‘182 univs have completed exams, 177 yet to decide’

NEW DELHI: As of Wednesday, 182 universities had already completed their examinations via online and offline mode, while 177 others are yet to decide on the conduct of examinations, the University Grants Commission said on Thursday.
Universities and higher education institutions are expected to conduct the final year examinations by September-end either offline, online or in the blended mode. According to UGC, 234 are planning to conduct the final year exams in August and September, which cumulatively makes 454 universities which have either conducted examinations or are planning to conduct them.
The disruption of academic activities from mid-March due to COVID-19 and subsequent lock down of campuses across the country has adversely affected the conduct of examinations across the country. The UGC on April 29, 2020 issued guidelines wherein it stated that first and second year examinations to be cancelled and students to be promoted based on previous semester/ year performances and/ or internal assessments.