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Bangalore University INITIATES EXAM REFORMS PROJECT SANJEEVANI Report on System Audit of Examination Process - May-June 2010 Bangalore University along with Indian Centre for Social Transformation (Indian CST) has launched an Examination Modernisation Process called Project Sanjeevani aimed at promoting transparency and enhancing the overall credibility of examination results Submitted by: Indian Centre for Social Transformation www.indiancst.in Assisted by team of certified auditors from Integrated Quality Certification Pvt. Ltd. www.iqcglobal.com Bangalore University along with Indian Centre for Social Transformation (Indian CST) has launched an Examination Modernisation Process called Project Sanjeevani aimed at promoting transparency and enhancing the overall credibility of examination results. Project Sanjeevani PHASE-I Report on System Audit of Examination Process May-June 2010 Pg 1-169 Published on September 7, 2010 PHASE-II Final Status and Project Closure Report 2011 Pg 1-51 Published on July 20, 2011 About Indian CST Indian CST Achievements: Indian Centre for Social Transformation (Indian 1. Through Cloud Computing Infrastructure, CST) is a registered public charitable Trust, Indian CST has provided Global Project formed on 14-11-2009 (Registration No. HLS- Management Solutiosn called ETAMINE to 4-00228-2009-10 dated 26/12/2009). Its Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) registered office is located at No. 403, Usha in professional implementation of over 20000 Kiran, Haudin Road, Bangalore-560 042. The publicly-funded projects costing Rs 14,000- Trust is represented by JK Rao, IRS (Retd.), crores. Raja Seevan and A Arumugham as Trustees. 2. Another Project under implementation is the The main objective of the Indian CST is to Examination Processes Modernization and realize sub clause (j) of Article 51A which reads Reforms in Bangalore University effecting as under: 15 lakh students. Article 51A: (j) to strive towards excellence in 3. National Productivity Council (NPC) and all spheres of individual and collective activity Indian CST have come together in a spirit of so that the nation constantly rises to higher mutual interest to synergize their individual levels of endeavour and achievement. strengths and work jointly the field of Project Management and Monitoring of Projects The goal of Indian CST is to promote projects specially in Government/Public Sectors that will deliver cost effective computing, best within India. practices, knowledge management systems and critical applications at affordable costs to masses across India. Indian CST truly believes in “IT for Social Change.” For Further Details Email: Shri JK Rao, IRS (Retd.), Founder Trustee, [email protected]; Mobile: +91-9844177778 Shri Raja Seevan, Founder Trustee, [email protected]; Mobile:+91-9739047849, +91-9590751102 Shri A Arumugham, Trustee & Adviser, [email protected], Mobile:+91-9980542449 Project Sanjeevani Report on System Audit of Examination Process May-June 2010 Indian Centre for Social Transformation A Public Charitable Trust Indian Centre for Social Transformation A Public Charitable Trust (Regd.) Registered Office: 403, Usha Kiran Apartments, 25, Haudin Road, Bengaluru-560 042. Published by: Bangalore University Central College Campus, Dr BR Ambedkar Veedi Bangalore-560 001. E-mail: [email protected] For and on behalf of Indian Centre for Social Transformation, Bengaluru-560 042. Media Partner: Namasthe Media Private Limited Processed and Printed by: Namasthe Media Private Limited All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or any information storage or retrieval system, without prior permission in writing from Indian Centre for Social Transformation, Bengaluru-560 042. © 2010 Indian Centre for Social Transformation, Bengaluru-560 042. Published on September 7, 2010 2 PROJECT SANJEEVANI Foreword angalore University is one of the foremost universities in India having more than 550 colle- B ges affiliated to it. It also has more than 100,000 students enrolled each year in the various courses conducted by it. During the last few years, Bangalore University has been undergoing a crisis of confidence due to malpractices at various stages of examination process. The students found a large number of discrepancies in the results announced and marks obtained. This was leading to large number of students applying for revaluation and a further delay in the an- nouncement of final results. It was therefore a pleasant surprise and privilege when Bangalore University approached Indian Shri R Sri Kumar Centre for Social Transformation (Indian CST) to help them in reforming the examination pro- Chairman, Indian CST cess. Indian