RTMNU likely to postpone all examinations till May 15
| Date :09-Apr-2020 |
Principal Correspondent :
Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University (RTMNU) is likely to postpone all its examinations till May 15, beginning from April 15. This decision may impact over 3 lakh students who were to appear in the examinations. The decision is to be taken in view of extended lockdown by Government upto April 15. Sources feel, the lockdown may get extended and against that backdrop, university is likely to take this important decision. Nobody would get surprised, if University would take the decision of postponing examinations. There are several reasons for postponing the examination.
Frist, issue of transportation. Though university has started sending question papers on-line, all examinations have not been covered under it. Secondly, the social distancing is to be maintained. While writing examinations, students may not be able to do that. Third and important point is, as per the instructions of university, students staying in hostels have vacated the rooms. Government had issued notification through which it acquired the rooms for keeping COVID 19 suspects. In case, all the above problems are resolved and students are asked to write the papers where would they stay? University has not taken any final decision on it, but according to highly placed sources in Mumbai, universities have to postpone examinations till mid-May.
There are practical difficulties in holding them. RTMNU had earlier postponed examinations till March 31, then on March 28, it declared the postponement of examinations to be conducted between April 1 and April 14. Now the examinations beginning on April 15 to May 14 would have to be postponed. The third phase of the examinations would end on June 25. Most of the students and colleges too were pressing to postpone the examination. Earlier with the lockdown announced by Maharashtra Government, University too had postponed its examinations to be conducted in the second phase. There was a demand from the colleges of postponing the examinations.
The first phase of examinations began on February 27 that was to continue till April 29. Second phase began on March 19 and was scheduled to conclude on April 27. University had already asked its teachers of all the colleges, departments and conducted colleges to work from home. Students whose classes are not conducted have been advised not to roam unnecessarily. They will get themselves isolated wherever they stay.
Committee to prepare report for holding exams A Committee of four Vice-Chancellors of universities of Maharashtra and two Directors of Higher and Technical Education has been constituted by Higher and Technical Education Minister Uday Samant. This committee has Dr Shashi Wanjari, Vice-Chancellor of SNDT University, Mumbai; Dr Suhas Pednekar, Vice Chancellor, Mumbai University; Dr Devanand Shinde, Vice-chancellor of Shivaji University, Kolhapur, Dr Nitin Karmalkar, Vice Chancellor, Pune University; Dr Abhay Wagh, Director, Technical Education and Dr Dhanraj Mane, Director, Higher Education. This committee would prepare report regarding holding of examinations of universities in State and submit it with recommendations.