Punjabi University Exams 2021: Students demand online exams, holds protest
University and Government Mohindra College students held a protest on the campus over their demands and submitted a memorandum to the university Dean.
Several students of Punjabi University and its affiliated colleges have demanded the varsity to hold the semester exams through online mode. Students have also said that since there were no physical classes for various courses the exams should also be conducted in online mode only.
University and Government Mohindra College students held a protest on the campus over their demands and submitted a memorandum to the university Dean (Academic affairs). The protest was held after the varsity announced that the classes and exams will be held offline. The exams are slated to begin on August 23.
Pushipender Singh (Name changed), an MA (English) student at Government Mohindra College told a media house, “The university has not held offline classes in the present semester. In fact, classes in colleges for most courses have not been held at all even through online mode. Therefore, students have not been taught, but the university wants to conduct offline exams after holding physical classes for a month. This way, students will fail in exams and the university will collect funds for compartment exams.”
“Earlier too, offline classes have never been held. Students have answered question papers during previous semester exams by cheating. It is a well-known fact,” he added.
Students led by Punjab Student Union (Lalkar) in a memorandum submitted to the university Dean (Academic affairs) pointed out that their classes were not held even through the online mode. “We also did not do practical work in labs. On the other hand, the UGC guidelines state that students of intermediate classes should be promoted or else exams should be held through online mode,” he added.
Students demanded that the university roll back its decision of holding offline exams else they would intensify their protests.
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