madurai madurai kamaraj university mku is set to hold the common entrance test for mphil and phd admissions for the academic year 202021 as an artificial intelligenceproctored online exam which candidates can attend from their homes more than 2500 candidates have registered for the examby partnering with a private company we are holding these exams completely online wherein students would be able to give the exams using their computer laptop or smart devices they will be monitored closely both with ai technology and manual invigilators said mku registrar in charge dr v s vasantha the registrar said that all students have been informed in detail about the regulations in place and mock tests are being conducted on thursday and friday with the actual exam set to happen on saturday any technical issues faced during the mock tests are to be identified and fixed before the actual exam for every 25 candidates one manual invigilator is appointed who will be monitoring the candidate in real time and also help in case of any difficultiesall candidates must have access to a computerlaptop with web camera and mic or a smart phone or tablet with internet connectivity to write the exam on desktopslaptops candidates should log in for writing the exam through internet browsers while for smart phone or tablets an application has to be downloaded the exam is for two hours and candidates would have to answer 100 multiple choice questions mcqs in case of power or network failure candidates can log in again and resume the exam but it will only be allowed for a maximum of three times after which the candidate would not be able to continue university authorities said that it is not their responsibility if there is power or network failure