Kerala governor Arif Mohammed Khan (File Photo | Parveen Negi, EPS) 
Kerala

Kerala governor asks universities to postpone all offline examinations in view of COVID crisis

The Governor has given the instructions following the request from Shashi Tharoor.

Express News Service

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan on Sunday instructed all the Vice-chancellors of the universities in the state to postpone all the offline university examinations which were scheduled from tomorrow in the wake of a steep surge in Covid-19 infection. 

The Governor has given the instructions following the request from Shashi Tharoor. "The conduct of examinations during the worsening condition of pandemic is a matter of concern. Following the governor's order, the examinations of Malayalam and Health universities have been postponed. The new dates will be announced later," Tharoor said.

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