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Bengaluru, Bowing to the vociferous demand from anxious students, the Karnataka State Law University (KSLU) has postponed its final semester exams from September 21 owing to the grim Covid situation in the state, an official said on Thursday. "The semester exams for law courses have been postponed from September 21 and intermediate exams from October 5 as sought by the students in view of the pandemic still persisting across the state, a KSLU official from Hubballi in the state's northwest region told IANS. The decision to postpone the exams was taken after consultations with State Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister J.C. Madhuswsamy here on Wednesday. "Final year exams, however, will be conducted online in October, as directed by the Bar Council of India," said the official. The university will commence regular classes online from September 1 to make up for the time lost as colleges remained shut since April under the Covid-induced lockdown restrictions. The semester and intermediate exams will be held only after classes resume regularly for 45 days to two months. "Though the students will be temporarily promoted to the next semester based on their performance in the internal exams held till March, but they have to take the exams when they are held in the near future," asserted the official. The state higher education department had earlier decided to promote the under-graduate and post-graduate students to the next semester, as classes could not be resumed due to the extended lockdown and Covid crisis. Hundreds of students of the law colleges across the state expressed relief over the university postponing the exams, as many of them from outside the state and rural areas had been staying back at home as educational institutes continued to remain shut in this academic year. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/defense/news/china-fires-two-missiles-into-the-south-china-sea-and-asian-markets-feel-the-blow/articleshow/77777358.cms">China fires two missiles into the South China Sea and Asian markets feel the blow</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/defense/news/ladakh-will-be-the-front-to-hold-for-india-and-china-for-at-least-a-year-if-not-longer-as-per-experts/articleshow/77779668.cms">Ladakh will be the 'front to hold' for India and China for at least a year if not longer as per experts</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/science/space/news/mars-spotted-first-time-by-uae-hope-probe-on-its-maiden-voyage-in-space/articleshow/77775267.cms">UAE’s Hope probe spots Mars for the very first time on its maiden voyage through space</a>

Karnataka State Law University exams postponed — will now be conducted online in October

<ul><li>The <keyword id="895577" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Ministry-of-Human-Resource-and-Development">Ministry of Human Resource and Development</keyword> (MHRD) today said that <keyword id="2845364" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="The-National-Assessment-and-Accreditation-Council">the National Assessment and Accreditation Council</keyword> (NAAC) will roll out a new quality assessment system and accreditation for <keyword id="6379645" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Online-Education">online education</keyword> in India. </li><li>The students in the final year of college will have to sit for exams — in July or later, if the condition worsens, the Union Minister said. </li><li>On the other hand, those in the first semester will be promoted based on their internal assessment scores. Students in other semesters will be promoted based on their academic record in the previous year and internal assessment of the current semester. </li><li>As many as 33 crore students are enrolled in over 45,000 colleges in India. </li></ul>The Ministry of Human Resource and Development (MHRD) today said that the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) will roll out a new quality assessment system and accreditation for online education in India. This is aimed at promoting high quality education in the country. The development was announced by the Union Cabinet Minister <keyword id="60487" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Ramesh-Pokhriyal">Ramesh Pokhriyal</keyword> while addressing the <keyword id="6375224" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="higher-education">higher education</keyword> institutions. As many as 33 crore students are enrolled in over 45,000 colleges in India. The students in the final year of college will have to sit for exams — in July or later, if the condition worsens, the Union Minister said. On the other hand, those in the first semester will be promoted based on their internal assessment scores. Students in other semesters will be promoted based on their academic record in the previous year and internal assessment of the current semester. This comes after <keyword id="6240601" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="The-University-Grants-Commission">the University Grants Commission</keyword> (UGC) rolled out new guidelines for university students that said that these students will be giving the final examination in July and the next academic session will begin in August, 2020. “The academic session 2020-21 may commence from August 1 for old students and September 1 for fresh students,” the official announcement said. The UGC guidelines also mandated that the final year students will have to sit for exams — online or offline. “Universities may conduct terminal, intermediate semester examinations in offline or online mode, as per their ordinances and regulations, scheme of examinations, observing the guidelines of ‘social distancing’ and keeping in view the support system available with them and ensuring fair opportunity to all students,” UGC added. According to the guidelines, the exams shall be conducted for a duration of two hours now instead of three hours. In addition, the universities will have to follow a six-day week pattern “to compensate the loss for the remaining 2019-20 session”. In March, the Ministry of Human Resource and Development (MHRD) directed all the educational institutions — including the universities, entrance exam centres to shut down in wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Since then, colleges have been trying to move the academic sessions online. Many institutes — including IIM Calcutta — have already started the next academic session online via video conferencing. See also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/careers/news/at-least-7-leading-multinationals-are-hiring-data-scientists-during-the-lockdown-in-india/articleshow/76037075.cms">At least 7 leading multinationals are hiring data scientists during the lockdown in India</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/startups/news/india-drops-six-places-in-the-ranking-for-worlds-best-startup-ecosystems/articleshow/76057610.cms">India drops six places in the ranking for world’s best startup ecosystems⁠— power outages and slow internet speeds get some of the blame</a>

