Mumbai University Exams 2022: Extra 15 mins per hour to university students during exams in Maharashtra

The decision to give students 15 minutes extra time was made during a meeting with the various vice-chancellors of Maharashtra state universities on Wednesday, April 13, 2022.

Mumbai University Exams 2022: Maharashtra universities and colleges students will get extra time to complete their final exams in offline mode, said the Maharashtra cabinet minister for higher and technical education, Uday Samant.

Extra 15 minutes per hour during offline exams

The minister informed that college students appearing for offline exams will be given an extra 15 minutes per hour during the exams. The decision to give students 15 minutes extra time was made during a meeting with the various vice-chancellors of Maharashtra state universities on Wednesday, April 13, 2022.

The official tweet posted by the state higher education minister said, “Corona’s background was due to the fact that teaching and examinations were conducted online, which reduced the practice of writing by the students, and there was a demand for increasing the time for taking offline examinations. The decision to increase the time taken for offline exams by 15 minutes per hour was taken at the meeting with the vice-chancellors.”

Students to appear for offline exams for the first-time in two year

Recently, a circular was also issued by the University of Mumbai requested all autonomous colleges to allow extra time for students to complete papers. It also instructed them to allow enough time between exams and also to ensure that the timings are convenient for students to travel.

The circular signed by Vinod Patil, director of the Board of Examination and Evaluation, directed the principals or heads of autonomous colleges after several students approached the university seeking relief for the upcoming examination session. The request was made as students will be taking offline or physical exams for the first time in two years.

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