---
title: "The Open-Book Exam We Never Designed"
date: "2026-03-18T14:00:00+05:30"
categories:
- talks
tags: []
description: "When every student has a powerful AI tutor and solver, conventional closed-book assumptions collapse. Assessments must measure judgment, verification, and application instead."
talk_url: "https://talks.s-anand.net/2026-03-18-iitm-academic-council/"
---

I conducted a session on Wed, 18 Mar 2026 at [IIT Madras Academic Advisory Council](https://www.iitm.ac.in/administration/senate) - Chennai.

**Summary**: When every student has a powerful AI tutor and solver, conventional closed-book assumptions collapse. Assessments must measure judgment, verification, and application instead.

[Here's the link to the session](https://talks.s-anand.net/2026-03-18-iitm-academic-council/)

[![Sketchnote](https://talks.s-anand.net/2026-03-18-iitm-academic-council/sketchnote.avif)](https://talks.s-anand.net/2026-03-18-iitm-academic-council/)

[![Secret-Agent Exam Question Screenshot](https://talks.s-anand.net/2026-03-18-iitm-academic-council/secret-agent-question.webp)](https://talks.s-anand.net/2026-03-18-iitm-academic-council/)

**Links**:

- [Ideas](https://talks.s-anand.net/2026-03-18-iitm-academic-council/ideas/)
- [Ideas Table](https://talks.s-anand.net/2026-03-18-iitm-academic-council/ideas/table.html)
- [Transcript](https://talks.s-anand.net/2026-03-18-iitm-academic-council/transcript.md)