UGC Academic Calendar 2021: University Grants Commission, UGC has recently released the examination guidelines, and a new academic calendar for 2021-22 for admission to higher education institutions on Friday, July 16, 2021.
As per the academic calendar released by UGC, the commission has directed all universities, and colleges to complete the admission process for various undergraduate courses and postgraduate courses latest by September 30, 2021.
UGC Intermediate and Final Semesters Exam Guidelines 2021
University Grants Commission, UGC has directed all universities and colleges to conduct the examination for both intermediate and final semesters students latest by August 31, 2021.
The commission further added that colleges and universities will have the option to choose the mode of examination for their students. The examination can be conducted either by online, offline, or blended mode.
By keeping in mind the surge of covid-19 cases in the country, the examination for all undergraduate, and postgraduate students will be conducted in accordance with necessary Covid-19 safety guidelines.
UGC UG, PG Admission 2021 Guidelines
In accordance with the instructions released by UGC, the colleges and institutes in the country will only start the UG and PG Admission 2021 process after the release of all board Class 12th Result 2021.
Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) are expected to release the result for class 12th students to check and download on its official websites before July 31, 2021.
Earlier, due to the coronavirus pandemic, the board examination for class 12th and class 10th students was canceled to ensure the safety of the students. As a result, the result for students will now be prepared based on the revaluation criteria released by the respective boards.
Many state boards, such as Bihar, Gujarat, and Himachal Pradesh Board have already released the result for class 12th students to check on their respective websites.
UGC Academic Session 2021 Class Schedule
As per the UGC Guidelines, the classes for the new academic sessions for both undergraduate and postgraduate courses are scheduled to commence from October 1, 2021, for all registered students.
In case if there's a delay in class 12th result declaration due to any reasons, the university is offered with an option to extend the date of class commencement till October 18, 2021.
Additionally, as per the guidelines, the education for new batch students will now process in offline, online, and blended mode to ensure student's safety in the current covid-19 situation.
UGC Semesters Fee Refund
In order to provide support to students in this current situation, the University Grants Commission, UGC has also asked the university and colleges to refund the entire fees to students in case they are unable to take part in Admission 2021.
As per the notice released by the commission, “It is made clear that the entire fee, including all charges, should be refunded (i.e. there should be zero cancellation charges) on account of cancellations/ migrations up to October 31, 2021”.
“Thereafter, on cancellation/ withdrawal of admissions up to December 31, 2021, the entire fee collected from a student should be refunded in full after deducting not more than Rs.1000/- as processing fee,” the guidelines stated.
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