GU Semester Exam 2021: As per the updates, Gauhati University has released a exam notification stating that the third-semester examination for UG courses has been cancelled. However, the 6th-semester examination would be held in the second part of August. The announcement comes few days after University Grants Commission (UGC) released the guidelines on the exams and academic calendar for 2021-22. As per the guidelines, UGC said intermediate semester students should be promoted with internal evaluation and previous semester marks.
Notification Released by Gauhati University
In the notification, Gauhati University stated the 3rd-semester examination already scheduled for UG courses is hereby cancelled. The students will be promoted as done in the earlier semester as per the said UGC guidelines. For 6th semester undergraduate students, the exams will be conducted in the second part of August, in online mode only, the university added. “The 60 per cent syllabus will be covered in the final semester examination. The 60 per cent course of the syllabus will cover starting from unit-I to 60 per cent of the syllabus,” GU said in its notification.
Gauhati University notification is issued with the approval of Hon'ble V.C. Gauhati University. The notification further said proper instruction will be issued shortly for the conduct of practical classes.
UGC Guidelines
The above notification on Gauhati University Exam 2021 synchronizes with the guidelines issued by UGC. The University Grants Commission in its notification had asked the universities to conduct exams for final year or end semester students by 31st August, in online, offline, or blended mode, following COVID-19 guidelines. For the fresh batch of students, the admission process should be completed by 1st September and classes should begin in October. It further adds that the examination must be conducted following COVID 19 guidelines.
COVID-19 in Assam
Meanwhile, the Assam government has decided to further relax Covid curbs in the state, following an improvement in the number of daily cases across districts. Offices, commercial establishments, shops have been allowed to remain open for an extended period of time in districts with a low number of COVID-19 cases but educational institutions will remain closed for physical teaching-learning activities will remain suspended, the government said.
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