Bhubaneswar: Taking note of the alarming rise in COVID-19 cases in the state, the Odisha government has directed the authorities of the technical universities, engineering and professional colleges, polytechnics and diploma institutions to conduct the forthcoming semester and mid-semester examinations in online mode until the situation improves.
The instructions have been issued to the institutions under the administrative control of the Skill Development and Technical Education Department.
A letter to this effect intimated by the Home Department said since the examination process for the first, third and fifth semesters of the Diploma students has already started in all centres and will be concluded by April 21, the concerned authorities have been asked to conclude the examinations in offline mode.
However, the State Council for Technical Education & Vocational Training (SCTE&VT) has been instructed to conduct the further semester and mid-semester examinations in online mode until further orders.
