Gujarat University Exams 2021 to begin from June 24 via offline mode; Receives notice from State HC

The Gujarat University issued a notification on May 28, 2021, declaring its decision to conduct offline/physical examinations for law students of second and tenth semesters on June 10, 2021, and for the rest of the batches from June 24, 2021, amidst the rising cases in the State.

Gujarat University Exams 2021: The University of Gujarat has received a notice from the Gujarat High Court on a petition challenging its decision to conduct the offline examination to law students. by Digvijay Bisht, Aman Pandey, Rushik Kapadia, Priyanshi Patel and Darshil Patel, a group of law students enrolled in the Gujarat University, represented by Advocates Kishan Chakwawala and Prithviraj Jadeja have filed the writ petition in the Gujarat High Court seeking to conduct online exams amidst the ongoing COVID-19 situation.

The Gujarat University issued a notification on May 28, 2021, declaring its decision to conduct offline/physical examinations for law students of second and tenth semesters on June 10, 2021, and for the rest of the batches from June 24, 2021, amidst the rising cases in the State. The petitioners have challenged the said notification.The students have submitted that several other schools and colleges in the State have conducted online examinations for the same in view of the prevailing circumstances.

The petitioners have also cited a series of Notifications from the Bar Council of India issued in 2020 which directed colleges across India to prefer an online mode of examination or to promote students based on their previous performances. The petition also argues that it is not possible for students staying in other states to travel amid the ongoing pandemic and appear for the offline exams.  It also points out how it is not feasible to wait until the current pandemic to end to conduct examinations, since this causes an inherent delay in the commencement of next semesters and their further studies, particularly for final year students.

The Gujarat High Court has received request by the petitioner to quash the notification issued by the Gujarat University and to take immediate action in view of the same to direct the University to conduct online examinations at the earliest.

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