Delay in exams may hit placements
Preeti.Biswas@timesgroup.com
Hyderabad: 08.07.2020
The UGC move to postpone university exams till September-end has left students and college managements jittery as delayed exams will result in delayed campus placements.
Colleges are now negotiating with firms over joining dates. “We are now planning to issue provisional degrees so that students can join their jobs,” said NLN Reddy, head, placement cell, Chaitanya Bharathi Institute of Technology. Students in colleges where campus placements were to begin by June-July fear that by the time their exams end, firms may revoke their offers. “During the lockdown, 30% firms revoked offer letters. We doubt if we will have our jobs,” said Sohailuddin, a final year BTech student.
All eyes are now on the state higher education department as it is set to submit its response to the high court on the academic calendar and the university exams on Thursday.
Meanwhile, many students opposed the UGC’s move. MANUU students’ union has decided to write an open letter to the Centre.
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