Internal and external examinations are used to assess students. Internal assessment is conducted by teachers and provides continuous evaluation, while external exams are more formal and determine if a student passes or fails. Both types of exams have advantages like providing feedback and incentives to learn, but can also cause stress and negatively impact students who fail. The document outlines the definitions, purposes, types and features of internal and external examinations.

1. INTERNAL AND
EXTERNAL
EXAMINATION
PRESENTED
BY
REKHA
DEHRIYA
M.Sc. Nursing
1st year
Bhopal
Nursing
College

2. INTRODUCT
ION
The process of educating and
examining the growing human child
is as old as man himself.
An examination, the word is
most often used for an assessment
of a person. It measures a test-
taker's knowledge, skill, aptitude,
physical fitness, or ability or
standing in some other topic. It is a
set of questions designed to
measure those things.

3. CONCEPT
OF
EXAMINATI
ON
Examination Page and Thomas
(1978) explain the concept of
examination as:
1. Assessment of ability,
achievement or present
performance in a subject.
2. Instrument of assessment can be
log essay or mixed form of
assessment may be used for
qualifying for entrance to
professions and higher
education.”

4. DIFFEREN
CE
BETWEEN
TEST AND
EXAMS
The test is a tool to measure the
knowledge level of your students
and adjust the learning material
accordingly.
AND
An exam or the examination is
more formal and it tells you if a
students passed or failed a class
or course.

5. DEFINITIO
N
OF
EXAMINATI
ON
i. Examination is a measuring
instrument intended to verify both a
candidates value and value of
teaching he has received.
ii. Examination is a sub system in a
wider system of evaluation, which
measures both Qualitative as well as
Quantitative aspects of a young
human mind.
iii.It looks like target, incentive, motive
or stimulant. It provides motives for
the teacher and a spur for the pupils.
Examination conditions and
orientates the entire teaching
process. (UNESCO-1961)

6. AIMS OF
EXAMINATI
ON
i. To Judge the achievements of
students in different areas such as
knowledge, skills, personality
development, strengths,
weaknesses, creative thinking ect.
ii. To assess the students interests in
studies and education.
iii.To identify learning skills and
ability of students.
iv.To gain college credits.
v. To provide a way to measure a
Teacher and/or school's
effectiveness.

7. TYPES OF
EXAMINATI
ON
There are two types of
examinations:
INTERNAL ASSESSMENT
EXTERNAL ASSESSMENT

8. INTERNAL
ASSESSME
NT
Credit obtained by the students for
a team work in a subject in his or
her school. It is a continuous
periodic and internal.
The education commission
recommends: “Internal assessment
should be built into the total
educational program and should be
used for the improvement rather
than for certifying level of
achievements.”

9. NEED FOR
INTERNAL
ASSESSME
NT
assessment.
ii. To reduce tension associated
with final examinations.
iii. To provide link for feedback in
teaching.
iv. To evaluate sphere of activity
this can not be alone through
public exam.
v. To provide opportunity to the
teacher to evaluate his/her
students.
vi. To induce students for continue

10. BASIC
PRINCIPLE
S
i. Should be continuous and made by subject
teacher. It does not replace exams.
ii. It uses suitable evaluation tools and
techniques.
iii. Fix proportion of marks according to hours
of instructions and importance of subject
of nursing.
iv. Used as a feedback to improve teaching.
v. Students should know their internal
assessment marks before their final exams.
vi. Give opportunity to students to improve
their internal assessment grade by
additional tests, assignments etc.
vii.Results must be studied statistically.
viii.Improve a no. of components and

11. FEATURES
OF
INTERNAL
ASSESSME
NT
Evaluating
all aspects
of students
growth
(academic
achieveme
nts,
personality
traits etc.)
Kept
separately.
Teachers
can change
attitudes of
students
favorable
towards day
to day
program.
It should be
based on
objectives,
unbiased
and based
on all the
records of
unit test,
practical
tests, home
work, class
work,
observationa
l scales and
inventories,
participation
s in group
project ect.

