Online UG exams to start July 10: DU to HC
STUDENTS WHO are unable to take them, be it persons with disabilities or others, will be allowed to appear for the exams physically in September
New Delhi, July 6: Delhi University informed the Delhi high court on Monday that Open Book Examinations (OBE) for under-graduate courses will commence from July 10 and those students who are unable to take them, be it persons with disabilities or others, will be allowed to appear for the exams physically in September.
The varsity said this would be irrespective of whether students have filled up applications online or not and also in cases where they download the question papers for OBE but fail to upload their answer-sheets.
A bench of Justices Hima Kohli and Subramonium
Prasad, which was conducting the hearing through video conferencing, directed the university to file an affidavit clarifying its stand and listed for July 9, a plea challenging the conduct of online exams.
“For purposes of clarity and to avoid any ambiguity, it is deemed
appropriate to direct the Delhi University to file an affidavit clarifying
its stand as recorded above and on any other aspect stated before
us so that appropriate orders can be passed on the next date,” the bench said.
The court was hearing a plea by Prateek Sharma and Diksha Singh
seeking directions to the Centre for setting up an effective mechanism
for visually impaired and other disabled persons so that educational
instructions can be transmitted to them properly and teaching material
is provided to them through online mode of teaching during the Covid pandemic.
The plea said that universities, schools, colleges and other educational institutions have engaged in online teaching amid Covid outbreak, but no efforts have been made by the government to consider the need of the visually impaired and speciallyabled individuals.
The high court had earlier asked the DU why contempt proceedings not be initiated against it and its officers for trying to mislead the court by withholding information on deferment of the online open book exams.
The exams, which were scheduled to start from July 1, have been deferred by another 10 days and will now commence from July 10.
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