AHMEDABAD: Gujarat University on Wednesday announced that second-year MBBS exams will begin on December 23. On November 19, a week after students whose exams were originally scheduled for December 2 demanded that the exams be postponed due to them clashing with polling for the state assembly election, the university had postponed the exams to December 9. Voting day is December 1 for the first phase and December 5 for the second.Sources said the university further delayed the exams after students' associations asked for a further deferral. The university also said that exams for paramedical courses have also been deferred to December 9. Students had said the university had postponed all exams that were clashing with polling dates except those of second year MBBS, MSc Nursing and PG physiotherapy.
Ahmedabad: A week after about 1,700 students whose weeklong MBBS second-year final exams were to begin on December 2, demanded that the exams be postponed as they clash with polling dates for the state assembly election, the university on Saturday postponed the exams to December 9. Voting day is December 1 for the first phase December 5 for the second. Students said Gujarat University has postponed all exams that were clashing with polling dates except for the second year MBBS, MSc nursing and PG physiotherapy exams. Students had said they would be unable to vote with the current exam schedule. Earlier GU had announced that the examinations that were to begin on November 22 and December 8 have been postponed due to the assembly election. A statement from the university said the likely new dates are December 12 and December 27, respectively. Semester examinations for the commerce, business management, science, law and education faculties have been postponed as most of the teaching staff have been given election duties. Many college and university campuses are also being used as polling stations. The university will announce a detailed exam schedule at a later stage, the university had said. Sources said GU postponed the exams after receiving many complaints from studnets and parents. Sources said that one of the reasons for postponing the exams is that LD Engineering College is selected as one of the counting centers and EVMs will also be stored there. This would have created a lot of disturbance during the exams as LD Engineering College is located in the GU campus area. Students welcoming the decision said that postponing the exams will help many MBBS students who are studying at colleges in Ahmedabad are registered as voters from other towns and villages and would have to travel to their home towns to vote. According to election commission figures, there are 11.74 lakh first-time voters in the state and 93,000 of them are from Ahmedabad.
AHMEDABAD: A week after 1,700-odd second-year MBBS students - whose final exams were to begin on December 2 - demanded that the exams be postponed as they clash with polling dates for the state assembly election, Gujarat University on Saturday postponed the exams to December 9. Voting day is December 1 for the first phase December 5 for the second. Students said Gujarat University had postponed all exams that were clashing with polling dates except for the second-year MBBS, MSc Nursing and PG Physiotherapy exams. Students said they would be unable to vote due to the earlier exam schedule. The university had earlier said that the exams that were to begin on November 22 and December 8 had been postponed due to the assembly election. A statement from the university said the likely new dates are December 12 and December 27, respectively.
Ahmedabad: Gujarat University on Wednesday announced that the examinations that were scheduled to begin from November 22 and December 8 have been postponed as they coincide with the state assembly election process. A statement from the university said that the new likely dates are December 12 and December 27 respectively. The statement says that the examinations of commerce, business management, science, law and education courses have been postponed as most of the teaching staff have been assigned poll duties. Many campuses of colleges and universities are also being used as polling stations. The university will announce the detailed exam schedule at a later stage, the university statement said.
AHMEDABAD: Gujarat University on Wednesday announced that the examinations that were scheduled to begin from November 22 and December 8 have been postponed as they coincide with the state assembly election process. A statement from the university said that the new likely dates are December 12 and December 27 respectively. The statement says that the examinations of commerce, business management, science, law and education courses have been postponed as most of the teaching staff have been assigned poll duties. Many campuses of colleges and universities are also being used as polling stations. The university will announce the detailed exam schedule at a later stage, the university statement said.
AHMEDABAD: Gujarat University on Wednesday announced that the examinations that were scheduled to begin from November 22 and December 8 have been postponed as it collided with the state assembly election process. A statement from the university said that the new likely dates are December 12 and December 27, respectively. The statement says that the examinations of commerce, business management, science, law and education have been postponed as most of the teaching staff have been assigned poll duties. Many of the college and university campuses are also being used for elections as polling stations. The university will announce the detailed exam schedule at a later stage, the university statement said.
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AHMEDABAD: From Prime Minister Narendra Modi's enduring sway to dissatisfaction over inflation and unemployment, here are the 10 factors expected to play a role in elections to the 182-member Gujarat assembly: 1. Narendra Modi: BJP has a trump card in the form of the prime minister, who was chief minister of Gujarat from 2001 to 2014. It has been eight years since he left the chair but his sway over followers in his home state is still intact, and several political observers are of the view that he will be a big deciding factor in the upcoming elections. 2. Remission of sentence of Bilkis Bano case convicts: Gujarat is considered the Sangh Parivar's Hindutva laboratory. The impact of the remission of sentences of those convicted in the Bilkis Bano gangrape and murder case will play out differently for the majority and minority communities. Muslims are demanding justice for Bilkis Bano while a section of Hindus would like to ignore the issue. 3. Anti-incumbency: The 24-year rule of the BJP, from 1998 onwards, has led to growing dissatisfaction in sections of society, said political observers. People believe that inflation, unemployment and basic issues concerning life have remained unresolved even after so many years of BJP rule, said political observer Hari Desai. 4. Morbi bridge collapse: The October 30 bridge collapse which claimed 135 lives in Morbi has brought to the fore the nexus between administration and rich businessmen. The issue is likely to dominate the minds of people when they go to vote to select the next government. 5. Paper leaks and postponement of government recruitment exams: Frequent paper leaks and postponement of government recruitment exams have dashed the hopes of youths working hard to get government jobs, leading to much resentment. 6. Lack of basic education and health facilities in remote areas of the state: If school classrooms are constructed in remote rural areas, there is a dearth of teachers. And if teachers are recruited, there is a lack of classrooms affecting education. The lack of primary health centres and doctors also adversely affects health services in rural pockets. 7. Farmer issues: Farmers are agitating in several parts of the state as they have not been given compensation for crop loss due to excess rains in the last two years. 8. Bad roads: Gujarat was earlier known for its good roads. However, in the last five to six years, the state government and municipal corporations have not been able to construct good roads or maintain old roads. Complaints of pothole ridden roads are common from all over the state. 9. High electricity rates: Gujarat has one of the highest electricity tariffs in the country. People are looking forward to offers from the Aam Aadmi Party and the Congress of giving 300 units free per month. The Southern Gujarat Chambers of Commerce and Industry recently demanded reduction in commercial electricity tariff, saying they have to pay Rs 7.50 per unit while their industry counterparts in Maharashtra and Telangana have to pay Rs 4 per unit. 10. Land acquisition: Dissatisfaction among farmers and landowners whose lands are being acquired for various government projects. Farmers, for instance, opposed land acquisition for high-speed bullet train project between Ahmedabad and Mumbai. They also opposed land acquisition for the expressway project between Vadodara and Mumbai.
