Port Blair, March 7: The Member of Parliament, Shri Kuldeep Rai Sharma has requested the Vice Chancellor, Pondicherry University to conduct the Degree examinations of B.Tech students of DBRAIT for Civil, Computer Science, Electronics and Communication streams through online mode. The exams are scheduled to be held from 23.03.2021 onwards in line with the Diploma examinations being conducted by the Maharashtra State Board.

He said that there are two courses in BRAIT, Port Blair viz. Degree course and Diploma course being imparted by same college. Degree courses are affiliated with the Pondicherry University whereas the Diploma courses are affiliated with the Maharashtra State Board. The Diploma courses examinations are being held online and the Degree courses examinations are being held offline. Same college being run by the same management but the examinations are being held online for one set of students and offline for the other, which is beyond comprehension. 

The students of these colleges are scattered in various remote Islands and the Colleges are not providing hostel facilities due to ongoing Covid situation since their classes were conducted through online.