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Calcutta University Holds Scheduled Exams on TMCP Foundation Day Despite Calls to Postpone

A Syndicate resolution kept the fourth-semester timetable intact through police and transport support.

Overview

  • The university conducted BA, BSc, BCom and BA LLB semester IV papers as planned, with sittings at 10 am and 2–5 pm.
  • Roughly 30,000 students from more than 150 colleges wrote the exams at close to 110 centres in and around Kolkata.
  • The officiating vice-chancellor cited a Syndicate decision and said letters went to Kolkata Police and the state transport department to facilitate travel, with a helpline (8670413778) issued for examinees.
  • TMCP held Foundation Day events at Mayo Road and continued to press for a postponement, as its leaders accused the vice-chancellor of partisan conduct.
  • Burdwan University postponed select internal examinations after student requests, highlighting divergent approaches across institutions.