Delhi University students urge cancellation of final year exams

The Delhi University students have requested various government departments including the University Grants Commission (UGC) and Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) to direct the varsity to not conduct exams amid the ongoing situation in the country.

The Delhi University students have requested various government departments including the University Grants Commission (UGC)  and Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) to direct the varsity to not conduct exams amid the ongoing situation in the country.

They have urged the government departments to promote students studying in the final year on the basis of their internal examination record and the GPA of previous semesters combined.

The Delhi University students also raised concerns regarding online teaching and said that though teachers are trying their best to reach out to students through online teaching, however, many students do not have proper access to adequate internet facilities, laptops, and online textbooks which has resulted in an unfair penalty. Also in-spite of online classes held by the teachers they cannot be a replacement for physical classes and written notes. 

The students also said that most of them have returned to their hometowns during mid-semester break and they do not have access to required notes, textbooks, or any academic material which is a major disadvantage to them.

The students also raised concerns over their mental health stating the unavoidable uncertainty of their future regarding the masters, jobs, and all the future plans of the final year students, inability to meet their peers and teachers to clear their doubts. 

Earlier, the Congress-backed National Students Union of India (NSUI) has demanded that first and second-year students should be promoted without holding the examination. Earlier, the University of Delhi had said that it is planning to conduct the examination through online mode.