Only exam-semester the break will be available instead of Diwali-summer vacation, revised academic calendar announced
The delayed academic
session for UG-PG first-year students in universities and colleges will now
start from November 1. A new academic calendar has been announced by the
University Grants Commission (UGC). Winter vacations and summer vacations,
including Diwali-Christmas, will also be reduced in the current year as
education work is delayed due to Corona. Students will only get a little leave
to prepare for the semester exams and a few days break before the start of the
second semester at the end of the first semester.
The UGC has accepted
the guideline given by the committee appointed to revise the academic session
due to the Koro epidemic. The committee has made recommendations for the first
year academic calendar of undergraduates
and postgraduates for the year 2020-21. The UGC has accepted the
recommendations, said Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank. The
UGC introduced an alternative academic calendar in April to start colleges. The
calendar also included guidelines for running exams and courses. Colleges for
new entrants at the time we're scheduled to start on September 1st.
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However, due to the
steady rise in Corona cases, colleges have not been started in September and
examinations have been delayed as well as the admission process for new
students. According to the newly revised calendar announced by UGC, first-year
admissions to Uni-Colleges have to be completed by October 31. First semester
classes should start on November 1st. The UGC has also directed colleges to
teach six days a week and reduce winter and summer vacations to offset the
educational losses caused by the late start of the academic year due to corona.
Colleges and schools
across the country have been closed since March 16 due to the Corona. According
to the UGC's new academic calendar, the first semester will have a preparatory
break from March 1 to March 7 and examinations will be held from March 8 to
March 26. The semester break will be from March 27 to April 4 and the even
semester i.e. the second semester will start from April 5.
There will be the preparatory break from 1st August to 8th August before the examinations in the
second semester and examinations for the second semester will be held from 9th
August to 21st August.
There will be a semester break from August 22nd to August 29th. The new academic session for this batch of students will have to start from August 30 of the year.
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