Mumbai University Semester Exams 2022 to begin soon, First-year students demand postponement

Many students have claimed that the academic session began for them two months later than usual and hence they need more time to prepare. Colleges have to ensure they have conducted 90 days of formal lectures before taking the exam, as per the norm in the Maharashtra Universities Act.

Mumbai University Semester Exams 2022 to begin soon, First-year students demand postponement

Mumbai University Exams 2022: Mumbai University first-year students have now come forward demanding for postponement of their exam, which is scheduled to be held on November 22. Earlier, Mumbai University had postponed the exams for the fifth semester following demands by final-year students,

As per reports, many students have claimed that the academic session began for them two months later than usual. Colleges have to ensure they have conducted 90 days of formal lectures before taking the exam, as per the norm in the Maharashtra Universities Act.

“Though the exams were scheduled towards the end of November, colleges do have the autonomy of shifting dates to finish the syllabus," an official from Mumbai University told Free Press Journal. The autonomous colleges of Mumbai University have scheduled their end-semester exams in or after December.

“We need to ensure that we have completed imparting 90 days of proper education to our students," said Wilson Rao, the exam controller of Jai Hind College, as reported by News18.

“The first-year students started college on August 10, which is two months of delay, and it won’t be fair for the students to face exams before they even get accustomed to offline learning," said Dr Minu Madlani, principal of Hinduja College. She further added that "principals from Mumbai colleges are trying to speak with the varsity officials to ensure that the exam dates are deferred in order to complete the syllabus."

Mumbai University had earlier postponed the final year semester exams that were scheduled to begin from October 15. The move came after students claimed that they were not given enough time to prepare for the final exams and urged MU authorities to postpone the exam by a month and conduct it after the Diwali break. After which the varsity decided to hold the exam after the Diwali break.

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