Union Human Resource Development Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank on June 24 directed the University Grants Commission (UGC) to revise the previous set of guidelines that were issued for conducting intermediate and terminal semester examinations as well as the academic calendar.
He said that the revised guidelines will prioritise the health and safety of students, teachers, and staff alike. The HRD Minister’s directions come at a time the total coronavirus cases in the country have crossed 4.5 lakhs.
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He took to his official Twitter handle to announce the same and wrote:
In the earlier set of guidelines issued, the UGC had asked declared that final semester examinations of university and college students would be conducted in July. It had also stated that the new academic calendar would start from September for freshers and August for students who are already enrolled.
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