MUMBAI: More than 2 million Indian students will take admission tests for medical and engineering schools next week, the government said yesterday, despite growing concern that the move could fuel a jump in coronavirus infections. India recorded more than 60,000 cases for...
MUMBAI: More than 2 million Indian students will take admission tests for medical and engineering schools next week, the government said yesterday, despite growing concern that the move could fuel a jump in coronavirus infections.
"We are very mindful of the safety of our students, we will take full precautions," Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal told state radio, adding that the tests had to be held to ensure students did not lose a year. But many students have to travel long distances and there is a risk of infections, said the All-India Students' Union, a leftist group that represents university students. It urged students to wear black armbands and join online protests to put pressure on the government to delay the tests until infections fall.
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