The University Grants Commission (UGC) released the new academic calendar and guidelines for the 2020-21.
- The new session for old students of the universities and colleges will commence from 01 August, 2020.
- The session for the new students will begin from 01 September, 2020.
- According to the new calendar released by UGC, the admissions for the 2020-21 session will be conducted between 01-31 August, 2020.
- The pending terminal and intermediate examinations will be conducted between July-August, 2020.
The
guidelines and academic calendar have been prepared on the basis of the recommendations
of an Expert Committee, which was formed by the UGC to look into the issues
faced by the universities and colleges due to the loss caused by COVID19
pandemic.
As per the
guidelines, the universities may conduct terminal /intermediate semester /year
examinations in offline or online mode, as per their ordinances/ rules and
regulations, the scheme of examinations, observing the guidelines of “social
distancing” and keeping in view the support system available with them and
ensuring a fair opportunity to all students.
In the
situation does not comes to normal due to COVID-19, in order to maintain
“social distancing”, safety and health of the students, grading of the students
could be composite of 50% marks on the basis of the pattern of internal
evaluation.
The
UGC suggested two academic calendars, one for 2019-2020 (the portion which
remained incomplete due to the COVID19 outbreak and the lockdown) and another
for 2020-21.
👉For intermediate semester/year students, the universities may conduct examinations, after making a comprehensive assessment of their level of preparedness, otherwise grading be done based on the internal evaluation. @ugc_india @HRDMinistry pic.twitter.com/2YUtVUo5WC— Dr Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank (@DrRPNishank) April 29, 2020
