New session of colleges, univs to start from Nov 1 -

New session of colleges, univs to start from Nov 1 - 

The Times Of India

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New Delhi:23.09.2020

The 2020-21 academic session for freshers in universities and colleges, delayed due to the pandemic, will commence from November 1, the University Grants Commission has said.

Issuing the guidelines on academic calendar for the first year of undergraduate and PG students, UGC said that as a one-time measure, students will get full refund of fees on account of all cancellation of admissions/ migration of students, up to November 30 in view of the pandemic.

The guidelines have been recommended by an expect committee, set up for revising the academic calendar, and accepted by UGC.

The teaching process may continue in offline/online/blended mode. If there is delay in declaration of results of the qualifying examinations, universities may plan and start the academic session by November 18, UGC said.

As per the suggested academic calendar, first week of March 2021 will be a preparatory break and first semester exams will be conducted between March 8 and March 26, 2021. Thereafter there will be a nine-day semester break. The second semester exams will be conducted in August, 2021 and the new 2021-22 academic session will start from August 30, 2021. The new calendar has not made any provision for summer and winter breaks.

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‘Release compartment result expeditiously’

The UGC and CBSE have been directed to have a coordination meeting for the release of CBSE class 10 and 12 compartment exams which began on Tuesday, education minister Ramesh Pokhriyal said. The directive came following concerns of delay in results hampering the prospects of undergraduate admissions for students. Earlier in the day, the Supreme Court suggested that the CBSE declare the results of the compartment examinations expeditiously.