Anna University has written to the Department of
Higher Education seeking new dates for the end-semester examinations.
On December 22 last, Chief Secretary K. Shanmugam
had written to the Registrars of all universities, setting the approximate
dates for the examinations to be held online. Anna University was given the
period from January 2 to 20 for its odd-semester examinations.
The university had asked the autonomous colleges in
December to conduct the examinations.
These colleges were through with them. The
non-autonomous colleges affiliated to the university are awaiting instructions.
Teachers of the non-autonomous affiliated colleges said the second- and
third-year students were idling away their time for two months as the teachers
had completed the syllabus.
‘Huge exercise’
Anna University Vice-Chancellor M.K. Surappa said
conducting examinations online would be a huge exercise and required an
appropriate software.
“We are conducting all exams, including arrears
exams; it requires a massive preparation. We had committed ourselves to
conducting the exams in the second week of January, but we have sought some
more time,” he added.
The delay was due to the difficulty in finalising
the tender for the software, he said.
“It has all been sorted out. On Tuesday, they are
opening the financial bid,” he said. Within a week, the university would
announce the schedule, he said.
The university had written to the Department of Higher
Education for consent to announce the date, he said.
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