My Blog is now tracking the progress of Visvesvaraya Technological University(The largest university in karnataka):
Now that the VTU has gone in for choice based credit system(CBCS) starting from the year 2015 itself we are in for major changes both in curriculum and pedagogy. In the older scheme of things the curriculum was revised once every 4 years. The university which started in the year 1998 and had the first set of curriculum revision with the 2002 scheme. Then came the 2006 scheme, 2010 scheme and the 2014 scheme. As far as my memory serves me right the university had four vice chancellors till date. Dr. S. Rajashekharaiah followed by Prof. Dr. K. Balaveera Reddy followed by Dr. H.P. Kincha followed by Dr. H. Maheshappa. While 2014 scheme did not get implemented beyond one year we have seen a new system. I read a news article today where even students of 2014 are asking for CBCS.
Among other notable improvements that happened in the university were
1) Somewhere in 2012 the university experimented with Digital Valuation. MindLogix was the company which got the contract for the software. The proposal was to scan answer scripts and display their image on computer screen and let evaluators value the scripts from any computer lab in any of the colleges.
This made the evaluation process very simple and easier. Earlier faculties had to carry around the answer bundles in designated valuation centers. Had to get them issued and then returned. They even struck work for low remuneration in valuation several times.
2) QPDS(question paper distribution system) is an online system where a special software in all colleges downloads the question papers just about half an hour to ten minutes before the start of the exam. There are special printers meant to print the question papers within a short time. An alternate mechanism of opening an encrypted CD with special keys also exists.
3) As already mentioned the number of units were reduced in 2014 scheme from eight to five modules and one question from each module was compulsory in the semester exams.
4) The university got a regional office in Bangalore along with each of the other regions such as mysore, gulbarga, belgaum etc.
5) Several initiatives in E-learning were taken, streamlining the PhD process etc.
6) VTU cracked the whip in controlling the menace of websites tuned to helping the students in passing the exam or scoring more marks or accessing the past question papers and VTU only books.
