GU revises BSc, MSc exam format to prepare students for competitive exams

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By Yogesh Avasthi
Posted On Tuesday, October 27, 2009  (Ahmedaba Mirror : http://www.ahmedabadmirror.com/index.aspx?Page=article§name=News%20-%20City§id=3&contentid=2009102720091027023349656a47c927d)

The Gujarat University has effected a revision in the marking system in college and varsity exams by setting aside 10 marks from every subject paper for objective questions. To begin with, the change will apply to science stream courses only i.e. BSc and MSc.
The university registrar issued a circular on October 7 asking all affiliated colleges to implement the new measure in the final exam of the current academic year. Accordingly, the final exam result will be based on 30 internal test marks, and the 70-mark university exam paper which will consist of 10 mark objective questions.
University sources said the aim is to train students in objective question answering that would come in handy in most competitive exams like CAT, JEE etc. Among other benefits, fewer students will fail in the exam considering objective questions would be easier to answer for almost all students.
The university circular advises colleges to have 10-mark objective questions in preliminary exams too. Prelims usually consist of five units of 14 marks each. Henceforth, each unit will contain a few objective questions. Gujarat University has circulated a ‘paper scheme’ among all colleges clearly explaining the format.
GU intends to extend the new system to commerce and arts streams after gauging the response in science courses this year. Sources said the varsity may also increase objective question marks from 10 to 15-20 in future. College teachers said the move would not just make the paper easier for students, it would also allow them suitably extra time to some subjective questions which require lengthy answers and reasoning.
“It’s an opportunity for students to finish one-line objective answers fast, and then concentrate and write better answers in the subjective section. Students can pick up 10 easy marks along with improving the over-all performance,” said a college teacher, Tejas Patel.
The university had experimented with the system in two science subjects at the college level last. The response to the initiative from students was encouraging, sources said.

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