LUCKNOW, Dec. 28 -- The first semester examinations at Lucknow University are now likely to begin from January 6, nearly a month later than scheduled, after the admission process conducted through the Samarth portal reportedly disrupted the academic calendar.

As per the university's academic calendar, the examinations were to be held between November 11 and December 10, but delays in completing admissions pushed the schedule off track. Teachers and student representatives attributed the setback to the slow and data-intensive SAMARTH system, which they said has repeatedly caused delays.

Manoj Pandey, president of the Lucknow University Associated Colleges Teachers' Association (LUACTA), said a similar situation had emerged last academic ...