Telangana to follow UGC, AICTE guidelines for final year exams
Education | Jul 17, 2020, 10:38 AM ISTChief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao announced at a meeting with senior officials that the decision was taken to uphold academic sanctity.
Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao announced at a meeting with senior officials that the decision was taken to uphold academic sanctity.
The Karnataka government has decided to go ahead with the Karnataka Common Entrance Test or KCET in July despite several objections raised by students.
Uttar Pradesh government has decided to cancel all university exams except for final-year students amid coronavirus concerns, Deputy Chief Minister Dinesh Sharma announced today. The examinations for final year/semester will be conducted by September-end via offline or blended mode, he said.
The guidelines formulated by the University Grants Commission (UGC) on the conduct of examinations in the country will be challenged in the Supreme Court.
The University Grants Commission (UGC) on Thursday said over 640 universities have responded on the holding varsity exams amid the coronavirus pandemic situation in the country.
The Karnataka government has advised CHRIST (Deemed-to-be-University) not to conduct online examinations for intermediate semesters. In a letter to CHRIST, the State Higher Education Department asked the institution to promote the students based on the grading system.
The Delhi Technological University (DTU) on Tuesday announced that the end-term examination for all programmes including Ph.D will be cancelled.
Delhi University on Tuesday agreed in Delhi High Court to advance its final year Open Book Examination to August 10. The exams will be concluded on August 31.
The University Grants Commission (UGC) in wake of states cancelling final year university exams has said that states are not permissible to do this and commission does have the power to take action.
The Netaji Subhash University of Technology (NSUT) formerly known as Netaji Subhash Institute of Technology (NSIT) announced on Saturday that it will continue with the ongoing Open Book Examinations (OBE). This comes hours after Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia's announcement that all Delhi state university exams will be canceled.
Students of Christ (deemed-to-be-university), Bangalore, have opposed its decision to conduct examinations. Students of the institution are raising serious concerns regarding the online examinations that are set to begin next week.
Final-year students in the country have expressed apprehensions about appearing for their examinations which are expected to take place in the coming months. Raising similar concerns, the India Wide Parents' Association wrote a letter to the government.
The Karnataka government has decided to conduct final semester exams before the end of September. However, intermediate semester students pursuing degree and post-graduation courses including engineering, and diploma courses for the academic year 2019-2020 will be promoted without examinations.
Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Thursday said he would write to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah seeking cancellation of exams in universities and colleges in the interest and safety of students amid coronavirus crisis.
Waiting with bated breath, university students across the country are hoping for cancellation of their final-year exams. While many theories are afloat over the examinations, hopes of lakhs of students pinned on the scrapping of the key exams could be dashed. Read for UGC's response on the cancellation of exams.
The Telangana government on Thursday cancelled the intermediate second year supplementary exams and declared every student passed. As many as 1.47 lakh students were supposed to appear for the exams, Education Minister P Sabitha Indra Reddy said.
Twitterati on Tuesday voiced their concerns regarding exams, for which the University Grants Commission (UGC) on Monday had released guidelines. 'Students Lives Matter' was seen trending on Twitter, through which students and aspirants raised concerns over appearing for upcoming semester and final year exams.
The Ministry of Home Affairs on Monday permitted conduct of examinations by Universities and institutions. The communication comes amid numerous concerns raised by students on their exams.
The Centre on Monday informed the Madras High Court that rules and regulations are being framed for online education. Additional Solicitor General Sankara Narayanan made a submission to this effect before a division bench comprising Justice MM Sundresh and Justice R. Hemalatha.
There are thousands of aspiring doctors who are worried about their future today. Many of them are worried about the pending exams and their feasibility. To highlight their issue, the MBBS students have taken to social media and online channels to reach out to authorities seeking cancellation of their exams amid pandemic.
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