The conduct of examination and process of evaluation is the centripetal force in ascertaining the performance of a student. Such a system should be thoroughly brainstormed and should be implemented. The system should be designed in such a manner to be foolproof, confidential, transparent, unambiguous, and to match global standards. The institution radically changes its procedure and modalities in the evaluation process of the examination right from the date of autonomy. Moreover, the institution is keen to publish the results in a very short period of time. The reforms in examination should benefit the students in their progression to higher studies and better career path early.

The traditional method of evaluation of students in both formative and summative examinations has several drawbacks which needs to be overcome with necessary technological inclusions in it. Data entry and data processing has to be fully automated in the context of examinations to ensure error free operations. Today's world is highly competitive in nature. Students have to equip themselves in various aspects to face competitive examinations of different nature. Moreover, end-semester examinations(ESE) and periodical internal examinations have to be replaced by assessing the students in a continuous manner which enables them to understand the core contents of their area of study. Delayed result publication shall delay or even nullify the career benefits and progressions of the students which has to be addressed. Security features in grade sheets are very much vital in the context of examination, which needs additional focus in its design.

Sensitizing the importance of the conduct of examinations and including reforms in it is a salient aspect of an institution in its academic pursuit. Over the years several reforms have been undertaken by the institution to make the examination system more vibrant and to high standards. To quote a few:

• An exclusive software is available to prepare examination seating allotment by which the students are seated in such a manner to avoid any malpractices.
• The evaluation procedure is made quick and error-free by the usage of pre-printed OMR sheets encrypted with student’s details annexed to the answer booklet with additional confidentiality embedded.
• Results are published on the institution website and mobile app within two weeks after the last date of examination
• OMR based answer sheets for select examinations.
• Upkeep of the question bank database digitally.
• Online mark entry for continuous internal assessment(CIA).
• The evaluation procedure is made quick and error-free by the usage of pre-printed OMR sheets encrypted with student’s details annexed to the answer booklet with additional confidentiality embedded.
• Students can access their CIA and ESE results on the website.
• Result analysis reports are generated for CIA and ESE based on programmes and their respective courses.
• Surveillance systems are installed in all examination halls and in the Controller of Examinations' office.
• Biometric entry systems are installed in the Controller of Examinations' office for restricted entry.
• e-Resource based Learning and Evaluation(e-RL) and summative online MCQ examinations are introduced in CIA and ESE respectively for UG Programmes, allowing students to get ready for competitive examinations with greater competence.
• Both the formative and summative examinations are trifurcated and bifurcated respectively. Formative examinations comprises: Tests (10 marks), e-RL (10 marks) and Assignments (5 marks) for a total of 25 marks. Summative examination comprises: Descriptive examination 50 marks, MCQ examination 25 marks for a total of 75 marks. The institution considers this as a breakthrough in the conduct of examinations and an innovative approach to assess the performance of the students.
• Remarkable changes are made in the CIA question paper pattern (UG & PG) and Part I, II and III courses for UG programmes in ESE.
• The question pattern for all postgraduate programmes is modified and the ratio of CIA to ESE is 40:60.
• Extra credits are given for completing MOOCs.
• Mug-shot on rainbow-coloured mark statement with 13 security features is used to prevent malpractice.

To automate the entire examination and evaluation system the institution has the following end-to-end software and hardware support:

• ELIFA 5.31 MODULE
• ROVAN IMS 7.0
• CAMPUS PLANNER
• DCET–ERL
• DCET-MCQ
• iNSIGHT4ES OMR Image Scanner

The reforms in the examination and evaluation system have brought in many benefits to the students and administrators to a larger extent. The examination procedures and processes have undergone significant IT integrations and reforms which has resulted in the smooth conduct of examinations, early announcement of results, and paperless procedures prioritizing environmental issues. The early announcements of results has benefited the students in their progression to higher studies and a better career path early.

The technological inclusion in all perspectives of examinations has significantly reduced the occurrence of human errors, processing time, and also the occurrences of malpractice. The examination reforms have increased the career benefits of students to get through competitive examinations conducted by several agencies. In this regard, the institution has witnessed a higher number of placements during this assessment period. The students feel comfortable in writing their examinations on a continuous assessment basis by which they become more versatile in their field of study. Also the seating arrangements given to them well in advance in the hall tickets make them stress free by which they move on to the hall hasslefree.

The institution has not encountered very big issues in incorporating the reforms in the conduct of examination and evaluation. Rarely few problems arise here and there are resolved with timely intervention. Faculty and staff members are to be given orientation to make them aware of new approaches introduced in examinations which involve cost and time. Procurement of equipment and OMR sheets have augmented additional cost but when compared to the benefits it is really negligible. The conduct of ERL and MCQ examinations requires scheduling of computer Labs in a meticulous manner to avoid chaos.

The institution has successfully implemented several reforms in the conduct of examinations and evaluations. By virtue of this, the institution has proven to be an outstanding institution in its vicinity benefiting the students.