The uncertainty over final year examinations continues for students in Maharashtra, as the state government has gone on the back foot, after revised guidelines by the University Grants Commission (UGC). After writing an elaborate letter to UGC on how taking examinations in September is not possible in Maharashtra; Uday Samant, state higher and technical education minister on Thursday said that the government has decided to wait for UGC to respond, before declaring its stand.

"We have written to UGC with our stand that it is not possible to conduct examinations in Maharashtra. Let's wait for 2-3 days for their response," said Samant. He was talking in a press conference held in Mumbai on examinations, especially addressing the confusion after the UGC's new guidelines.