Thiruvananthapuram: Students of the APJ Abdul Kalam University want the first and third semester B. Tech exams beginning Tuesday postponed, citing chances of malpractices as self-financing colleges would download question papers hours before the exams start and that the agency engaged in the online transfer would also be authorised to handle answer sheets.
Pro-vice-chancellor M. Abdul Rahman ruled out postponement while education minister's office maintained that the decision was to be taken by the university.
Students who launched an intense campaign organised a dharna in front of the flat complex where the PVC live.
The SFI in a statement said as the university had postponed the exams earlier to December 2, many students from Lakshadweep and Andaman and the Nicobar Islands had left for home. The ABVP also called an education band on Monday and Tuesday.
Teachers organisation AKPCTA said that the software for online transfer was not tested properly.
