Mangalore University examinations: Registrars to meet DK DC today

MANGALURU: Mangalore University Registrar (evaluation) P L Dharma and registrar Kishore Kumar C K will meet deputy commissioner K V Rajendra in the presence of college union representatives on Thursday, to decide on conducting exams.
The undergraduate examination that began in the last week of March, had to be stopped midway due to the KSRTC strike and the lockdown. So far, 72% of the examinations have been held. The postgraduate examinations were scheduled from April 26, and were later postponed to Thursday. On average, students may have about four papers pending.
Meanwhile, students under the banner of the ABVP, staged a protest, urging Mangalore University to conduct the exams, which were postponed on the directions of the deputy commissioner, following a spike in Covid-19 cases.
In a memorandum submitted to the vice-chancellor of Mangalore University, the students said that a majority of the students pursuing undergraduate courses were from the district, and only a handful of students were from Kerala. “It was not right to postpone the exams all of a sudden. The VTU is conducting its exams for engineering courses. Even the state government had conducted SSLC exams by adhering to the Covid-19 guidelines. Similarly, the undergraduate exams should be conducted in the interest of the students,” the protesting students said.
Receiving a memorandum, vice-chancellor P S Yadapadithaya said the registrars will meet the deputy commissioner to convince him to allow the university to conduct the exams by adhering to the Covid-19 guidelines. In case Kerala students are unable to write the exams due to the restrictions in the border areas, then the university will conduct a special exam for them in the coming days.
P L Dharma told TOI that the exams will be held as per UGC guidelines, and a decision will be taken on Thursday, after meeting the DC.