GTU postpones its college exams

GTU postpones its college exams

TIMES NEWS NETWORK

Ahmedabad:02.12.2020

Gujarat Technological University (GTU), the state’s largest university, has decided to postpone the winter 2020 exams indefinitely due to the Covid-19 situation in the state.

“At our meeting today, attended by deans and associate deans, it was unanimously decided to postpone the coming winter 2020 exams. Whenever the new timetable is finalized, it will be put on the GTU website 10 days in advance,” said Naveen Sheth, the vice-chancellor of GTU.

He said colleges will resume studies in online mode for the next semester to protect the interests of students.

The Association of Gujarat Engineering and Technological Diploma Colleges had earlier this week demanded that GTU to reconsider their decision to hold the winter examination in pen and paper format. There are 550 colleges affiliated to GTU.

As many as two lakh students were expected to take the exams, included candidates taking remedial exams.

In a letter to the GTU vice-chancellor, the association said GTU should consider holding the exams online.

The state government recently revoked its order for re-opening schools and colleges from November due to the Covid-19 situation. Schools and colleges have been closed in the state for more than eight months now.

GTU was the first university to hold online annual exams for colleges earlier this year.

As many as 460 students from 153 foreign countries and 17 states had registered for the online exams held from September 21.

GU defers exams

Due to the worsening Covid-19 situation, Gujarat University (GU) has finally decided not to go ahead with its examinations scheduled for later this month. Gujarat Technological University (GTU) had already announced the postponement of examinations that were to start from December 10. GTU decided to defer its exams because of the increase in Covid-19 cases. TNN