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As the second COVID-19 wave hit the country, several exams like NEET PG and JEE mains were postponed.
In 2020 also the exam schedule was disrupted by COVID-19 and followed lockdown. Meanwhile, Secretary of Higher Education Amit Khare urged all centrally funded institutions to postpone all offline examinations scheduled in the month of May 2021 considering the second wave of Covid-19.
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The government is also contemplating exemption of customs duties on the components used for manufacturing the equipment and help in sourcing them so that several domestic companies can start production of these devices immediately.
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The government has reached out to multiple Indian companies and startups, offering licences and transfer of technologies to make Covid care equipment such as oxygen concentrators, non-invasive ventilators, and make-shift hospitals on a war footing to improve their availability amid the pandemic.
These technologies are developed by Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs).
The government is also contemplating exemption of customs duties on the components used for manufacturing the equipment and help in sourcing them so that several domestic companies can start production of these devices immediately.
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The decision to conduct offline exams will again be reviewed in the first week of June
The Education Ministry has directed IITs, NITs, all centrally-funded educational institutions (CFTIs) to defer their offline examinations scheduled this month. The ministry, however, said that online exams can continue. The ministry s request comes in the midst of worsening Covid-19 pandemic situation.Â
Higher Education Secretary Amit Khare in his letter to the institutes said, The institutions have been further advised to ensure that if anyone in the institution needs any assistance it should be provided immediate possible help so that he/she comes out of the distress at the earliest. All Institutions have to encourage eligible persons to go for vaccination and ensure that everyone follows Covid-19 appropriate behaviour to remain safe.
Education Ministry asks centrally-funded institutions to postpone offline exams
May 03, 2021
Online exams to continue; Ministry to review the decision in the first week of June.
The Education Ministry has asked centrally-funded institutions to postpone all offline examinations scheduled to be conducted in May due to the second wave of Covid-19.
The centrally-funded institutions include Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), National Institutes of Technology (NITs) , Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs) and Central Universities.
In a letter addressed to all the heads of centrally funded institutions, Higher Education Secretary Amit Khare has asked the Institutions to postpone all offline examinations scheduled in the month of May, 2021, an official statement added. The Ministry added that all online examinations, can continue.
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