Kerala Government Intends To Digitise Exam Evaluation Process Via ‘On-Screen Evaluation’
The Kerala government intends to introduce “On-screen Evaluation,” a digital assessment technique, for four-year degree programs. College instructors will be able to grade exam papers in the convenience of their own homes starting next year.
At present the answer sheets from the examination centres are sent to the university and then distributed further to the respective teachers for the evaluation. Later, the papers will be returned and the marks will be calculated and recorded in the file. These answer sheets are kept for two years.
However, under the new digital system, the answer sheets will be available to the teachers on their computer screen and can be evaluated them to give marks. Evaluation will be started immediately after the examination
The government hopes to reduce the additional expenses associated with conducting evaluation through special camps by implementing the E-Evaluation procedure. Other problems will also be resolved by the online procedure.
For this goal, a dedicated software and platform will be developed. The method will be applied experimentally during the reassessment of first semester papers in four-year degree programs.
For the first phase of implementation, the Kerala Resources for Educational Administration and Planning (K-REAP) has been authorized with a sum of Rs 2 crore.
Notably, in Kerala University has also started the process of digitization evaluation procedure. A Palakkad ITI, a central institute, has developed the software for this. This hopes to complete the evaluation in the recorded time.
The higher education commission recommended that open book exams be given in universities, and that is what is happening.
In Karnataka also, State government has chosen to introduce a “end-to-end digital examination system” for the semester exams of nursing and paramedical courses in an effort to reduce the number of “ghost students,” “ghost writers,” and “ghost colleges” and to increase transparency.
Among other things, the new approach includes digital question papers and digital evaluation. The new system was supposed to put into place by the government between 2023 and 2024.
