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Delhi tells SC it's cancelling exams in state univs for Covid-19: Report

Kejriwal government asks state universities to cancel all exams on July 11 citing the fast-spreading Covid-19 pandemic

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In its affidavit, the government said that students had no access to study materials and college libraries were closed.

BS Web Team New Delhi
The Delhi government has cancelled all online and offline semester exams this year, including finals, in universities it runs, said a legal news website on Monday . 

The Delhi government told the Supreme Court about its decision in a reply to a petition challenging University Grants Commission guidelines mandating conduct of final year exams by September 30. 
 
The Arvind Kejriwal-led government directed state universities to cancel all exams on July 11 citing the fast-spreading Covid-19 pandemic. Moreover, the government further informed the apex court that the universities were asked to devise alternative assessment measures to promote students of

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