Mumbai University extends deadline to conduct first-year semester-end examination until January 9

Earlier, the varsity had decided to conduct semester-end exams likely in December 2020, which now has been postponed.

Mumbai University has announced that it has extended the last date to conduct semester-end examinations for final-year students. Mumbai University has permitted exams for all courses - arts, commerce and science- until January 9. Earlier, the notice released on November 18 by varsity stated that the deadline to finish the examination by December 31, 2020.

However, many teachers and college principals had then complained that the mandatory 90 teaching days were not met as the academic session had commenced late due to the outbreak of the pandemic. The degree college teachers had also suggested earlier that the first-year examinations be postponed to the end of January 2021.

Also, reports have also emerged that Mumbai University might bring some changes to the exam pattern and add more questions in the MCQ format. Proctoring or digital supervision will be also made mandatory and cases of malpractices will be dealt with strictly. Also, the university has planned to appoint vigilance squads to oversee the conduct of exams. As per a university official, these squads will be asked to visit colleges and seek photos or video footage of students taking exams online. Also, the varsity had decided to skip the revaluation process as the exams would be conducted in MCQ format. 

Earlier, the varsity had decided to conduct semester-end exams likely in December 2020, which now has been postponed. The University had also thought of changing the exam pattern for professional courses such as engineering and law. However, no confirmation or update on the same is available.

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