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UGC Guidelines 2020: The Supreme Court is likely to announce its final verdict on the petitions challenging the University Grants Commission (UGC) guidelines issued on July 6 exams before September 30 soon. The apex court was hearing a batch of petitions challenging a UGC circular dated July 6 which mandated the universities across the country to conduct the final term exams by the end of September. Maharashtra Higher Education Minister Uday Samant on Monday, 31 August, stated that majority of non-agricultural universities in the state have asked the … The Maharashtra State Government's Department of Higher and Technical Education on May 8 had issued a notification that only final year students and final semester examinations will be conducted, while the first and the second year students will be given marks based on internal assessment and previous examination performances. Governor Koshyari says decision on cancellation of final year university exams would jeopardise the future of students. The exams will commence on July 1 and will end on July 31 as per the University Grants Commission guidelines , the Education Minister for the State announced. For all the latest News, Opinions and Views, download ummid.com App. In the last hearing held on August 18, the Supreme Court has reserved its judgment and had asked all the parties to file written submissions, if any, within a period of 3 days. Final year exams: Maharashtra, Delhi refuse to conduct final term; SC grants UGC time to respond You are in an offline mode ANI / Updated: Aug 10, 2020, 13:53 IST The idea was to mitigate the risk of exposure for students, as the prospect of online exams seemed unfeasible to implement. However, Governor Koshyari on June 2 over ruled his decision and said that a final decision would be taken as per the Act. The Maharashtra government, along with a number of other states, had first postponed and later cancelled the Final Year University Exams in all courses, including professional courses, due to Coronavirus Pandemic. ST Staff. Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said that the state's universities cannot hold even final exams during the COVID-19 pandemic. Maharashtra has decided to provide a degree to all final year university students without exams, including 3.9 lakh of them who have back papers. Regarding the states of Maharashtra and Delhi which have refused to conduct the college final-year exams due to rising number of Covid-19 cases, it asked why college exams were a problem if plans were being made to start off the new academic session. The Directorate of Higher Education in the state has filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court where it has said that due to the increasing number of cases of the virus in the state, the exams as per UGC Guidelines would not be conducted. Students can seek the certificate or appear for the exams at a later date if they wish to. Many states, including Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Kerala, have decided to cancel the final exams for university students, while Gujarat, Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh have been waiting for UGC directions.. Following the letter, Uday Samant wrote a letter to the UGC, asking for the final year exams to be cancelled. Universities have been directed to notify students about the timetable of examination within two days,” said Samant. Maharashtra Minister Meets Governor To Discuss Final Year University Exams The Education Minister of the state Uday Samant, earlier this week, had … Maharashtra: Final year exams to be held in the state, dates to be announced soon. Samant said he would consult with vice-chancellors and decide the course of action, taking into account the health and safety of around nine lakh students. Even as the SC uphold the UGC decision to hold final year exams, ministers of six opposition-ruled states, including West Bengal and Maharashtra, moved the Supreme Court on Friday seeking review of the top court's another order permitting the Centre to conduct NEET and JEE entrance exams this year, amid the pandemic. The matter then went to the Supreme Court which agreed with the government and UGC to hold final year exam. The Maharashtra government passed a resolution on June 19 to cancel the final year examination based on the decision taken by the State Disaster Management Authority. Final-year exams not feasible, Maharashtra government writes to HRD Ministry. On Friday, BJP MLA Ashish Shelar urged the Uddhav Thackeray-led government to apologise to final year university students for allegedly misleading them. Maharashtra Governor Hits Out at CM's Decision to Cancel Final Year University Exams File photo of Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari and CM Uddhav Thackeray. The universities in Maharashtra have to submit their final year exam plan by September 7. May 30, 2020, 7:54 PM. At least seven states — Maharashtra, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Kerala and West Bengal — had earlier decided to cancel final-year exams amid the Covid-19 pandemic. He also confirmed that all exams will be completed by October 31, 2020. He added that the mode of examination will be released on 2 September. UGC was the apex body for regulating the standards of examination, the affidavit asserted. Besides the final year … Earlier in the day, Shiv Sena mouthpiece Saaamana had said in its editorial that the governor … Public universities in Maharashtra will conduct the final year examination in October 2020. 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