Universities directed to conduct semester examinations soon

They have also been told to start new undergraduate courses to accommodate more students

Universities have been directed by Deputy Chief Minister and Higher Education Minister C.N. Ashwath Narayan to conduct semester examinations soon. The semester examinations were put on hold owing to the second wave of COVID-19 infections. As a result, most universities had not conducted examinations for the odd semester and had begun even semester courses. The UGC had asked universities to keep offline examinations in abeyance during May 2021. On Tuesday, the Minister, after a meeting with Vice Chancellors, said they were in the process of planning how the examinations would be conducted. He also said that colleges and Vice Chancellors have a social responsibility to ensure that all students above the age of 18 are vaccinated. “This would help start the next academic year normally. Academic work has to go on, and we have to find solutions,” he added.