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VTU to introduce on-demand examinations
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Failed a paper? VTU's on-demand exams skip the wait: the Belagavi university KAS aspirants must place
VTU to hold on-demand exams for failed candidates.
Why it matters: factual, Prelims-type; Karnataka-specific
What you need to know
2 मिनट
Visvesvaraya Technological University will let students who failed take on-demand examinations rather than wait for a supplementary schedule.
स्रोत: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
मुख्य तथ्य
Remember these
- Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) will hold on-demand examinations for students who failed.
- Students need not wait for the regular supplementary exam schedule.
- VTU is headquartered at Jnana Sangama, Belagavi.
- VTU is a state technical university in Karnataka that affiliates engineering and allied colleges.
प्रीलिम्स · मेन्स
How the exam will ask it
प्रीलिम्स
- Visvesvaraya Technological University has its headquarters at Belagavi, Karnataka.
- On-demand examinations allow failed candidates to reappear without waiting for a fixed supplementary schedule.
- VTU is a state university and affiliates technical institutions across Karnataka.
मेन्स
GS Paper 2 (education) and Karnataka higher-education topics for KAS. Issue: long waits for supplementary exams delay degrees and jobs. Policy: on-demand examinations let failed students reappear sooner. Implication: lower dropout and faster progression, but higher administrative load and a need to protect assessment quality; way forward is transparent scheduling, adequate evaluation capacity and student support.
Quick recall
Answer before you reveal
Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU), which has decided to introduce on-demand examinations for students who failed, has its headquarters at:
- Mysuru
- Belagavi
- Dharwad
- Kalaburagi
उत्तर देखें
उत्तर: B — Correct: Belagavi — VTU is headquartered at Jnana Sangama, Belagavi. • Mysuru — wrong: Mysuru hosts the University of Mysore and JSS institutions, not VTU's headquarters. • Dharwad — wrong: Dharwad hosts Karnatak University and an agricultural university, not VTU. • Kalaburagi — wrong: Kalaburagi hosts Gulbarga University and a VTU regional office, not the headquarters.
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