India has a new scoring system for the COVID batch’s lost semester⁠— where old grades matter

<ul><li>The Supreme Court of India will now hear the plea challenging UGC final year exams 2020 on August 18. </li><li>On August 10, the University Grants Commission (UGC) told the Supreme Court that degrees would not be recognised if no examinations are held for final-year students even as the country faces a coronavirus crisis. </li><li>The Supreme court granted time to the UGC to respond to the stand taken by the Maharashtra and Delhi governments to cancel university exams. </li></ul>The Supreme Court of India will now hear the plea challenging UGC final year exams 2020 on August 18. Dr. Abhishek Manu Singhvi, the lead counsel, said “There is a great disparity between the classes of students who are expected to appear. Many students have gone back to their hometowns.” <div type="twitter" handle="barandbench" handlename="Bar &amp; Bench" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1248497186402258945/izmXCMgD_normal.jpg" favoritecount="465" retweetcount="171" status="Supreme Court will now continue hearing the matter on Tuesday, August 18. #StudentsInSCForJustice… https://t.co/kMhFkxxddB" createdat="1597389999000" id="1294173576853991425"></div>He further said, “consistent stance of the MHA since March has been that the educational institutions should be closed and the same was reiterated by the MHRD but a sudden volte-face now.” What happened in the previous hearing? On August 10, the University Grants Commission (UGC) told the Supreme Court that degrees would not be recognised if no examinations are held for final-year students even as the country faces a coronavirus crisis. The UGC response was conveyed by its counsel, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, on a batch of pleas that challenged the UGC schedule for final-year university exams before September 30.The petitioners' counsel contended that the UGC guidelines for holding exams are "not legally or constitutionally valid". Mehta argued that the decision by Delhi and Maharashtra to cancel exams in their respective state universities is against the UGC rules.He argued that UGC is the only body that can prescribe rules for conferring a degree, and state governments cannot change the rules. The counsel for one of the petitioners replied that there is complete inconsistency in the Ministry of Human Resource Development and UGC guidelines. The bench also comprises Justices R. Subhash Reddy and M.R. Shah adjourned the hearing till Friday, after the UGC asked for time to respond to the affidavits filed by Delhi and Maharashtra. The Delhi government stated in its affidavit that on July 11, a decision was taken that all online-offline exams of universities under the state, which include final year exams, would be cancelled in the backdrop of the Covid-19 outbreak. However, the affidavit cited some vice-chancellors of certain universities in favour of wrapping up at least the final semester exams, but the Delhi government decided to stick to its decision of not holding the exams. The Supreme court granted time to the UGC to respond to the stand taken by the Maharashtra and Delhi governments to cancel university exams. The bench also asked the UGC to address the question of whether the Disaster Management Act would override its notification on guidelines for exams. Mehta questioned the stand taken by Maharashtra and Delhi. He said, "When UGC is the only body to confer degrees, how can states cancel exams and expect UGC to confer degrees?" Mehta insisted that students need to continue to study, as they will not be granted degrees if exams are not conducted. "That's the law," he added.

UGC final year exam guidelines — The wait gets longer, Supreme Court to decide the final verdict on August 18

