The sudden postponement of exams in most colleges, due to unrest in the city, have left students confused and riled.
Sleepless nights filled with anxiety about unanswered exams and incomplete course work haunt Hyderabad’s students as the unrest in the city shows no sign of dying down. The rioting has slammed the brakes on their academic term.

The latest news to hit them hard is an official statement issued by educational institutes postponing final exams in several city colleges barely 20 hours before the first scheduled exam.

Constant exam delays, uncertainty about deadlines and the possibility of future delays in competitive exams are making students restless. They are now worried that they may not be able to complete crucial
final exams on time owing to the threat of violence that has gripped the city.

Rabia Alam Khan, final year student at Villa Marie College says her first exam scheduled for Wednesday has been postponed till April 7. “This is the second delay and I really hope this date does not get changed again as it is really unfair
on us. We have to write eight papers in 22 days and our time table was nicely spaced with two holidays between each paper."

She worries that the exams will now be crammed to fit into a new schedule. "The whole year's schedule will get messed up now as even competitive exams will get postponed. In fact, some of my friends were even going to get married. Now they are worried their exams may continue even then."

Exams were scheduled for Wednesday for Ali Bandani, a commerce student at St Mary's College, as well. He complains that instead of preparing for their papers, students were forced to waste time trying to confirm rumours about the exams being put-off. Ali finally called teachers to confirm the postponement.

“Most of my friends have mixed emotions — some are relieved that they have extra time to study.

Personally, I am a bit disappointed. It is rather annoying not to be done with exams as per schedule,” he says.

Some institutes refuse to let the unrest derail the exams and have made special arrangements for students. Rajula Kandregula, a final year commerce student of St. Francis College, says authorities have decided to go ahead with exams as planned. “While our col
extra time to study.
Personally, I am a bit disappointed. It is rather annoying not to be done with exams as per schedule," he says.

Some institutes refuse to tutes refuse to let the unrest derail the exams and have made special arrangements for students. Rajula Kandregula, a final year commerce student of St. Francis College, says authorities have decided to go ahead with exams as planned. "While our col lege is going ahead with our exams, they have said that alternate plans will be made for those students who miss the exams because of the riots.” However, officials at Osmania University say student safety was the reason for postponement. “We did our best not to postpone the exams. But the situation outside is beyond the control of the university. There is curfew in a few areas. A lot of students appear for their exams in the areas under curfew and may others from these areas have to travel elsewhere to appear for the examinations. We have no other option but to postpone the exams,” said a senior official from Osmania University. student safety was the reason for post ponement. "We did our best not to post pone the exams. But the situation outside is beyond the con trol of the universi ty. There is curfew in a few areas. A lot of students appear for their exams in the areas under curfew and may others from these areas have to travel elsewhere to appear for the examina tions. We have no other option but to postpone the exams," said a senior offi cial from Osmania University.