Hindustan Times reported that in the latest circular issued by Mumbai University, autonomous colleges conducting offline exams have been asked to give more time to students to write papers. This comes after students protested against Mumbai University’s decision to conduct offline exams.
The university had earlier informed the student in March that the exam for professional courses would be conducted in offline mode. The offline final examination has started in many autonomous colleges after a gap of two years due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
In a circular issued by the University’s Board of Examinations and Evaluation on Saturday, Director Vinod Patil has stressed that students of autonomous colleges should be given more time to write offline papers.
The director highlighted that students “will be appearing for offline or physical examinations for the first time in two years,” so colleges will have to give them “extra time to complete their papers”.
Also, the colleges have also been directed to keep enough breaks between the two papers and to schedule the exams as per the convenience of the students.
According to a university official, some exam timings were not suitable for students who have to cover significant distances to reach the exam venue. The official claimed that the colleges were conducting exams at 7 am, for which students coming from areas like Palghar had to leave home at 5 am. The official further said that the colleges “have been asked to keep such issues in mind while deciding the timing of the examinations”.
After the circular was issued on Saturday, St Xavier’s College informed the students the next day that the exam period has been extended. Now students will get half an hour more to write the paper of 50 marks. As reported by Times of India, the timing was also rescheduled and shared on the portal. Similarly, students of Jai Hind College will get two hours to write the offline exam of 60 marks.
Earlier, the students had protested against the administration of St. Xavier’s College over its decision to conduct the final examination in offline mode. Many expressed displeasure over the move on Twitter and urged the administration to roll back its decision.
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