CST has been set up to bring about a social transformation in our society by bringing in transparency in all aspects of life. This joint venture with Bangalore University will be one more step in achieving that transformation. Indian CST accepted the challenge of bringing in reforms to the examination process and started project Sanjeevani by putting in place a number of initiatives, mainly IT-based to set right the system. Some of these initiatives were tried out during the exams of May-June and met with considerable success. Further changes have been planned for the November–December 2010 Ex- aminations and hopefully these will lead to a more transparent examination system and thereby give confidence to students of the university and the various other stakeholders about the entire examination process. It will be our sincere endeavour to make this project a success to ensure a bright future for students of Bangalore University. With Best Wishes, Shri R Sri Kumar Chairman, Indian CST PROJECT SANJEEVANI 3 Message angalore University is proud to collaborate with Indian Centre for Social Transformation B (Indian CST), a Public Charitable Trust, to undertake an Examination Process Moderniza- tion, known as Project Sanjeevani for Under-Graduate Courses during May-June 2010. The primary motto of the project is to undertake a study to identify major loopholes in the cur- rent examination system and also to conceptualize, design, develop, and deploy solutions for reforms in the examination system, so as to address the loopholes identified and to improve the efficiency and the security of the examination and evaluation process. Prof. N. PRABHU DEV There is a need for bringing increased transparency and accountability in the education system Vice Chancellor Bangalore University by modernizing the age-old inheritance in order to enhance efficiency and productivity in the quality of education. Bangalore University is always in the forefront for undertaking such inno- vative initiatives that will enhance the value system of the quality of education and strengthen the administrative coordination. Bangalore University – located on a sprawling 1100 acres of Jnana Bharathi campus and another huge City Campus – is one of the largest universities of Asia and also one of the oldest Universi- ties of India. This University is a part of the Association of Indian Universities (AIU) and has the University Grants Commission (UGC) recognition. The degrees, offered by the University, are recognized world over. It is accredited by NAAC and has got the Five Star Status since 2001. Even otherwise, the Bangalore University is noted as one of the leading Universities of the Country. The alumni of this University include several great personalities like Nobel Laureate Sir C V Ra- man. The Bangalore University (1964) was the third University to be established in Karnataka followed by the Mysore University (1916) and the Karnataka University - Dharwad (1949). Though this Uni- versity was originally intended to be a federal university, it eventually emerged as an affiliating University because of the Karnataka State Universities Ordinance of 1975. The Project Sanjeevani is very significant for Bangalore University as well as for the education system in India. I do hope that reputed institutions and universities across the country reply more and more on scientific methods in the use of technology for exhibiting a high degree of professional competence. Prof. N. PRABHU DEV Vice Chancellor Bangalore University PROJECT SANJEEVANI 5 Acknowledgement xamination Modernisation Process, initiated by Bangalore University, is a prestigious proje- E ct for the University and as well Indian Centre for Social Transformation. Indian Centre for Social Transformation (Indian CST) would like to thank Bangalore University, its management, syndicate and staff for their continuous support to Examination Modernisation Process and also thanks partners of Indian CST whose association made Project Sanjeevani pos- sible. 6 PROJECT SANJEEVANI Executive Summary his report gives the findings of a study carried out to identify the weaknesses in the cur- T rent examination system and suggest improvements to strengthen the examination system and reduce the malpractices observed in the system. Chapter-1 gives details of the scope of the project, the MOU between Bangalore University (BU) and Indian Centre for Social Transformation (Indian CST), details of study carried out on the cur- rent examination process, weaknesses in the current process and brief findings of the CAG report which investigated the BU’s technology-led processes. Chapter-2 deals with the new systems introduced as a result of the study carried out. These new systems are those