All Final Year Exams Going To Be Cancelled
NEW DELHI: In view of the countrywide surge in COVID-19 CRISIS, exams of even Final Year Students in higher educational institutions, scheduled to be held in July, are likely to be cancelled and commencement of the new academic session deferred to October:-government sources said on Wednesday. The pending CBSE exams, which were scheduled to be held between July 1 and July 15, are also likely to be cancelled. The decision is expected on Thursday when the Supreme Court hears the issue, sources said, adding that CTET, engineering and medical entrance tests like JEE (Main) and NEET-UG are also to be postponed. Reviewing the prevailing situation due to the Covid-19 pandemic on Wednesday, the UGC ’s panel of experts, headed by Haryana University Vice-Chancellor RC Kuhad, recommended cancellation of the final-year examinations in universities. An expert panel has observed that the final examinations cannot be held in July as scheduled due t...