Varsities to finish PG intake by Sept 30

Varsities to finish PG intake by Sept 30

TNN | Sep 4, 2020, 04.57 AM IST

Ahmedabad: The University Grants Commission (UGC) has directed all varsities to complete admissions for postgraduate programmes before September 30.

If students are yet to get their undergraduate results, the varsity has instructed colleges to give them admission on provisional basis before the end of this month.

There are many universities in Gujarat including Gujarat University that are yet to complete the first round of annual college exams.

“Gujarat University is holding its first phase of in-person exams from September 3. These exams will end on September 20 and the results are expected in October. So many students at GU will have to take admission in PG courses on provisional basis,” said GU sources. UGC brought out these new guidelines to ensure students do not lose a semester due to the Covid-19 crisis, sources added.

Gujarat University’s first phase of exams began on Thursday, for which 21,008 candidates had registered. The varsity, which has more than 350 colleges affiliated to it, will conduct exams at 102 centres in the state.

The varsity is conducting exams for arts, commerce, science and law students in two phases from September 3 and September 12. About 70,000 students at various GU-affiliated colleges are expected to take the in-person exams that are to end on September 20.