Mysore/Mysuru: The University of Mysore (UoM) will conduct the final semester examination of under-graduate (UG) and post-graduate (PG) courses in September.  

A total of 1.11 lakh students are pursuing UG and nearly 12,000 students are pursuing PG courses in the Varsity. As many as 35,000 students are in the final semester for UG course and all the Colleges are informed to make arrangements to conduct the examination, said UoM Registrar Prof. R. Shivappa.

There are more than 6,000 students in PG final semester at UoM campus, and PG centres in Hassan, Mandya, Chamarajanagar and other 40 Colleges. The Registrar said all precautionary measures will be taken to ensure the safety of students. 

UoM Syndicate has decided to conduct an examination and the preparations are going on. The time-table will be announced in the UoM website before August 20.

It may be mentioned that the University Grants Commission (UGC) has directed the Varsities to conduct the exam with necessary precautionary measures. A few Varsities have moved the Supreme Court questioning the UGC. The Varsities also submitted petitions against conducting the exams, the Registrar said.