The Karnataka High Court is hearing a plea filed by students of the Bangalore Institute of Technology, challenging the UGC Guidelines to conduct final year exams. Follow this page for live...
The Karnataka High Court is hearing a plea filed by students of the Bangalore Institute of Technology, challenging the UGC Guidelines to conduct final year exams.
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2020-08-12 05:33:10
12 Aug 2020 11:14 AM IST
University: will be who will monitor the students who opted for online exams.
HC asks, can you have both physical and online exams?.
12 Aug 2020 11:13 AM IST
Counsel for University opens arguments :
There are 70,000 students who will be appearing for exams and around 1 lakh students who have backlog will be appearing.
First issue will be the distribution of exam papers.
12 Aug 2020 11:09 AM IST
Adv Bhat says 12 colleges affiliated to VTU are allowed to hold online exams
12 Aug 2020 11:09 AM IST
HC says, "they will have to conduct arrangement for offline and online exams. Let us hear the University what they have to say".
12 Aug 2020 11:08 AM IST
Adv Bhat : Conduct offline exams in addition to online exams. The exams are scheduled on August 25.
12 Aug 2020 11:05 AM IST
Adv Bhat : Not once VTU has said why it has decided to hold offline exams only. The current situation in Karnataka is not conducive. Travel is problem, stay is problem. 14-day home quarantine is mandated.
12 Aug 2020 11:05 AM IST
HC raises a query : Are these guidelines issued to the University?
Adv Bhat: Yes. UGC has only decided to hold the exams
12 Aug 2020 11:04 AM IST
Adv Bhat says all options are available. He refers to guidelines released by Union Ministry of Human Resources for conduct of examinations.
12 Aug 2020 11:04 AM IST
HC says, point out from the UGC guidelines where this option is made available?
12 Aug 2020 11:03 AM IST
Adv Bhat: I am seeking the option of exams also through online
