Imtinaro Longkumer
Kohima | June 23
A programme for Public Debate on Under Graduate Examination Reforms was held today at Congress Bhavan Kohima, under the co-ordinatorship of Prof. Imtisungba, Dean, School of Humanities & Education ,NU Kohima with Akang, Principal, Kohima Law College as the chairman. The program co-ordinator introducted the debate with a brief highlight on the performance of Naga Students and the reasons of the student’s low performance. He hypothetically opined that “Naga Students are not inferior to others” and that they are creative by nature, know the value of education, intelligent and also have interest and achievement motivation.
He also opined that the failure or low securing of the students depends on varied factors such as lack of teacher’s professional ethics, irregularity/inefficiency in teaching, lack of inadequate sufficient teaching materials/ other facilities, no mastery over the subject matter, defective methods of teaching, curriculum/syllabi and the like.
The debate was held specifically focusing on examination related matters with the objective concerning the whole education system. The objective of the debate “is not to undo what had already done, but to make us aware of the failures/mistakes made so that it may not be repeated in the future”. NSF President Imcha, Prof A K Mishra, Dean School of Social Sciences, Dr Ben Lotha Deptt of History & Archaeology, Solomon Ritse, PGSU president, Dr Betuo, Principal, Kohima Science College, Prof. N Pandey Deptt of Geology, Dr Khuonyu, Principal NCTE Kohima, Prof CS Mishra Deptt of Commerce and Hotouva Swu AR Examinations NU were the 9 panel of speakers where they delivered short speeches and debated on the 13 focus area points of the exam reform.
The focus areas were on the need for 6 monthly semester system and back paper system at college level, colleges to be given autonomy for conducting exams and university will declare the results at the end of 2nd semester annually, no grace marking system, present 35% pass mark system in each paper and 40% aggregate marks should raise to 45% pass marks, no back paper system to be permitted, essay/descriptive type questions should change to short answers/objective type questions and all questions should be made compulsory, colleges should allow 25% internal marking, examiners should be more from internal than external, compulsory pass (non detention) should be introduced, all type of practical examinations should be conducted by the internal examiner and that cheap notes/teachers noted, promotion of students with single marks should not be allowed.
The focus area was also on the question of how to improve the too low marking system and that whether the fault lies with teaches or students.
A deliberate interactive session and interactions from the audience was also made later after the panel of speakers delivered and debated over the focus areas. The debate concluded with a very satisfying and healthy interaction from the audience which highlighted and brought into light of the varied problems faced by the colleges, teachers, students and the like.
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