UGC Latest News : For Final Year Exam


UGC latest news: Students are still waiting for a decision on the Final Year University exams as the Supreme court has adjourned the hearing of the petition filed by 31 students challenging the University Grants Commission (UGC) to August 10. But now more students and professors have approached the court against the recent UGC guidelines that made it mandatory for Universities to conduct the final year exams using any– pen and paper, online or a combination of both by September despite the rising Covid 19 cases in the country.

ALSO READ| Students From 11 States Move Supreme Court To Defer NEET And JEE(Mains) Exams Due To Rising Covid 19 Cases

According to a report by Bar & Bench final-year engineering undergraduates at the Bangalore Institute of Technology have also submitted a plea in the Karnataka High Court challenging the UGC guidelines.

The report says that their plea says the UGC's decision is 'illegal, onerous, arbitrary" and as "striking at the root of Articles 14, 19, and 21 of the Constitution.' The plea also says that 'decision to conduct examinations during the pandemic for final year/ terminal semester students as "perverse, arbitrary" and demonstrative of a "non-application of mind.' The petition also says that decision is detrimental to students, staff, and the public interest.

Similarly, a report by Pune Mirror says that Maharashtra Federation of University & College Teachers Organizations (MFUCTO) which is part of Savitribai Phule Pune University has also filed an intervention application in the Supreme Court against the UGC guidelines and its mandatory nature. The plea filed by MFUCTO supports an earlier petition filed by Shiv Sena's youth wing Yuva Sena.

In spite of the backlash, in the last Supreme Court hearing, the UGC had said that it has no intention to change its decision. In a 50 page affidavit in response to the Yuva Sena petition, the UGC said that decision was taken to ‘protect the academic future of students across the country which will be irreparably damaged if their final year/terminal semester examinations are not held, while also keeping in mind their health and safety.’ The academic body also  added that decision to cancel the exams taken by states such as Delhi and Maharashtra will be considered as contradicting the guideline.

Without any clarity yet on the matter, students are advised to continue preparing for the exams. Recently Anna University in Chennai decided to conduct final year exams using Online mode. The university has said that students who will not be able to appear for the online exams will be given the option to appear for an offline version at a later time.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Pencil : By Mikhail Gorbachev

Image
Mikhail Gorbachev has written this in his autobiography...   In his younger days, while studying in Europe... He used to study along with two Japanese students. 2nd World War had come to an end & Japan  had not only been completely destroyed, but was facing crippling economic sanctions  as well.During the classes, these 2 Japanese students used to take turns to write the notes, while the other student would mend the pencil & keep it ready for use, bcoz in those days, the Japanese pencils used to be of inferior quality & the lead tip of the pencil used to be very brittle, & thus used to break frequently.*   *Fellow students advised, why not they start using the far superior pencils  made in England, which were not expensive either anyways.   There were tears in the eyes of both the Japanese students. "If we ourselves do no purchase & use our own product, then who else will do it. We don't deny we cannot withstand the quality test today, but the
Read more

1 Dollar ($) == Indian 2 Rupees(₹)

Image
# VOCAL_FOR_LOCAL                                                             If tomorrow China captured India , it would be our own fault. B ritishers had also salved India by the means of trade, although that time we were illiterate but now we are all educated and intelligent enough to see forward our Country’s growth and development.   VOCAL FOR LOCAL   a great strategy by our PM . If we all Indians, just for 90 days don’t go for any foreign made products and buy locally made products then, INDIA can become world’s second richest country, Just in 90 days value of 1 Dollar($) will equalise to Indian 2 Rupees (₹) .   If we Indians spread this message and follow the motto of VOCAL FOR LOCAL ,it will become a movement just like we did last year on Diwali for non buying Chinese lightings and China had to face a great loss , dumping 20% of its over all production and China was astonished.   We Indians if boycott Chinese or any foreign made product then it will prove to be
Read more

5-Is required for Aatmanirbhar Bharat (PART - 2)

Image
                                                                  #VOCAL_FOR_LOCAL T he 5-Is that will speed up the Indian economy's recovery, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, “ Intent, Inclusion, Investment, Infrastructure and Innovation  — these five things are important to speed up India's development and make it 'Aatmanirbhar' . You will get a glimpse of these in the bold decisions recently taken by us.” PM Modi went on to add that being self reliant or "Aatmanirbhar" means that we should not be dependent on others for our needs. Reminding about his 'vocal for local' call PM urged enterprises to make products in India, that can be sold around the world. “ Self-reliant India (Aatmanirbhar Bharat) is about -- Strong enterprises; generating employment; empowering people to come out and find solutions. Now, the need is that we make those products that are made in India , but made for the world. We have to cut our imports. India must not be depe
Read more

"Go, go and Come, come" : Self-Reliance Story

Image
  Two brothers involved in litigation appeared before a Magistrate. One of them was a millionaire, the other a pauper. The Magistrate asked the millionaire how it was that he became so rich and his brother so poor. He said: “Five years ago we inherited equal property from our parents. Fifty thousand dollars fell to his share and fifty thousand dollars to me. This man, regarding himself as wealthy, became lazy, and whatever work was to be done he entrusted to his servants. If he received a letter, he would give it to his servants and say, 'Go, attend to this business.' Anything that was to be accomplished he told his servants to do. He lolled away his time in ease and comfort. 'Eat, drink, and be merry.' He would always bid his servants, 'Go, go' attend to this business or that." Speaking of himself the rich man said: "When I got my fifty thousand dollars, I never committed my work to anybody; when anything was to be none, I would always run to do it
Read more

RBSE Student & Teacher test Positive

Image
A Class 10 girl student, who appeared in Rajasthan Board of Secondary Examination (RBSE) on June 29 and 30, tested positive for coronavirus disease (Covid-19) on June 30. Her sample was taken for testing because her younger sister tested positive on June 27 and is in the government hospital for Covid-19. After the student’s report, 357 students, who also appeared for the Class 10 exam at her examination centre, and 30 teachers, who were on invigilation duty, have been sent to home quarantine, said Kota chief medical and health officer Dr BS Tanwar. At another examination centre for Class 12, two teachers, one of them with symptoms, have tested positive. Following this, samples of 23 teachers and 123 students have been taken for testing and all of them sent to home quarantine, the CMHO added. RBSE Class 10 and Class 12 exams began on June 18 across 6,209 centres in the state. Students were asked to report to the centre at least an hour before the start of examination for scr
Read more