Varsities can adopt flexible examination methods
new delhi — Allowing the universities to chart out their own plan of action, the University Grants Commission on Wednesday suggested grading intermediate semester students on internal assessment of the present and previous semesters.
In states where the Covid-19 situation has normalised, there will be exams in July, the UGC recommended.
The UGC-issued guidelines were based on recommendations made by an expert committee to deliberate on issues related to exams and the academic calendar and take appropriate measures for the future of students.
The expert committee was headed by Prof. R.C. Kuhad, Former Member, UGC and Vice Chancellor, Central University of Haryana, Mahendergarh, Haryana along with other members.
The UGC in a statement said these guidelines were only advisory in nature.
According to the guidelines, universities may adopt alternative and simplified modes and methods of examinations to complete the process in a shorter period of time .
“Universities may adopt efficient and innovative modes of examinations by reducing the time from 3 hours to 2 hours. Universities may conduct terminal or intermediate semester or yearly examinations in offline or online mode, as per their Ordinances, rules and regulations, scheme of examinations, observing the guidelines of “social distancing” and keeping in view the support system available with them and ensuring fair opportunity to all students,” the UGC statement said.
For the terminal semester or year examinations, the exams will be held in July. “The terminal semester or year examination for postgraduate, undergraduate courses, programmes may be conducted by universities as suggested in the academic calendar. The timing of the examination may be considered appropriately by the universities, and examination may be conducted keeping in mind the guidelines of social distancing,” UGC said. —
Universities may adopt efficient and innovative modes of examinations by reducing the time from 3 hours to 2 hours
UGC statement