COVID-19: Uttarakhand Ayurved University students demand postponement of medical exams
Students have started posting on social media demanding postponement of the Uttarakhand Ayurved University's exams, scheduled to start from August 24. Read further to know more.
The demand for postponement of exams to be conducted by Uttarakhand Ayurved University is growing louder on social media platform. As per the details shared by the students studying at the Uttarakhand located varsity, the BAMS (Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery), BUMS (Bachelor of Unani Medicine and Surgery) and BSMS (Bachelor of Siddha Medicine and Surgery) exams are scheduled to be conducted from August 24, 2020, and the university has already released a datesheet regarding the same.
The Ayush University follows Central Council of Indian Medicine (CCIM) - a statutory body constituted under the Indian Medicine Central Council Act, 1970 vide gazette notification extraordinary part (ii) section 3(ii). "The examination of final year BAMS/BUMS/BSMS shall be conducted at a suitable time as and when the normalcy in the state/district is restored by following the protocols/advisories/guidelines/directions issued by the Central/State governments in the view of COVID-19. No specific time frame is prescribed," the CCIM stated in its letter to the University.
Read the official notification here
Thousand of students have posted on twitter,alleging Uttarakhand Ayurved University for forcing students to appear for offline exams, beginning August 24. The 16 colleges affiliated to the University are located in different cities of the state, where the exams have been scheduled.
While speaking to a media house, a student of the Ayush University said, "We are staying with our families and are not in Uttarakhand. The students are currently living in states like Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Maharashtra, Delhi, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Assam, etc. Through exams, the university is forcing us to travel amid the coronavirus outbreak."
Citing several risks, students have voiced their fears of contracting the novel coronavirus if they take public transport to reach hostels and exam centres. Staying with other students in hostels and PGs would expose them to the infection, students have said. Some students have also referred to the flood situation in their states and have said it is impossible for them to travel.
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