Central University of Tamil Nadu to conduct online semester exam for final year UG and PG students

TRICHY: The Central University of Tamil Nadu (CUTN) Tiruvarur will be conducting the final semester examination for undergraduate and postgraduate students online.
The decision was taken so that the final year students will be able to obtain their degrees and pursue a career or higher education.
In a notice dated August 1, the controller of examination stated that the examinations would be conducted by respective departments and the modalities would be communicated in a few days.
Students who face difficulties in taking up online exams will be allowed to write the exams on the university campus once normalcy returns, said the controller, A Ragupathy.
The university had postponed the semester examinations scheduled for April-May due to Covid-19. On June 9, an announcement was made on conducting the exams online. However, this was postponed.
The latest announcement cited a UGC notification dated July 6 which had strongly recommended examination for terminal semester students.
For intermediate semester students, semester examination will not be conducted. Instead they will be assessed based on their internal assessment (60%) and grade point average (40%) earned in the previous semester for theory courses.
For practical courses, 100% weightage will be given to continuous assessment in the current semester.