Allahabad: Online exams for MNNIT fourth year students

PRAYAGRAJ: Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology-Allahabad ( MNNIT ) will conduct semester exam for its final year students online in view of the lockdown enforced due to the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak.


The move, which is first of its kind in the institute’s history, is likely to benefit 550 final-year students who have already landed job offers and have to join their respective firms by July.

MNNIT director Rajeev Tripathi said, “The decision to conduct exams online for final year students was taken in the wake of the prevailing situation and the need for maintaining social distancing. It would also help in quick evaluation and declaration of results.”

“Though we are still working out the modalities, the plan is to conduct a 30-mark online exam, while setting aside 30 marks for students’ previous performance. The marks students scored in their mid-semester and sessional examinations would account for the remaining 40 marks, which is the rule otherwise as well,” said Tripathi.