COVID Surge: UP Polytechnic Exam 2022 postponed, new semester to begin online from Jan 22
The new dates for the UP Polytechnic exam will be notified by the authorities soon, after reviewing the prevailing situation. The candidates should keep checking the official website; i.e. bteup.ac.in for latest updates.
Owing to the rise in COVID 19 cases in the state and its variant Omicron, the Uttar Pradesh Polytechnic Exam 2022 for the odd semester has been postponed until further notice. The announcement was made by state Secretary Technical and Vocation education, Alok Kumar said. He also announced that the new semester for UP Polytechnic courses will begin online from January 22. The decision to postpone the exams was taken considering the rise in COVID cases.
“Polytechnic exams are postponed for the time being. New semester online classes to begin from 22nd Jan,” IAS Alok Kumar said in a tweet. The new dates for the UP Polytechnic exam will be notified by the authorities soon, after reviewing the prevailing situation. The candidates should keep checking the official website; i.e. bteup.ac.in for the latest updates.
The UP Polytechnic students launched an online campaign, demanding to conduct the exams online. Due of the COVID-19 scenario in the country, #upbteexamsonline was one of the top trends on Twitter on Saturday, and students were reluctantly demanding online exams.
Earlier, Uttar Pradesh Schools and Colleges were closed till January 23, 2022, due to a rise in COVID-19 cases. The state government has extended this closure of educational institutions for the safety of all students. UP Schools, Colleges closing was being demanded by many students and stakeholders as people were not comfortable with the idea of sending students for offline classes. Catering to the demands and seeing a rise in COVID cases, the government decided to extend this closure.
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