Calcutta University to allot two hours for final Semester UG Exams, Check details here

According to the latest updates, the University of Calcutta is set to allot two hours to the final semester undergraduate examinations to be conducted in October 2020 in the online mode. The decision was announced by the University Vice-Chancellor Sonali Chakraborty Banerjee who spoke to the media after a meeting conducted with the principals of the university-affiliated colleges. As per the decisions taken in the meeting, the question papers will be mailed or sent to the students via WhatsApp before the commencement of the exams by the concerned departments 

Extra half an hour to be provided to the students

According to the announcement made, the students will be provided an extra 30 minutes for uploading the answers and not more than that. The examinations will be conducted from October 1 to 18, 2020, and the colleges are required to send the results to the university by October 18, 2020. The official also stated that in case students face any technical or network glitches they are required to take it up with the concerned departments and colleges.  A notification is also expected to be released by Calcutta University in this regard on the official website of the university soon. 

The university had earlier announced that it will be providing 24 hours to the students to appear for the examinations which saw reservations from the UGC as it was equivalent to the open book consultation following which the faculty council conducted an emergency meeting on the same.

UG PG Final Semester Exams

The University Grants Commission had earlier announced that the universities and affiliated colleges across the country are required to complete the undergraduate and postgraduate final examination process by the end of September 2020. While some of the institutions have resorted to complete the examinations by the end of the month many other institutions have asked for an extension in the time period to conduct the exams for the students.

The UGC asked the universities and colleges across the country to either conduct the exams in the inline, offline, or in both the mode as per the preference of the students and the facilities of the institutions. 

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