Mandatory Exams for Final Year Students in August, Start New Session in October: UGC
News 18The University Grants Commission has asked colleges to hold exams for final-year college students “mandatorily” while for the intermediate classes which are first and second-year students, there will not be any final exams. These guidelines are similar to that of last year when a panel suggested that for intermediate students, “50 per cent marks can be graded on the basis of the pattern of internal evaluation adopted by the universities and the remaining 50 per cent marks can be awarded on the basis of performance in previous semester only, the committee suggests.” UGC too in its recent notice said that the guidelines issued earlier will apply for the current academic session 2020-21 as well. “For students of the intermediate semester/year, the Higher Education Institutions may start their academic session as early as possible, following the guidelines/directions related to the COVID-19 pandemic issued by the appropriate government/competent authority,” it added. The academic session 2021-2022 shall commence latest by October 1, 2021 for first semester/year students, said UGC.