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To forestall malpractice successful II PUC applicable examinations and to sphere the sanctity of evaluation, Karnataka School Examination and Assessment Board (KSEAB) has taken steps to behaviour the applicable exams of 2025-26 nether web streaming.
In addition, it has besides taken steps to instal CCTV cameras successful each introspection centres and upload the applicable exam marks online to the KSEAB server from the introspection centres.
“To forestall immoderate shortcomings successful the II PUC applicable examinations, a circular has already been issued to instrumentality web streaming and a strategy of entering marks online astatine the introspection centres from this year, and the examinations volition beryllium conducted accordingly,” said Gopalakrishna H.N., Director of KSEAB.
KSEAB volition behaviour II PUC applicable examinations astatine the territory level, headed by the Deputy Directors of Pre-University (DDPUs) of the respective district, from January 27 to February 14.
KSEAB’s dissatisfaction
In subjects with practicals, the mentation insubstantial volition beryllium for 70 marks portion the applicable exam volition beryllium for a full of 30 marks. There is nary minimum marks bounds for students to walk the applicable examination, with a maximum of 30 marks. However, students request to people astatine slightest 21 marks to walk the mentation exam retired of a maximum of 70 marks.
The minimum marks required for each subject, including some the mentation and applicable exams, is 30. However, students request to people a full of 33% marks this twelvemonth to pass.
Students tin look for the mentation exam adjacent if they are absent from the applicable exam. But, the minimum marks required to walk indispensable beryllium obtained successful the mentation exam.
However, it has travel to the announcement of the committee that students are scoring maximum marks successful the applicable exams and scoring little marks successful the mentation section. There person besides been incidents wherever students who performed poorly successful applicable exams were fixed bully marks.
“Such unethical practices rise doubts astir the sanctity of the valuation of applicable exams,” the KSEAB opined.
Web streaming of exams
The KSEAB is already conducting SSLC and II PUC exams done web streaming. In a akin vein, it has been decided to behaviour the applicable exams besides done web streaming.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) enabled cameras volition beryllium installed successful each introspection centre wherever II PUC applicable exams are held and the introspection activities volition beryllium monitored from the KSEAB office directly. If immoderate irregularities are found, the authorities acrophobic volition beryllium alerted immediately.
Online marks introduction
The Board has implemented a strategy of online introduction of marks astatine the clip of valuation of SSLC and II PUC reply sheets from the valuation centres. It has besides been decided to instrumentality a strategy of entering practicals marks straight to the Board’s server online from the introspection centre this year.
CCTV installation has been made mandatory successful each introspection centres to show the introspection processes, including the introduction of unauthorised persons.
“A District Practical Examination Committee should beryllium formed to behaviour the applicable examination, with 1 Principal of the respective subject taxable arsenic the coordinator and 2 elder subject lecturers arsenic members. This committee should hole the docket of each the applicable introspection centers successful the territory and name interior and outer examiners. No alteration successful the docket should beryllium allowed. If immoderate shortcomings are recovered successful applicable examinations oregon if determination are complaints, the DDPU volition beryllium straight liable and disciplinary enactment volition beryllium taken against them,” the KSEAB warned.
