Supreme Court to hear pleas challenging UGC's final term exam decision today
The Supreme Court may pass an interim order today on a batch of pleas opposing the UGCs July 6 guidelines mandating universities across India to conduct their final-year examinations by September-end.
Highlights
- UGC final term exam guideline: HC to hear pleas today
- Students demand cancellation on final term exams
- UGC says it's important to conduct final term exams for future of students
- A final judgement is expected to be out today
Supreme CourtNEW DELHI: The Supreme Court will hear today a batch of pleas challenging the University Grants Commission's (UGC) July 6 circular and seeking cancellation of final terms examinations due to COVID-19 pandemic. An interim order on the issue is expected to be out today.
Last week, a bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan had asked Maharashtra and Delhi governments to place on record decision of state disaster management committee. The court had also asked the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to clear its stand.
The affidavit was filed on a batch of pleas challenging UGC's July 6 circular and seeking cancellation of final term examination in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic.
Earlier, the top court had sought UGC's response on the petition challenging its July 6 circular asking all universities to complete the final term examinations before September 30.
Many students from different universities across the country, urged that the exams should be cancelled and the results of such students should be calculated on the basis of their internal assessment or past performance.
As per the UGC, universities were approached to inform the status of the conduct of examinations and responses received from 818 universities (121 deemed universities, 291 private universities, 51 central universities, and 355 state universities).
Out of the 818 universities, 603 have either conducted the examination or are planning to conduct. Meanwhile, 209 others have already conducted examination (on-line/off-line), 394 are planning to conduct examination (on-line/off-line/blended mode) in August or September.
The commission has also said that for 35 universities, of which 27 are private, seven state-run, and one deemed university, the first batch is yet to become eligible for the final exams.
Last week, a bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan had asked Maharashtra and Delhi governments to place on record decision of state disaster management committee. The court had also asked the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to clear its stand.
The affidavit was filed on a batch of pleas challenging UGC's July 6 circular and seeking cancellation of final term examination in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic.
Earlier, the top court had sought UGC's response on the petition challenging its July 6 circular asking all universities to complete the final term examinations before September 30.
Many students from different universities across the country, urged that the exams should be cancelled and the results of such students should be calculated on the basis of their internal assessment or past performance.
As per the UGC, universities were approached to inform the status of the conduct of examinations and responses received from 818 universities (121 deemed universities, 291 private universities, 51 central universities, and 355 state universities).
Out of the 818 universities, 603 have either conducted the examination or are planning to conduct. Meanwhile, 209 others have already conducted examination (on-line/off-line), 394 are planning to conduct examination (on-line/off-line/blended mode) in August or September.
The commission has also said that for 35 universities, of which 27 are private, seven state-run, and one deemed university, the first batch is yet to become eligible for the final exams.
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