Controller of examinations is a position that is mostly available in universities and candidates appointed for this position will be responsible for the examination section of the university/institution. They are responsible for holding and conducting on examination for the university/institution. Pay scale for the position of Controller of Examination in Government-run universities in India is Rs.37400-67000 plus a GP of Rs.10000.

Recent job notification for the position of Controller of Examinations:

Recently, the following government-run institutions called for applications from eligible candidates for the position of Controller of Examinations:

• Vikarma Simhapuri University

• Gautam Buddh Technical University

• Avinashilingam Deemed University for Women

• Appejay STYA University

• Guru Jambheshwar University of Science & Technology

• Maharshi Dayanand University

• Defense Institute of Advanced Technology

Educational Qualification required for applying to the position of Controller of Examinations:

To apply for the position of Controller of Examinations in Government-run universities and institutions, candidates must be PG degree holders in any discipline with not less than 55% of aggregate marks.

Experience:

Most of the institutions require that candidates must have at least 15 years of experience of working as Assistant Professor in any top colleges/universities.

Age:

The maximum age limit to apply for the position of Controller of Examinations is 65 years since some universities even appoint retired personnel of any top rated organizations /institutions for the position of Controller of Examinations.

Selection Procedure:

In most of the cases, selection of candidates to the position of Controller of Examinations is done based on their performance in the personal interview in front of a panel of interviewers.

Duties and powers of Controller of Examinations:

Controller of Examinations is normally entrusted with the following responsibilities:

• Getting the question papers prepared from the faculty members and print it and to keep it under safe custody without leakage of questions before the date of examination

• Ensuring proper distribution of exam materials and question papers

• Ensuring proper collection of answer scripts, surplus examination materials and other documents pertaining to the examination department

• Holding of meeting of examiners and distribution of answer scripts to examiners and recollection of the answer sheets and mark sheets from the examiners

• Allocation and distribution of marks to different sections of the answer sheets

• Publication of results as per the date announced by the university authorities

• Issue of certificate and mark sheets to successful candidates with due signature on time

Thus, controller of examination will be responsible for taking care of all issues and questions pertaining to examinations.