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Feb 23, 2021 05:18 PM IST A nationwide cow examination pushed by the Rashtriya Kamdhenu Aayog (RKA) through the University Grants Commission (UGC) has attracted a firestorm of criticism. The RSS was against the exam.
Oct 07, 2020 06:47 PM IST Eight of these fake universities from Uttar Pradesh while Delhi has seven. Odisha and West Bengal has two such universities each. Karnataka, Kerala, Puducherry and Maharashtra have one university each.
Aug 28, 2020 07:31 PM IST Since India has the third-highest coronavirus caseload in the world, making final-year examinations mandatory is grossly inappropriate, say students.
Aug 28, 2020 07:05 PM IST It said that while states cannot promote students without conducting exams, they can individually approach the UGC to postpone the dates beyond the September 30 deadline.
Aug 28, 2020 02:32 PM IST If you think state governments can get UGC final year exams postponed, this may not be entirely true. The final power rests with UGC.
Aug 28, 2020 11:17 AM IST While students cannot be promoted without holding examinations, the Supreme Court said that states can fix a new deadline in consultation with the University Grants Commission (UGC) amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Aug 28, 2020 10:50 AM IST The apex court said that UGC guidelines cannot be quashed. But states and union territories who cannot conduct these exams by September 30 can approach UGC for a deadline extension.
Aug 27, 2020 07:44 PM IST Supreme Court will give the UGC final year exam decision at 10.30 am today after assessing if it is imperative to conduct exams, or students could be assessed based on scores of past semesters
Aug 26, 2020 09:19 AM IST Here is all you need to know about the case hearing so far:
Aug 24, 2020 03:14 PM IST UGC Guidelines: SC is likely to give its verdict on UGC final year exams 2020 on August 26. This is after students sought cancellation of the exam. The SC had earlier dismissed pleas for postponement of JEE Main 2020, NEET 2020 and MHT CET 2020 exams
Aug 18, 2020 11:02 AM IST Solicitor General Tushar Mehta appearing for UGC said while the universities can ask for an extension of the September 30 deadline to conduct exams, but don't have the right to confer degrees without conducting examinations.
Aug 17, 2020 07:15 PM IST On July 6, the UGC issued exam-related guidelines asking universities to complete the final year, final semester examination by September end in offline, online or blended mode.
Aug 10, 2020 11:46 AM IST Solicitor General Tushar Mehta appearing for UGC said that students must continue to prepare for exams. He added that law states that students cannot get their degrees without exams being conducted.
Jul 13, 2020 11:44 AM IST The meeting follows the announcement of cancellation of final year exams at colleges and universities by some states (in the light of covid disruptions), which goes against University Grants Commission rules
Jul 07, 2020 06:35 PM IST Owing to coronavirus and lockdown, the government canceled final year examinations and decided to issue degrees on the basis of students' performance in earlier semesters.
Jul 01, 2020 05:04 PM IST UGC new guidelines for examination 2020 are expected to be released on official website ugc.ac.in
Jun 29, 2020 02:25 PM IST Unless the Centre brings out uniform guidelines to cancel final year exams and issue degrees, uncertainty continues for students in Maharashtra.
Apr 28, 2020 08:28 PM IST On April 6, it had constituted a committee to make recommendations regarding the examination and academic calendar.
Jan 10, 2020 04:29 PM IST The scrapping of internal assessment will not ensure complete elimination of discrimination and sexual harassment on the campuses, but it will surely address a major part of the vulnerability of girls and members of depressed classes to those with an evil mind.
Dec 10, 2019 10:23 AM IST The problem is in how we have modelled our higher education system.
Sep 04, 2019 05:20 PM IST Once UGC and AICTE are merged, new bodies called the Higher Education Grants Council (HEGC) and Professional Standard Setting Bodies (PSSBs) will be set up.
Aug 29, 2019 09:24 AM IST A government official said on condition of anonymity that the panel will prepare draft amendments to existing anti-ragging regulations to add ways to curb bullying and also prepare an action plan to implement them.
Jul 21, 2019 02:18 PM IST The UGC has set up a panel headed by its Vice Chairman Bhushan Patwardhan to examine the issue of pursuing two degree programmes simultaneously from the same university or different universities either through distance mode, online mode or part time mode.
Jun 19, 2019 07:53 PM IST The ordinance also lays a provision mandating varsities to abide by the academic calendar established by various controlling bodies.
Jun 10, 2019 10:01 AM IST The collapse of higher education is clear, but this is not accepted by academicians or its leadership. Somehow academic leadership ignores this reality that most graduate and post-graduate courses are outdated.
