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Hyderabad: Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU) has extended its academic schedule by two weeks to make up for the teaching hours lost due to 'T' tension.Class work will be conducted till April 26th

The authorities in a meeting held here on Saturday decided that the university examinations of II, III and IV year students which were to be held in the third week of April will now be held from May 10. The exams of first year students will begin from June 1.

D N Reddy, vice-chancellor, JNTU said that the principals of affiliated colleges of the university agreed that they would take extra classes on Saturdays to cover portions before the examinations begin.

"The college authorities have agreed to take extra classes on all Saturdays. They have also agreed to work on optional holidays to cover portions," Reddy said.

He said that some staff and faculty of JNTU and affiliated colleges will take up examination and classroom duties even during their summer vacation. The vice chancellor, however, said that the university will not bring down the required attendance percentage from 65 to 60 as was requested by the agitating students. "The students will have to have at least 65 per cent attendance to write the examinations," Reddy said.

Source : Times of India