This decision comes less than a week after a University Grants Commission (UGC) appointed committee released a report suggesting a similar moves to universities across the country. “All university students, except those in the final year of their graduation course, will be promoted to the next academic year by respective universities. Final year students, as of this date, will be appearing for their exams between July 1 and 30,” said Uday Samant. In a Facebook live session held on Friday afternoon, Samant clarified the state’s decision on long awaited questions posed by students across the state. Pointing at the UGC minimum compulsory attendance rule for students, Samant stated that the 45 days of lockdown should be considered by institutes as time spent in college by all students and added to the current attendance record of students.

Source: Hindustan Times May 08, 2020 08:02 UTC