UG, PG calendar out: Admission by Oct 31, session from Nov 1

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UG, PG calendar out: Admission by Oct 31, session from Nov 1

Wednesday, 23 September 2020 | PNS | New Delhi

The Centre on Tuesday released the tentative calendar for the first year university students of undergraduate and postgraduate courses for the session 2020-21 which have been rescheduled due to the corona pandemic. The new academic session for freshers will now begin in November, and the delay will also impact the next academic session as well.

As per the schedule, the admission process has to be completed by October 31, and session has to begin from November 1. The calendar has also suggested certain preparation breaks to be followed by the universities, colleges, institutions and the next session to begin on April 30, 2021.

The UGC had, in April, released an alternative academic calendar for colleges, with the plan to reopen colleges in September, but the delay in entrance exams and Covid infections surge has pushed the session by two months.

The Supreme Court too on Tuesday asked Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to declare results of compartment exams as soon as possible and coordinate with UGC to enable around 2 lakh students to apply in colleges in the current academic year.

Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank announced the calendar approved by University Grants Commission (UGC). “In view of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Commission has accepted the Report of the Committee and approved the @ugc_india Guidelines on Academic Calendar for the First Year of Under-Graduate and Post-Graduate Students of the Universities for the Session 2020-21,” Pokhriyal tweeted.

Pokhriyal further added that a full refund for the admission cancellation will be made to students till November.

“To avoid financial hardship being faced by the parents due to lockdown and related factors, a full refund of fees will be made on account of all cancellation of admissions/migration of students, up to 30.11.2020, for this very session as a special case,” he said.

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