Colleges, univ exams postponed

TIMES NEWS NETWORK

Chennai:20.03.2020

The state higher education department on Thursday postponed all practical and semester exams in colleges and universities until March 31to contain the spread of coronavirus following a University Grants Commission (UGC) directive. Many colleges are currently conducting practical exams.

Earlier, announcing closure of educational institutions, the state exempted board exams in schools and semester exams in colleges.

A circular on Thursday issued by UGC secretary Rajnish Jain requested universities to postpone all evaluation work and change to online mode.

“We have postponed practical exams for affiliated and autonomous colleges till March 31 and are thinking of rescheduling theory exams scheduled from April1,” said P Duraisamy, vice-chancellor of Madras University. However, the state government has not given any direction on whether faculty members should come to the colleges or not.