The Department of Higher Education, Government of Madhya Pradesh on Thursday announced that open book exams will be conducted for all undergraduate (UG), postgraduate (PG) courses amid coronavirus outbreak. The government made the announcement through the official handle on Twitter. The final semester, second semester and fourth-semester exams will be conducted in open book mode. The exams for final year and fourth-semester students will be conducted in June 2021 and the results will be announced in July. The exams for the first and second year will be conducted in July and the result will be declared in August 2021. Read | Pandemic kept their labs shut for months in 2020, research scholars now plan to demand fellowship extension The practical examinations for the final year and fourth year will be conducted after the open book exams will be concluded. The Madhya Pradesh Board of Secondary Education (MPBSE) had earlier issued a circular regarding the class 10 and 12 board exams 2021. The board has clarified in the circular that the exams for class 10 and 12 have not been cancelled. The exams have been postponed due to the unprecedented rise in the number of COVID-19 cases across the country.