Amidst the current spike of covid cases, Mumbai logged 10,086 fresh cases on Tuesday, NM college is adamant in conducting exams in the physical mode for Postgraduate students from the 10th of January, 2022. The entire course was conducted seamlessly in the online mode but now suddenly the college wants to conduct the exams in the physical mode. Students are in a very troublesome situation as a good number of students are outstation students i.e. from other states and their parents are scared to send their children for the offline exams considering the current situation of covid in the City of Mumbai. The students tried to communicate the same to the relevant authorities but got no assurance.
Students are facing a situation of uncertainty as the current spike seems to not end soon and if the Maharashtra Government imposes a lockdown during the period of their examination then the students who come from outstations would be stuck in the city due to the restrictions. Mr. Siddhant Mohite, founder & editor-in-Chief of Mumbai Uncensored received several messages from the students who were communicating their plight of the said decision to hold a physical examination. Mumbai Uncensored stands in full support of the students and opposes the said decision to hold physical examinations for the PG students.
“We have written a letter to Mr. Uday Samant, Minister for Higher and Technical Education, regarding the offline examination issues, and we have demanded online examinations for the safety of students. NM & Mithibai College is run by SVKM. On 4th January, SVKM’s Mithibai College conducted a physical exam. We have received hundreds of messages saying ‘several students have fallen sick after attending the examination, parents and faculty have also been tested positive’. After hearing the health problems of Mithibai Students, now NM College students, parents, and faculties have started messaging us requesting help regarding raising voice demanding online exams”, said Siddhant Mohite, Founder & Editor in Chief of Mumbai Uncensored.
Mr. Uday Samant, Higher and Technical Education Minister of Maharashtra tweeted “A meeting was held on 4th Jan with all the Divisional Commissioners, all the District Collectors, and all the Vice-Chancellors regarding the covid situation of all districts of the state. A decision regarding the safety of students, staff and parents will be taken on 5th Jan 2022 at 4 pm.”
Being a responsible media organization, Mumbai Uncensored has promised its readers to voice their demands till they get justice.
