With most colleges offbound due to covid, exam season this year is like none ever before. Many are looking at tech-enabled proctoring solutions, despite concerns about keeping a close vigil.
Siddhartha Gupta, chief executive officer (CEO) of online assessment platform Mercer Mettl, said the company has seen a 70-80% rise in demand for its platform from inatitutions during the covid-19 crisis.
Another company, mUni Campus, said it has about 35 universities during the pandemic and expects to sign 15 more in the next month. “Exams and evaluations are much more important than teaching," said Bhupesh Daheria, Founder, mUni Campus. “Even small educational institutions and reputed management institutes in tier -2 and tier-3 cities have been