PUNE: The semester examinations scheduled by Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU) may be postponed after the state government ordered the closure of educational institutes in the state till February 28, officials said.
“The students are in the process of filling examination forms. February 25 is the last date. The forms had to be filled up offline at the respective college/department level. The closure is for a week and the remaining students will be unable to fill up the forms. Now, an extension would need. With these delays, there is a possibility that the semester examination too would be delayed this time,” Mahesh Kakade, director of examination and evaluation, said.
The first semester theory examinations were to be held in March with the first-year first semester examination scheduled from March 30 and the remaining year first semester examination scheduled from March 20.
Meanwhile, in the management council meeting conducted on Monday, members of a students’ organisation staged a protest, demanding a refund of examination fees paid by students of non-final year batches in departments and colleges affiliated to the university.
However, the protesters seemed to blatantly flout the norms of social distancing and other safety precautions as most of them were either seen without masks or not wearing the masks properly.
Some senior officials from the university were seen alos seen without masks during the protest in the videos and photographs circulated on social media.
After the protest ended, the Pune university officials decided to institute a committee to look into the matter of refund.