“The art of proposing a question must be held of higher value than solving it” – Georg Cantor, German Mathematician.
Examiners of IIT Goa were probably thinking something on these lines when they decided to set a rather offbeat question paper for the end semester exams, reports Republic World. Because a picture of the question paper for the subject ‘Analogue Circuits’ went viral recently which changed the entire dynamics of examinations as we know it!
The question paper asked the IIT Goa students to prepare questions of 60 marks from the lecture materials that were provided to them earlier. Preparing the questions alone was set for 30 marks.
“It should reflect your understanding about the course and also must be answered in 2 hours,” the instruction read.
Next, for 40 marks, the students were asked to answer the very questions set by themselves!
“Avoid discussing with your friends. It may reduce your score if similarities are found,” read the paper.
Have a look:
As the question paper went viral on Twitter, people couldn’t help but feel amazed!
Students at IIT, Goa were first asked to prepare their own question paper and then answer it!
Whose idea was this? pic.twitter.com/3UWGALurnz— Soumyadipta (@Soumyadipta) May 25, 2021
Many called the exam “unique” and added that it is never easy to set questions, as one needs to have a thorough understanding of the subject first.
Woah! What an examination! You prepare questions for yourself and answer the same.
Gotta say IIT Goa has find out this unique way to evaluate student by themselves.
It's not gonna be easy when you are set free to choose questions to answer.
Gonna be the test of integrity too. pic.twitter.com/dwZxbKjPRQ— Rajan Karna (@RajanKarna) May 20, 2021
Ever heard of an examination without questions?
IIT Goa came forward with a savage idea to eliminate cheating in exams!
They changed the entire dynamics of exams! As per a viral picture, IIT Goa conducted their end-semester exams which DID NOT CONTAIN A SINGLE QUESTION. pic.twitter.com/vIyrPFZkUW
— Arpit Apoorva (@arpit_apoorva) May 22, 2021
Preparing questions r difficult than answering. I guess Wikipedia can’t help to prepare questions for the students. One needs to have deep understanding of the complete topic.
— Soumita De (@SoumitaDe3) May 25, 2021
Questions they prepared will reflect understanding of key concepts,what should be learned, importance for diff topics. It’s a good initiative.
— logicalMind (@logical01801129) May 25, 2021
However, Engineering graduates weren’t smiling!
aisa sukh humare time pe kyu nai thaa https://t.co/gz2pzJY7kL
— Jio aur Jeene Do 🙏 (@HinalMOza01) May 25, 2021
Makes me an engg grad wanna cry! pic.twitter.com/DiZKTjCrLM
— Aditya Narayan (@adityanarayanh) May 25, 2021
This is indeed a unique and seemingly effective way to evaluate students!