It was yet another fail for Mumbai University (MU), after it announced examinations for MSc students without bothering to hold a single lecture in nearly three months. Even as the students pointed out to the varsity that they were unprepared, the administration merely asked them to collect their hall tickets.

Following a front-page report in this paper, MU has finally postponed the exams, but one fails to understand how the authorities had expected students to appear for an exam when they weren't taught anything. It is also important that the university keep tabs on whether lectures are being taken or not. A senior official from the examination department said they were not aware of the status of lectures, but this cannot be an excuse to shock students in this manner. The university should be aware of the goings-on.