FIR against College in this city for conducting Exams amid Lockdown

An FIR has been registered against a college in Talegaon Dabhade of Pune district for holding a class 11 examination by calling students to the college despite restrictions imposed in view of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The exams were conducted at a school for students studying in class 11th commerce of the school run by Snehavardhan education trust.

Police, upon gaining knowledge about the exam, reached the place & found 27 students appearing for an exam. A case has been registered against fourteen members of education trust in this connection.

All members of the education board along with teachers present at the scene have been booked by Pimpri-Chinchwad police.
Madhusudan Barge, Tehsildar said, "We received information on Friday morning that an exam for 11th standard of Snehavardhak junior science & commerce college was being conducted. The information was received that exams (repeat exam) of students failed in 11th standard was being conducted here."

Madhusudan Barge said that "We arrived at the spot & found that students were taking the exam in three different classrooms. A total of 27 students were called by the institute by messaging them about their exam timings & date. The government has banned such activities but still, students were called for exam & institute has violated the law & endangered the life of students".

A probe is on, Barge said.

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