The State Government on Thursday requested the Centre to reconsider its decision for compulsory conduct of undergraduate and postgraduate final term examinations in view of the Covid-19 situation.
In a letter, the State Government urged the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) to reconsider the revised guidelines of the University Grants Commission (UGC) and not to make UG and PG final term examinations mandatory.
Besides, the State Government requested the MHRD to allow it to adhere to its own decision on cancellation of the UG and PG examinations.
The UGC in its new recommendation proposes to protect the academic interests of the terminal semester and final year students globally by conducting examinations in offline mode (by pen and paper) or online by the end of September.
According to the UGC, the special examinations can be conducted by a university whenever possible so that students do not face any inconvenience or loss. This provision will only be applicable as a one-time measure for the current academic session 2019-20.
Earlier on June 11, the Odisha Government cancelled the pending UG and PG examinations of all universities.
Both the pending theory and practical examinations of Final Year or Final Semester of undergraduate and post graduate courses were cancelled.
