DU drops “online” from revised circular on examination forms

NEW DELHI: Delhi University has now revised its instructions to students on filling an online examination form for the May-June session.

According to the new circular, all the students including those who have submitted the application form physically in the colleges will also be required to fill up the form using the portal. Also, students who have not paid the examination fee have to do so on the college portal or “physically at the college after lockdown is lifted”.

The revised circular for the application form has dropped the word “online” from its description of the new exam portal. In the original circular issued on April 20, 2020, it had said that colleges can check the forms and documents submitted by students on the "Online Examination Software". In the amended version, it simply says, colleges must access the "examination software" to verify.

The language had suggested that Delhi University had decided on holding the semester exams online. It caused the DU teachers' association to protest.

Against online exams

The DUTA has been opposed to online exams because many students of the university may not have access to the internet.

The dates for the May-June session of exams will be declared as per UGC guidelines after the situation gets normal.

The last date to fill up the application form is May 15.

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