Coronavirus impact | No final year exams for professional, non-professional courses in Maharashtra

Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray said that an option would be given to students who want to take examinations whenever it is feasible to be held.

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June 26, 2020 / 19:23 IST

There will be no final year examinations conducted for professional and non -professional courses in Maharashtra. The decision was taken in the wake of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, with Maharashtra reporting the highest number of cases.

"The present atmosphere is not yet conducive for conducting examinations and classes. The State Disaster Management Authority in its meeting on June 18 has decided not to conduct the final year examinations for professional and non professional courses," said Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray.

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Further, he said that an option would be given to students who want to take examinations whenever it is feasible to be held.

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