Gauhati University Exam Routine 2021 – University To Conduct Exams In ‘Open Book System’ In Online Mode

In view of the current COVID-19 situation in Assam, the Gauhati University has decided to conduct all the pending examinations in Open Book System (OBS) in the online mode. [Updated as on 7th May 2021]. 

The postgraduate examinations will be held from June 1 to 15 while the undergraduate examinations will start from the 2nd week of June. 

Gauhati University Online Exam SOP

Gauhati University has released the official Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for the upcoming online examinations to be held for various courses under the university. [Updated as on 24th May 2021] All university students are requested to go through the SOP carefully. 

Here is the key points of Gauhati University Online Exam SOP

1. All answers must be handwritten by the examinee in A4 size paper. A model Answer Sheet is uploaded in the portal https://web.gauhati.ac.in/otbe. This model Answer Sheet may also be downloaded, printed and then used for writing answers.

2. All pages must contain page numbers.

3. Number of pages may be less or more than 10 pages. But, in no case the uploaded document be more than 5.0 MB size.

4. A procedure is laid down in the portal https://web.gauhati.ac.in/otbe. to know as to how to scan and convert the Answer Sheets in to PDF and can be reduced to less than 5.00 MB. This is very crucial for successful uploading. As such, the examinees should practise and learn properly as to how to limit it to less than the specified size. Ideally, if scanned properly, a 10 page document will be around only 2 MB size only.

5. To do it as mentioned in point 4 above, some apps have been recommended in the portal https://web.gauhati.ac.in/otbe. The students can use similar other apps also.

6. The Question Papers will be available for downloading 30 minutes before the beginning of the Examination.

7. The student will be able to upload the PDF copy of the answer script after 30 minutes from the time of commencement of the examination and the upload facility will be available until one hour (60 minutes) after the end of the examination.

8. Once a student uploads a document, he/she can’t do it again. So make sure that-

A. The Answer Sheets are properly scanned, converted to a single PDF maintaining serialization of the pages.

B. Recheck the size of the document before going for uploading and make sure it does not exceed 5 MB size.

C. So, students are strongly advised to practise this procedure (scanning and conversion to PDF) using any document available at hand.

9. In order to take the Examination, the students will be required to log in to the Examination Portal. To log in, the students need to give correct Registration No., Mobile No. and Date of Birth.

10. Since it is an Open Book Examination conducted in the online mode, they will be able to take the help of the textbooks, notes etc.

11. The total marks for each paper will be 70 percent of the total theory marks. Total duration of the examination will be mentioned in the respective question papers.

12. There will be no offline submission of any Answer Sheet anywhere.

13. Further, students are informed to ensure their connectivity and use of proper gadgets.

14. All practical examinations will be notified later on.

Gauhati University Exam Routine 2021 

Controller of Examinations, Gauhati University (GU) has released the official exam routine or schedule of BA, BSc, BCom for 1st, 3rd & 5th semester’s final examination 2020. Students can check the GU TDC Exam Routine 2021 by visiting this webpage. 

Gauhati University Exam Routine 2021 Details

Name of University: Gauhati University (GU)

Name of examination: Gauhati University TDC Examination 2020

Course/s: BA, BSc, BCom

Semester/s: 1st, 3rd and 5th Semester

Examination date: From 2nd Week of June 2021

Type of exam: Written Exam

Mode of exam: Online Open Book System

Download Gauhati University Exam Routine 2021

Students who successfully submitted the Gauhati University Online Form can now appear for Gauhati University Exam 2020. Students of respective semesters can now download Gauhati University Routine from below-mentioned links.

GU 1st Semester Examination (CBCS)

Theory Examination: 20th April to 8th May 2021

Practical Examination: Dates will be notified separately.

GU 1st Semester Examination

Theory Examination: 20th April to 8th May 2021

Practical Examination: Dates will be notified separately.

GU 3rd Semester Examination (CBCS)

Theory Examination: From 20th April 2021 (Tentative)

Practical Examination: Information will be available after official announcement.

GU 3rd Semester Examination

Theory Examination: From 20th April 2021 (Tentative)

Practical Examination: Information will be available after official announcement.

GU 5th Semester Examination

Theory Examination: 20th April to 6th May 2021

Practical Examination: Dates will be notified separately.

Steps to Download GU Exam Routine 2021

Students of Gauhati University of this examination have to follow below-mentioned steps to download official exam routine of Gauhati University.

– Scroll down, check the Important Web- Link‘s section.

– Go to your respective semester and click on the link.

– A .pdf file will be downloaded.

– The downloaded .pdf file is your GU Exam Routine 2020.

Important Web Link of Gauhati University Exam Routine 2021