Ranchi, Jan. 30 -- The Chief Minister's Secretariat has taken cognizance of the serious issue concerning the delay in conducting diploma backlog examinations and declaring results at Jharkhand University of Technology (JUT).

In this connection, the Secretariat has issued letters to the Higher and Technical Education Department and the university administration, seeking a detailed explanation.

The matter relates to diploma backlog students from academic sessions 2017-20 to 2022-25. The Technical Students' Association had informed the Chief Minister's Secretariat and concerned departments through email in December, stating that students were made to fill examination forms nearly six months in advance, but examinations were not conducted. It...