UGC Okays state final semester exam plan
The University Grants Commission on Thursday okayed the state higher education department’s proposal. It was to hold final-year undergraduate and postgraduate exams between October 1 and 18, which was said by a department official.
Education minister Partha Chatterjee had announced on August 31st that state-aided universities will have to conduct the end semester exams. It’ll be held between October 1 and 18. But universities did not announce the exam schedule as the UGC was still to approve the dates. This is as per the order from Supreme Court.
If any state or Union territory, in exercise of the jurisdiction of the Disaster Management Act, 2005, decides it is not possible to hold the exams by September 30 in keeping with UGC’s July 6 advisory, it can seek an extension from the UGC, as per the apex court had said.
Manish Jain, the higher education department principal secretary, had on September 2 had sought the UGC’s permission. The UGC gave its permission on Thursday. Hence the university has been advised to announce the exam schedule as early as possible, which was said by a department official.
Jadavpur University will hold the end semester exams in arts and science between October 1 and 10.University pro vice-chancellor Pradip Ghosh said so on Thursday afternoon.The students will be getting the exam schedule very soon.
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News Source: The Telegraph
Updated by Bidisha Roy Chowdhury