Annexure – I

General Instructions to Question Paper Setter

Please ensure that the following is strictly followed:

1. The question paper/s should be set as per the approved pattern.
2. Question Paper-setters shall abide by these instructions and treat them, and such other
instructions (and information) as may be issued to them hereafter from time to time, as
confidential.
The Examination and Evaluation Committee (EEC) reserves the right to withhold or
reduce the remuneration earned by Paper- setter or cancel their appointments for
negligence of any kind on their part in carrying out the work entrusted to them, in
accordance with the instructions issued to them.
3. Question paper-setters shall submit one set of question- paper (and not copies of the same
question paper) as the case may be, each in a separate cover for each question paper in the
subject.
4. Question paper-setters are requested to bear in mind (i) that the question papers they set
ought to contain questions covering, the entire syllabus, (ii) that they should be clearly
worded with no ambiguity, (iii) that they must not be more difficult than a well prepared
candidate could answer fully in the time allotted, (iv) that the Question Paper should be as
per the approved Question Paper pattern: for a Question Paper carrying 75 marks, there are
5 questions with Internal options only i.e. no external option to be given. Total marks of
the Question Paper including internal options are to range from 110 to 120. However,
questions given as internal choice must be mapped to the same Course Outcome as far as
possible and at the same level, (v) Please Note that the Question Paper Template is
provided for reference. The order of questions and sub-questions may changes as per
the requirements of the subject, (vi) that they are required to take precaution that the
question paper set ought not to be identical with the question paper of the previous year.
(vii) to avoid questions verbatim similar to the question paper set at college Term Test
examination, if he/she is also the Question Paper setter for their college Term Test
examination in the said course, (viii) that question paper setter shall specifically indicate
whether any charts, Tables, books etc. are to be provided to the students, the use of which
shall be permitted during the actual conduct of the examination. Preprinted datasheets may
be provided as per need, to be used by students during the examination.
5. Question paper setters should bear in mind the Bloom’s Taxonomy, while preparing the
question papers.
6. Please write specifically the duration of examination and maximum marks for the question
paper at the space on the top right corner of the question paper as per the examination
scheme of the paper. Question paper should be typed in Times New Roman 12.
7. The marks assigned to each question must be entered in bracket at the right side of the
question paper against the respective question.
8. Question paper-setters should sign across the sealed envelope containing the question
paper before handing over the same to the Examination Department.
9. Each question should be numbered and typed carefully one below the other only on one
side of the question paper. If there are alternatives to a question, all the alternative
questions must be written with the word ‘OR’ above each alternate question and must bear
the same number as that of the original question.
10. Question paper-setters are not permitted to submit carbon copies of handwritten question
papers.
11. Question paper-setters must burn/destroy the rough notes or manuscripts, if any, of the
question papers, as soon as the final manuscript is decided upon and before the delivery of
the same to the Examination Department.
12. The Question paper-setters should hand over to the Examination Department the question-
paper/s before the time given to them for submission of the question paper. The question
paper-setter should hand over to the Examination Department, any statistical or other table
which would be required by the candidates during the examination. A noting should be
made on the envelope containing the question paper for the same or any other material to
be supplied to the candidates (Examination Office should be kept informed well in
advance about the same).
13. The question paper-setters will be supplied with the envelopes to be used for submitting
the question paper to the Examination Department. The said envelopes should be closed,
sealed, signed across and handed over to the Examination Department.
14. The question paper-setter or chairperson or one of the paper-setters – authorized by the
group (if the question paper has been prepared jointly by a group of paper-setters) shall
submit the question paper sets to the Examination Department in properly sealed envelope.
15. The question paper-setter shall correct the proof of the question paper/s set wherever
necessary and also whenever required by the Examination Department.
16. When two or more question paper setters are appointed in a subject, they are jointly
responsible for the question paper work i.e. for setting the question paper and delivery of
the question paper to the Examination Department.
17. Question Paper Setters are requested to communicate amongst themselves at the earliest on
receipt of this letter to conduct the meeting for setting of question papers in the said
course.
18. Question Paper Setters are requested to communicate to the EEC - DJSCE, if any of their
relative is appearing at the examination (The term relative includes: - "Wife, husband, son,
daughter, grand-son, grand-daughter, father, mother, brother, sister, nephew, niece, uncle,
aunt, first cousin, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, father-in-law, mother-in-law and sister-in-
law ").
19. The question paper setters should take precaution that the questions shall not bear any real
names of individuals their institution. Questions on controversial topics or having a
bearing on the politics of the country and the personalities should be strictly avoided.