Six JNU Schools and Special Centres to Conduct End-Semester Exams Online
JNU has declared that six of its Schools and special centres are to conduct their end semester exams in the online mode. These examinations are scheduled to be held in June 2020.
The Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has declared that six of its Schools and special centres will organise their end semester examinations through the online mode. This step will be taken by the university because of the ongoing nationwide lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic. All of these six schools are the science schools of JNU and they will conduct their online end semester exams by the month of June 2020.
It was in the news earlier that several schools had requested authorities not to conduct the exams online because some students face a lack of internet availability and connectivity. All the six schools have replied to this request saying that some relaxation will be given to such students. Seven Schools and Special Centres of JNU have decided to hold their exams in the offline mode in the month of July when the university is scheduled to reopen. Almost all the Schools of the central university have announced that the mid-semester exams will have to be taken either online or through the method of online assignments.
Pramod Kumar, the Registrar of JNU, had declared on April 22, 2020, Wednesday, that the decision of conducting the examinations and its mode has been left on the Chairpersons and Deans of the Schools and Special Centres of Jawaharlal Nehru University. The end semester exams for various courses were to be conducted based on their decision. The Schools that will be conducting online end semester examinations have been listed below:
- School of Environmental Sciences (SES)
- School of Biotechnology (SBT)
- School of Computational and Integrative Sciences (SC&IS)
- School of Physical Sciences (SPS)
- Atal Bihari Vajpayee School of Management & Entrepreneurship (ABVSME)
- School of Engineering
In a statement given by the Special Centre for North-East studies while commenting on the examination, it has been said that the exams must be conducted in the last week of May 2020 and the method of evaluation will be left to the course in-charge.
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The seven Schools of JNU that will be conducting their entrance exams in the offline mode are given here:
- School of Arts & Aesthetics (SAA)
- School of Social Sciences (SSS)
- School of Languages, Literature and Cultural Studies (SLL&CS)
- School of Sanskrit and Indic Studies (SSIS)
- Special Centre for Nano Sciences (SCNS)
- School of Computer and Systems Sciences (SC&SS)
- Special Centre for Molecular Medicine (SCMM)
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JNU has released a notification stating the it will remain closed till May 17, 2020 because of the extension of the lockdown. The university has advised students to stay where they are and not return to the campus until they receive further notice. The coronavirus pandemic has impacted the higher education of India in many ways. Many entrance exams have been postponed due to the COVID-19 outbreak and universities and colleges are trying to find ways in which students can continue with their education without having to compromise with their health and safety. Stay tuned to CollegeDekho to get more information about admissions and latest updates in the educational sector due to the pandemic.