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UGC directs colleges to reopen from November 1
UGC directs colleges to reopen on November 1
Colleges to reopen from November: The delayed academic session for freshers in universities and colleges will begin from November 1, and the winter break this year, the summer vacation in 2021 and other holidays would be curtailed to compensate for the time lost, according to the University Grants Commission.
New Delhi: The delayed academic session for freshers in Universities and Colleges to reopen from November 1, and the winter break this year, the summer vacation in 2021 and other holidays would be curtailed to compensate for the time lost, according to the University Grants Commission.
The guidelines by an expert committee, set up for revising the academic calendar in view of the Covid-19 pandemic, have been accepted by the UGC, and accordingly, universities have been recommended a six-day teaching-learning schedule every week.
"In view of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Commission has accepted the Report of the Committee and approved the UGC Guidelines on Academic Calendar for the First Year of Undergraduate and Postgraduate Students of the Universities for the Session 2020-21," Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' tweeted. The UGC had in April released an alternative academic calendar for colleges to reopen, with guidelines on exams, mode of study, and the schedule.
At that time, the plan was to reopen colleges from September, but it could not materialize due to a continuing surge in coronavirus cases. As per the revised calendar, the admission process for first-year students needs to be completed by October 31, and classes for the first semester should commence by November 1.
In order to compensate for the loss of academic time, the UGC has asked colleges to teach six days a week and shorten the winter break this year and the summer break next year. "The universities are requested to compensate for the delay in the start of the academic session in the subsequent years by curtailing the breaks/vacations so that this batch of students would get their final results for the award of degree timely," the guidelines said.
"The start of the first year of academic session 2020-2021 is delayed due to the circumstances beyond control but efforts be made to compensate the loss of this period by curtailing the breaks (Summer, Winter, etc). This would ensure that these students would timely complete their 3-year UG/PG programs," the UGC guidelines said. Continued on Page 5
