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Maharashtra: Winter exams of health science courses to be held in March

Amidst the pandemic, students from health science courses are to now give their examinations in the month of March.

Maharashtra: Winter exams of health science courses to be held in March
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In order to conduct the examinations safely and efficiently, the Maharashtra University of Health Sciences (MUHS) has split the students into two batches.

According to sources, examinations for 25,000 first, second and third-year students from across health science courses, which were scheduled to start from February 24, will now be held from March 23, as per a notification issued by the university on Wednesday, January 6. Moreover, the final-year examinations for around 10,000 students will commence from February 24.

Meanwhile, on December 31, Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ announced that the upcoming CBSE examinations in India will be held between May 4 and June 10, 2021.

Moreover, Pokhriyal asked the students to check the official CBSE website cbse.nic.in for final 2021 date sheets for both theoretical and practical board examinations. On the other hand, he stated that the results for the same will be declared by July 15, 2021. Speaking about the mode of examination, the Union Minister informed, "Many CBSE schools are in rural areas. Hence, online examinations are not possible."

As many as 30 lakh students appear for the CBSE board exams every year. The practical exams and the internals are usually conducted in the months of January and the theory papers from February 15. However, due to the outbreak of the coronavirus, the examinations have been delayed this year.

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