{"id":11432,"date":"2026-05-01T23:17:25","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T17:47:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/du-defers-pg-and-professional-exams-scheduled-between-may-20-25-cites-unavoidable-circumstances\/"},"modified":"2026-05-01T23:17:25","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T17:47:25","slug":"du-defers-pg-and-professional-exams-scheduled-between-may-20-25-cites-unavoidable-circumstances","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/du-defers-pg-and-professional-exams-scheduled-between-may-20-25-cites-unavoidable-circumstances\/","title":{"rendered":"DU defers PG and professional exams scheduled between May 20\u201325, cites \u201cunavoidable circumstances\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-130679609,imgsize-121916,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/delhi-university.jpg\" alt=\"DU defers PG and professional exams scheduled between May 20\u201325, cites \u201cunavoidable circumstances\u201d\" title=\"Delhi University\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The University of Delhi has officially postponed postgraduate (PG) and professional semester examinations that were scheduled to be held between May 20 and May 25, 2026. The decision, announced on May 1, has been attributed to \u201cunavoidable circumstances,\u201d according to a formal notification issued by the university administration.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>The move impacts a large number of students enrolled across various advanced and specialised academic programmes. However, the university has clarified that the revision is strictly limited to this six-day window, and no other changes have been made to the existing examination calendar.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2 style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:18pt;margin-bottom:6pt;\">Only a specific window affected<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>As per the Examination Wing of the university, only those papers scheduled between May 20 and May 25 stand postponed. Examinations scheduled before May 20 and after May 25, 2026, will continue as per the original datesheet without any alteration.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>The university has emphasised that the rest of the examination structure remains intact, aiming to minimise disruption for students across departments.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2 style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:18pt;margin-bottom:6pt;\">Fresh schedule under preparation<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>Following the postponement, all concerned academic departments have been instructed to immediately begin work on revised date sheets for the affected papers. The university has directed that the rescheduling process must be carried out with \u201cdue care\u201d to avoid clashes, academic overlap, or logistical complications.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>Officials have stated that the revised timetable will be finalised only after careful review and approval at the administrative level.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2 style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:18pt;margin-bottom:6pt;\">Advisory for students<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>Students have been advised to regularly check the official examination portal \u2014 exam.du.ac.in \u2014 for the latest updates and revised schedules. The university has confirmed that all notifications and updated PDF date sheets will be uploaded there once approved.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/>Students enrolled under the Non-Collegiate Women\u2019s Education Board (NCWEB) and the School of Open Learning (SOL) have also been instructed to monitor their respective portals for course-specific examination updates.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2 style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:18pt;margin-bottom:6pt;\">Reason not disclosed<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"28\"\/>While the university has cited \u201cunavoidable circumstances\u201d for the postponement, it has not provided any detailed explanation behind the decision. The lack of specific clarification has left the reason open-ended, though officials have maintained that the step was necessary for administrative reasons.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"30\"\/>The university is expected to release the revised schedule in the coming days once departmental submissions are reviewed and finalised.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"32\"\/><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/education\/news\/du-defers-pg-and-professional-exams-scheduled-between-may-2025-cites-unavoidable-circumstances\/articleshow\/130679582.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The University of Delhi has officially postponed postgraduate (PG) and professional semester examinations that were scheduled to be held between May 20 and May 25, 2026. The decision, announced on May 1, has been attributed to \u201cunavoidable circumstances,\u201d according to a formal notification issued by the university administration.The move impacts a large number of students [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11433,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[264],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-11432","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-education"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11432","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11432"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11432\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11433"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11432"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11432"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11432"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}