The Bengaluru City University, BCU, has postponed examinations for all first semester undergraduate degree courses scheduled for Thursday, January 16, 2025, without mentioning a revised date, citing unavoidable reasons. The letter, which addressed heads and principals of the examination centres, said that a new date will be announced shortly.
The latest notice by the BCU comes just a few hours after the university issued a letter wherein it revised the timing for B.Com exam scheduled for December 16 from 9:30 AM to 2 PM which directly overlapped with the Chartered Accountant (CA) examination which also starts from 2 PM on the same day.
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The change in timing had reportedly put candidates in a difficult position, news agency PTI had reported.
The report quoted BJP MLA S Suresh Kumar who said that a first-year B Com student approached him on Wednesday with her father, distressed over the sudden change.
“Her first B Com exam was originally scheduled for Thursday at 9:30 am. Since she is also pursuing a CA qualification, her CA exam is set for 2 pm the same day,” PTI quoted Kumar as saying.
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He further added that at 4.30 pm on Wednesday the student received a message from Bangalore City University on her mobile which stated that the exam scheduled for 9.30 am on Thursday has been postponed to 2 pm.
As per Kumar, he immediately contacted the state’s Higher Education Minister, Dr M C Sudhakar, and requested a resolution to the issue from the student’s perspective.
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The MLA also pointed out that postponing an exam just 24 hours before it was scheduled without proper consideration reflected poorly on the university’s credibility.
(With inputs from PTI)