The Council of Architecture has requested the Maharashtra government to allow the architecture colleges to conduct the final-year examinations online. But the students have raised the objections with the state education department on this decision.
The students of Bachelors of Architecture (BArch) students are worried that conducting the exams online will not be possible, especially for the students who live in rural areas of Maharashtra. Additionally, any further delay in the process means a delay in receiving course certificates, which could harm their prospects.
“BArch is a five-year course and students have already cleared nine semesters as well as the internals for the current semester. CoA’s insistence on the written exam is baseless,” said a student, requesting anonymity.
The Chief Minister Uddhav Thackrey had announced on May 31 that all the final year undergraduate and postgraduate students will be promoted on the basis of their performance in the previous semester, also the state government had received a letter from CoA to exempt all the final year architecture students.
In the letter, CoA has mentioned how in the current semester that is the final year exams can’t be ignored the thesis-related exams and activities for students. “BArch is distinct from other courses as the full semester is devoted to thesis and assessment/juries/exams occurring in the final year. This forms a critical part of the course, in shaping and evaluating the performance, creativity, and design skills of the students,” stated the letter.
The students have now approached the state government to ask that the exams cannot be held online as many students belong to rural Maharashtra.there are insufficient or no internet facilities in place. “What’s worse is that the delay is also affecting our prospects, including higher education and jobs. We request the government to promote all students based on their previous semester performance and provide us with course passing certificates,” said another student.
While the director of the Directorate of the Technical Education (DTE) was cannot be reached, therefore a senior official from the department said that they are awaiting the decision of the state government before taking a decision on final year exams.
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