COVID-19 Lockdown: Universities To Reopen In August!

New Delhi: Universities will reopen in August and the academic session for new students will commence from September, the Expert Committee of University Grants Commission (UGC) said on Wednesday.

Universities have been closed across the country since March amid the coronavirus outbreak.

Besides the academic calendar, the Commission has also issued guidelines on examinations.

These UGC guidelines in view of of COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdown were issued in presence of Union Human Resource Development Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal in New Delhi on Wednesday.

GUIDELINES

1. Intermediate Semester Students: Will be graded based on internal assessment of the present and previous semester. In states where the COVID-19 situation has normalized, there will be exams in the month of July.

2. Terminal Semester Students: exams will be held in the month of July.

3. A COVID-19 cell will be constituted in every university which will be empowered to solve the issues of students related to academic calendar and examinations.

4. A COVID-19 cell in the UGC to be created for faster decision making.

The Commission, however, clarified that the guidelines are advisory in nature and universities may chalk out their own plan taking into consideration issues pertaining to the COVID-19 pandemic.

ACADEMIC CALENDAR FOR 2019-2020

Start of Even Semester	01.01.2020
Suspension of Classes	16.03.2020
Continuation of Teaching-Learning through various modes such as Online Learning / Distance Learning / Social Media (WhatsApp / YouTube) / E-mails / Video Conferencing / Mobile Apps / SWAYAMPRABHA Channels on DTH etc.	16.03.2020 to 31.05.2020
Finalisation of Dissertation/ Project Work/ Internship Reports/ E-labs/ Completion of Syllabus/ Internal Assessment/ Assignment/ Students Placement Drive etc.	01.06.2020 to 15.06.2020
Summer Vacations#	16.06.2020 to 30.06.2020
Conduct of Examinations: Terminal Semester/ Year Intermediate Semester/Year	01.07.2020 to 15.07.2020 16.07.2020 to 31.07.2020
Evaluation and Declaration of Result: Terminal Semester/ Year Intermediate Semester/ Year	31.07.2020 14.08.2020

 

NEW ACADEMIC SESSION 2020-2021

Admission Process	01.08.2020 to 31.08.2020
Commencement of Classes Students of 2nd/ 3rdyear Fresh batch (First Semester/Year)	01.08.2020 01.09.2020
Conduct of Examinations	01.01.2021 to 25.01.2021
Commencement of Classes for Even Semester	27.01.2021
Dispersal of Classes	25.05.2021
Conduct of Examinations	26.05.2021 to 25.06.2021
Summer Vacations	01.07.2021 to 30.07.2021
Commencement of Next Academic Session	02.08.2021