University exams controversy: More than 500 universities have already held final exams or will do so, says UGC

University exams controversy: More than 500 universities have already held final exams or will do so, says UGC

Out of the total of 560 universities, 194 have already conducted their exams, and 366 are planning to conduct them in August or September.

FPJ Web DeskUpdated: Saturday, July 18, 2020, 04:28 PM IST
article-image
University exams controversy: More than 500 universities have already held final exams or will do so, says UGC |

A total of 755 universities informed the University Grants Commission (UGC) on Friday about the status of conducting exams.

On July 6, the UGC had issued revised guidelines to educational institutions across the country for conducting terminal semester and final year examinations.

Of these 755 universities, the UGC said that 321 were state universities, 274 private, 120 deemed and 40 central universities. Of these, it added, a total of 566 universities had already conducted their exams or were planning to conduct them in August or September.

Out of the total of 560 universities, 194 have already conducted their exams, and 366 are planning to conduct them in August or September.

The UGC said that among the respondents were 27 private universities. Some of them informed the commission that their first batches are yet to become eligible for final exams.

More than 500 universities have already held final exams or will do so, says UGC

More than 500 universities have already held final exams or will do so, says UGC | ANI

All educational educations across India were closed for the past few months due to COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdowns.

With a spike of 34,884 cases and 671 deaths reported in India in the last 24 hours, the total number of positive cases reached 10,38,716 on Saturday, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

The total number of cases include 3,58,692 active cases, 6,53,751 cured/discharged/migrated and 26,273 deaths, the Health Ministry said.

Meanwhile, Shiv Sena’s youth wing Yuva Sena and Maharashtra Tourism Minister Aaditya Thackeray on Saturday filed a writ petition in the Supreme Court challenging the University Grant Commission’s (UGC) revised guidelines on conducting final year exams in September despite the present COVID-19 crisis.

Yuva Sena and Aaditya’s move comes days after the Disaster Management Committee headed by Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray reiterated its earlier decision to cancel the final year examinations in Maharashtra during the present coronavirus pandemic.

Minister of Higher and Technical Education Uday Samant categorically said the government does not want to hold exams endangering the lives of more than 9 lakh students and appealed the Union Ministry of Human Resource Development and UGC not to make it an ego issue.

(With inputs from ANI)

RECENT STORIES

Don-Turned-Politician Mukhtar Ansari's 'Hummer' Wish That Remained Unfulfilled

Don-Turned-Politician Mukhtar Ansari's 'Hummer' Wish That Remained Unfulfilled

Amit Shah's Convoy Rammed By Speeding Car In Delhi's Kemal Ataturk Marg; 1 CRPF Constable Severely...

Amit Shah's Convoy Rammed By Speeding Car In Delhi's Kemal Ataturk Marg; 1 CRPF Constable Severely...

Who Is DSP Shailendra Singh? All About Ex-Cop Who Fought Against Mulayam Govt To Invoke POTA Against...

Who Is DSP Shailendra Singh? All About Ex-Cop Who Fought Against Mulayam Govt To Invoke POTA Against...

Artificial Intelligence Should Not Be Seen As Magic Tool: PM Modi In Interaction With Bill Gates

Artificial Intelligence Should Not Be Seen As Magic Tool: PM Modi In Interaction With Bill Gates

Haryana Shocker: Elderly Man's Intestine Bulges Out After Being Stabbed In Stomach

Haryana Shocker: Elderly Man's Intestine Bulges Out After Being Stabbed In Stomach