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VTU to introduce on-demand examinations for students who failed
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Fail a paper, skip the wait: VTU's on-demand exams and the Belagavi university Karnataka PSC asks about
VTU brings on-demand exams for failed candidates.
Why it matters: factual, Prelims-type
What you need to know
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Visvesvaraya Technological University has decided to introduce on-demand examinations for candidates who failed, so that students need not wait for the university to announce a supplementary schedule.
VTU is the State's technological university with headquarters at Belagavi.
ਸਰੋਤ: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
ਮੁੱਖ ਤੱਥ
Remember these
- VTU will introduce on-demand examinations for students who failed
- Students need not wait for the university to announce a supplementary exam schedule
- VTU is the State's technological university
- VTU is headquartered at Jnana Sangama, Belagavi
- Relevant to the KAS syllabus topic on education
ਪ੍ਰੀਲਿਮਜ਼ · ਮੇਨਜ਼
How the exam will ask it
ਪ੍ਰੀਲਿਮਜ਼
- Visvesvaraya Technological University is headquartered at Belagavi, Karnataka.
- VTU is the State's technological university that affiliates engineering colleges.
- On-demand examinations let failed candidates appear without waiting for a supplementary schedule.
ਮੇਨਜ਼
GS Paper II (Education, governance) and KAS Education. Fixed supplementary exam calendars delay progression and cause dropouts and lost placement opportunities; on-demand exams are a student-centric reform within the university's exam regulations. Way forward: ensure exam integrity, adequate evaluation capacity and fair fee structure while maintaining academic standards.
Quick recall
Answer before you reveal
Visvesvaraya Technological University has its headquarters at:
- Mysuru
- Belagavi
- Dharwad
- Kalaburagi
ਜਵਾਬ ਵੇਖੋ
ਜਵਾਬ: B — Correct: Belagavi — VTU is headquartered at Jnana Sangama, Belagavi. • Mysuru — wrong: Mysuru hosts the University of Mysore, not VTU's headquarters. • Dharwad — wrong: Dharwad hosts Karnatak University and an agricultural university, not VTU. • Kalaburagi — wrong: Kalaburagi hosts Gulbarga University, not VTU's headquarters.
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