Higher edu minister: Exam guidelines of UGC not mandatory
Yogita.Rao@timesgroup.com
Mumbai:08.07.2020
A day after the University Grants Commission (UGC) issued directives to conduct final-year exams by September-end, state higher education minister Uday Samant wrote to the Centre seeking uniform guidelines for awarding degrees based on an “appropriate evaluation formula” instead.
The UGC approved the recommendation of an expert committee to conduct exams in offline, online or blended (offline+online) mode.
“I am of the opinion that the UGC’s revised guidelines are not mandatory but an advisory like the earlier ones,” Samant said in his letter.
The minister reiterated the state stand on not conducting final-year exams in view of the pandemic and based on the review done by the disaster management authority.
The UGC’s latest directive has put lakhs of students in the state in a quandary. Many who were relieved after the state issued a government resolution making exams optional, are now worried about the outcome of the UGC decision. The Maharashtra Students’ Union, which has been opposing the conduct of exams in the state, is planning to seek legal opinion.
Close to 10 lakh students are in the final year across 11 state universities. A principal said that the issue has been dragging for long creating more confusion for students.
Yuva Sena seeks decision review
The Yuva Sena, the youth wing of the Shiv Sena led by cabinet minister Aaditya Thackeray, has demanded that the HRD ministry reconsider the UGC decision to conduct final year examinations since Covid-19 cases had been rising. The UGC on Monday announced that it will not recommend cancellation of the final year exam. TNN
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