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An advanced step to meet the need of the time. Creates jobs. Saves time, brings accuracy, quick results; a paperless India would be digital with great equipment very soon. As it is, we have higher-level exams like JEE and other commerce exams that have both options. Instant results, whereas present evaluation is snail-like. Foreign universities are invading; good for English activities, offline for communication skills. Controls mass copying; going digital everywhere, exams too. Initially, it might create havoc. A real barometer for education as far as results are concerned, it will curb unfair means. Good, but infrastructure should be developed first: computer literacy, electric supply, and internet connection needed in schools and colleges. Use of OMR will ease the evaluation. Early results reduce the stress of teachers and pupils. Students need training. Beneficial for teachers. Objective type questions have become a part of the syllabus, so no problem for online. Convenient, partially. No matter if rural or urban, it will be helpful as many competitive exams are online. It's a need of modern days; it should have been introduced much before. This is one of the best ways of evaluating language skills, as IELTS and TOEFL have been testing and measuring language skills accurately. The auto spell check facility can be blocked by the software, so it's not a big problem. Paper, system, accuracy – everything is beneficial. CBSE is changing its pattern; it will be digital soon. Many online courses have this pattern. BC (British Council) has this system. Very different and difficult.

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Online exams would not test motor skills or grammatical correctness because of spell checkers; they hamper writing. The consequences of online assessment by Mumbai University should be considered. Due to a lack of computer labs in schools, students may not get ample practice. Problematic for bigger and remote colleges. Electricity, network, and even power failures are great hurdles. Are the teachers competent to conduct online exams? Not possible for communication skills. Do you think online exams should be the justification for language? Language isn't a technical subject like maths, so online exams are not possible. It will kill the beauty of evaluation and the objective of language learning. Teachers will be overburdened with online work. The creativity and actual skill of the students are not given due consideration under this new method. Even youngsters could get spoiled; in the name of practice and examination, they may get carried away. The ICT subject has been removed from the syllabus. Students will face so many difficulties in online exams. First, the ICT subject should be reintroduced, and then we can think of online exams.

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• Havoc: Widespread destruction or chaos. (Easy: Big trouble or mess)
• Barometer: An indicator of change. (Easy: Something that shows how things are changing)
• Curb: To restrain or keep in check. (Easy: To control or limit something bad)
• Infrastructure: The basic physical and organizational structures and facilities (e.g., buildings, roads, power supplies) needed for the operation of a society or enterprise. (Easy: The basic systems and services a country or organization needs to work, like roads, electricity, and internet)
• Literacy: The ability to read and write; competence or knowledge in a specified area. (Easy: Being able to read and write; knowing about a subject)
• Evaluation: The making of a judgment about the amount, number, or value of something; assessment. (Easy: Checking how good or valuable something is)
• Pupil: A student. (Easy: A student, especially a young one)
• Beneficial: Favorable or advantageous; resulting in good. (Easy: Helpful or good for you)
• Objective (type questions): Questions with limited, specific correct answers, not open to interpretation. (Easy: Questions with fixed answers, like multiple choice)
• Objective (of language learning): The aim or goal of learning a language. (Easy: The main purpose or reason for learning a language)
• Convenient: Fitting in well with a person's needs, activities, and plans; involving little trouble or effort. (Easy: Easy to use or suitable for your needs)
• Competitive (exams): Exams where people compete against each other for limited spots. (Easy: Exams where you try to do better than others to win or qualify)
• Accurately: In a way that is correct in all details; exactly. (Easy: Correctly, without mistakes)
• Hamper: To hinder or impede the movement or progress of. (Easy: To make it difficult for something to happen or for someone to do something)
• Consequences: The results or effects of an action or condition. (Easy: What happens because of something else)
• Ample: Enough or more than enough; plentiful. (Easy: Plenty of something)
• Remote (colleges): Situated far from the main centers of population; distant. (Easy: Far away places)
• Hurdles: Obstacles or difficulties. (Easy: Problems or things that stop you)
• Competent: Having the necessary ability, knowledge, or skill to do something successfully. (Easy: Able to do something well)
• Justification: A good reason or explanation for something. (Easy: A good reason for doing something)
• Overburdened: Loaded with too much work or responsibility. (Easy: Having too much to do)
• Creativity: The use of imagination or original ideas to create something; inventiveness. (Easy: Being able to think of new and original ideas)
• Due consideration: Careful thought and attention. (Easy: Thinking about something carefully)
• Carried away: To become overly enthusiastic or emotional. (Easy: Getting too excited or distracted by something)
• ICT (Information and Communication Technology): Technology related to computers, software, internet, and telecommunications. (Easy: Things like computers, internet, and mobile phones)
• Reintroduced: To bring something back into use or existence after it was stopped. (Easy: To start something again that was stopped before)
• Digital: Involving or relating to the use of computer technology. (Easy: Using computers and the internet)
• Invading: (In this context) Entering a place or market in large numbers, often seen as a challenge. (Easy: Coming into a place in a big way, sometimes unwantedly)
• Snail-like: Extremely slow. (Easy: Very, very slow)
• Unfair means: Dishonest methods, especially in an examination (e.g., cheating). (Easy: Cheating or dishonest ways)
• OMR (Optical Mark Recognition): Technology for capturing human-marked data from document forms such as surveys and tests. (Easy: A system that reads marks made on paper, like for multiple-choice tests)