DU’s first semester exams start today

R C Sharma,Dean (Examinations),said they were fully geared for the examinations and plan to release the results within a month. Special teams in charge of maintaining discipline will visit colleges to check exam-related malpractice,he said.

For science students,the examination season began on November 3 when practical exams for the first semester were held.

In some colleges,teachers have taken extra classes to finish the first semester syllabus — officially,classes for all undergraduate students under the semester mode ended on November 19.

“Some teachers took classes on November 20,21,22 after seeking special permission,” said B K Sharma,Principal of Motilal Nehru Evening College.

For students fresh out of school,their first brush with university examinations is stressful.

“There is a lot of pressure. We have switched off phones and are busy preparing. Teachers are in a hurry to complete topics. We’ve had to turn to libraries in addition to the notes given in class,” said Puneet Pushkar,first-year student of Political Science at Dyal Singh College.