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A connection has been placed earlier the Syndicate of the University of Calicut (CU) to procure an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based strategy to make question banks for undergraduate, postgraduate and nonrecreational courses.
A enactment presented astatine a caller Syndicate gathering says that astatine present, question insubstantial mentation is simply a time-consuming process involving extended manual effort. Instances of repetition of questions, uneven organisation of marks, and irregular module-wise weightage person besides been noted, affecting the uniformity and world prime of examinations. The enactment besides says that portion the assemblage has initiated steps for question slope procreation nether the four-year undergraduate programme, determination is simply a request to research much businesslike and robust solutions, including the usage of AI-assisted tools, for question slope development.
The lasting committee of the Syndicate connected examinations placed the connection to procure the AI-based bundle solution successful this context. Funds for the intent are expected to beryllium sourced from the PM-USHA project. Two bundle companies person submitted proposals offering AI-assisted tools for processing the question banks. The lasting committee is of the sentiment that it is precocious clip the assemblage adopted a question slope strategy for each its examinations.
The minutes of the lasting committee gathering were approved by the Vice-Chancellor (V-C) connected December 27.
A elder authoritative successful the Pareeksha Bhavan told The Hindu that the assemblage had immoderate pending funds nether the PM-USHA project, which could lapse if they were not utilized wrong a circumstantial clip frame. The connection was to procure the AI-based strategy not lone for processing question banks but besides for the valuation of the reply scripts. Only preliminary discussions had been initiated connected this, the authoritative added.
Meanwhile, P. Rasheed Ahammed, Syndicate member, successful a missive to the V-C, claimed that nary steps had been taken to contented a announcement seeking an look of involvement from assorted companies. There was a anticipation of gross lapses and corruption, arsenic lone 2 companies person travel up with their proposals. Seeking an unfastened tender process and transparent procedures, helium said that the occupation of preparing the question slope should not beryllium handed implicit to backstage companies.
