Overview

• A fabricated notice falsely claiming nationwide exam cancellations due to a 'war situation' was widely circulated online.
• The University Grants Commission (UGC) clarified that the notice is fake and emphasized students should consult only official UGC channels for updates.
• Spreading misinformation is a punishable offence under Indian law, as reiterated by the UGC in its advisory.
• Exams continue across India as per schedule, with limited local postponements such as those by Kashmir University.
• The fake notice emerged shortly after India's Operation Sindoor airstrikes and Pakistan's retaliatory ceasefire violations in border regions.