Mumbai University postpones exams post declaration of public holiday by govt on Narali Purnima
Narali Purnima is a festival primarily celebrated by fishing communities. The decision was announced via a government circular issued on August 7, following which a separate notice was issued by Dr. Pooja Raundale, Director of the Board of Examinations and Evaluation of Mumbai University declaring that all exams scheduled on this day are postponed.
Revised dates will be announced later. This is applicable to exams held by all the affiliated colleges as well as by the Centre for Distance and Open Education (CDOE, formerly IDOL), varsity's distance education wing.
According to information shared by Mumbai University, as per the original timetable, Pharmacy and M. Ed exams were scheduled in the morning session, while MA and M. Com exams were to be held in the afternoon session.
Disappointed with last minute change, one of the students said, 'This is absolutely unprofessional to declare public holidays at the last minute. University should have communicated to the state government that exams are planned on this day.' While most students complained that these aspects should have been taken into consideration before declaring holiday, another student said, 'This is no natural calamity to cancel exams. University should have continued with the exam timetable declared well in advance, much before the public holiday decision declared on Thursday.' There are many students in the CDOE who are working professionals or outstation students who had planned for their exams as per the schedule declared two weeks ago.
The circular issued by Maharashtra government on Thursday declared two new public holidays for Mumbai city and suburbs – Narali Pournima on August 8 and Jyeshta Gauri Visarjan (popularly known as Gauri-Ganpati Visarjan) on September 2. According to the circular, these new public holidays are declared after cancelling existing public holidays Dahihandi (August 16) and Anant Chaturdashi (September 6).
Both these holidays were falling on Saturdays following which there was a demand for alternate public holidays in the same months hence the two new public holidays are declared for Mumbai city and suburbs.
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