Students’ Protest against Class Tests in Delhi University

An organization of the students of Delhi University, the Joint Task Force, recently organized a signature campaign to protest against the class tests taken in lieu of written assignments. As per the university guidelines, written tests are the basis for internal grading. These days it has caught on among teachers in various colleges of Delhi University to taking class tests in place of assignments which in turn are to be done from home over a period of time.

No doubt the process of checking 1000-word assignments is quite tedious and time-consuming, but it is the duty of every teacher not to wreak havoc on students with on the spot half-an-hour tests that in any case have the potential to be of inferior quality and quantity (oops!) than written assignments done over the term.

With the said practice among Delhi University teachers, the entire purpose of having an internal assessment is being thwarted. The Joint Task Force organised a signature campaign regarding this at the North Campus on Monday, December 17, 2007. Plans are in the offing for a similar campaign at South Campus as well.