Srinagar: The students of undergraduate courses of the University of Kashmir (KU) are demanding more time for preparation as the authorities have scheduled the exams in the November-December.University officials said as the students had not been able to attend classes for the past four months, the university had uploaded e-tutorials on its website for all courses from where the students could study for exams.“There will be no relaxation given in the syllabus as the students have been provided with study material. They have time till the last week of December to prepare,” said a university official.For the winter zones of Kashmir, like Ladakh and Kargil, the university had already come up with the date sheet as the exams were scheduled to commence at the end of November, he said.The students in the Valley whose classwork have been affected for the past four months said it was difficult for them to prepare the full syllabus in such a short time.“Earlier the university notified that exams will be conducted in February and March but now the sudden decision to hold exams in December with full syllabus will be difficult for us. The university should give us some more time,” said a final-year student from Amar Singh College, Srinagar.The university Vice Chancellor, Khursheed Andrabi, held a meeting with all the heads of colleges on Saturday to decide about the holding of exams. The official said the decision to conduct exams in December instead of earlier notified dates in March was taken in the interest of the students so that their next academic year was not affected.“We have taken into consideration the larger interest of the students. The exams of postgraduate courses have also been notified,” said the Dean, Academic Affairs, University of Kashmir.The official from the varsity said the opening of classes regularly in the university would entirely depend on the situation and the relaxation provided by separatists.The university has also notified the date sheet for some postgraduate courses. (TNS)
