Overview

• The West Bengal higher education department formally asked Calcutta University on August 1 to move its BCom and BA-LLB semester-4 exams after processions for the Trinamool Congress Chhatra Parishad foundation day were expected to cause traffic delays.
• Interim Vice-Chancellor Santa Dutta called the request “unprecedented” and noted that the exam dates were set months ago according to official holiday rules and academic protocols.
• No exam date change has been approved so far as Calcutta University awaits the verdict of its University Syndicate on the rescheduling request.
• Trinamool Congress Chhatra Parishad state president Trinankur Bhattacharya accused the VC of acting on BJP directives, while CPI(M)-affiliated Students’ Federation of India leader Debanjan Dey denounced TMCP’s pressure on university affairs.
• The standoff highlights broader clashes over governance procedures and partisan influence in academic scheduling ahead of key political events.