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The MUHS is the governing body for all medical and dental colleges of Maharashtra
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The undergraduate exams conducted by the Maharashtra University of Health Sciences (MUHS), which were scheduled to begin from 19 April, have now been postponed till June. The decision on the exam was announced by the Minister of Medical Education Amit Deshmukh after a meeting with Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday.
Amid the rise in cases, there were demands from student organizations to reschedule the exams for undergraduate students of the second and third year in medical colleges.
“Due to hike in cases the UG medical exams to be conducted by MUHS have been postponed till June,” Deshmukh said. He also took to his social media account and tweeted on Thursday, 15 April that the decision to postpone the exams was taken after consulting the chief minister and a revised schedule will be released soon.
“After deliberations with the state chief minister, it has been decided that the MUHS exams scheduled to begin from April 19 will now take place in June 2021,” tweeted Deshmukh.
महाराष्ट्र आरोग्य विज्ञान विद्यापीठामार्फत 19 एप्रिल पासून घेण्यात येणाऱ्या वैद्यकीय विद्यार्थ्यांच्या परीक्षा मा. मुख्यमंत्री महोदयांशी चर्चा करून येत्या जून मध्ये घेण्यात येणार असून परीक्षेचे सविस्तर वेळापत्रक महाराष्ट्र आरोग्य विज्ञान विद्यापीठामार्फत जाहीर करण्यात येईल.
— Amit V. Deshmukh (@AmitV_Deshmukh) April 15, 2021
या परीक्षा पुढे ढकलणेबाबत बाबत उपमुख्यमंत्री अजित पवार, महसूल मंत्री बाळासाहेब थोरात, आरोग्य मंत्री राजेश टोपे, आणि महाराष्ट्र प्रदेश काँग्रेस कमिटीचे अध्यक्ष नाना पटोले यांच्याशीही चर्चा झाली आहे.@CMOMaharashtra @AjitPawarSpeaks @bb_thorat @NANA_PATOLE @rajeshtope11 #MUHSEXAM
— Amit V. Deshmukh (@AmitV_Deshmukh) April 15, 2021
Meanwhile, an official notification on this decision will be released by MUHS soon, confirmed officials from the university.
The MUHS is the governing body for all medical and dental colleges of Maharashtra. The undergraduate exams were originally scheduled to take place in February, but were deferred first to March and then to April due to increasing cases.
At present at least 500 students from several medical colleges in Mumbai, Pune, Nashik, Satara, and Solapur are currently in quarantine after testing positive, while others have family members who tested positive recently.