Delhi University (DU) Postpones Final-Year UG, PG Exams

DU exam postponed: The University of Delhi has postponed final-year exams for undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) students to June 1, in view of the current COVID-19 citation.

The University of Delhi has postponed final-year exams for undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) students to June 1, in view of the current COVID-19 citation. The exams were earlier scheduled to begin in May. "Yesterday, we had a meeting with all the deans and heads of department. The Vice-Chancellor chaired that meeting and it was decided we'd postpone the exams by two weeks" DS Rawat, Dean of Examination, Delhi University, told Careers360. The University last week said a decision on the May-June exams will be taken at the earliest, in compliance with guidelines issued by the University Grants Commission (UGC) and, the Education Ministry and the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). The university acknowledges that it is in receipt of many requests from students related to the conduct of examinations. Teachers of the Delhi University had earlier raised concerns regarding the conduct of exams amid a devastating second wave of COVID-19 pandemic across the country.