When will the university improve?

The height of educational crime and the brutal assault on the system

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The reputation of Tribhuvan University (TU) is now at a weak point in its history.TAG_OPEN_span_134 Recently, the question paper of Masters of Business Studies (MBS) first semester of the Faculty of Management was made public through WhatsApp within minutes of the commencement of the examination. Experts have called it not just a technical error but an “educational crime”. When the question papers of the country’s largest academic institution start being sold like vegetables in the market or are scattered in WhatsApp groups , , then it is natural for the world to question the quality and degree of manpower produced from there.

WhatsApp group ‘Section C’ and dangerous abuse of technology

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If you look at the case of the MBS question paper leak, it exposes the horrific misuse of modern technology. WhatsApp group named ‘MBS First Same, Section C’, }, } with 1023 members, , 12:00 p.m.: At 05 pm, a person called ‘Sulabh Sir’ had sent the PDF file of the question paper. Although the purpose of the group is to ‘help each other’, it has been seen that there is illegal distribution of question papers and exchanging answers. The fact that the students ask the group to “do the same for economics” proves that this is not a one-time coincidence, but an organized web.

Formalities of arrest and investigation of ‘Sulabh Sir’

KATHMANDU: The Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) of Nepal Police has arrested two persons in connection with the question paper leak case.TAG_OPEN_span_124 Tribhuvan University (TU) A three-member probe committee has been formed under the convenorship of Achyut Gyawali. However TAG_OPEN_span_122 TAG_CLOSE_span_123 TAG_OPEN_span_123 TAG_CLOSE_span_124, the tradition of forming such committees and keeping reports in the drawer is not new in the history of TU. Although Education Minister Sasmit Pokharel has pledged to take action against the culprits, until the collusion between the source of the question paper and the examination center is uprooted{{TAG_OPEN_span_120 TAG_CLOSE_span_121 TAG_OPEN_span_121 TAG_CLOSE_span_122 TAG_CLOSE_span_120}}, }, such arrests alone will not provide a long-term solution.

Exam Centers: Major Leak Bases and Weak Monitoring

Although the Office of the Controller of Examinations (Panika) Balkhu claims that security has been adopted in the printing and transportation of question papers, the real problem is seen in the examination centers.TAG_OPEN_span_117 According to Kabiraj Poudel, spokesperson of Panika, TAG_OPEN_span_115 TAG_CLOSE_span_116 TAG_OPEN_span_116 TAG_CLOSE_span_117 it is almost impossible to take a photo of the question paper and send it out without the connivance of the center head or inspector. Reaching the mobile inside the examination hall , } and using AI ({AI) } has raised a big question mark on the security of the examination center and the ethics of the teachers.

Plague of copy-paste: Lazy professor to create new questions

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Another major problem of question paper repetition in TU is , }, which is seen as ‘old disease’ or ‘new epidemic’. In the postgraduate level examinations of Economics, }, Political Science, } and the postgraduate level examinations of the Faculty of Education have been found to be exactly repeated. In the first semester of Political Science, the question papers of 2021 and 2022 were the same, , only the order was altered. This is the extreme negligence and intellectual poverty of the experts, } where they do not even bother to prepare a new question paper.

son-in-law’s copy to be checked by father-in-law: extreme degradation of morality

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The anomalies within TU are not limited to the question papers, } It is trapped in the ugly web of nepotism. In one of the incidents, it was revealed that Professor Ram Biswas Sah had prepared the question paper for his daughter and son-in-law Amarnath Sah in the examination for the post of assistant professor and later examined the answer sheets of his son-in-law and passed it. Not only this, the fact that TAG_OPEN_span_95 TAG_CLOSE_span_96 TAG_OPEN_span_96 TAG_CLOSE_span_97 the game of bargaining up to Rs 10 lakh through intermediaries is taking place within the TU Service Commission to pass the money and fail those who do not.

Error in Science Questions: Playing on Students’ Futures

The extent of TU negligence is evident from the B.Sc. first year examination, } where only 19 marks in the examination of 75 integers were wrong.TAG_OPEN_span_94 The students were confused when they were asked the wrong questions, , but the exam guard reprimanded them by saying, ‘Do as you are’. Later, the Controller of Examinations tried to dismiss it as ‘simple human error’. But for students who work day and night for each and every mark, such a ‘TAG_OPEN_span_88 TAG_CLOSE_span_89 TAG_OPEN_span_89 TAG_CLOSE_span_90 common error’ puts their entire career at risk.

Political Protection: Strong Grounds for Escape Guilty

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Political patronage has become a major wall behind the negligence in every department and faculty of TU. The then head of the Department of Economics, Prof. Dr. Shivraj Adhikari’s repeated question papers on teaching have sent a message that instead of taking action, he was given the ‘Best Teacher’ Award and later nominated as a member of the National Planning Commission. As long as the office-bearers are appointed on the basis of political beliefs, }, expecting reform is like squeezing out sand and extracting oil.

The ‘secret’ but hollow process of question paper creation{

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The process of preparing the question paper of TU in paper form seems to be very safe. It is said that }, }, } mobile phones will be banned and sealed, but in practice it is very weak. Even the scrutiny carried out by the chairman and experienced members of the subject committee is limited to formalities. If the scrutiny was effective, there would be no possibility of the previous year’s questions being repeated or the wrong questions printed. There is a serious ‘loophole’ somewhere in this process, }, which are being exploited by the wrong elements.

Injustice to hardworking students and distrust of the system

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This anomaly of TU has hit the hardworking and honest students the most. The discrimination between students who study day and night and students who get question papers on WhatsApp and write the answers through AI has polluted the education system. Student Lata Mashke’s complaints such as , have raised doubts about the credibility and quality of the certificate of TU. As a result, there is a risk that deserving students will migrate abroad and the country will be dominated by those who get degrees only on the basis of ‘setting’.

The Way Forward for Reform: Metal-Free Zones and Digital Tightening

It is now imperative for TU to adopt modern technology by replacing the traditional security system.TAG_OPEN_span_74 As suggested by the spokesperson of the Office of the Controller of Examinations, , } examination centers should be made ‘metal-free zones’. As in international flights, the examinee , should be admitted only after strict checking. If anyone is found carrying a mobile or digital device, he should be immediately dismissed or the examination should be canceled.

Question Bank (Question Bank) and Software Requirements

TU should immediately set up a ‘Question Paper Bank’ to resolve the problem of question paper repetition and error.TAG_OPEN_span_69 Thousands of questions of each subject should be collected in software and arrangements should be made to automatically prepare the question paper from the computer system shortly before the examination. Due to this, the whims of a particular professor are not carried out and the confidentiality of the question paper is also protected. The less human interference is , , the less likely it is to be errorized and manipulated.

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Revival or Demise?

Tribhuvan University (TU) is currently in the final battle to save its reputation.TAG_OPEN_span_66 Question paper leaking, } son-in-law’s setting{, } and copy-paste questions are not just small incidents, . If the Ministry of Education and the TU leadership take a tough decision right now and do not bring the perpetrators to book, TAG_OPEN_span_58 TAG_CLOSE_span_59 TAG_OPEN_span_59 TAG_CLOSE_span_60 the existence of this institution will be limited only to history. To understand the value of the sweat of honest students and to save the higher education of the country, there is no need for a ruthless surgery of , . Reforming TU means improving the future of Nepal , , so any delay in this is not acceptable on any pretext.