Examination, evaluation important component of edu system: CUK VC

Srinagar—Central Univer­sity of Kashmir (CUK), Vice- Chancellor, Prof. Mehraj ud Din Mir today described examina­tion and evaluation as extreme­ly important component of any educational system, especially the university.

“Some of the universities in India have come in the news for bad reasons simply because there has been something wrong in the examination and evalua­tion of the respective universi­ties,” Prof. Mehraj ud Din Mir said while addressing the partic­ipants on the first of the two day 6th Post End Semester Examina­tion (ESE) workshop organised by the varsity’s Examination and Evaluation Wing (EEW) on “Assessment Examination Eval­uation: Issues and Challenges,” at Nowgam-I academic block of the varsity.

He said that nobody will be satisfied with the marks given by the evaluators. “However, the matter of concern is when the student approaches the authori­ties in the university and quotes relevant evidence (study materi­al), questioning the less number of marks given to him and once the paper is revaluated, certain discrepancies have been found,” Prof. Mehraj ud Din Mir said. He said the basic purpose of holding the workshop was to sensitise the faculty members about the importance of examination and evaluation, adding that when the faculty members are assigned the task of conducting the examina­tion and subsequent evaluation, they have to be fair and honest.

Former Vice-Chairman, NCTE, Prof. R S Khan, Prof. Shoaib Abdullah, Registrar and I/c Con­troller of Examinations, Prof. M Afzal Zargar, Director Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) and Nowgam campus-I, Prof. N A Nadeem, Director Research and Development, Prof. Abdul Gani, Deans of Schools, Heads and Co­ordinators, faculty members and senior functionaries of the varsity attended the workshop.

Inaugurating the workshop and delivering a lecture on “As­sessment and Evaluation-Con­cept, Differentiation and Appli­cation,” noted educationist and former Vice-Chairman NCTE, Prof. R S Khan, said that unless you challenge the intellect of stu­dents, it would be very difficult for them to get employment. He appreciated the CUK for holding regular ESE workshops, adding that this practice should be im­plemented in all the institutions linked with the conduct of exami­nations and evaluations. “To dis­cuss the success or the objectives formulated, whether they have been achieved or not during the examinations is really wonder­ful and I congratulate the Vice- Chancellor, Prof. Mehraj ud Din Mir for this,” Prof. Khan added.

Prof. R S Khan said that those attending the workshop will be benefited from the discussions during the workshop and it will add up to their knowledge and way of thinking.

Welcoming the guests, Reg­istrar and I/c Controller of Examinations, Prof. M Afzal Zargar said the ESE workshop has been a regular feature of the CUK and was started by the first Controller of Examination, Dr. Nazir Ahmad Gilkar. Prof. Zargar said that during this workshop, all the participants would have comprehensive in­teraction with each other and would thoroughly discuss the issues confronted during hold­ing of the examinations and subsequent evaluation of the answer booklets. He hoped that the real aims and motives of the workshop are achieved.

Director Internal Quality As­surance Cell (IQAC) and Nowgam campus-I, Prof. N A Nadeem, while speaking on the occasion said, the programme is the best practice and very few universities organise workshops like these.

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