The Bar Council of India (BCI) has provisioned for Law universities across India to provide students unable or unwilling to appear till the COVID-19 pandemic is subdued, with an option to appear in the exam again after the varsities re-open physically. On Sunday, the law regulator also clarified students who appear but are unable to pass the exam will also be given a chance to re-appear in the fresh exams.
BCI in its statement said that the exams are to be conducted with a No Objection Certificate (NOC) issued by the respective State Governments and State Disaster Management Authority. The press release by the General Council of BCI states that physical exams as planned by the Universities are held with effect from 2nd November 2020 without any penal consequences to any student unable to appear in the said exam, will not be affected or prejudiced in any manner and provided with an opportunity to sit for the exam again after the physical reopening of the college/university.
The press release further mentioned that Universities/Centres of Legal Education are provided with an option to conduct physical examination with the NOC of the state government and State Disaster Management Authority. Along with this, law students who are unable and/or unwilling to appear in the physical exams conducted till the COVID-19 pandemic is averted, or those who appear but are unable to clear the exam will be given a chance to re-appear for the exam preferably within one month of the after the physical reopening of the University/Centres of Legal Education, said the release.
The Council resolved that as the COVID-19 pandemic still persists with no early respite from it insight, law examination for all intermediary along with final year law students and classes as well to be held online keeping in mind that adequate infrastructure and other facilities are available for the students.
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