Higher education Commission (HEC) has requested the universities to devise alternate exam system, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
HEC asked the universities to declare alternate exam system strategies inside seven days to wipe out the vulnerability and confusion tormenting students.
During meeting with the Vice-Chancellors and Rectors of all public and private universities of the country, Chairman HEC Tariq Banuri contradicted the choice of promoting students without directing tests.
“Assessments and examinations are a fundamental piece of the educating procedure. Endeavors to wipe out exams will have serious repercussions for education quality and student accomplishment.” Banuri said.
This was the fourth gathering among HEC and the Vice Chancellors since the coming of the Coronavirus pandemic.
The meeting was organized to reach a consensus on examination policy, admission policy, academic quality, and the academic schedule during the infection pandemic.
It likewise concluded that all endeavors will be made to secure the academic schedule and issues faced by graduating students will be addressed.
The Vice-Chancellors consented to think of their assessment approaches, in view of natures of assessments, lined up with their individual possibility situations and requirements of students. Members concurred that HEC and universities have shared goals, as they need to save the semester, evade disturbance in the academic schedule, inspire students to continue learning, and address the issues of graduating students.
The Chairman expressed that Pakistan is going through a national crisis and the HEC and universities, in their abilities, are focused on offering open support by satisfying their commitments.
He said students had raised various concerns, including those about the nature of online education, the issues of network looked by some of them, and vulnerability as to assessments.
Colleges were approached to start activity on quality issues, and their reports were being assessed at HEC
Likewise, endeavors were in the air to address a portion of the accessibility issues faced by students through cooperation with PTA and the Telecoms and focused on interest in steady projects.
The members additionally examined how to use the overall emergency as a chance to improve the quality and viability of education. The future situation is dubious and the conclusion of universities till July 15, 2020 might be broadened.
The Chairman HEC additionally requested that the Vice-Chancellors find a way to determine the issues confronting the graduating students on dire premise, make decisions regarding new admissions, proposal research, and utilization of labs. He said HEC has imparted its rules to universities about thesis defence, permitting it to be on the web.
He asked the Vice Chancellors to administer and help their staff to smooth out the work, helping them render the online learning management system a success.