West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday said that her government was weighing the pros and cons of holding final-year college and university exams before Durga Puja in October. The Supreme Court has said that states and universities cannot promote students without holding final- year exams by September 30. “We have decided at the preliminary level about the modalities and feasibility of holding the final semester exams by October after the chief minister made the comments. Bhattacharya, who is also the Secretary of West Bengal Vice-Chancellors’ Council, said to a question the 25 members of different state universities have not yet taken any collective decision in response to the Supreme Court judgement. Can’t talk now.” “I have told our Education minister to look into the possibility of conducting the final-year exams in universities and colleges before Durga Puja in October.

Source: Hindustan Times August 29, 2020 11:16 UTC