S. Vishnu Sharma
Coronavirus is causing enough concern across the country. Prevalence has led to cancellation of competitive exams and regular college exams. Sources from authorities concerned say the measure is to ensure the ailment does not spread its wings.
‘www.collegechalo.com‘ has made an attempt to bring it to the notice of the students and parents about the scenario on postponement of exams with a motive of helping the students and parents.
Awareness on postponement scenario will help them refine their preparation strategy. The exams that are to be conducted on a different date from its earlier planned one fall into four categories broadly.
Coronavirus pandemic leads to exam postponement
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The categories are school exams, college/university exams, competitive education exams and recruitment exams. Given below will be the list of exams under these four categories.
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School exams
The examinations that come under this category are ICSE and ISE (10th and 12th) Exams, CBSE Class 10 and 12 exams. These exams are written by school children who have finished their 10th and 12th standard education.
CBSE said that the examinations scheduled from March 19 to 31 have been postponed for both Class 10 and Class 12 students. Also, Kerala Class 10th and 12th exams, SSC Exams 2020 of Telangana are to be conducted on a different date. Class 8th exams in Goa too are cancelled.
Chattisgarh and Punjab also have postponed their 10th and 12th exams. Rajasthan Education Board is also treading on the same line as far as its 10th and 12th exams are concerned. Madhya Pradesh too is not an exception with regards to its 10th and 12th exams.
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Classes 7 and 9 exams are postponed in Karnataka however, SSLC exam dates are said to have no changes.
Competitive education exams
JEE Main April 2020, MAH MCA CET 2020, GUJCET 2020 come under this category. JEE Main was supposed to be held on 5,7,9 and 11 April, but now that will not happen. MAH MCA CET was supposed to be held on 28 March, the new date for the exam is said to be 30 April.
GUJCET 2020’s actual planned date of exam was 31 March, sources say, new dates will only be announced after 31 March. That’s not alone even Aligharh Muslim University (AMU) cancelled its admission tests.
D.EI.ED Joint Entrance Exam of Bihar too will be held on a different date. Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya too will be conducting its admission test for admitting students into undergraduate courses on another date. Another exam to have joined the list of postponed exams is OJEE 2020.
College education exams
The exams of IIT Kanpur are said to have been cancelled till 31 March. University Grants Commission (UGC) has also asked universities and colleges across India to postpone exams till 31 March.
Exams of Nagpur University will also be held on different date from its earlier planned date. Rajasthan University also has postponed its exams till 31 March. JKBOSE Board Exams also are postponed.
Recruitment exams
The recruitment exam for Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), RBI Assistant (main) Exam, Kerala Public Service Commission, SSC CHSL 2019 exam and Junior Engineer Exam of Staff Selection Commission, Bihar Public Service Commission, Delhi Higher Judicial Services Main (2019) Exam are among those that will be conducted on new dates.
Points to remember
Candidates have to remember to keep an eye on their mobile phones and email ids to receive the updates about the new exam dates. They can even visit the official websites of the authorities conducting these exam.
Students of colleges and universities can approach their college or university office at the appropriate time to know the exam schedule. As in many cases the new dates for the exams are to be announced later, applicants, students must stay alert even while they prepare for the exams.
Important websites
A few of the important websites where exam applicants are supposed to visit are mentioned here. They can be clicked to know about the new exam schedules. And they are:
https://gujcet.gseb.org/ (For GUJCET)
https://info.mahacet.org/cet2020/MCA2020/ (For MAH MCA CET)
www.nta.ac.in (For IIT JEE, UGCNET)
http://cbse.nic.in/newsite/index.html (For CBSE 10th and 12th exams)
https://www.cisce.org/ (for ICSE exams)
http://www.iitk.ac.in/ (for IIT Kanpur exams)
http://www.bpsc.bih.nic.in/ (for Bihar Public Service Commission exams)
http://recruitment.itbpolice.nic.in/ (for Indo Tibetan Border Police exams)