University exams will not get cancelled

The HRD ministry believes that students performance in universityexaminations helps them get admission to the higher educational institutions, providing scholarship and awardsand getting better jobs. Hence, the university grants commission (UGC) and the HRD ministry rejected the demand to cancel the examination

For holding examinations in universities ,Nishank said, "Better performance in examination gives student more confidence and satisfaction and also ensures qualification, lifetime reliability and wide global acceptance.

Many student bodies and teachers' organisation in universities have opposed these exams.

Sharing information, Nishank said, "Final year students who have a backlog should be evaluated by conducting ex's online or offline with pen  and paper keeping in view the probability and suitability. If due to any reason if final year student is unable to appear in the examination conducted by the university, then he/she would be given an opportunity to appear in special examination for such paper."

The UGC in its new recommendation proposes to protect the academic interests of terminal semester and final year student globally by conducting examinations in offline mode by (pen and paper) or  online by the end of September 2020

According to the UGC, the special examinations can be conducted by the university whenever possible so that the 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