Maharashtra Universities to hold Online Exams: As per the latest update, Maharashtra’s state-run universities have been instructed to hold online exams for undergraduate students in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The news has been confirmed by State Higher Education Minister Uday Samant today, who said Maharashtra University will conduct their examination for academic semester 2021 in online mode.
News Confirmed by Education Minister
In a statement issued today, Mr. Samant noted that “Examinations for undergraduate students of 13 state-run universities in Maharashtra will be held online.” Speaking to reporters, the Minister for Higher and Technical Education said that he also plans to request the state government to include exam-related work in the essential services category.” He also added that “There are strict restrictions imposed to break the chain of the COVID-19 spread in the state. Hence, we have decided to conduct examinations for undergraduate students, from first to the third year, online.”
Furthermore, Mr. Samant also said that in the wake of the lockdown-like restrictions imposed throughout the same, the education minister has requested the state government to include some exam-related work in the essential services category. In addition to this, the minister also noted that steps are being taken action to ensure the health and well-being of the students while also protecting them from the COVID-19 virus.
In this regard, he said “We are also trying to inoculate students in the age group of 18 to 25 years. There are some 37 lakh students in all these universities who can be vaccinated at their respective institutions.” Several exams of Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur, and Gondwana universities had already been conducted online earlier.