Daijiworld Media Network - Panaji

Panaji, Apr 22: In view of the surging Covid cases and mortalities, third-year students of Goa College of Art have appealed to the vice-chancellor of Goa University to move their exams online or postpone them.

Many of the students rely on public transport to reach the college which poses chances of infection to their families too, the students stated. In their letter submitted on Wednesday April 21 they stated that they were given barely 24 hours notice of the exams, which started on Wednesday.

"With the steep rise in cases and currently high positivity rate, we feel like it would be immensely reckless and a blatant disregard of our health and that of our family members if offline exams were to be held. With the current situation going from bad to worse, it is rather concerning that the college has decided to hold offline exams, and that we were given barely 24 hours notice of the same," the students wrote.

"It is fairly easy to say examinations will be held with proper SOPs in place, but many of us travel by public transport, having to take up to three buses one-way, and are concerned about the rising cases and the lack of precautionary methods taken on public transport," they added.