Tribune News Service

Amritsar, June 12

Decision on conducting examinations through online/offline mode will be taken by Guru Nanak Dev University after July 2, when the university reopens after summer vacations.

The statement comes when students of even semesters are waiting for examination schedule that has already been delayed due to the second wave of Covid-19.

The university had earlier issued a notice to students last month, contemplating giving choice to students to appear in offline or online mode of exams. The university had also created a portal to take students’ feedback. “The purpose was to reach a decision in accordance with students’ wishes. The university wants to maintain the sanctity of examinations thus we will only reach a decision as per the state government guidelines and based on the further SOP’s issued by the government. So far, we managed to complete the offline exam schedule for constituent and affiliated colleges in April in a short span,” said Prof Manoj Kumar, Controller Examination, GNDU.

Kumar said the students too wanted the examinations to be held in offline mode. “Going by the feedback that we received, around 50 to 60 per cent students want the exams to be held in offline mode. The university had declared summer vacations from June 19-July 2. Any further decision would be taken after that.”

Meanwhile, parents of outstation students of university have been demanding that examinations be conducted through online mode. “Panjab University too has announced to conduct online exams. Though lockdown and restrictions are relaxed, there are several issues of travel and boarding that students, especially those from outside the city, will have to take care of,” said Tejpal Singh Chopra, father of a student from Ludhiana.