12. VALIDITY
OF
INTERNAL
ASSESSME
NT
 It is a powerful tool in the hands of a
teacher there is a powerful tool in the
hands of a teacher teacher there is
like hood of its misuse. It becomes
invalid if the teacher is biased, has
prejudice against a particular pupil.
 The tool of internal assessment is very
powerful if assessment is mode
objectively and is free from bias.

13. ADVANTAG
ES
i. No undue weightage is given to annual or
external exams.
ii. Proper study will be engaged in study
throughout the year.
iii. Students will be engaged in study
throughout the year.
iv. They will be more regular, alert, science in
students.
v. Eleventh hour preparation in exams will be
reduced to minimum.
vi. Internal assessment helps to reduce anxiety
and prevent nervous breakdown in
students.
With exams, a person will be able to know his
performance and knowledge.
Sometimes with exams, it can create
competition, which push the competitioners

14. DISADVANT
AGES
1) A teacher may misuse it.
2) It can cause a great harm in the hands of
is inexperienced insincere teacher.
3) It will lose its validity if favourism,
personal prejudice and subjectively.
 For some people, exams make them stress.
This is because there is too much pressure
of their parents and teachers.
 During the exam, a person may also have
problems with questions- Bad choice of
questions. Irrelevant answers. For most
failure who has got bad result, it will affect
their future For some, it can change their
character or lead to suicide. But most lose

15. EXTERNAL
EXAMINATI
ON
An exam is an official test of
knowledge. We have exams
everywhere around the world.
Youngs and adults can have exams;
there is not a particular age to have
exams.

16. REGULATION
FOR
EXAMINATIO
N
Eligibility for appearing for the
examination:
80% of the attendance for theory
and practicals. However 100% of
attendance for practical before the
award of degree.

17. CLASSIFICATI
ON OF
RESULTS
50% pass in each of theory and
practical.
50%-59% second division
60%-74% first division.
75% and above is distinction
For declaring the rank aggregate of 2
years marks to be considered.

18. Cont
d.
theory paper he/she has to reappear for
both the papers maximum no. of
attempts per subject is three inclusive
of first attempt.
The maximum period to complete the
course successfully should not exceed 4
years.
Candidate who fails in any two
subjects, shall be permitted to continue
the studies into the second year.
The candidate shall not be allowed to
appear for the second year examination
till such time he/she passes all subjects
of the first year M.Sc. Nursing

19. EXAMINATIO
N SCHEME
1) Minimum pass marks shall be 50 % in each of the Theory and
practical papers separately.
2) A candidate must have minimum of 80% attendance
(irrespective of the kind of absence) in theory and practical in
each subject for appearing for examination.
3) A candidate must have 100% attendance in each of the
practical areas before award of degree.
4) A candidate has to pass in theory and practical exam
separately in each of the paper.
5) If a candidate fails in either theory or practical paper he/she
has to re-appear for both the and practical). papers (Theory
6) All practical examinations must be held in the respective
clinical areas.
7) One internal and one external examiners should jointly
conduct practical examination for each student
8) An examiner should be M. Sc (N) in concerned subject and
have minimum of 3 (three) years post graduate teaching
experience.

20. ADVANTAGES
With exams, a person will be able to
know his performance and knowledge.
For most people. exams may encourage
them to work and learn.
Sometimes with exams, it can create
competition, which push the
competitioners to do their best Hence, it
helps in developing one's own personality
and confidence. If a person pass the
exams and got a good result, it helps to
get a scholarship which will bring to have
a good job. (a good future)

21. DISADVANTA
GES
 For some people, exams make them
stress. This is because there is too much
pressure of their parents and teachers.
What will happen if a person is sick or a
dear one of his/her die ? The answer is
that the person will be penalized.
 During the exam, a person may also
have problems with questions- Bad
choice of questions. Irrelevant answers.
For most failure, who has got bad result,
it will affect their future. For some. it
can change their character or lead to
suicide. But most lose confidence in
themselves.