DW BUREAU Congress mp Partap Singh Bajwa has written to Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, drawing his attention to the recent guidelines released by the University Grants Commission (UGC), regarding exit-examination for final semester students. "It is disappointing to note however that the guidelines issued on 06.07.2020, does not revisit the issue, but simply changed the date for the holding of these semester examinations. It must be noted that the number of COVID-19 cases in India crossed seven lakhs yesterday, just four days after crossing the six lakhs mark. The infection in India has only been increasing in its reach in the last few weeks, rather than slowing down," Bajwa writes in the letter. "Keeping this in mind, the guidelines released by the UGC last evening seems to be a recipe for disaster. Moreover, the Ministry of Home Affairs has also allowed for in-person examinations to be held, despite the rising number of cases. Examinations being made compulsory for final semester students at this moment in time will not be a fair representation of their skills or competence as described by the Press Release on 06.07.2020," adds Bajwa. (editor@dailyworld.in)