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The Boy in Red Shirt is My Nephew, Make Him Easy for Writing: Lived Experiences of Invigilators’ Chaotic and Tense Three Hours

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  • Bishnu Magar

    (Urlabari Multiple Campus, Tribhuvan University)

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Invigilators are the central pillars responsible for maintaining and executing the writing environment in examination hall. This study deals with the challenges and problems faced by the invigilators in the board examination conducted in the campuses affiliated to Tribhuvan University. The qualitative method was applied to explore the lived experiences of the participants to understand the world they lived in and the constructs they conceptualized regarding the higher education examination invigilation in the public campuses. I developed themes for conducting thematic analysis to interpret the field texts. Vignettes and excerpts are used in analysing the understanding of the real social world of my participants. The themes used include viewpoints about nepotism and favouritism, distress and dissatisfaction being locals, the political characters of the campuses and misuse of power and authority. The entrance of neoliberal schooling in the university campuses carried by the student’ unions, authorities, local politicians and faculty has victimized the honest and diligent invigilators. The unwanted pressure from various areas arises during the board examination due to which invigilators face serious challenges like threatening, assaulting, disobeying and direct cheating, which ruins the environment of examination, also it deteriorates academic quality.

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  • Bishnu Magar, 2025. "The Boy in Red Shirt is My Nephew, Make Him Easy for Writing: Lived Experiences of Invigilators’ Chaotic and Tense Three Hours," International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), vol. 9(3s), pages 6858-6871, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:bcp:journl:v:9:y:2025:issue-3s:p:6858-6871
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