<p>Students who join the newly-formed Bengaluru Central University (BCU) will not have to go through the cumbersome exam process with the officials deciding to take the digital route.</p>.<p class="bodytext">BCU is the latest university in the state to adopt e-governance in conducting the examination</p>.<p class="bodytext">The registrar, evaluation, has invited tenders to streamline the examination process from this academic year for undergraduate and post-graduate courses.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Prof Lingaraj Gandhi, Registrar, Evaluation, BCU told <span class="italic">DH</span>, “Some universities have already adopted this method. We aim to go a little ahead by making the process entirely digital.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Being a newly-formed university, it’s an advantage for us to embrace the new form.</p>.<p class="bodytext">From the examination notifications, payment of fees to allotment of exam centre, room and register number, results, marks cards and issuing of certificates, the process<br />will be completely made online.”</p>.<p class="bodytext">Communication by BCU will also be through an app, emails and text messages to phones.</p>.<p class="bodytext">“We will update the database with the contact details of every student and their parents. Students who have smartphones will have to download a newly-designed app and enrol there with their registration numbers. Communication will also be sent through messages and emails.<br />We will also ensure security and select the most reliable and trusted group before allotting the tender,” added Lingaraj.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Since BCU already has an agreement with National Academic Depository (NAD) launched by University Grants Commission (UGC), students across the globe can<br />access the marks card and degree certificates from anywhere and anytime.</p>.<p class="bodytext">NAD facilitates the verification of marks cards and degree certificates, which brings down the use of hard copies.</p>.<p class="bodytext">“As we lack infrastructure and staff, going completely digital can reduce our work. Other universities have to digitise all their previous records, which is a Herculean task. With e-governance, we can completely prevent question paper leaks.</p>.<p class="bodytext">We will upload the question paper on the web and allow the respective colleges to download it half an hour before the exam commences,” said Ramchandra Gowda, Registrar, BCU.</p>
<p>Students who join the newly-formed Bengaluru Central University (BCU) will not have to go through the cumbersome exam process with the officials deciding to take the digital route.</p>.<p class="bodytext">BCU is the latest university in the state to adopt e-governance in conducting the examination</p>.<p class="bodytext">The registrar, evaluation, has invited tenders to streamline the examination process from this academic year for undergraduate and post-graduate courses.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Prof Lingaraj Gandhi, Registrar, Evaluation, BCU told <span class="italic">DH</span>, “Some universities have already adopted this method. We aim to go a little ahead by making the process entirely digital.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Being a newly-formed university, it’s an advantage for us to embrace the new form.</p>.<p class="bodytext">From the examination notifications, payment of fees to allotment of exam centre, room and register number, results, marks cards and issuing of certificates, the process<br />will be completely made online.”</p>.<p class="bodytext">Communication by BCU will also be through an app, emails and text messages to phones.</p>.<p class="bodytext">“We will update the database with the contact details of every student and their parents. Students who have smartphones will have to download a newly-designed app and enrol there with their registration numbers. Communication will also be sent through messages and emails.<br />We will also ensure security and select the most reliable and trusted group before allotting the tender,” added Lingaraj.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Since BCU already has an agreement with National Academic Depository (NAD) launched by University Grants Commission (UGC), students across the globe can<br />access the marks card and degree certificates from anywhere and anytime.</p>.<p class="bodytext">NAD facilitates the verification of marks cards and degree certificates, which brings down the use of hard copies.</p>.<p class="bodytext">“As we lack infrastructure and staff, going completely digital can reduce our work. Other universities have to digitise all their previous records, which is a Herculean task. With e-governance, we can completely prevent question paper leaks.</p>.<p class="bodytext">We will upload the question paper on the web and allow the respective colleges to download it half an hour before the exam commences,” said Ramchandra Gowda, Registrar, BCU.</p>
