According to to the latest notification by the Ministry of Home Affairs to try and get life back to a semblance of normality, which lifts the night curfew from 1 August amongst other things, also states that colleges and educational institutions would remain (physically) closed until 31 August.
What is not clear is whether the physical Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) scheduled on 22 August will be included in the restriction or not.
Section 1(i) and (v) state that all activities outside containment zones are permitted, except:
(i) schools, colleges, educational and coaching institutions will remain closed till 31st August, 2020. Online/ distance learning shall continue to be permitted and shall be encouraged…
(v) … academic … functions and other large congregations
Whether a mass exam fall under “educational” or “coaching institution” or “academic… functions” or “large congregations” is anyone’s guess at this point but it does not look good.
Update 23:17: Thanks to a commenter below for pointing out “academic functions”, specifically.
We understand that the CLAT convenor vice-chancellors (VCs) are scheduled to meet tomorrow in any case, to discuss progress and plans for the exams in the ever-evolving pandemic.
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B. Senior citizens aren't supposed to be out. That includes most invitees like the PM.
Wish people understand the value of life and be pragmatic.
If we remove a semester from syllabus, how do you propose we move forward? Would they just not study contract law( usually taught in 1st sem)?
I still believe that an AI-Proctored exam will be better. It will still be better to have a batch of Technologically advanced 'cheaters' (if it's possible not to spot them) rather than snapping the fingers like thanos and killing an entire batch.
CLAT along with these things also tests knowledge. If you're asked who's the CJI presently, any ability to discreetly Google will allow you to search for answers.
So stop talking about how AI/proctoring worked for you, and thus it should work everywhere. If it worked for you, great, join Jindal, enjoy, and let us remaining people be in peace.
Make the life of genuine students a hell once again after the consortium changed it once already. Do you even realise how much preparation goes in to just get accustomed to a particular pattern .
If you're interested, even the AIBE is scheduled to take place in August. Although practically every examination of any kind has been deferred, the BCI has not adjusted it's timing in any manner keeping in mind the pandemic.
The delayed examinations and announcement of results anyhow means that a large number of students won't be able to give the AIBE, and those that have gotten provisional registration and have been able to sign up for the AIBE would be subjected to the risk of getting infected or not giving the bar altogether this year.
If you're interested and do a story, at least some discussion about the issue may take place since we know the BCI follows LI keeping in mind the last time you did a story on the AIBE they filed a defamation case against you, if I recall correctly.
Just accept it will happen, and study. If it doesn't, you may relax or celebrate or be angry, whatever you want to be. Good luck!
For those claiming Jindal and LSAT to be visionary by conducting RPT examination need to understand that barely 7000 aspirants(Mostly from privileged background) appeared for it , it is no way comparable to an All india examination with more than 60,000 aspirants from. All parts of the country. Moreover the pattern of LSAT hardly leaves a scope for cheating but with objective based questions it becomes easier to do so in papers like Clat, ailet and slat. The Slat was conducted via the RPT mode and miserably failed to ensure integrity of the examination. So it definitely wont be possible for clat or ailet to shift to an RPT mode.
Any delay in the academic calender of these institutes not only affects the 2020-2025 batch but would also adversely affect the universities with respect to the upcoming batches of the coming years in terms of resources, breaks etc.
2."There are almost a lakh aspirants for karnataka CET and if this could be conducted then certainly clat can be conducted by following certain guidelines to social distancing, sanitisation and crowd management"
Reality vs "following certain guidelines to social distancing and crowd management"
https://twitter.com/anubha1812/status/1288743498762526722?s=20
Pictures explain the REALITY OF GUIDELINES BEING FOLLOWED.
Carpe Diem
But deep down we all know that it won't happen anytime soon,particularly in AUGUST.
sit back relax and enjoy the ride.
P.S-jk
I JUST WANT TO ASK THE CONSORTIUM THAT WHY THEY ENDED THE TYPE OF COMMUNICATION WHICH WAS STARTED THROUGH INSTAGRAM!
THEY DELETED ALL THE COMMENTS AND DISABLED IT!
Hope for best.
Moreover the idea of a proctored test is absolutely not possible ,a lot of people cannot afford technology nor a stable internet. As of now the exam should be postponed and if situation improves can be conducted by giving a prior notice of 7 to 10 days .
Is there any meeting of the Consortium in the next 3/4 days?
They should atleast let us know their decision even if they wish to go as planned and continue with 22nd August (as impractical as that is). I live in containment zone and would need to make arrangements in advance if exam is on 22nd.
You have a platform. Please help us!
Thanks.