University exams by Sept-end impossible: Maharashtra minister to Centre – education

Maharashtra minister Uday Samant on Thursday mentioned he has knowledgeable the Centre that it could not be doable to conduct last-12 months exams at universities by September-finish in view of the COVID-19 disaster within the state.

The minister of technical and better education mentioned he has written to the HRD ministry after it introduced on Monday that last-12 months examinations in universities could have to be performed by September-finish.

If the University Grants Fee (UGC) insists on conducting the examinations, then it also needs to challenge correct pointers for a similar, Samant mentioned.

Maharashtra has thus far recorded 2,23,724 instances of COVID-19, the very best within the nation.

“I’ve written to the UGC and HRD minister, informing them that it could not be doable to maintain the ultimate-12 months examinations in Maharashtra by September-finish in view of the COVID-19 scenario,” Samant instructed reporters.

The minister mentioned the state authorities had taken the choice to not maintain the examinations based mostly on suggestions from vice-chancellors of the colleges.

If the HRD ministry nonetheless desires the examinations to be performed, it also needs to challenge pointers for college kids from containment zones and their quarantine, setting examination papers and dealing with and mobilising of reply sheets, he mentioned.

The HRD ministry had on Monday mentioned that last-12 months examinations in universities could have to be performed by September-finish, deferring the schedule from July in view of the spike in COVID-19 instances.

Nonetheless, college students who’re unable to seem for these exams in September will get one other probability and universities will conduct particular exams “as and when possible”, in accordance to the UGC’s revised pointers.

The HRD ministry’s announcement got here following a nod from the Ministry of Dwelling Affairs to conduct the exams as per the Customary Working Process (SOP) accredited by the Union Ministry of Well being and Household Welfare.