Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government today directed the authorities of all universities and colleges not to schedule any examination from 22 March to 24 March in view of the general elections to urban local bodies (ULBs) in the State.
The Higher Education Department has written a letter to vice-chancellors of all State public universities and principals of all government and non-government colleges in the State in this regard.
Earlier, the State Election Commission, in a letter to the Higher Education department, had stated that some of the colleges both government and aided have been identified as polling booths and the final electoral roll has been published accordingly for the Urban Local Body (ULB) elections to 106 municipalities/ NACs and 3 Municipal Corporations on March 24.
“It has been brought to the notice of the Commission that some of the Universities in the State have issued programme for 5th Semester examination for +3 Degree Classes which clashes with the poll schedule issued by the Commission. It is further understood that the Universities have issued the programme as communicated by the Higher Education Department,” the letter issued by State Election Commission reads.
The Commission in its letter to Higher Education Department had suggested that the examinations scheduled from March 22 to March 24 may be deferred so that General Elections to ULBs could be held smoothly in the State.
It had asked the Department to pass necessary instructions in this regard to the authorities concerned under intimation to the Commission.
