Capt postpones exit exams in varsities, colleges

Capt postpones exit exams in varsities, colleges

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Chandigarh: 29.06.2020

The Punjab chief minister, Captain Amarinder Singh on Sunday announced postponement of exams for the exit classes in all the universities and colleges of the state till July 15 due to Covid-19 pandemic.

The chief minister, however, made it clear since all the universities and colleges in the state are accredited or affiliated to the University Grants Commission (UGC), any decision on the examinations can only be taken by the statutory body under the Union ministry of human resource development. New directions or guidelines are expected to be released by the UGC any time.

Amarinder issued the clarification while responding to the concerns expressed by students and parents on the conduct of examinations during the ongoing Covid pandemic.

The chief minister said the postponement of the examinations for the exit classes till July 15 will also give all the stakeholders, especially the universities, time to adapt and align to the new guidelines that will come from UGC.

The universities across Punjab had taken a decision to conduct exams of exit classes in the month of July, in accordance with the guidelines issued by UGC on April 29. Later, the UGC had announced that it would review the situation again. The UGC decision regarding academic activities, especially conduct of examinations, is still awaited.

The CM said the postponement of exams for exit classes till July 15 will also give all the stakeholders, especially the universities, time to adapt and align to new guidelines