This story is from June 24, 2020

Magadh University VC hints at rescheduling exams

Magadh University VC hints at rescheduling exams
GAYA: The recently announced dates for undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) examinations to be conducted by Magadh University (MU) are likely to be changed. As per a notification issued by MU on June 3, the PG exams were to begin on July 6 and UG exams on July 16.
MU vice-chancellor Rajendra Prasad said Raj Bhavan is working on a scheme to bring uniformity in the exams to be conducted by the universities of the state and a final exam schedule will be announced on the basis of Raj Bhavan directives.
“The previous schedule, in any case, was tentative,” said the VC.
Asked whether the exams would be conducted online or in the conventional mode, the VC said a final call will be taken on the basis of the outcome of the ongoing exercise at the state level.
The MU VC had earlier mooted the idea of staggered exams with shorter duration and computer-readable answer sheets for early result declaration.
The exam calendar of the university was derailed on account of top level vacuum in 2019 when the university was functioning without regular VC and pro-VC. The two top posts in the university remained vacant for about 8-9 months. As the university was trying to streamline things, Covid-19 and subsequent closure of all educational institutions in the state prevented it from doing so.
Sushil Kumar, president of the Postgraduate Teachers’ Association, said maintenance of social distancing norms in the exam hall under any mode was almost impossible in view of the high number of student enrolment in the university. “Automatic promotion to the higher classes appears to be the most viable option,” he added.
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