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HYDERABAD: The Osmania University (OU) has decided to continue with the Covid-19 exam pattern for the semester exams scheduled to be held from March 16.

Close to 1.60 lakh students are set to appear for the third and fifth semester (regular) exams from this month. All the colleges have been instructed to complete practicals exams for undergraduate students on or before March 15.

“The duration of theory exams is of two hours and the question paper pattern is the same as revised pattern of second and fourth semesters due to Covid-19 pandemic as one time measure,” read a press note issued by the OU. Students will continue to have more choices in the question paper.

During the last semester theory examinations held between October/December, 2020, the university had revised the question paper pattern and reduced the exam duration from three hours to two hours due to the pandemic. For the next semester exams, students will have regular question papers and exam duration as per pre-Covid-19 times.

The exam is set to be held at 310 centres for smooth conduct of the examinations. Students have been allotted exam centres via jumbling system.