UGC releases exam dates, academic calendar

New Delhi, Apr 29: The University Grants Commission or UGC, the higher education regulator, has released exam details and academic calendar today. The commission said the intermediate semester students will be graded based on internal assessment of the present and previous semester while the exams for the terminal semester students will be held in the month of July.

For intermediate semester students in the states where the COVID-19 situation has normalized, there will be exams in the month of July.

 

Regarding the pending examinations, the Commission said the universities may adopt alternative and simplified modes and methods of examinations to complete the process in shorter period of time.

 

In view of Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdown, the UGC constituted an expert committee to deliberate and make recommendations on the issues related to the examinations and the academic calendar to avoid academic loss and take appropriate measures for the future of students.

 

The expert committee was headed by Prof. R. C. Kuhad, Former Member, UGC and Vice Chancellor, Central University of Haryana, Mahendergarh, Haryana along with other members.

 

The Commission at its meeting held on April 27, 2020 accepted the Report of the Committee and approved the guidelines on examinations and academic calendar.

 

These UGC guidelines on examinations and academic calendar for the universities in view of COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdown were issued in presence of Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ in New Delhi today. Secretary, Higher Education, MHRD Amit Khare and senior officials of the Ministry and UGC were present on the occasion.

 

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