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The system of examination serves as an integral part of the education process. The whole academic achievement of the student depends on many factors such as course contents, curriculum design, examination pattern, evaluation structure and time framework assigned to subjects in each class. There are various types of education system for various courses at graduation and post-graduation level. Broadly, there are two types of education systems prevailing in India i.e. Annual and Semester system of education. The paper puts an effort in analysing teacher's perception on both the systems of education used for higher education. Semester system in which the academic year is divided into a period of six months leading to exams twice in a year and annual system in which the final evaluation takes place only at the end of the year. The paper also attempts to analyse the variation in the perception of college teachers related to annual and semester system on the basis of their experience and subject of specialisation. The data for the study has been collected through structured questionnaire in online mode. One-way ANOVA and Chi-Square test have been used in order to test the significance. The statistical analysis of data reveals that the majority of the teachers prefer annual system than semester system with regards to quality of course contents and student evaluation and performance. However, with regards to teaching experience, they have shown variation in the perception about recommendation for semester system for undergraduate and postgraduate courses. Overall, it may be suggested that to a greater extent, annual system is more beneficial for the students as recommended by the teachers.