UGC guidelines on conducting final year university exams challenged in Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court on Thursday heard a petition by students challenging University Grants Commission (UGC) guidelines on conducting final year university exams. Hearing the arguments, Justice Rao stated that a bench led by Justice Ashok Bhushan will take up the pleas challenging UGC guidelines in the next two days. The court announced this after Solicitor General Tushar Mehta stated that a similar plea seeking to cancel final year University exams was listed before Ashok Bhushan, J.& it was dismissed.
Supreme Court bench headed by Justices L Nageswara Rao and Hemant Gupta heard students' plea seeking cancellation of university exams amid coronavirus pandemic.
What do UGC guidelines on exams say?
UGC has mandated universities across India to wrap up final year exams by September 30 amid COVID-19.
The central university commission also asked universities to conduct final year varsity exams, saying that if universities fail to do so then it has the power to take action against them.
What students' wish from UGC?
- One among the 31 petitioners seeking cancellation of university exams is also COVID-19 positive. The petitioners have urged that the planned examinations be cancelled in the interest of justice for the students, according to the Bar and Bench.
- The plea says after cancelling the final year exams of all universities, the results of such students should be calculated on the basis of their internal assessment or past performance.
- The plea has also urged that students' marksheets should be issued before July 31.
Earlier, when India TV spoke with HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank raising concerns of students, he said that his ministry was keeping a close eye on all the suggestions that are coming in. He assured that those suggestions that are found to have merit will be looked into.
ALSO READ | Can't final yr exams be MCQ, assignment based: HC asks UGC
ALSO READ | UGC Exam Guidelines: Keeping a close eye on suggestions from students, says HRD Minister | Exclusive
