New Delhi: The Modi government is working on a contingency plan for the higher education sector as the academic calendar has been disrupted because of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.
The plan, which is likely to be announced after 14 April, will include an alternate academic calendar, ways to conduct exams for colleges and universities, a new schedule for vacations and announcement of results.
Apart from this, the plan will also include suggestions to improve the career prospects of students.
The University Grants Commission (UGC) had on 6 April constituted a seven-member committee to look into a contingency plan.
The committee is headed by the vice-chancellor of the Central University of Haryana, R.C. Kuhad. Other members include the vice-chancellors of Banasthali Vidyapith, Panjab University and the Shri Vaishnav Vidyapeeth Vishwavidyalaya, the director of Inter University Accelerator Centre and two joint secretaries of the UGC.
“We have an unforeseen situation at hand and no one knows when colleges and universities can re-open, which is why there is a need to have a contingency plan. A committee has been constituted to look into all the aspects of higher education,” UGC secretary Rajnish Jain told ThePrint.
“It will look at several issues, including an alternate academic calendar, possibility of conducting exams during the current scenario and announcement of results. The members of the committee are highly experienced academicians and we are sure they will be able to come up with the best solution for all the issues.”
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Committee combing through UGC rules
The secretary said that the committee is looking at the existing options, like going through various rules and statutes of UGC and how they can be applied to the current scenario.
“Our immediate concern is conducting examinations on time and starting the new academic session, so that students are not at loss,” he said. “The committee is looking for ways in which this can be done by going through the existing rules and regulations of UGC.
“Apart from that, the mandate is also to look at the career and internship prospects for students because the lockdown will have a likely effect on that as well,” he added.
The likely effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on career prospects is evident, with the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) bracing themselves for withdrawal of job offers after a US-based research firm rescinded its offers last week.
A report will be submitted to the Ministry of Human Resource Development on 13 April suggesting various ways the government can tide over the crisis and a plan is likely to be announced after that.
Exams in universities and colleges that were scheduled post 24 March had to be postponed because of the 21-day lockdown announced by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Usually, March-April is the time for examinations in most higher education institutions and some of them also complete the last bit of syllabus during this period.
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Me B A first year ki student hu.. Meri corresponding classes hoti h jo weekly one day hoti h.. That’s why i cant prepare my studies.. Or mujhe pta nhi chl paa rha exam kb or kese honge.. Koi site bhi open nhi ho paa rhi h.. Plzzzzzz? koi mujhe bta do.. I m very tensed ?
Medical colleges are being unfair on final year PG students by delaying their final exams.They are making them work in such stressful corona period where the students life is at risk. Also, they are giving them pressures of exams.These students have spent 3 years away from their parents ,spouses and kids….Now they deserve their degrees.Govt and medical colleges should not be unjust to them nor take unfair advantage of their situation
Everyone commenting about regular examinations what about supplementary examinations? We are from 2015 batch
Main Jammu university ki ba part 3rd ki student hu or iss virous ki waja se study bhi Nahi ho payi plz hame pass Kar do kyuki hamare exam incomplete hai hamari life se Jada paper to Nahi hai next time se hamne khud hi exam dene hai plz plz
Na Mera college se pyar he na Mera pyar college me he . To krlo kitni krni he lockdown/shotdown
Respected educationalists, as we know the present situation though out the world is pandemic due to this virus n our country is also under this attack so presently the first priority of every nation is to how to control this virus, n how to save the more n more lives and our country is also doing the same. So i think it’s not clear till when this crises will last, and it will be not good idea to avoid social distancing during these days Or till we will get green signal from medical experts who r directly or indirectly working on this virus. So by looking on present situation it doesn’t seem that this crises will end within weeks or 1,2 months. So this shows it is not possible to conduct examination on time Or within coming 1 month. So i think I will be better to go for multiple choice question papers for all type of courses (MCQ) in oder to save time atleast ( paper setting time, printing time, exam conducting time, paper writing time and finally paper evaluation time) , bcz we all know MCQ will consume very less time as compared to subjective type exam.
It not possible for places due unavailablabity of internet access. And unversities and other colleges donot have well infrastructure to conduct online exams. If online exams were conducting then you may never know who is cheeting from his home. It is not a better idea,,as per my opinion
Perfectly said
Sir we are at home..we don’t have accurate material to study and also internet connection is not good . Sir, to study in this tension and stress is not easy. Make us pass through seeing our previous semester results and internals and assignments marks. We need safety of our life and not to risk ourselves.
In some states government teacher are given the task to go house to house and survey on COVID 19.
