Conduct terminal semester exams in July: UGC to Universities

The University Grant Commission has released new guidelines saying that colleges would open in August. The UGC expert panel committee has released recommendations on issues related to examinations and academic calendar in presence of Union HRD Minister among other senior officials.

UGC recommendations and guidelines issued today:

Intermediate Semester Students: Will be graded based on internal assessment of the present and previous semester. However, exams will be conducted in states where the Covid-19 situation has been normalised in the month of



July.

Terminal Semester Students: Exams will be held in the month of July.

A Covid-19 cell will be constituted in every university which will be empowered to solve the issues of students related to academic calendar and examinations.

A Covid-19 cell in the UGC to be created for faster decision making.

Universities may adopt alternative and simplified modes and methods of examinations to complete the process in a shorter period of time.

Universities may adopt efficient and innovative modes of examinations by reducing the time from 3 hours to 2 hours.