DU defers final year exams
New Delhi: Delhi University has decided to defer final year examinations amid rising COVID-19 cases in the city, officials said on Sunday.
The final year and final semester exams were supposed to begin from May 15 but will now begin from June 01. They will be in online mode and held in the open book format.
“We held a meeting on Saturday with all the heads of the departments and deans. The meeting was chaired by the vice-chancellor. It was decided that the exams be postponed to June 1,” D S Rawat, Dean of Examinations, DU, said.
Rawat said that the decision on exams for intermediate semesters will be taken later.
Teachers and students have been demanding the deferment of exams and even cancellation.
