UGC guidelines News

The UGC has asked the HEIs to arrange the facilities to allow students to apply for two academic programs simultaneously under NEP 2020.

Universities must complete the Final Year/ Semester Exams by August 31, 2021. The universities have been directed to complete the admission process by September 30, 2021 and begin the new session from October 1, 2021.

Universities must complete the Final Year/ Semester Exams by August 31, 2021. The universities have been directed to complete the admission process by September 30, 2021 and begin the new session from October 1, 2021.

Pokhriyal announced the UGC guidelines on the academic calendar for the first year of UG and PG students of the universities for the session 2020-21 in view of COVID-19 pandemic The admissions to the first-year programmes for the session 2020-21 will be completed by the end of October 2020 The last date for admissions to fill up the remaining vacant seats shall be November 30, 2020, said the ministry of education

- The Court gave states the discretion to approach the University Grants Commission (UGC) for an extension of the deadline by which final year exams should be completed. - The Supreme Court on Tuesday (August 18) had reserved its order on a batch of pleas challenging a circular of the University Grants Commission (UGC) mandating to conduct the final term exams in all affiliated universities by the end of September.

 Students pursuing degree-level courses are to be given only two additional years to clear their backlog and one more year under "exceptional" circumstances, new UGC guidelines have recommended.