NE EDUCATION BUREAU
CHENNAI, APRIL 10
In a notification, the Anna University said that the semester examinations, including special examinations scheduled for students who have exhausted the maximum period of study, will be rescheduled.
The revised time-table for the April/May 2020 examinations will be published after the lockdown, said the controller of examinations.
The 21-day lockdown imposed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Central Government came into effect on 25 March. Several schools, colleges and other educational institutions have postponed exams as well as entrance tests till the prevailing situation improves.
India has reported 169 deaths due to coronavirus with over 5,800 people being infected by COVID-19.
The current 21-day lockdown is supposed to end on 14 April. The Odisha government on Thursday extended the lockdown in the state till 30 April with Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik asking the Central Government to also extend the pan-India lockdown.
The government has been asking people to practise social distancing and stay at home to stop the spread of the deadly virus.
It is expected that the Prime Minister will decide on extesion of lockdown after having consultation meeting with the State Chief Ministers’ on Saturday.
