Request To Postpone The Final Year Examination of (1+1+1) System of The Year 2020

DIFFICULTIES: 

1. Non residential students, usually stay in mess or rented house within the vicinity of their college . Currently , all these students are at their home due to lockdown. Thus, these students may not get suitable accommodation if the exam is taken in a haste without proper logistical planning. And problems like social stigmatisation arise on contamination for many students especially the ones from a rural background.

 

2. As our Govt. is announcing repeatedly to adhere to WHO's social distancing guidelines (10/12 feet) as well as to stop mass gathering to break the cycle of transmission. Now social distancing process may not be kept by all outside the examination hall during exam days which is troublesome.

 

3.There is no confirmed news on the transport facilities like trains or buses commuting regularly and punctually without having any special rules. This is a huge concern for us.

 

4. Appearing physically for pen and paper mode examination at this stage of the pandemic , might backfire and infect a part or section of the students.

 

5.There is a big rumour about giving the exams online because going to the home centers possess all the health related problems mentioned above. Also appearing for exams from home is not feasible because some of us don't possess the means or proper internet connection to go through the entire process smoothly.

 

6.Due to prolonged lock down period everyone as well as students are in stress so giving exams in this situation might affect their results .

 

 7.Not everyone is interested in online classes.And they cannot able to attend these online classes for extreme poor connection of network surrounding their hous.

 

   -All the above category students have submitted declaration to postpone the examination until the lockdown ends and the spreading of Corona virus declines. Also the examination must be taken after prividing us enough time (1.5 to 2 months minimum) to revise our syllabus.

    Our demands are —

    1. In this severe crisis of humankind, everyone is mentally unprepared for the terrible state of lockdown. In this situation, the decision to take the exam within a month if the lockdown is relaxed, we think is unscientific and against the interests of the students. Most of the students are frustrated enough and this situation is not letting them get ready for examination and there are is a vast number of students who were unable to take books with them due to the sudden lockdown. So examination must be taken after lockdown ends and the corona situation comes under controll and most importantly, the students must be given adequate time ( minimum 1.5 to 2 months) to revise the syllabus. A sudden change in the mode or type of the examination in this short time, will be highly inappropriate and online examination must not be taken, as a large number of the students do not possess internet facility.

   2. In this time of crisis, in the field of education, the UGC and the government must not take any decision unilaterally. The final decision has must be taken after consulting with student organisations, teacher organisations, academicians and health experts. In this case, we have noticed that the unilateral decisions of the UGC and the state government, in many cases, are not only unscientific, but also put a strain on the students. These are causing deep frustration among the students.

   3. Due to the lockdown period, a very large number of students are going through severe financial crisis. All forms of educational fees, including examination fees, at all levels of education must be waived. In this situation, the cost of education needs to be clarified.

  4.  The UGC will have to take the right steps to ensure consistency among the universities across the country in scheduling examinations across the country. As a result of the variation in the extension of the lockdown period, it is necessary to ensure that no student has to suffer any problem in getting admission in higher education in any institution of the country.