Patna University extends last date for form submission

PATNA: The last date for online submission of forms for admission to the conventional postgraduate (PG) programmes of Patna University (PU) has been extended till October 5.
A decision in this regard was taken by officiating vice-chancellor H N Prasad in view of the non-publication of results of the Degree Part III exams.
However, the deadline for submission of application forms for all self-financing PG courses has ended and their entrance tests have been rescheduled in October.
The tests for admission to various undergraduate (UG) courses, on the other hand, will be held between September 26 and 30.
According to the revised academic calendar notified on Monday, the last date for admission to all UG and PG courses, both under the conventional as well as the self-financing modes, will be October 31. Induction meets will be held from November 2 to 5 and classes of the newly admitted students shall begin on November 5.
Pending exams conducted: The pending Degree Part III examinations of PU were held with all precautionary measures at five centres on Monday.
“Now, we will try to publish the results as soon as possible so that students are able to apply for admission to the PG courses,” claimed PU examination controller R K Mandal.
Meanwhile, Munger University has made necessary arrangements to conduct its first offline examination of Degree Part II courses amid the Covid pandemic. Vice-chancellor R K Verma told this newspaper, “Strict guidelines have been issued to the centres for adhering to social distancing and sanitization norms and ensuring complete frisking of examinees at the entry points.”
More than 18,000 students will write the exams which will start on Wednesday.