University, college exams in Punjab put off till July 15: CM

Chandigarh, June 28

Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh today announced that exams in Punjab’s universities and colleges had been put off till July 15. Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, was to hold the exams from July 1. Punjabi University, Patiala, planned to start these from July 10.

RK Singla, Dean, University Instructions, Panjab University, Chandigarh, said the exam dates would now be announced as per the new UGC guidelines.

The Chief Minister said that with the exams postponed, the universities had ample time to adapt to the fresh UGC guidelines, which were expected any time now. The universities in the state were to hold exams for the final year/semester classes in July in accordance with the UGC guidelines that were issued on April 29.

The Punjab and Chandigarh Teachers Union (PCCTU), in a letter to Capt Amarinder Singh, had pointed out that the GNDU communication on conducting exams as per the April 29 UGC guidelines had created panic and confusion among the teachers and students. It had sought to know whether the Punjab Government had given “any special concession to the university to waive the condition that a gathering must not exceed 50 persons.” — TNS