Harsh Bisaria, The Incharge Of NSUI Social Media Affirms On The Need To Postpone Exams

During the early stages of the pandemic, when the nature of the Coronavirus was still not known to most people, the universities made the decision to temporarily avoid all in-person contact and close their campuses completely..

Harsh Bisaria, National Incharge, NSUI Social Media sheds light on the incredulous attitude and double standards of many universities with the arrival of the second phase of the pandemic. As NSUI Social Media Incharge Harsh Bisaria observes, with the Covid-19 cases rising each day crossing the daily limit mark of 4 lakhs, the universities are turning a blind eyes to the pleas of students in the various universities who are concerned about heir future as well as their health conditions. Even partial lock downs and complete lockdowns are being initiated in most states owing to the rising Covid numbers. But, it seems like the lives of students attending the exams doesn't seem to have the near importance to that of an official.

"The students have already faced a lot of problems till now in this pandemic. Classes were mostly held online and they have had very limited resources to make use of, in this covid pandemic. Conducting exams when the country is administering the most dangerous phase of Covid-19 is similar to playing with fire. Lakhs of students are to be appearing for the public exams travelling from various parts of the country. Their health must be taken into account by the government", Harsh Bisaria says.

NSUI Social Media Incharge Harsh Bisaria puts in another choice for exams by adding, "Students who are unable to attend the final year exam, whether online or in-person should be allowed to attend exams in colleges and given another opportunity, when feasible. If universities don’t allow for some degree of flexibility when rescheduling exams, the academic performance of students who find themselves in difficult circumstances as a result of the pandemic is likely to suffer."

According to experts, the new strain of novel Coronavirus has led to an increase in concerns due to its ability of high transmission. A new report has also claimed that the mutation is targeting young people as most of the cases have been reported in people under 20 years of age. The report also suggests that measures like social distancing that have been taken to curb the spread of Covid-19 do not work against the new variant. With this in mind, Harsh affirms the neccessity of conducting exams in a more secure environment, after the second phase of the pandemic has reached a controllable point.