Governor Biswa Bhusan Harichandan has asked Vice-Chancellors of the universities in the State to conduct examinations for the final year students in strict adherence to the COVID-19 protocol, as per the UGC guidelines. Admitting that online classes could not replace the traditional classroom teaching methodology, he said to overcome the challenges, the education institutions should restructure and redesign the curriculum to suit the conditions. ‘Fully prepared’The Vice-Chancellors said they were fully prepared to conduct examinations for the final year students of undergraduate and post-graduate courses, as per UGC guidelines, either in off-line or online mode, duly following the COVID-19 protocols. Education Minister Adimulapu Suresh said despite the unprecedented crisis generated by the pandemic, the government was doing all it could to uphold the sanctity of the education system and maintain integrity in the conduct of examinations. Chairman of the AP State Council of Higher Education K. Hemachandra Reddy, Secretary to the Governor Mukesh Kumar Meena, Special Commissioner, Collegiate Education, M.M.

Source: The Hindu July 17, 2020 17:58 UTC