Mangalore: Caught on camera - Mass copying in KSOU exams
Daijiworld Media Network – Mangalore (NM)
Mangalore, Feb 1: When lacs of students spend sleepless nights to score good marks in the exams, at least 50 students who appeared for post graduate exams under Karnataka State Open University (KSOU), Mysore at SM Institute of Higher Education, Milagres centre wrote their exam with subject books wide open next to them.
This was the scene when the media entered the premises for a reality check on Saturday, February 1, based on a tip-off. For nearly 50 students, it was certainly not an ‘exam’ but simply an exercise in mass copying.
The post graduate exams of KSOU were held in collaboration with Bharath Post-Graduate College, Chennai. The exams which started on Thursday January 30 are scheduled to go on till February 3.
On Saturday, students were seen writing exams with books next to their seats. As many as 53 students who appeared for the exams were spread out in four classrooms, with only one invigilator.
Although the vigilator initially dismissed allegations of ‘mass copying’ taking place at the examination centre, he pointed out that he has to invigilate four classrooms and cannot keep an eye on everyone.
The exams were being held for post graduate courses like masters in computer aplication (MSc), masters in business administration (MBA), masters in science (MSc) and masters in technology.
Among the 53 who appeared for the exams, some were elderly. They wanted a post graduate degree for the purpose of promotion, one of them said. However, it is suspected that with a payment of some extra money, ‘mass copying’ was allowed during the exams.
The official website of Bharath Postgraduate College, Chennai claims that it is an educational institution that was established in the new millennium year of 2000 to render high quality education. Bharath Postgraduate College is the largest conglomerate of reputed universities in Southern India for distance education. This college serves as a high tech study centre for Indian Universities in the areas of higher education to provide quality services to the student community, says the website.
However, the question to be asked is who is the culprit here - the institution, the invigilator or the system itself?