UGC Releases Revised Guidelines for Universities Amid COVID-19
New Delhi:
The University Grants Commission (UGC) has released a revised set of guidelines for the new 2020-21 academic session for freshmen of undergraduate and graduate courses. UGC has published these revised guidelines following the recommendation of the expert committee. According to the published revised academic guidelines, the new academic year will now start from November 1, 2020 for undergraduate and graduate students.
Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ took to Twitter and announced the release of the revised guidelines.
In view of # COVID-19 Pandemic, @ugc_india has issued guidelines on exams and academic calendar for UG and PG students for the 2020-21 session.
For more details, visit the UGC website: https://t.co/HTMOrA0jNl#UGCGuidelines pic.twitter.com/1i7xhumDk7
– Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank (@DrRPNishank) September 25, 2020
In this sense, the UGC has informed all universities that the admission process for first-year students of the UG and PG courses must be completed before October 31, 2020. According to the revised academic calendar published by UGC, the first year exams will take place between March 8, 2021 and March 26, 2021.
Per UGC’s notification, “Merit-based admissions to freshman programs for the 2020-21 session will be completed by the end of October 2020. The last admission date to fill the remaining vacant seats will be October 30 November. “
Important dates:
All universities have been instructed by the UGC to follow a 6-day weekly pattern to make up for missed classes.
“All universities can follow a 6-day weekly pattern for the 2020-21 and 2021-2022 academic sessions to compensate for the loss of this group of students.”
Universities have also been asked to reduce breaks or vacations to facilitate the new batch of students. In this way your final results would be declared on time and the titles would be delivered on time.
Additionally, UGC assists students and parents facing financial difficulties with a full refund of the fee in the event of cancellation of admissions or student migration.
“To prevent parents from facing financial difficulties due to lockdown and related factors, a full refund of fees will be made on account of all student admissions / migration cancellations, until November 30 for this same session as a special case “.
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