Madras HC stays new UGC rule on fixation of CGPA
The operation of an amendment made to an UGC regulation, which paved the way for fixation of minimum cumulative grade point average (CGPA) and consequential rejection of recognition, has been stayed.
Published: 26th June 2018 05:00 AM | Last Updated: 26th June 2018 05:00 AM |
Madras HC
By Express News Service
New UGC rule on fixation of CGPA stayed
Chennai: THE operation of an amendment made to an UGC regulation, which paved the way for fixation of minimum cumulative grade point average (CGPA) and consequential rejection of recognition, has been stayed by the Madras High Court. Constituting the first bench, Chief Justice Indira Banerjee and Justice P T Asha granted the stay on Monday while passing interim orders on a PIL petition from the Annamalai University in Chidambaram, which was taken over by the State government in 2013. The stay will be in force for six weeks. According to petitioner, the university was allowed to impart open and distance learning education till the academic year 2019-20 as per the accreditation of ‘A’ grade given by the NAAC for scoring 3.09 out of 4 points. While so, by amending Regulation 3(1) of the UGC (Open and Distance Learning Education) Regulations 2017 on February 6 last, the cumulative grade point average was fixed. The amendment revised the eligibility grade to 3.26 on a 4-point scale awarded by the NAAC and rejected the recognition for the open and distance learning education. As per the impugned amendment, all universities are directly affected in the State and the State Higher Education secretary also wrote a letter dated April 7 last to the UGC to reconsider the decision and permit the universities having NAAC grade “A”. As there was no response, the present PIL is filed.
The operation of an amendment made to an UGC regulation, which paved the way for fixation of minimum cumulative grade point average (CGPA) and consequential rejection of recognition, has been stayed.
Published: 26th June 2018 05:00 AM | Last Updated: 26th June 2018 05:00 AM |
Madras HC
By Express News Service
New UGC rule on fixation of CGPA stayed
Chennai: THE operation of an amendment made to an UGC regulation, which paved the way for fixation of minimum cumulative grade point average (CGPA) and consequential rejection of recognition, has been stayed by the Madras High Court. Constituting the first bench, Chief Justice Indira Banerjee and Justice P T Asha granted the stay on Monday while passing interim orders on a PIL petition from the Annamalai University in Chidambaram, which was taken over by the State government in 2013. The stay will be in force for six weeks. According to petitioner, the university was allowed to impart open and distance learning education till the academic year 2019-20 as per the accreditation of ‘A’ grade given by the NAAC for scoring 3.09 out of 4 points. While so, by amending Regulation 3(1) of the UGC (Open and Distance Learning Education) Regulations 2017 on February 6 last, the cumulative grade point average was fixed. The amendment revised the eligibility grade to 3.26 on a 4-point scale awarded by the NAAC and rejected the recognition for the open and distance learning education. As per the impugned amendment, all universities are directly affected in the State and the State Higher Education secretary also wrote a letter dated April 7 last to the UGC to reconsider the decision and permit the universities having NAAC grade “A”. As there was no response, the present PIL is filed.
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