# Andhra University extends exam deadline

> Andhra University's distance education centre has pushed back the application deadline for its Special Drive Examination to October 17.
- Title: Andhra University extends exam deadline · The Hindu | Shortify
- Summary: Andhra University's distance education centre has pushed back the application deadline for its Special Drive Examination to October 17. Andhra University…
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- Source: The Hindu — https://thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/andhra-university-extends-deadline-for-special-drive-examination/article71560638.ece
- Author: The Hindu Bureau
- Published: 2026-10-08T17:50:06+00:00
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- Topics: andhra university, centre for distance and online education, special drive examination, visakhapatnam, application deadline, news, politics
## Andhra University extends exam deadline
The Centre for Distance and Online Education at Andhra University has extended the deadline for applications to the Special Drive Examination, according to a notification issued by its Director, D. Appala Naidu, on Thursday.
## Who can apply and when
The facility is open to undergraduate students up to the two thousand eighteen batch and to those in postgraduate and professional courses up to the two thousand twenty-one batch. Applications may be submitted online from October nine to seventeen.
## Special permission and fee required
Students applying after the original deadline must submit applications with special permission and pay a fine of one thousand rupees. Students have been advised to note the change and upload their applications accordingly.
## Contact details for queries
Queries about the Special Drive Examination may be addressed to zero eight nine one two eight four four one six two, two eight four four one six four or two seven five four nine six six.
## Key takeaway

Andhra University extended the Special Drive Examination application deadline to October 17, allowing undergraduate students from the 2018 batch and postgraduate students from the 2021 batch to apply with a one thousand rupee fine.