VTU announces results in record one hour of exam

Bengaluru: The Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) Belagavi announced the results of final semester engineering examinations results in a record time of one hour on Friday.

The practical examinations for final year courses concluded around 5.30 pm and the results were announced by 6.30 pm on the same day. The results were sent to students via SMS to the registered mobile numbers by the university.

Vidyashankar S, Vice Chancellor of VTU said that the theory exams were concluded on May 26 and the practicals commenced from May 27. “As soon as the exams were completed we resumed the evaluation of theory exam papers and kept the marks ready on the portal. On Friday when the practical exams were over, the marks were entered on the same portal and results were declared,” he said.

“It was my target to announce results on May 30 every year and we have maintained it for the last three years. First two years we were able to declare results within 2-3 hours. This time we have created a record by announcing it in an hour,” the VC said.