UoH bows to SC order on exams

The University of Hyderabad (UoH) on Wednesday announced that it will comply with the Supreme Court order and conduct the endsemester exams online for the final semester postgraduate students from September 16.

The decision was taken after a meeting of a highlevel committee and discussion with heads of department and deans of schools.

Vice-chancellor, Prof. Appa Rao Podile said that the university was compelled to comply with the orders of the Supreme Court on August 28, upholding the guidelines of the UGC to declare the results only after conducting end-semester examinations for the final semester students.

Students who are unable to attend the exams from September 16 will have another opportunity to appear in the second set of exams scheduled for October 5, said the university.

This is a shift from the earlier stance that the University took in June, when results were announced through an alternative evaluation mechanism based on continuous assessment and the cumulative grade point average (CGPA), in order to facilitate graduation so that they could pursue further education or career opportunities. The authorities say that those results will now stand cancelled.

Students at the University of Hyderabad are opposing the announcement. UoH student union president, Abhishek Nandan, said, “We can attempt to file a review petition in the Supreme Court in order to help the students, but if it gets rejected, we will be left with no option but to take the exams.”

● STUDENTS WHO are unable to attend the exams from September 16 will have another opportunity to appear in the second set of exams scheduled for October 5, said the university.