Kerala HC orders cancellation of B-Tech Ist and IIIrd semester exams of APJ Abdul Kalam Tech varsity

By Express News Service
KOCHI: The Kerala High Court on Tuesday ordered cancellation of the B-Tech semester Ist and IIIrd examinations carried out by the APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University, Thiruvananthapuram by means of bodily mode amidst pandemic. The court docket additionally restrained the college from conducting the remainder of the exams scheduled to be held within the coming days. The examination has been commenced on July 9.Justice Amit Rawal issued the order on the petition filed by Sagar A R, a fourth semester B Tech pupil and 7 others difficult the choice of the University.The counsel for the University has submitted that these college students, who’re unable to take the offline examinations on account of Covid associated points will likely be permitted to take the following examinations that are carried out by the University for the exact same semester treating the examinations so tried by them as their first likelihood. However, the court docket rejected the stand of the college.Rajesh Kumar TK, counsel for the petitioners contended that the offline examinations being carried out from July 9 for the primary and third semester have been in opposition to the University Grants Commission (UGC) laws. According to them, the UGC had ordered that solely ultimate 12 months semester examinations want be carried out offline and different semester examinations ought to be carried out on-line solely.Their Fundamental Right of Equality earlier than Law assured below Article 14 was violated because the college determined to conduct B.Tech Semester VIII examinations on-line and the Semester I and IIIrd examinations in bodily mode with utter disregard to the issues of the well being of the scholars. 152 schools affiliated to the college and round 29000 college students learning in these schools.Conducting the examination entails an enormous quantity of journey, large use of public transport which aren’t doable in the current state of affairs. The utilization of public transport for college kids to journey to examination centres additionally causes not solely well being points however a critical logistics difficulty as solely 50 per cent capability is allowed in public transport as of date. There is not any mechanism to keep away from gatherings earlier than the examination and after the examination placing a critical well being difficulty. Therefore, conducting exams by means of offline mode will entail an enormous danger of transmission of the virus, submitted the petitioner.