In March when Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the first cycle of the nationwide lockdown to check the spread of Covid-19, Bhagavathi...
In March when Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the first cycle of the nationwide lockdown to check the spread of Covid-19, Bhagavathi Sampath was writing his internal assessment examinations. A final year English literature student at a reputed college in Chennai, Bhagavathi was hoping to get done with his undergraduate degree quickly and move to a postgraduate programme.
The Covid-19 pandemic, however, changed everything. “Since the lockdown was imposed, the college could not conduct the final semester examinations,” he said. As a consequence, Bhagavathi is waiting for his college to issue a clarification on how his external assessments will be made. “All of us are anxious,” he added.
Things are no different for students who had given their Class 12 examinations and are awaiting results. If anything, the pressure on such students is greater than those already in college. Many universities are yet to conduct entrance examinations, with the students forced to constantly sit with their books to ensure they are ready whenever the tests happen.
Scroll.in spoke to two students, one in New Delhi and one in Chennai, to understand what they are going through as they face an uncertain few months.
Disrupted calendar
The Covid-19 pandemic emerged at the end of the academic year. Usually, states...
