Bhubaneswar: With an aim to ensure smooth conduct of the general elections to the Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) in the State, the Higher Education Department asked the Vice Chancellors of public universities and Principals of Degree Colleges coming under its purview to defer exams from March 22, 2022 to March 24, 2022.

Following a directive issued by the State Election Commission, the Higher Education Department asked the public Universities and Degree Colleges to postpone their exam during three days from March 22.

As some of the colleges both government and aided have been identified as polling booths, the Higher Education department’s decision will be helpful to utilise the college buildings as polling booth from March 22, 2022 to March 24, 2022.

Students of the Universities and Degree Colleges in urban areas are eligible to vote in the ULB elections on March 24.

It is worth to mention that some of the Universities in the State had issued schedules for the fifth semester examination for Plus III degree classes clashing with the ULB polls schedule.

Three municipal corporations and 106 municipalities and NACs in the State will go to polls on March 24.