100 law students protest over exams, demand alternative
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Bengaluru:22.11.2020
More than 100 law students on Saturday staged a protest against the Karnataka State Law University’s decision to conduct in-classroom exams for intermediate semesters.
Citing the Covid-19 crisis, a section of students has demanded that the university should conduct online exams or promote them based on an aggregate of continuous internal assessments and past performance. The university, which had planned an exam schedule starting November 23, didn’t agree with the demand and instead decided to defer the papers.
“All of this because the university is stubborn and wants to conduct exams in an offline format,” said a student protesting at Congress Bhavan, Race Course Road. Students have clarified that they don’t want exams to be cancelled; they only want an alternative form.
Members of the National Students Union of India (NSUI) supported the demonstration and cited examples of other varsities that have promoted students without calling them to exam halls. Manish G Raj, state general secretary, NSUI, said that the state law university should provide clarity and assurance of safety. He added that exams might be held in January along with other semester papers.
ANGRY VOICES: The protest on Saturday
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