MCA exams in OU put off
Hyderabad, Dec 29 (INN): Bowing to the demand from the MCA students in Osmania University, the state government has postponed the MCA examination to January 20. Minister for Higher and Technical Education D Raja Narasimha reviewed the situation arising out of the students' stir which protested against conducting the MCA examination as scheduled at the Secretariat on Wednesday. Top officials and the vice chancellor attended the meeting.
After the review session, the Minister took stock of the situation and decided to postpone the MCA examination stating that students who were to take the tests were not more than 7 percent of the total strength. The Minister announced that the MCA examination would be held along with other PG examinations on January 20, 2011. Earlier on December 27, the MCA and M-Ed students belonging to the colleges affiliated to the Osmania University had boycotted the ongoing examinations, demanding lifting of police cases filed against them during the pro-Telangana agitations. The government had on Tuesday announced the lifting of the police cases.
News Posted: 29 December, 2010
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