Islamabad : Ambassador of Poland to Pakistan Piotr A. Opalinski on Thursday visited the National University of Modern Languages here and met Rector Major General Muhammad Jaffar in his office.The.
The National University of Modern Languages has decided to give in to the demand of its protesting students and agreed to hold online examinations for the Fall semester. According to a notification issued by NUML s management, exams of the MS and MPhil programmes will be taken on campus while the rest of them will be conducted online. Students who have their exams from February 1 and are facing connectivity issues at home will be allowed to sit for them on the campus and will be provided internet, it read. Related: Resume on-campus classes then take physical exams, NUML students demand The decision was taken after students of the varsity took to the streets protesting agai.
NUML Islamabad announces online exams in response to students protests
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ISLAMABAD: The end-of-the-semester exams at the National University of Modern Languages (NUML) would be conducted online, the varsity s media official confirmed on Thursday.
In a notification shared on Twitter, the NUML Islamabad s Public Relations Officer (PRO) said the decision was taken in pursuance of the government instructions and HEC [Higher Education Commission] guidelines . It is hereby notified that end-term exams of Fall 2020 semester will be conducted in two stages, the notification read, adding that there would be an online exam of 30 marks and a 20-mark viva, with the schedule for the latter to be issued by the concerned departments .
NUML Islamabad to conduct online end-term exams amid coronavirus pandemic
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ISLAMABAD: The National University of Modern Languages (NUML) on Thursday announced it would conduct end-of-the-semester exams online weeks after students across Pakistan protested against in-person tests amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
In a notification shared on Twitter, the NUML Islamabad s Public Relations Officer (PRO) said the decision was taken in pursuance of the government instructions and HEC [Higher Education Commission] guidelines . It is hereby notified that end-term exams of Fall 2020 semester will be conducted in two stages, the notification read, adding that there would be an online exam of 30 marks and a 20-mark viva, with the schedule for the latter to be issued by the concerned departments .
Islamabad court dismisses petition seeking online exams at NUML
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NUML students in Islamabad staged a protest against on-campus examinations on January 18, 2021. Photo: Online
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The Islamabad High Court has disposed of a petition on holding online exams filed by students of the National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad.
Two students, Ali Bin Shafaat and Sharyar Abbasi, filed the petition on January 18. They challenged the university s decision to hold on-campus examinations for fall semester 2020-2021 for which classes were held online.