Daijiworld Media Network - Haveri (MS)
Haveri, Oct 19: Generally CCTV installation and prohibition of electronic gadget including mobile, smart watches and books is done to prevent the students from copying or cheating during the examination. But a college in Haveri went a step ahead and used the 'Dabba' method in order to prevent the students from cheating in the examination.
All the students, who wrote the examinations were made to write them with cartons on their head with an open window in front in order to see the answer and question paper. This strange incident occurred at the Bhagat Pre-university College of the city on October 16 during the half-yearly examinations. The students carried a helmet type box made of card board on their head and wrote the examinations.
The photos of this bizarre experiment went viral on social media. Public has condemned the step taken by the college management. Though the students questioned this rule of the management, the college authorities did not budge. Ultimately, the students had to carry the cartons on their head and write the exam for two to three hours.
The deputy director of pre-university college rushed to the institution as the video of the bizarre incident went viral on social media and took the management of the college to task. He has served a notice to the management and asked them to explain their action.