April 7 exams postponed by universities in Karnataka

April 8, 2021

Exams in major universities in Karnataka including the Bangalore University have been postponed. The exams for the undergraduate and postgraduate courses were scheduled to be held on April 7.
The VTU exams will however not be affected. The decision was taken in the wake of the transport strike called by the road transport corporations. The revised dates for the exams will be announced soon.
Hours after the strike was confirmed, the Bangalore University, Bengaluru City University and Bengaluru North University announced the postponement. The revised dates will be announced later. At Tumkur University, examinations for post graduate courses and BA Integrated Kannada Pandit have been rescheduled to April 19.
Officials at Karnataka University, Dharwad, where exams are scheduled on Thursday, said they will decide on the issue on Wednesday. Officials at Mysore University said that no exams are scheduled on Wednesday. However, Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) will conduct examination for third semester as per schedule on Wednesday.
Registrar evaluation of VTU, Dr B E Rangaswamy said, “As it is the last paper of the third semester examination, we have communicated to principals of all colleges to provide necessary support for students to commute to colleges if they face any issue. The exams will be conducted as per schedule in afternoon on Wednesday”.