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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Tuesday appealed to Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan to reschedule the UGC-NET January exams proposed to be held during the Pongal festival season.
In a letter addressed to the Union Minister, CM said that the UGC-NET and other examinations would be held between January 13 and 16. However, in Tamil Nadu, the Pongal is annually celebrated for four days from January 13.
“These dates are well known and the entire Tamil community celebrates the four days’ Pongal festival with fervor. The Government of Tamil Nadu has already declared January 14-17 as holidays,” the CM said in the letter.
Stalin argued that it would cause difficulty to a large number of aspirants if the proposed exams were conducted during the Pongal holidays.
“I am given to understand that the Chartered Accountants Foundation examination, January 2025, has already been rescheduled for the same reason,” Stalin pointed out.
A similar request was made by state Higher Education Minister Govi Chezhiaan recently.
— with inputs from PTI
