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  UGC guidelines challenged in Bombay High Court; cancellation of final-year exams sought

  July 17, 2020 19:49 IST

  ​Guidelines issued by the University Grants Commission (UGC) have been challenged in the Bombay High Court. A students' union and five final-year law students have moved a petition before the court. The guidelines mandated the universities to conduct final-year examinations before September 30.

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  Karnataka decides to go ahead with KCET exams in July despite objections by students

  July 16, 2020 18:47 IST

  The Karnataka government has decided to go ahead with the Karnataka Common Entrance Test or KCET in July despite several objections raised by students.

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  Uttar Pradesh cancels all university exams except for final-year students

  July 16, 2020 19:53 IST

  Uttar Pradesh government has decided to cancel all university exams except for final-year students amid coronavirus concerns, Deputy Chief Minister Dinesh Sharma announced today. The examinations for final year/semester will be conducted by September-end via offline or blended mode, he said.

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  UGC guidelines to be challenged in Supreme Court

  July 16, 2020 16:47 IST

  The guidelines formulated by the University Grants Commission (UGC) on the conduct of examinations in the country will be challenged in the Supreme Court.

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  UGC on exams: Majority of the universities have conducted exams or planning to do so

  July 16, 2020 15:02 IST

  The University Grants Commission (UGC) on Thursday said over 640 universities have responded on the holding varsity exams amid the coronavirus pandemic situation in the country.

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  Karnataka govt advises CHRIST Bangalore to cancel intermediate exams, promote students

  July 15, 2020 17:11 IST

  The Karnataka government has advised CHRIST (Deemed-to-be-University) not to conduct online examinations for intermediate semesters. In a letter to CHRIST, the State Higher Education Department asked the institution to promote the students based on the grading system.

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  New US Visa Rules: Fear of deportation, unpaid loans amid pandemic grip Indian students

  July 12, 2020 15:01 IST

  While Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Johns Hopkins University have filed a lawsuit seeking to revoke the order, some universities, including Princeton University, Stanford University, California Institute of Technology (Caltech), and Cornell University have announced their support for the lawsuit.

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  UGC says has power to take action if states cancel university exams, do not follow its guidelines

  July 12, 2020 14:30 IST

  The University Grants Commission (UGC) in wake of states cancelling final year university exams has said that states are not permissible to do this and commission does have the power to take action.

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  Christ University Bengaluru to go ahead with exams, students oppose decision

  July 11, 2020 19:50 IST

  ​Students of Christ (deemed-to-be-university), Bangalore, have opposed its decision to conduct examinations. Students of the institution are raising serious concerns regarding the online examinations that are set to begin next week.

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  Delhi CM Kejriwal writes to PM Modi, urges for cancellation of final year exams in all universities

  July 11, 2020 17:17 IST

  Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking cancellation of final year examinations in all universities including DU. Kejriwal's letter comes as several students continue to press for the scrapping of final year exams amid coronavirus crisis.

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  All Delhi state university exams cancelled in light of COVID-19 disruptions

  July 11, 2020 17:17 IST

  All Delhi state university exams have been cancelled in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. "In light of the major disruptions caused by the Coronavirus pandemic, Delhi govt has decided to cancel all Delhi state university exams including final exams," tweeted Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia.

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  UP Board syllabus to be reduced amid coronavirus outbreak: Deputy CM Dinesh Sharma

  July 11, 2020 10:05 IST

  As coronavirus pandemic has affected academic sessions in 2020-2021, Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Dinesh Sharma has said that UP Board syllabus in the state would be reduced.

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  Request to cancel final-year exams sent to govt, parents' association asks for promotion of students

  July 10, 2020 17:36 IST

  Final-year students in the country have expressed apprehensions about appearing for their examinations which are expected to take place in the coming months. Raising similar concerns, the India Wide Parents' Association wrote a letter to the government.

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  Karnataka to conduct final semester exams; intermediate semester students to be promoted

  July 10, 2020 16:25 IST

  The Karnataka government has decided to conduct final semester exams before the end of September. However, intermediate semester students pursuing degree and post-graduation courses including engineering, and diploma courses for the academic year 2019-2020 will be promoted without examinations.

