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 Changing Paradigms
Exam results through the Internet
In the decades spanning 60’s and 70’s in the 20th century, exam results, especially those of the State School Boards meant, students and parents spending sleepless nights waiting for the early morning arrival of the ‘Gazette’ carrying the result. With the change in the pattern of Education Boards all over the country, the concepts of +2 results and significant increase in the entrance exams for various professional courses came into fore, not only enhancing the number and magnitude of examinations but also bringing tough competition in the academic scenario. Till a few years back, it was a common sight to see the students thronging notice boards trying to find their roll number in the list of successful candidates. The emergence of Internet has seemed to transform the above scenario as it has made it possible for students to check their Exam Result in the comfort and safety of their own homes with the ‘moment’, just a mouse click away…
The practice of using the World Wide Web as a medium to publish examination results is not new, especially in countries with a high rate of Internet usage. The concept picked up in India during the past 4-5 years with the increased proliferation of Web and its reach into the Indian homes and Cyber cafes. The organization behind the vast exercise of publishing the various exam results on the Internet in India is National Informatics Centre (NIC), a part of the Ministry of Communications & Information Technology. Through its nationwide infrastructure present in all States, Union Territories (UTs) and Districts of India, NIC has been publishing and disseminating the results of several academic and recruitment examinations through the Internet every year.
Current scenario
In the education system currently prevailing in India, there are State Education Boards in various States /UTs apart from the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and the Indian Council of School Education (ICSE) at the All India Level. These Education Boards conduct examinations at the level of matriculation (class 10th) and + 2 (class 12th). Some state boards also conduct exams at the level of class 8th. Millions of students appear for these examinations every year and wait for the results with baited breath. The results of the examinations are prepared, compiled and declared by the respective boards by sending the detailed mark lists of the students to the respective schools. For the past four to five years, these school results and many others including entrance examinations for professional courses are being simultaneously released on the Internet as soon as it is ready on the exam results web portal (http://results.nic.in) developed for this purpose by NIC.
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