IIT Bhubaneswar Develops Technology To Make Online Testing Easier

IIT Bhubaneswar has developed a new technology to make it easier to conduct online testing. It will be equipped with a virtual exam hall and invigilators.

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New Delhi: IIT Bhubaneswar has developed a new technology to make online testing easier. This method can conduct detailed examinations online and according to the institute this method can be deployed to hold all types of examinations. According to a PTI report, RV Raja Kumar, Director, IIT-Bhubaneswar said that the proposed online examination system is robust and can be used for holding tests of wide-ranging nature from simple computer-based ones to detailed conventional examinations. He also said that the system uses a virtual examination hall, actual invigilators, question paper distribution online, and submission/reception of soft copies of answer books that may be printed. The online examination system uses two or more network connections for the reliability of the connection and additional facility for proctoring for reliable invigilation. Through this system a student can access the test from home or anywhere in the world, which means that a student will not have to come to the center to access the test. The institute has successfully tested the entire system by holding a mock test involving about 240 students stationed across the country with question papers of 31 subjects and 20 invigilators. RV Raja Kumar was also quoted saying “It was found that the tests can be held successfully and effectively as long a student has at least one of the two connections working at any time during the examination”. According to a report by Firstpost, IIT- Bhubaneswar has decided against holding the end-semester examination of Spring 2019-2020 using the method. The decision was taken considering all students may not have high-speed Internet connectivity.