Maharashtra Cabinet Minister and Yuva Sena President Aaditya Thackeray has moved the Supreme Court to challenge the UGC decision to hold final-year examinations before September 30.
Guidelines issued by the University Grants Commission (UGC) have been challenged in the Bombay High Court. A students' union and five final-year law students have moved a petition before the court. The guidelines mandated the universities to conduct final-year examinations before September 30.
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 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.
Maharashtra Education minister Uday Samant on Sunday urged HRD ministry and UGC to cancel all varsity examination after Bollywood actors Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan test positive for coronavirus. Samant also cited that Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari went into self-isolation after 16 staffers of Raj Bhavan have tested COVID-19 positive.
West Bengal government has asked the Union HRD Ministry to 're-examine' the revised UGC guidelines for university/college exams.
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.
Taking to Twitter, students are demanding cancellation of the final year exams using #SayNoToUGCGuidelines that emerged as the no. 1 trend on the micro-blogging site on Wednesday afternoon.
Two after his government decided to cancel examinations for undergraduate and postgraduate courses, Rajasthan Higher Education Minister Bhanwar Singh Bhati said they will look into the fresh UGC guidelines and take a decision after discussions at the “highest-level” in the state.
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.
After a long wait, the Universities Grants Commission (UGC) has released a fresh set of revised guidelines on examinations.
"When will UGC issue new guidelines," social media is abuzz with this question as students yearn for clarity on their examinations. While some states have decided against the holding of exams, uncertainty is looming large over others as the University Grants Commission is yet to issue an official communication in this regard.
Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) postponed all end-semester examinations scheduled for July until further notice.
Will UGC scrap final year exams? Well, this could be true as far as HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank's direction to the organization is concerned. In a tweet, the minister asked the UGC to "revisit" its guidelines on university semester exams and academic calendar.
Students will soon be able to pursue two degree courses simultaneously in same or different streams, with the University Grants Commission (UGC) giving its nod to a proposal in this regard, according to officials.
According to the UGC guidelines, all universities have been advised to plan their academic activities, keeping in view the safety and interest of all stakeholders. The universities have also been advised to give the highest priority to the health of all concerned while adopting and implementing the guidelines.
Universities may conduct semester exams in July either online or offline depending upon the feasibility and the COVID-19 situation and reduce the exam duration from three hours to two hours, the University Grants Commission (UGC) has recommended.
The University Grants Commission (UGC) on Monday called an emergency meeting to discuss issues of academic calendar and conduct of examinations as well as fresh admissions postponed due to COVID-19 lockdown.
A panel appointed by the University Grants Commission (UGC) recommended on Saturday that the academic session in universities and higher educational institutions can be started from September instead of July in view of the coronavirus pandemic in the country. Two committees were constituted by the UGC to look into the issues of academic loss and online education in the wake of the lockdown in the country due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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