Bcoz, B4, LOL… Chatting language has crept into answer sheets, and this university has exposed the trend..

Mobile phones and social media have rapidly changed students' reading and writing habits. The increasing use of chatting and shortcut language is now directly impacting examinations. Due to their distance from books and dependence on smartphones, students are not only becoming weaker in writing proper answers, but are also openly using chat language in their answer sheets. Such cases, which have surfaced in recent examinations at Kumaon University, have caused serious concern among teachers and examiners.

Impact of Chat Language Seen in Examinations
Teachers are surprised by the answers given by students during the evaluation of graduate and postgraduate examinations at Kumaon University. According to a professor involved in the evaluation work at MBPG College in Haldwani, students are using slang language commonly used in mobile chatting while writing their answers. In some answer sheets, "Because" is written as "Bcoz," "Between" as "B/w," "Before" as "B4," and "And" as "&." Words like "LOL" have also been used.

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In addition, students are creating a hybrid language by mixing Hindi and English words in Roman script. Answers to short questions are incomplete or haphazardly written, while in longer answers, the same point is repeated multiple times. Some students are not even writing sufficient answers on their answer sheets. In many copies, the handwriting is so poor and illegible that examiners have difficulty reading them.

Smartphone Addiction Weakens Writing Ability
Professors say that the habit of using keyboards on smartphones has reduced students' connection with pen and paper. This has not only worsened their handwriting but also slowed down their writing speed. Writing long answers is becoming difficult for students. When they don't know the spelling, they write English words in Roman script or try to fill the page by writing irrelevant things. Lack of Practice
According to teachers, many students draw diagrams or charts in their answers, but their explanations are limited to only two or three lines. The lack of knowledge and practice is clearly evident. Officials stated that the evaluation of answer sheets will be completed at all evaluation centers by the last week of January or the first week of February. The results will then be declared in February.

Teachers Express Concern
Currently, evaluation work is underway at MBPG College, where approximately 62,000 students' answer sheets are being checked. Teachers believe that if students are not instilled with proper writing and reading habits promptly, this problem could become even more serious in the future.

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