UGC Guidelines 2020 LIVE Updates: #NoMoreWaitUGC trending on Twitter

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The University Grants Commission of India is a statutory body set up by the Government of India in accordance with the UGC Act 1956 under the Ministry of Human Resource Development and is charged with coordination, determination, and maintenance of standards of higher education.
Students on Twitter on Sunday morning to share with the hashtag #NoMoreWaitUGC

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By mid-morning, the hashtag had reached the top of Twitter’s top trending list as more users took part in the effort by sharing & Retwitting More than 100 Tweets.

#NoMoreWaitUGC

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UGC Guidelines 2020 LIVE Updates: High Probability For Cancellation Of University Exams

  • UGC Guidelines 2020 LIVE Updates: Several universities including DU OBE, CCSU, AKTU, GNDU, CSJM, DTU & MGSU await the decision of University Grants Commission on whether or not to conduct the final year examinations amid growing concern over coronavirus pandemic.
  • Scroll down to know which states have canceled varsity exams and get the latest updates on UGC’s decision. #NoMoreWaitUGC
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As lakhs of students await for the new guidelines to be issued by UGC,a panel of experts, chaired by Haryana University vice-chancellor R C Kuhad, has been asked to revisit the UGC guidelines and come up with alternative options.

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‘No More Wait UGC’ trends on Twitter as lakhs of students await the new guidelines by UGC regarding the final semester Exams.
Students demand cancellation of exams due to the increasing number in Coronavirus cases in the country.

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The Tamil Nadu Higher Education Department on Saturday formed an 11-member committee to make recommendations regarding the conduct of University semester exams.
“Universities under the aegis of the higher education department are not in a position to conduct the semester exams in view of the pandemic outbreak,” the order noted. The committee has been asked to make recommendations about semester exams based on UGC guidelines.

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Punjab cancels university exams
University and college examinations in Punjab have been cancelled in view of the COVID-19 pandemic, Chief Minister Amarinder Singh said on Saturday.
The students will be promoted on the basis of their previous years’ results and will also have an option to take the exams later.

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UGC guidelines may be issued at any time. It is believed that the guidelines of UGC will be issued only after the suggestion of the Kulhad committee. The guidelines of UGC is awaited by universities and students for over a week now.

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Gujarat Technical University, GTU final year students have written to University Grants Commission, UGC, demanding to declare results based on previous semester marks or based on merit.

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It is to be noted that students across the country have been demanding the cancelation of exams due to safety concerns as the cases of Coronavirus across the country keep on rising. Earlier, Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Ramesh Pokhariyal Nishank had asked the UC to revisit the guidelines issued for intermediate and terminal semester examinations for university and colleges. It also asked the body to review the academic calendar.

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All College University Exams Cancelled In Rajasthan

Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot announced on Saturday that all university exams will be cancelled in the state in view of Coronavirus spread.

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Exams to be cancelled?
Several media reports have said that there is a strong probability for the final year examinations of universities to be cancelled, keeping in view the rapidly rising coronavirus cases and to keep up with the social distancing norms. #NoMoreWaitUGC

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What earlier UGC guidelines stated

Earlier, the UGC had said that the final semester exams will be conducted in July. It recommended that intermediate semester students may either be evaluated on the basis of internal assessment or in states where the pandemic situation has normalised.

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States that have announced cancellation of vasrity exams so far

Punjab

Maharashtra

Odisha

Madhya Pradesh

Haryana

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Lucknow University and AKTU had also canceled exams
Lucknow University and AKTU University, both in Uttar Pradesh, have cancelled their exams scheduled to be conducted in the month of July. Now the university will await the UGC’s guidelines regarding the exams before taking any further steps. Lucknow University was scheduled to begin its final year exams from July 7 and AKTU was scheduled to begin its semester exams from July 16. #NoMoreWaitUGC

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Punjab cancels all university exams

CM Amarinder Singh announced cancellation of all exams in a FB Live session. The Universities will have an option to go ahead with their planned online exams if they choose to, a report by NDTV has stated. He said that students will be evaluated based on their past performance and promoted.

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Punjab has been added to the growing list of states announcing the cancellation of its university exams including the final year

 

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