BENGALURU: The pending exams of Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences will be held in the last week of July or first week of August depending on the Covid-19 situation.
Participating in a phone-in programme organised by Vijay Karnataka, a sister publication of The Times of India, on Saturday, RGUHS vice-chancellor S Sacchidanand said the varsity will keep students informed about schedule. They must make best use of the situation to study more and not worry, he added.
“We will hold practical or theory exams only after making sure students stuck in Covid-19 red zone districts are back in their colleges. No student will be left out,” the VC asserted.
Several medicos on Covid-19 duties voiced concerns during the programme. “What if exams are held during my 14 days of quarantine?” asked a final-year student. The VC said they will be held only after all students deputed for Covid-19 work complete their quarantine period.
For the first time, the university will conduct exams with external examiners from within the state instead of professors from neighbouring states. This year, given the Covid-19 situation, we will not be able to get external examiners from other states; they will be from Karnataka’s nine deemed-to-be universities, the VC said.
The university is providing provisional certificates online for courses for which exams have been held. To make up for classes missed due to the lockdown, the university has told its affiliate-colleges to hold online sessions, but several students spoke of technical glitches.
“Students missing online classes due to network issues can access recorded versions; all professors must shared them with these students,” the VC said.
Participating in a phone-in programme organised by Vijay Karnataka, a sister publication of The Times of India, on Saturday, RGUHS vice-chancellor S Sacchidanand said the varsity will keep students informed about schedule. They must make best use of the situation to study more and not worry, he added.
“We will hold practical or theory exams only after making sure students stuck in Covid-19 red zone districts are back in their colleges. No student will be left out,” the VC asserted.
Several medicos on Covid-19 duties voiced concerns during the programme. “What if exams are held during my 14 days of quarantine?” asked a final-year student. The VC said they will be held only after all students deputed for Covid-19 work complete their quarantine period.
For the first time, the university will conduct exams with external examiners from within the state instead of professors from neighbouring states. This year, given the Covid-19 situation, we will not be able to get external examiners from other states; they will be from Karnataka’s nine deemed-to-be universities, the VC said.
The university is providing provisional certificates online for courses for which exams have been held. To make up for classes missed due to the lockdown, the university has told its affiliate-colleges to hold online sessions, but several students spoke of technical glitches.
“Students missing online classes due to network issues can access recorded versions; all professors must shared them with these students,” the VC said.
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