MSc exam put off as syllabus incomplete

Mumbai: Mumbai University has postponed the MSc (Part 1) semester exams from December 1 to December 11 and 15, following requests from students.
The exam will begin on December 11 for students with mathematics and December 15 for others. Students and senate members had said the syllabus was not taught as the mandatory academic session of 15 weeks could not be completed due to the Diwali vacations, election duty and delay of declaration of TYBSc results.Senate member Sanjay Vairal said they had received many complaints from students and teachers. Approximately 2,000 students will take the exam.
The decision was taken after a meeting of the examination department on Monday. “We had received four representations from students about the physics, chemistry syllabus not being completed,” controller of examination Dinesh Bhonde said.
The new timetable is expected to be released on Tuesday.