In an official statement, the Mumbai University said that in view of the heavy rainfall warning and to avoid inconvenience to students, the University of Mumbai has postponed all examinations scheduled for August 19, 2025
The rescheduled date for these exams is now August 23, 2025, and they will be held at the originally planned times, a statement said. File Pic
Mumbai University on Monday announced that it has postponed the exams those were scheduled for August 19 due to heavy rain alert in the city.
In an official statement, the Mumbai University said that in view of the heavy rainfall warning and to avoid inconvenience to students, the University of Mumbai has postponed all examinations scheduled for August 19, 2025.
"The rescheduled date for these exams is now August 23, 2025, and they will be held at the originally planned times," said the statement.
The affected exams include several postgraduate and undergraduate courses include -- Master of Arts in Communication Journalism (Semester 3), Public Relations (Semester 3), Television Studies (Semester 3), Electronic Media (Semester 3), Film Studies (Semester 3), M.P.Ed. (Semester 2), B.P.Ed. (Semester 2), B.Pharm. (Semester 2), M.Pharm. (Semester 2), M.Ed. (Semester 2), M.Com. (E-commerce, Semester 4), M.A. (CDOE), B.E. (Computer Science & Design, Automation and Robotics), and others.
Dr Pooja Raundale, Director of the Board of Examinations and Evaluation, urged all students and affiliated colleges to take note of the revised schedule and prepare accordingly.
Meanwhile, in view of heavy rains in Mumbai, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Education Department on Monday evening announced a holiday for all primary and secondary schools in Mumbai on Tuesday, August 19, 2025, due to ongoing heavy rainfall across the city.
According to an official notification, the decision has been made keeping in mind the safety of students, teachers, and non-teaching staff at city schools.
The holiday applies to all schools under every management and medium, including private aided and unaided institutions within the BMC limits, it said.
The BMC has also directed that any scheduled exams, training sessions, or school activities for the day be rescheduled and completed at a later date by the respective schools, officials said.
The schools will also remain closed in Thane, Bhiwandi and Palghar districts of Maharashtra.
The civic authorities on Monday issued official notifications for their respective jurisdictions citing heavy rains in the region.
A notification issued by the Thane Municipal Corporation stated, The announcement was made to ensure the safety of students during the extreme weather conditions affecting Thane city.
The Thane Municipal Commissioner issued the directive after reviewing alerts from the State Emergency Centre and the Regional Meteorological Centre in Mumbai's Colaba.
Any scheduled training programmes, exams, or school activities planned for August 18 and 19 should be rescheduled and completed later as per school-level planning. All students and parents must be informed immediately of the school closure through appropriate channels, the notification said.
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