New Delhi, May 2 -- The University of Delhi (DU) will not hold any postgraduate or professional semester examination between May 20 to May 25, it said in a notice issued earlier this week, without providing a reason for the same. The notice, dated April 29, cited "unavoidable circumstances", which, professors and students speculated, could refer to the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) preliminary examinations on May 24. The notice, a copy of which was accessed by HT, reads: "The Competent Authority has decided to reschedule the Postgraduate & Professional Semester Examinations originally scheduled to be held between 20th May, 2026 to 25th May, 2026 only. Accordingly, all the Departments are requested to send the revised date-sheets afresh for approval of the Competent Authority. The revised schedule should be prepared with due care to ensure smooth examinations." Vikas Gupta, a professor from the history department, said that while the move would help students appearing for the civil services exam, it would cause problems for others. "Public and the state services commissions should conduct exams while avoiding university exams, as they know that most of these candidates would be appearing for these exams. This will shorten the vacation time of teachers and create a lot of additional work for them." While some students were happy about having more time to prepare for the civil services exam and for their university exams, many were against it....