Higher Education Exams to take place as per schedule amidst of Corona outbreak

Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government on Sunday informed that higher education examinations will take place as per schedule.

“Any exams in the higher education institutions which are fixed between March 16 to March 22 will take place as per schedule,” said Monika Garg, principal secretary of Uttar Pradesh Higher Education Department.

“However, if no exam was scheduled in an institute from 16th to 22nd March, that particular institute will remain closed during this period,” she said.

The statement from Garg came after schools of the state were closed down due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 till March 31. Notably, the number of coronavirus cases in the country has risen to 93, informed the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare today.

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