Overview

• Exams ran in two slots at 10 am and 2–5 pm across 81 centres for BA, BSc, BCom and BA LLB courses, with roughly 30,000 students in 14 subjects.
• Interim vice chancellor Shanta Dutta upheld the Syndicate’s August 4 decision and a subsequent notice to proceed despite calls to defer the date.
• The state Education Department had requested a change, but the university declined, citing advance scheduling under the academic calendar.
• University officials said they wrote to Kolkata Police and the state transport department to facilitate student travel, and centres opened early as many left home ahead of traffic.
• While TMCP held Foundation Day rallies at Mayo Road and accused the interim VC of partisanship, Burdwan University postponed some exams after student requests.