<span style="color: #222222;">Maharashtra Minister of Technical and Higher Education Uday Samant today said he has informed the Centre that it would not be possible to conduct final-year exams at universities by September-end in view of the COVID-19 crisis in the state.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The minister said he has written to the HRD ministry after it announced on Monday that the final-year examinations in universities will have to be conducted by September-end.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">He said, if the University Grants Commission (UGC) insists on conducting the examinations, then it should also issue proper guidelines for the same.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The minister said the state government had taken the decision to not hold the examinations based on recommendations from vice-chancellors of the universities.</span><br />''