Nagpur: In a first, the Nagpur University on Wednesday conducted its first ever online meeting where it discussed the report by University Grants Commission (UGC) on ‘Examinations and Academic Calendar’ along with other issues and took a slew of decisions. The UGC report gives general guidelines on conduct of examinations for all universities and other institutions across India.
The university’s Board of Examination and Evaluation (BOEE), in its meeting through an online platform, decided to wait for the Maharashtra government’s guidelines on recommendations of UGC report. The meeting chaired by acting vice-chancellor Murlidhar Chandekar was attended by 13 members from their respective homes.
“The members unanimously decided to waive late exam fees from the students who were supposed to appear in third and fourth phase of examinations, which were indefinitely deferred in view of Covid-19 outbreak. It was also decided to conduct viva-voce exams of PhD students in online mode,” BOEE director Prafulla Sabale told TOI.
Explaining the UGC’s report, he said it had recommended conducting the exams from July 1 to 31 and declaring summer vacations in entire June with a view to maintain social distancing. “The apex body advised to continue classes through e-learning via apps like Skype and WhatsApp till May 15 and finalize the project/dissertation work till May 31. The results would be declared between July 31 and August 14 so that new semester can commence in September. While conducting the exams, the UGC strongly recommended maintaining social distancing,” he said adding that the UGC was hoping for reduction in Covid-19 impact by that time.
The director informed that State Department of Higher and Technical Education had constituted a panel of four vice-chancellors for finding out ways and means to conduct exams after lockdown period. “The panel would now come up with recommendations based on UGC report. It has already studied exam patterns of all state universities. We will wait for government’s instructions,” Sabale said.
# UGC’s timetable for this academic year:
* Start of odd semester — January 1
* Classes suspension due to Covid-19 — Mar 16
* Classes via e-learning — March 16 to May 15
* Finalisation of project work — May 15 to 31
* Summer vacations starts — June 1 to 30
* Terminal semester exams — July 1 to 15
* Intermediate semester exams — July 16 to 31
* Terminal semester results — Before July 31
* Intermediate semester results — Before August 14
The university’s Board of Examination and Evaluation (BOEE), in its meeting through an online platform, decided to wait for the Maharashtra government’s guidelines on recommendations of UGC report. The meeting chaired by acting vice-chancellor Murlidhar Chandekar was attended by 13 members from their respective homes.
“The members unanimously decided to waive late exam fees from the students who were supposed to appear in third and fourth phase of examinations, which were indefinitely deferred in view of Covid-19 outbreak. It was also decided to conduct viva-voce exams of PhD students in online mode,” BOEE director Prafulla Sabale told TOI.
Explaining the UGC’s report, he said it had recommended conducting the exams from July 1 to 31 and declaring summer vacations in entire June with a view to maintain social distancing. “The apex body advised to continue classes through e-learning via apps like Skype and WhatsApp till May 15 and finalize the project/dissertation work till May 31. The results would be declared between July 31 and August 14 so that new semester can commence in September. While conducting the exams, the UGC strongly recommended maintaining social distancing,” he said adding that the UGC was hoping for reduction in Covid-19 impact by that time.
The director informed that State Department of Higher and Technical Education had constituted a panel of four vice-chancellors for finding out ways and means to conduct exams after lockdown period. “The panel would now come up with recommendations based on UGC report. It has already studied exam patterns of all state universities. We will wait for government’s instructions,” Sabale said.
# UGC’s timetable for this academic year:
* Start of odd semester — January 1
* Classes suspension due to Covid-19 — Mar 16
* Classes via e-learning — March 16 to May 15
* Finalisation of project work — May 15 to 31
* Summer vacations starts — June 1 to 30
* Terminal semester exams — July 1 to 15
* Intermediate semester exams — July 16 to 31
* Terminal semester results — Before July 31
* Intermediate semester results — Before August 14
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