affiliated to AKTU across the state.

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    Rajeev Mullick, Assistant Editor, is a Lucknow-based journalist with over 26 years of experience covering governance, public policy and administration in Uttar Pradesh. His reporting focuses on the district administration, the Divisional Commissioner's Office, the Regional Meteorological Centre, and government policies relating to technical, higher, secondary and primary education. Known for impactful public-interest journalism, his investigations have led to significant policy attention, including a report on deficiencies in a state-run school footwear distribution scheme that prompted widespread national coverage and High Court intervention. He broke the story on the Uttar Pradesh government's One District One Cuisine initiative, highlighting the inclusion of sweets and the exclusion of non-vegetarian dishes, triggering widespread public debate. He covered Mahakumbh 2025 at Prayagraj, reports on the event's administrative, logistical and civic dimensions. From 2012 to 2024, he headed the Lucknow City Bureau, leading coverage of the state's administrative and civic developments while mentoring young reporters. He loves to travel, listen to music. He is fond of eating good food both veg and non veg. He has travelled to several states like West Bengal, Uttarakhand, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Family Nadu, Kerela, Bihar, Jharkhand and home state UP.Read More