Mumbai, Sept. 24 -- The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay has rescheduled its mid-semester examinations that were earlier scheduled to be held on September 26 and 27.

According to an official notice issued by the institute, the mid-semester exams will now be conducted on October 10 (Saturday) and October 11 (Sunday) with the same timetable.

"This is to inform you that the mid-sem exams earlier scheduled on 26 September Saturday and 27 September Sunday are now scheduled on 10 October Saturday and 11 October Sunday with the same timetable," the notice stated.

Earlier, Heavy security arrangements and police barricades were deployed outside the main gate of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay on Thursday following a d...