As India's coronavirus tally inches closer to the eight-lakh mark, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has criticised the decision of the top educational body in the country - the University Grants Commission or UGC - to conduct the final-term examinations in colleges and educational institutions by September amid pandemic.
"It is extremely unfair to conduct exams during the Covid19 pandemic. UGC must hear the voice of the students and academics. Exams should be cancelled and students promoted on basis of past performance," tweeted Gandhi.
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On Monday, the Union Home Ministry said that the final-term exams in colleges and educational institutions - pending since March because of the lockdown to check the spread of highly infectious coronavirus - can be held.
Hours later, fresh guidelines were released by the UGC that said the exams can be held in September.
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However, several states have sought reconsideration of the guidelines.