KSLU has decided to hold offline examinations for the three-year LLB programme; Check Details Here

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New Delhi: KSLU decides to stick to its previous decision of holding the second and fourth semesters of the 3-year LLB programme exams in an offline format following the Karnataka High Court decision. On February 24, the university published the exam dates.

The examination would begin on March 7 and the timetable was published with the agreement of the Vice-Chancellor. The registrar further stated that the required notice period of 60 days had already been compiled as the examinations were announced on September 17, 2021.

According to an official communication sent to colleges by Registrar (Evaluation) G.B. Patil, the decision to hold offline examinations was made during the Academic Council meeting on February 24, and the timetable for holding examinations beginning March 7 was announced with the Vice Chancellor's approval.

The examination announcement has come as a huge disappointment to law students who are currently enrolled in third and fifth-semester programmes.

After the Karnataka High Court instructed KSLU to choose amongst the several modes of examination, numerous students hoped that the university would choose one of the modes indicated by the Bar Council of India (BCI) rather than the offline method. They were caught aback by the news of the offline examination on February 24.

The problem of having offline exams after the start of classes for the following semester had generated concern among students, prompting many of them to stage a protest, including a hunger strike. During the recent winter session of the legislature in Belagavi, the matter was addressed.

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However, because KSLU maintained its approach, several students moved to the High Court of Karnataka's Dharwad bench, where a single judge court overturned the exam notification and ordered the students' promotion.

After hearing the appeal, a divisional bench of the High Court of Karnataka comprised of Justice S.G. Pandit and Justice Anant Ramanath Hegde set aside the single-judge bench's order and directed KSLU to decide on the mode of examination, i.e., online, offline, blended, online open-book exam (OBE), assignment based evaluation (ABE), research papers as suggested by BCI.

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The court had given KSLU 10 days to decide and declare the mode of examination, and the university did so on February 24. The KSLU students who filed a writ case are likely to speak with legal professionals on the next steps.

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