Sir,I have given my 12th boards this year.I am a PCMB student and I will be appearing for both jee and neet.This uncertainty regarding exams along with the covid-19 pandemic is very tough to handle.I have been preparing for these exams for two years.This virus is killing thousands of people across the globe every single day.15 lakh students will be taking NEET exam and not all of us have exam centres in our city.We will have to travel by train to give the exam.The 3 hour exam duration is long enough for transmission to take place.Parents will be waiting outside exam centers.Sir,my father is 52 years old and suffers from diabetes and hypertension,my younger brother suffers from asthma.Most of the parents suffer from comorbid conditions due to which covid can be fatal.In our country 83% of patients are millenials.
So sir,think of a way in which students and their families won’t have to risk their lives because these exams are really not worth losing our families and conduct these exams only when you can assure safety of every student and parent.
Respected educationalists, as we know the present situation though out the world is pandemic due to this virus n our country is also under this attack so presently the first priority of every nation is to how to control this virus, n how to save the more n more lives and our country is also doing the same. So i think it’s not clear till when this crises will last, and it will be not good idea to avoid social distancing during these days Or till we will get green signal from medical experts who r directly or indirectly working on this virus. So by looking on present situation it doesn’t seem that this crises will end within weeks or 1,2 months. So this shows it is not possible to conduct examination on time Or within coming 1 month. So i think I will be better to go for multiple choice question papers for all type of courses (MCQ) in oder to save time atleast ( paper setting time, printing time, exam conducting time, paper writing time and finally paper evaluation time) , bcz we all know MCQ will consume very less time as compared to subjective type exam..
In this situation, lets pray and hope that everything will be normal as early as possible.
In my opinion, it is not possible to have any exam during this lockdown. Let us be positive, and more over lets not compare with other countries, ‘stay safe, and healthy’ only than solution will be there.
Sir Ji please postponed the exam for June mid because our syllabus is not completed and the risk is high level of covid 19 so the exam postponed. When the situation comes is under controlled you will be coundect the all exams
it will be better to carry the home exams with central question papers, prepare results in respective colleges without any transportation and carry the semister forward as early as possible, when the panademic situation comes in controll
Respected educational teacher and honorable Prime Minister i want to give suggestion regarding exams at UG level where semester are applicable all the student must be promoted to next year on the past performance basis add the last sem marks and take out average that will be correct as all the university is not capable to teach online due to connection and other problem
Well
FYI ..You cannot be sure of in what all conditions Student’s would have given the past sem exams. This is the worst thing a person can do to students. Final year final exams are must. You cannot pass/ take an average of 3rd sessional Marks.
Academic session for college level:
If the lock down takes over june end, it will be better to extend the class upto August ,so that all the internal test assessment can be completed, otherwise it may not be complete the syllabus….And let the exam be scheduled in the month of September….
Why the hell is the Department of Higher Education not adopting to Online studies, like U.S.A?
Are you all stupid or somethin’? This is the kind of nonsense which happens only in India ’cause we don’t want to progress we want to stay in the backlag.
अच्छा होता की एग्जाम जल्दी हो जाता
चाहे हम में से 1 या 2स्टूडेंट को 1 ही कक्ष में बैठना पड़े ।
डिग्री एवं अन्य कोर्स की परीक्षा की तिथि जल्दी घोषित कर देते तो अच्छा होता , चाहे एक कमरे में 1 ही स्टूडेंट को क्यों ना बैठना पड़े । ताकि हमारा फ्यूचर भी अच्छा रहे ।
Zinda rhoge tbhi na pass hokr kuch kr paoge… situation itni kharab h aur tum aisi suggestion de rhe ho… class Room kitne hote h ek college me aur students kitne hote h ek course me… 1 student ko 1 class me baitha dijiye… itna bakwas idea late kaha se ho
Hello sir, I am a student doing BCOM. Sir, to study in this tension and stress is not easy. Though classes not being conducted there is no use of conducting exams. Make us pass through seeing our previous semester results and internals and assignments marks. We need safety of our life and not to risk ourselves. Please take a wise decision. Thank you
Kindly cover only 70 percent of portions to conduct exams so that ,there will be no burden on students as well as for teachers
Sir we are at home..we don’t have accurate material to read out so plzzz take decision which is in favour of all students ..as many are there who even don’t know well about online classes
sir, I’m 3rd year Mbbs student from delhi. Sir my 2nd yr supply exams are postponed and so much of 3rd year time is lost. Kindly take decision in favour soon.
There is lot of prblm but we r going in delaying the all the exams which r so disgusting so plzzz I’m 1st year mbbs student,but we have to suffer as the we got degrees of mbbs that will get late,for,5 months!!,we r thinking for serving our country as soon as possible
Dear students nobody has done it purposely,people are losing their life and u r worried ur degree, haha No humanity concern you have dear…
Ok ur thinking is good…But u don’t need to wait for 5 years to serve nation…U just stay at home now that’s enough to serve nation as of now.