DU asks Telegram to discontinue group formed to help students in OBE exam
Delhi University has written to messaging app Telegram to discontinue a group formed to allegedly help the varsity students throughout their on-line open ebook exam. The varsity’s on-line open ebook exams (OBE) commenced on Monday for the ultimate semester postgraduate and undergraduate students with practically 35,000 students taking them on the primary day. The exams are being held in OBE mode owing to the coronavirus pandemic.
“It has come to the notice of the Examination Branch that a whatsapp/telegram group has been created to take help for examination. Students are advised not to subscribe any such groups. We have identified those students, and all these cases will come under unfair means and action will be taken as per university rules,” mentioned a mail despatched by the college to the students.
D S Rawat, Dean (Examinations) mentioned the varsity acquired an e-mail from an nameless supply concerning the group.
“We have identified 112-113 students who were part of the group. We have taken details of the group and also written to Telegram to discontinue such a group,” he mentioned.
The official mentioned the unfair means committee of the varsity is trying into the matter. It will verify whether or not the group members truly are DU students. It may even strive to verify whether or not the group was created to fleece students, he added.
The OBE was held for the primary time final yr by the varsity owing to the COVID-19 state of affairs.Â
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