UGC's decision is in interest of students: Pokhriyal

Ramesh Pokhriyal has said the decision taken by the UGC to conduct the final year examinations has been taken in the benefit of the students. It was done so that students do not face any difficulty in future.

New Delhi: Emphasizing that the decision by the UGC to carry out final year examinations was done "while keeping in mind future of students", Union Minister of Education Ramesh Pokhriyal has said, "the New Education Policy will strengthen India’s position as a leader on the global stage".

"The decision has been taken keeping the future of students in mind. It was done so that students do not face any difficulty in future. The universities have been given the option of conducting the examination in online, offline or blended mode," he said while interacting with the Vice-Chancellors of different universities.

"This NEP 2020 is the foundation of nation-building. I urge you to plan how research can be improved. We have always been in favour of giving autonomy to universities, in the phased manner we are looking at how to improve the 45,000-degree colleges and give them autonomy. Right now only 8,000 colleges have the autonomy, but in the phased manner this will be increased," the minister added.

On July 6, the UGC issued exam-related guidelines asking universities to complete the final year, final semester examination by September end in offline, online or blended mode.