Postponing DU exams may delay results, affect seats in other varsities say students
Looking after themselves or Covid-affected kin, worrying about seats in Masters’ courses, ruing the lack of resources — students of Delhi University are facing multiple concerns, all at the same time. So when the varsity recently postponed end semester exams for final-year students, from June 1 to 7, many took to social media to express resentment over continued delays.
“It’s a difficult situation not just for students, but also staff involved in administration work for the examinations. And what is the point in delaying when ultimately the exams will eventually be open book and online?” says a Hindu College student on condition of anonymity, adding, “The situation last year was different since every country had similar circumstances. But now this constant delay is becoming a concern for students who have applied to foreign and even Indian universities, for further education. We need to submit final results within a stipulated time, or sit idle for a whole year!”
Many feel grades for the final
Student unions from 23 colleges signed a mail requesting exams get cancelled.
KARTHIKA SAJEEV, President, LSR students’ union
This constant delay is a concern for students who’ve applied to foreign or Indian universities.
A STUDENT, Hindu College
semester can very well be calculated using assignments, rather than giving a four-hour long exam in the present scenario. “There is nothing special about our final-year exams since DU operates on Cumulative Grade Points Average. If they can promote first and second years based on assignments, as a onetime measure due to the pandemic, we are perplexed why they can’t do that for final-year students as well,” says Evita Rodrigues, a final-year student of St Stephen’s College.
The students’ union of Lady Shri Ram College recently conducted a survey on various students’ issues, including OBE exams, which was submitted to the university administration. “Apart from the mental pressure of the pandemic, almost half don’t have a stable internet connection,” says Karthika Sajeev, president of the union, adding, “Student unions from 23 colleges signed the mail requesting cancellation of exams, which we believe are exclusionary in nature.”