Earlier, the colleges were supposed to conduct four class tests in an academic year.

“We have taken this decision in order to increase the number of teaching days. Moreover, we have observed that in certain colleges there is not enough infrastructure to take more than one unit test before the final examinations. In case any college is keen on taking more tests, it is welcome,” said

Dhrubojyoti Chattopadhyay, the Pro Vice-Chancellor (academic) of the university.

Meanwhile, the university has also decided that henceforth the 100 marks test of environmental studies will be taken by the respective colleges and not by the university. This year, according to the guidelines of the University Grants Commission (UGC), the university has increased the marks of environmental studies from 50 to 100.

Till this academic session, the 50-marks test for the compulsory environmental studies was conducted by the university, along with the two modern Indian languages. These tests are of a qualifying nature and the marks secured do not add up to the total of the candidates.

“The syllabus of the environmental science has been framed in such a manner by the UGC that the tests can be taken by the respective colleges,” said a university official.

These steps can be seen as decentralisation moves of the university where respective colleges are given more freedom to conduct the examination.