KTU relents, postpones exams

KTU relents, postpones exams

TIMES NEWS NETWORK

Thiruvananthapuram: 30.06.2020

Following widespread protests and requests from students, parents and political leaders, APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University has decided to postpone all examinations scheduled to begin on July1.

The university authorities said the decision was taken following the complaints submitted by students, parents and student unions against the varsity’s decision to conduct the examinations during the thick of the Covid-19 pandemic. The BTech Hons examinations of KTU started on June 26 and the final-semester engineering examinations were supposed to start on July1.

The university, till a couple of days ago, had refused to entertain the demand for changing the date of examinations. Instead, the authorities claimed to have put in place all precautionary arrangements for conducting the examinations by adhering to Covid norms, including social distancing.

Those students who find it impossible to take the examination would be given another chance to attend it in October, it said. According to varsity authorities, the efforts to conduct the final-semester examinations braving all odds was taken in view of the placement offers a large number of students had received from employers through campusrecruitment drives. MP Shashi Tharoor was among those who appealed to the state government and universities to scarp their decision to conduct examinations. KTU vicechancellor M S Rajasree said the academic committee of the varsity would take further decisions on when to conduct the examinations.