KU appeals to parents, students for holding off-line examination

Srinagar : Kashmir University Dean of Academic Affairs Prof Farooq Masoodi on Tuesday appealed to the civil society in general and parents of students in particular to make their wards understand the importance of off-line “credible examination”.
The appeal was made after a fraction of students started pressing the university authorities to revert to online mode of examinations which the authorities feel will not be in the academic interest of students.
Students of BSC Nursing and B-Tech on Tuesday in a protest in Srinagar demanded that the authorities hold on-line examinations instead of off-line as was proposed to be conducted by the Kashmir University.
Masoodi said that the world suffered heavy loss on many fronts during the ongoing pandemics and the loss on the academic front is undoubtedly the one that cannot be compensated. The institutions not only lost the number of working days but had to shift to online mode of teaching and examination.
He said the shift to online mode indeed offered some advantages also but the institutions faced some serious issues.
Masoodi appealed to the civil society in general and the parents in particular to make their wards understand the importance of a credible examination.
“I also appreciate the parents who have been continuously requesting the University to conduct examinations in offline mode that will stimulate their wards to prepare for examination in a better way,” Prof Masoodi said in the appeal.