Education in disarrayDelhi University (DU) has postponed its exams once again after months of uncertainty and criticism of its plan for open book exams online, but this time the Delhi high court has directed it to file an affidavit with a detailed schedule for examinations.
The undergraduate exams were scheduled for 10 July, and have now been postponed beyond 15 August. This leaves final year students in limbo.
Since March, when the lockdown was announced mid-semester, DU has postponed or changed exam rules at least thrice. Meanwhile, in Karnataka, the high court stayed the state’s June ban on online classes for pre-primary to Class 10, saying the order violated constitutional provisions guaranteeing the right to education.