GTU and other college and university exams postponed as per Central government’s instruction : Chudasama

Gandhinagar: Gujarat Technological University (GTU) exams starting from tomorrow, and all other exams of colleges and universities that were to be conducted later this month have been declared postponed, informed Education minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasama today afternoon to media persons in a press conference held here.

Chudasama said, ‘the Central government has in communication instructed all State governments to postpone the exams and release new dates in future to conduct them, in order to maintain uniformity across all states.’

The instruction from the centre came from Secretary of Education department, Government of India today, Chudasama said.

With this, the decision of State cabinet has been reversed by the Centre within hours.

Chudasama just before a few hours today had announced State cabinet’s decision to go ahead with scheduled college and university exams of final year including GTU exams that were to start from tomorrow amid opposition by section of students.

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