Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University reschedules exams due to law entrance and CA test clash
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: Dr
Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University
(Bamu) announced on Wednesday the rescheduling of some of its examinations that were initially slated for May 2, 3, and 6. This decision was taken because these examination dates were clashing with the state common entrance test (CET) for law courses and the chartered accountant (CA) exam.
"The postponed examinations on these three days will be held at the end of the examinations for the respective courses. A separate communication will be issued to colleges to this effect shortly," said Bharti Gawali, the director of Bamu's Board of Examination and Evaluation.
Earlier, some stakeholders, including senate member Narendra Kale, had requested the rescheduling of the examinations.
"Scores of students appear for the state
CET for law courses
as well as the CA examination. These students would have suffered an irrevocable loss due to the clash of exams. The prompt response by the university authorities in rescheduling the exams will help many students," Kale said.
Student activist Tukaram Saraf said the university authorities must be more careful when charting the timetable of examinations. "It makes sense that no university examination should take place on the day when any state-level or national-level common entrance test is scheduled. Many other state universities already keep an eye on the schedule of such exams, and Bamu must follow suit," he said.
The undergraduate and postgraduate examinations of Bamu commenced on April 8 and April 29, respectively, across Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Beed, Dharashiv, and Jalna districts.
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