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  West Bengal asks HRD Ministry to 're-examine' UGC guidelines for final year university exams

  July 09, 2020 22:37 IST

  West Bengal government has asked the Union HRD Ministry to 're-examine' the revised UGC guidelines for university/college exams.

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  Final-year exams: Punjab CM seeks scrapping of university exams, UGC guidelines; will write to PM

  July 09, 2020 19:17 IST

  ​Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Thursday said he would write to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah seeking cancellation of exams in universities and colleges in the interest and safety of students amid coronavirus crisis.   

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  DU Final Year Exams: Is there any scope for cancelling exams? UGC responds

  July 09, 2020 18:58 IST

  ​Waiting with bated breath, university students across the country are hoping for cancellation of their final-year exams. While many theories are afloat over the examinations, hopes of lakhs of students pinned on the scrapping of the key exams could be dashed. Read for UGC's response on the cancellation of exams.

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  Telangana cancels Intermediate 2nd year supplementary exams; all students declared passed

  July 09, 2020 18:46 IST

  The Telangana government on Thursday cancelled the intermediate second year supplementary exams and declared every student passed. As many as 1.47 lakh students were supposed to appear for the exams, Education Minister P Sabitha Indra Reddy said.

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  CBSE explains reasons behind dropping controversial chapters of Classes 9-12

  July 08, 2020 19:22 IST

  A day after dropping controversial chapters from the curriculum of Classes 9-12, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) said that the topics are either being covered by the rationalized syllabus or in the Alternative Academic Calendar of NCERT.

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  Students #SayNoToUGCGuidelines, demand cancellation of final year exams

  July 08, 2020 18:18 IST

  Taking to Twitter, students are demanding cancellation of the final year exams using #SayNoToUGCGuidelines that emerged as the no. 1 trend on the micro-blogging site on Wednesday afternoon.

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  Will examine UGC guidelines on UG, PG exams: Rajasthan minister

  July 07, 2020 23:27 IST

  ​Two after his government decided to cancel examinations for undergraduate and postgraduate courses, Rajasthan Higher Education Minister Bhanwar Singh Bhati said they will look into the fresh UGC guidelines and take a decision after discussions at the “highest-level” in the state.

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  United States imposes new rules for foreign students. How new ICE policy affects F-1, M-1 students

  July 07, 2020 12:40 IST

  The Trump administration has modified immigration policy for foreign students studying in the United States amid COVID-19 pandemic. As per new visa policy, foreign students studying in the country will have to leave US or transfer to another college if their universities offer only online courses.

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  UGC revised guidelines: Final-year exams in universities to be concluded by September-end

  July 06, 2020 22:03 IST

  After a long wait, the Universities Grants Commission (UGC) has released a fresh set of revised guidelines on examinations.

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  Odisha BPUT Exams: Students say #BPUTStopKaroNa, demand cancellation of online exams

  July 06, 2020 17:52 IST

  From writing an open letter to the varsity to storming the social media using #BPUTStopKaroNa, students of Odisha's Biju Patnaik University of Technology are pulling out all the stops to make sure the tide turns in their favour.

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  New UGC guidelines to be released within 2 days

  July 05, 2020 10:24 IST

  "When will UGC issue new guidelines," social media is abuzz with this question as students yearn for clarity on their examinations. While some states have decided against the holding of exams, uncertainty is looming large over others as the University Grants Commission is yet to issue an official communication in this regard.

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  DU Open Book Exams: Request to cancel OBE exams sent to govt; parents' association writes letter

  July 04, 2020 23:22 IST

  Raising students' concerns, the India Wide Parents Association wrote to Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank and pointed out reasons why the open book online examinations must be cancelled.

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  DU Open Book Exams: Mock or mockery, students ask

  July 04, 2020 17:25 IST

  The open-book online examinations for Delhi University students kickstarted today, however, with a number of roadblocks. From technical failures to "incorrect" question papers, students reported umpteen issues.

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  ICAI cancels CA May 2020 exams, to be merged with November

  July 04, 2020 0:31 IST

  Giving a breather to lakhs of CA students, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) Friday cancelled Chartered Accountancy examinations scheduled for July. The institute said the exams would now be merged with November exams.