Centre ‘urges’ higher edu insts to postpone offline exams scheduled in May

Nagpur: The Ministry of Education has “urged” for the postponement of all offline examinations scheduled in the month of May due to the second wave of Covid-19.
In a letter addressed to all the heads of centrally-funded institutions, secretary, higher education Amit Khare has urged the institutions to postpone all offline examinations scheduled in May. The online examinations etc may, however, continue.
The letter also stated that the decision will be reviewed in the first week of June.
The institutions have been further advised to ensure that if anyone in the institution needs any assistance, immediate possible help should be provided so that he/she comes out of the distress at the earliest.
All institutions have to encourage eligible persons to go for vaccination and ensure that everyone follows Covid-19 appropriate behaviour to remain safe, the letter stated.