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The Supreme Court of India has postponed a matter concerning the demand for cancelling the final-year examinations to 14 August. The court has directed the University Grants Commission (UGC) and the solicitor general to file their replies in three days.
31 students had appealed to the court to grant relief from examinations to final-year students, in view of their health and safety.
The President of the India Wide Parents’ Association helped the students file a PIL in the Supreme Court. According to him, the Supreme Court appears unconcerned about the students’ plight, which is the bone of contention. Instead, the court appears bent on debating the autonomy of the UGC versus the state.
The President also was unhappy with the way the UGC and the other state governments were delaying the matter. “Justice delayed is justice denied,” the President said.
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According to the guidelines issued by the UGC on 6 July, it is compulsory for universities to complete the final-year examination by the end of September in offline, online, or blended mode. A decision on the guidelines was expected today but now has been postponed to 14 August.
Meanwhile, the University of Delhi has started its final-year Open-Book Examination today.
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