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MU examination software ready for testing

MANGALORE: Mangalore University, which is set to revolutionise the way it handles the examination-related process, has entered the phase of testing software developed for this purpose.

The software, being developed by Mangalore University in association with Wipro Limited, has been used to process a set of data, and the accuracy of the entries is being verified.

The varsity officials and the company executives are conducting research on the way the software handles the data already fed.

It may be recalled that owing to problems faced in the manual process, the university had thought of asking its affiliate colleges to prepare and issue hall tickets for the first semester of degree courses.

The new software is expected to dispense with several processes, starting from preparing the pre-examination modules to issuing convocation certificates. The process involves preparation of gradation list of teachers who are qualified to be examiners, generation of hall tickets, tabulation of marks, and printing marks cards and convocation certificates, sources told The Hindu.

The university had asked the Wipro Limited personnel to show the results before accepting the software. If everything goes on as planned, the university will sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Wipro Limited within a month on purchasing the software.

The challenge in developing the software was in making it compatible to different combinations of subjects in each course and ensuring error-free entry of data, mainly the marks report, into the computer. In addition, the marks for practical examination, grace marks, internal assessment, and credits awarded, had to be codified properly to ensure efficient functioning of the software, they said.

The university authorities expressed confidence that the software would bring about the changes and enable the university function more efficiently. “We have almost succeeded in processing the data of first semester degree examination of 2006. The data is being verified. Errors, if any, have to be rectified,” a senior official in the examination section said.

He said that processing of data from the second semester degree examination was being done. “We are proceeding very cautiously as we have to ensure that it is foolproof. If there are no hitches, we are planning to process the results of first semester examination of this year with this software and issue computer printed marks sheets,” he said.

The official said that 139 degree colleges are affiliated to Mangalore University. The number of students opting for certain courses is on the increase every year. The number of colleges offering BCA and BBM courses is also increasing. The Association of Mangalore University College Teachers (AMUCT) had been urging the university to computerise the tabulation of marks cards. In 2005, the teachers had boycotted the valuation of answer papers for six days demanding computerisation of tabulation work.

They had sought a hike in remuneration for valuation work and reduction in the number of marks cards to be written by individual valuators in a day.

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