The Supreme Court on Friday upheld UGC guidelines mandating final year exams. However, the court gave states the discretion to approach the University Grants Commission (UGC) for an extension of the deadline by which final year exams should be completed.
Supreme Court to pronounce tomorrow its verdict on a batch of petitions challenging University Grants Commission's (UGC) July 6 circular and seeking cancellation of final term examination in view of coronavirus situation.
Shiv Sena MP from Worli and son of Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray, Aaditya Thackeray has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in wake of UGC, other universities wanting to conduct exams amid pandemic situation in the country saying it will risk lives of many.
Earlier on Tuesday, the Supreme Court had reserved its judgment on a plea challenging UGC decision to hold final year exams by September end. The court had asked all the counsels to submit a note on their submission within three days.
The Supreme Court verdict on the University Grants Commission (UGC) guidelines to the state universities on conducting final year exams by September end is expected to be out soon. The top court had reserved its order on August 18, 2020 on whether the central commission be allowed to conduct final year exams in state universities across the country.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved its judgment on a plea challenging University Grants Commission's decision to hold final year exams by September end. The apex court asked all the counsels to submit a note on their submission within three days.
The Himachal Pradesh High Court on Monday stayed the final term exams in the state, mandated by the University Grants Commission (UGC) until the orders of the Supreme Court is pronounced in the matter.
The Supreme Court on Friday heard pleas challenging UGC guidelines that mandate final year examinations by September-end amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The matter has been adjourned till August 18.
As the final decision on conducting Universities final term exams now depends on Supreme Court as it is hearing petitions, the Centre on Thursday told the top court that it has allowed University Grans Commission (UGC) to conduct final term exams in Universities keeping academic interests of the students
The University Grants Commission (UGC) has told the Supreme Court that the decision of the Delhi and Maharashtra governments to cancel the final term examination will "directly impact the standards of higher education in the country".
As Delhi University's online open book examinations began on Monday, the teachers expressed doubts over its feasibility in the long run and also flagged the lack of guidelines to evaluate students under the latest exam mode.
The University Grants Commission (UGC) has directed universities and colleges across the country to create awareness about the new National Education Policy (NEP) amongst teachers, students, officials and other stakeholders in the higher education system.
The Supreme Court today is continuing hearing in the matter related to the pleas challenging University Grants Commission's (UGC) revised guidelines of conducting final year university exams across the country. During Thursday's hearing, UGC remained adamant on its decision of not cancelling the final year exams, asking all universities of conducting final year exams by September end.
The call to postpone or cancel medical exams across universities has intensified as thousands of students have taken to social media to express their grievances. Various BAMS (Bachelor of Ayurveda, Medicine, and Surgery) students studying at Shree Krishna Ayush University in Kurukshetra have taken to Twitter and have put forth their concerns regarding the conduct of exams amid the coronavirus outbreak.
The University Grants Commission (UGC) on Thursday filed a response before the Supreme Court to the petitions challenging the July 6 directive to all the universities and colleges to conduct final-year examinations by September 30 amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Delhi High Court Thursday allowed a student to withdraw the plea challenging UGC guidelines making it mandatory for colleges to conduct final year exams by September-end as the issue is pending before the Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court on Monday is set to hear petitions challenging the UGC guidelines, which made it mandatory for universities to conduct their final year exams by September 30. Earlier on July 7, the UGC had said the end-term examination for all final-year students would have to be mandatorily held by the end of September 2020, in offline or online mode.
Students from all over India are taking to Twitter to voice their dissapointment over certain points of contention. Infact, the matter has now reached the Supreme Court. India TV placed all such concerns before UGC Secretary Professor Rajnish Jain. Read on to know what he said.
The University Grants Commission (UGC) on Friday told the Bombay High Court that the Maharashtra government does not have the power to cancel final year degree examinations amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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.
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