Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences to penalise colleges for lapses in webstreaming of exams

Time of India

21-04-2025

Bengaluru: The
Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences
(RGUHS) has decided to
penalise colleges
for lapses in live webstreaming of exams. As per a decision taken by its syndicate, the university has decided that colleges will be fined Rs 25,000 for the first instance, Rs 50,000 for the second, and banned as an exam centre for two consecutive exams in case of a third.
Webstreaming is mandatory for all exams in colleges under RGUHS. "We have a team in the university headquarters for webstreaming. Once we give the centres list, they verify the webstreaming facilities and take the IP address of all the cameras. Each college may have 6-12 cameras or more. Each camera feed comes to us here, and we appoint observers who sit in front of the screen and watch a maximum of 4-6 colleges routinely for three hours. They also watch the scanning process involved in digital evaluation," said registrar (evaluation) Riyaz Basha.
However, there have been instances of colleges failing to webstream exams live. "Sometimes a camera isn't found, sometimes there could be power blockage. We've asked them to ensure power backup. But in case they don't have it, and if they are able to justify that with valid documents like a letter from the executive engineer confirming the power was down, they will be considered. But if the Internet is down because of rain, they have to inform us in advance," he added.
The registrar said the university has decided to become stricter about compliance. "We consider exams to be sacrosanct. So, colleges have to be prepared with all the infrastructure well before the exams. From now on, to ensure stricter standards, we've imposed this penalty mechanism.".
About 1,300 colleges covering 11 streams of health sciences are affiliated to RGUHS.