Now, govt moots unique ID for each student after HSC Panel for exam reforms suggests online distribution of mark sheets and degrees

Now, govt moots unique ID for each student after HSC

Panel for exam reforms suggests online distribution of mark sheets and degrees

If you are a Class 12 student, this news would force you to dream hi-tech. The state government proposes to create a unique ID for every student who goes for further study after HSC. The ID would be your permanent identification wherever you will go till you complete your studies even if you keep on changing your college, stream and university in the state. Any eductaional campus can access your data with this ID and it will not need to verify again saving lot of time and energy of students and educational centres both. This hi-fi proposal is one the many recommendations which are part of the report of a state level committee on examination reforms. A top official and member of the committee said, “If accepted, this will facilitate student’s admission across the state. One need not run for migration, eligibility, photocopies of mark sheets. Varsities will also not have to store tonnes of papers.” The committee was formed in June after various paper leak cases at Mumbai, Nagpur and Nanded varsities and subsequent dip in credibility of state universities. This has alerted the government putting it on damage control mode and also forcing it to use information technology to upgrade the old traditional method. Secretary of IT is heading the committee. The committee had its final meeting on Wednesday where representatives of all the state varsities were present. Special software is proposed, which will prepare question papers using questions from the question bank an hour before the commencement of the exam. The software can be accessed through password by the chairman of exam in the presence of two examiners. The same software will generate the question paper at the colleges, who will then print and distribute the papers at centres. This will also help to tackle the problem of internet connectivity in colleges of rural areas. This will save the cost of supervision and distribution of papers. The reforms would be applicable to all state varsities. According to the member, “Few reforms can be implemented from 2013 March exam. In first phase, only one faculty would be taken and then gradually others will be included.” The draft report of the committee will be put up on government website in a day or two to invite suggestions and comments of various stake holders.