Workshop on NU exam process held

EMN KOHIMA, OCTOBER 27 A one-day workshop on ‘NU Examination Process’ jointly organized by the Nagaland University (NU) and Kohima College, was held at Kohima College on October 27. Principals and participants from 5 government colleges and 13 private colleges from 4 districts- Kohima, Phek, Mon and Kiphire attended the workshop. Principal Kohima College, Dr. Watijungshi in his welcome address highlighted the need to make certain necessary changes in the present semester system and its examination process so to enable effective and uniform assessment of student performance. During the first session which was held on ‘Seminar Guidelines’, Dr. Abemo Lotha, Controller of Examinations Nagaland University stressed on the need and importance of holding the workshop to clear hurdles in order to help all concerned stakeholders associated with the present semester system of NU. In his paper ‘Modifications in the general guidelines for under graduate System’, Dr. Lotha presented a number of modifications and amendments made recently by the Nagaland University in the present semester system. He highlighted that such a change was necessitated by the strategy of the Nagaland University, to streamline the semester system and provide better clarity and ease in areas that had posed problems for stakeholders, in particular the student community. In his paper ‘Emerging Trends in Examinations Process’, Prof. P Lal, Pro-Vice Chancellor NU, lucidly presented the story of the quest of the Indian nation to bring about educational reforms in the post-Independence era. Mention was made of the University Commission of 1948, and various successive educational commissions who were given the task of identifying problems in the educational system and to formulate remedial measures to solve such problems at all levels of education, starting from primary to university levels. His talk mainly accentuated progressive educational reforms over the years, finally closing with the recent trend of Higher Education including technical education under the University Grants Commission with an emphasise on research development programmes. Later in the day, during the discussion hour the queries of participants were addressed by the Controller of Examinations. This was followed by a technical session on ‘Orientation on Exam Software’, where the much needed technical help was provided for better management of the examination system. Finally, closing remarks and a vote of thanks was proposed by Dr. Abemo Lotha, Controller of Examinations, Nagaland University. Moanungla Kevichusa, HoD English, Kohima College, presided over the workshop.