Majority Of Universities Across Country To Conduct Examination As Per UGC Guidelines

Despite rising covid cases, according to the UGC 454 universities across the country have either conducted the examination or are planning to conduct the final year exams.

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New Delhi: Despite the increasing Covid 19 cases in India, the University Grants Commission (UGC) on Thursday said that 454 universities are either planning to or have conducted the examinations. Final year exams have been a topic of much debate, but most universities see fit to comply with the new UGC guidelines. ALSO READ| MSBSHSE Class 12th 2020 Result: Konkan Tops The Chart With 95.89% Followed By Pune, Kolhapur "Many universities of the country have either conducted the examinations or are in the process of conducting the examinations. UGC has requested all the states to review and conduct the examinations by September 30 at their level.  UGC has given three options -- online, offline, and a blended mode," said UGC secretary Rajnish Jain in a report by ANI. In a statement, the UGC has informed that it has received a response regarding the final year examinations from different universities based on the new guidelines that were issued earlier this month. ‘Response received from 640 universities (120 deemed universities, 229 private universities, 40 central universities and 251 state universities). Out of the 640 universities, 454 universities have either conducted the examination or are planning to conduct,” said the statement according to a report by ANI The statement says that “182 have already conducted examination (online/offline), 234 are planning to conduct examination (online/offline/blended mode) in August/September, 38 are planning to conduct the examination as per the directions of the relevant statutory council(s) and 177 universities are yet to decide on the conduct of the examination." It further stated that in the case of 27 private universities, which were established during 2019-20 to date, the first batch is yet to become eligible for the final examination. ALSO READ| NIOS Result 2020: Supreme Court Asks Institute To Declare Results By August 7 There has been a backlash from students after the UGC announced its decision on the final year exams as many felt that it endangers their lives. Recently Delhi, Punjab, Maharashtra, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, and Rajasthan opposed UGC guidelines to conduct the examinations. The state government has also highlighted the problems faced by many students especially those from weaker economic sections in accessing technology. UGC still holds that it is important to conduct the exam and the universities can use both online and offline mode to conduct these exams and follow measures to ensure the safety of the students.