COVID-19: ‘Aggregate From Previous Years To Be Used For Calculating Marks,’ Says Maha CM Uddhav Thackrey

Mumbai: Amidst the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackrey on Sunday said that instead of the final exams, an aggregate from previous years will be used for calculating students’ marks in colleges and universities in the state.

The Maha CM came to the conclusion post a meeting with heads of universities on May 30 where Vice-Chancellors “unanimously” agreed that it is “too risky for lakhs of students to come together for exams”.

Earlier, the state Education Minister Uday Samant on May 8 had reiterated that all college and university students, except for final year ones, will be promoted without exams due to difficulty of conducting exams during the lockdown.

The CM said, “We have decided that students will get aggregate marks based on their performance in the previous semesters for that academic year. This is because there is no clarity on when the exams can be held. The future of students should not be kept hanging because of this.”

He further said that “If a student wants to improve his performance in his final year, he can do it in September, October, and November based on how the situation evolves.”