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University brings ordinance to ensure greater accountability in examination work

Published On : 28 Jun 2015


Mangaluru (TNN): Examiners and examination staff appointed by Mangalore University or from an institution affiliated to the university and anyone who has accepted an offer from the university to be in this role will have to henceforth tread carefully.

An ordinance governing disciplinary control over examiners and staff involved in university' exam work will entail they discharge their duty in the utmost professional manner of face severe action including fines.

Ratified by the academic council of the university, the ordinance will come in to effect from the date of approval of the Syndicate. If examiners are persons appointed under section 74 of the Karnataka State Universities Act; examination staff includes persons appointed as moderators, chief superintendents, deputy chief superintendents, invigilators, flying squad, superintendents, tabulators, co-tabulators, head clerks, clerks, typists/data entry operators or peons.

Any lapse or malpractice on the part of the examiners or examination staff will mean that they will have to Malpractices and Lapses Enquiry Committee that the vice-chancellor is empowered to appoint to go in to such specific instances. The penalties include withholding payment of part of full remuneration or recovery in part or full of such remuneration specified for doing the work of examiner or examination staff, and a fine not exceeding Rs 5,000.

The penalty also includes recovery in full or in part, of the loss caused to the university on account of the lapse or malpractice committee by the examiners or staff. The examination staff could also be debarred from examination work, either permanently or for a specified period. An examiner in turn could be disqualified from being included in the panel of examiners under sub-section (2) of section 74 of the above mentioned act, either permanent or for a specified period.

Vice chancellor K Byrappa said the ordinance is important in that the university will now have to ensure that rights of the students, who are the major stakeholders in the higher education system is protected.

"We do not the future of the students to be in jeopardy due to the mistakes - knowing or otherwise - on part of the examiners of examination staff," he said, adding such a move will make those connected with the examination job to be more diligent in what they do.


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