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section 15

Director, Board of Examinations and Evaluation and his powers and duties.

The Maharashtra COEP Technological University Act, 2022
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  1. (1) The Director, Board of Examinations and Evaluation shall be full-time salaried officer and shall work directly under the directions and control of the Vice-Chancellor. He shall discharge his function under the superintendence, direction and control of the Board of Examinations and Evaluation, and shall be concerned with the implementation of the policies and directives given by the Board of Examinations and Evaluation.
  2. (2) The Director, Board of Examinations and Evaluation shall be appointed by the Vice-Chancellor from amongst faculty member of University on the recommendation of a selection committee constituted for the purpose as prescribed in the Statutes.
  3. (3) The term of Director, Board of Examinations and Evaluation shall be five years or till he attains the age of superannuation, whichever is earlier : Provided that, in case vacancy occurs because of death, resignation or otherwise, the Vice-Chancellor shall appoint officiating Director till the new Director is appointed.
  4. (4) The Director, Board of Examinations and Evaluation shall,-
    • (a) be the principal officer-in-charge of the conduct of University examinations, tests and evaluation, and declaration of their results ;
    • (b) be the Member-Secretary of the Board of Examinations and Evaluation ;
    • (c) be responsible for making all arrangements necessary for holding examinations, tests and evaluation, and for timely declaration of results ;
    • (d) evolve and implement in consultation with the Examinations and Evaluation Cell, processes for proper and smooth conduct of examinations and evaluation ;
    • (e) prepare and announce in advance the programme of examinations, after seeking approval of the Board of Examinations and Evaluation ;
    • (f) arrange for auto-generated questions papers from scientifically developed question banks by using Artificial Intelligence (AI) techniques, both for offline and online examinations ;
    • (g) postpone or cancel examinations, in part or in whole, in the event of malpractices or if the circumstances so warrant, and take disciplinary action or initiate any civil or criminal proceedings against any person or a group of persons alleged to have committed malpractices, with approval of the Vice-Chancellor ;
    • (h) take disciplinary action where necessary against the candidates, paper setters, examiners, moderators, or any other persons connected with examinations and evaluation, found guilty of malpractices in relation to the examinations and evaluation ;
      • (i) review, from time to time, the results of University examinations and evaluation, and forward reports thereon to the Board of Examinations and Evaluation ;
    • (j) strive to declare the results of every examination and evaluation conducted by the University within fifteen days from the last date of the examination for that particular course and shall in any case declare the results as provided in section 53 and in case of delay, prepare a detailed report outlining the reasons ;
    • (k) take all steps for implementation of all academic and administrative decisions taken by the Board of Examinations and Evaluation ;
    • (l) implement decisions taken by the various University authorities, connected with the examination and evaluation process ;
    • (m) implement all policy and operative decisions with reference to the choice based credit system, both at the under-graduate, postgraduate levels and in other teaching programmes ;
    • (n) organize workshops for teachers in the subjects concerned, in order to acquaint them with new trends in the assessment processes, such as cognitive and summative assessment, creation and use of repository of questions, use of technology in paper setting and conduct of examinations, tests and evaluation ;
    • (o) ensure innovative and effective use of information and communication technology in the entire process of the conduct of examinations and evaluation ;
    • (p) arrange for proper assessment of performance of candidates at the examinations and process the results ;
    • (q) ensure that answer books for all examinations are assessed through a mechanism and system as prescribed in the Ordinances ;
    • (r) ensure that every teacher and non-teaching employee in the University, renders necessary assistance and service in respect of examinations of the University and in evaluation process ;
    • (s) carry out all other duties and functions assigned to him by the Board of Examinations and Evaluation ;
    • (t) undertake any other task assigned to him by the University authorities to carry out the objectives of Board of Examinations and Evaluation, and to ensure that the objects of the University are accomplished ;
    • (u) exercise such other powers and perform such other duties as prescribed by or under this Act or assigned to him by the Vice Chancellor from time to time.

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