The Higher Education Department, Tamil Nadu has directed all the colleges and universities to conduct the upcoming semester exams in offline mode only. The letter issued by the department has stated that all exams in the higher education institutions in the state will only be conducted in offline mode. 

The department has stated that as the number of active cases has declined in the state, the universities should conduct the offline exam following all the standard precautionary measures and guidelines enumerated in the government order. 

“This applied to all polytechnic, arts and science, engineering, education colleges and university departments,” the official letter reads.