<ul><li>The Supreme Court on August 18 had reserved judgement on whether the <keyword id="1080402" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Final-Year">final year</keyword> degree examinations in universities should be held before September 30, in accordance with the University Grants Commission (UGC) guidelines. </li><li>The state government counsels have argued that they have the power to promote students without exams in the backdrop of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.</li></ul>All eyes will be on the Supreme Court this week as students and institutions await the verdict on the UGC case and final year examinations expected soon. At the last hearing on August 18, the apex court had reserved its order and asked for parties to respond and present written submissions on their final arguments within three days. The Supreme Court on August 18 had reserved judgement on whether the final year degree examinations in universities should be held before September 30, in accordance with the University Grants Commission (UGC) guidelines. The state government counsels have argued that they have the power to promote students without exams in the backdrop of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. The top court will also decide whether state governments have the power to take a decision against conducting final year examinations under the Disaster Management Act. <div type="twitter" handle="advocate_alakh" handlename="Alakh Alok Srivastava" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1294535286634844162/RWuM2LsB_normal.jpg" favoritecount="5027" retweetcount="1865" status="In our #UGC matter, Supreme Court has heard all of us today &amp; arguments are concluded.We will submit our final wr… https://t.co/altI2oDlVS" createdat="1597740451000" id="1295643478588657665"></div> Highlights of the hearing <ul><li>Sr. Adv. Arvind Datar, counsel for Maharashtra, said the UGC Act is traced to Entry 66 of List 1. My submission is that UGC can lay down standards, but it can’t compel exams to be held.” However, SC nullified the argument by stating that UGC does not conduct examinations.</li><li>Datar further argues if IIT — a central institute of international repute — can issue degrees without conducting final year examinations then why can’t other universities do the same. </li><li>Datar argued that the most important thing today is the welfare of the student. The Supreme Court slammed his argument by saying, “students cannot decide their welfare, Authorities can decide their welfare.”</li><li>Datar further argued, “UGC guidelines make uniform rules for the whole country without taking the pandemic and practical difficulties into consideration. This is violative of Article 14 as they are treating unequal situations equally.”</li><li>Justice Bhushan goes back to the question of whether the final semester can be skipped while Datar is explaining the CGPA system in the court. </li><li> If there is a standard fixed by UGC that without a final exam, a degree cannot be given, can universities really decide to cancel the final exam? Then all the universities will come up with their own method, SC said. </li><li>Datar argued that UGC can say don't award a degree without holding an exam but it cannot say that you hold the exam by 30th September at any cost.</li><li>Advocate General Kishore Dutta for West Bengal says the state will not be able to hold online exams because students don’t have the technology to give the exams.</li><li>Sr. Adv. KV Vishwanathan, counsel for New Delhi argued that there is a divide between the classes of people with rich having access to technology and poor being at a disadvantage</li></ul>What happened in the previous hearing? On August 14, the Supreme Court decided to move the hearing to August 18. On the same day, Dr. Abhishek Manu Singhvi, the lead counsel, said “There is a great disparity between the classes of students who are expected to appear. Many students have gone back to their hometowns.” Previously, on August 10, the University Grants Commission (UGC) told the Supreme Court that degrees would not be recognised if no examinations are held for final-year students even as the country faces a coronavirus crisis. The UGC response was conveyed by its counsel, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, on a batch of pleas that challenged the UGC schedule for final-year university exams before September 30.The petitioners' counsel contended that the UGC guidelines for holding exams are "not legally or constitutionally valid". Mehta argued that the decision by Delhi and Maharashtra to cancel exams in their respective state universities is against the UGC rules.He argued that UGC is the only body that can prescribe rules for conferring a degree, and state governments cannot change the rules. The Supreme court granted time to the UGC to respond to the stand taken by the Maharashtra and Delhi governments to cancel university exams. The bench also asked the UGC to address the question of whether the Disaster Management Act would override its notification on guidelines for exams. 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UGC Guidelines 2020: Supreme Court verdict likely soon on final year exams

<ul><li>The Delhi High Court today (July 9) allowed more time to the <keyword id="151282" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="University-of-Delhi">University of Delhi</keyword> to come up with a detailed plan for conducting final exams. </li><li>That includes the mode of examination — online, offline or blended mode, final date sheet and necessary guidelines for students. </li><li>The development comes after the country’s premier government institution announced that the final year exams have now been postponed to August, 2020. </li></ul>The Delhi High Court today (July 9) allowed more time to the University of Delhi to come up with a detailed plan for conducting final exams for the graduating students. That includes the mode of examination — online, offline or blended mode, final date sheet and necessary guidelines for students. The development comes after the country’s premier government institution announced that the final year exams have now been <a href="https://www.ndtv.com/education/delhi-university-exams-postponed-till-august">postponed to August</a>, 2020. Earlier, the exams were scheduled to be held from July 10, 2020. The decision was taken during the High Court hearing, headed by Justice Pratibha M Singh. The university told the court that the exams will now be held after August 15. “Just see how you are playing the lives of children. You were not fair with the court about your preparedness for holding the online examinations. You are saying you are ready but the minutes of your meeting shows the contrary,” The High Court had said. The development came after several final year students filed a petition in the high court, seeking withdrawal of the announcement on online exams for both undergraduate and postgraduate courses. This includes distance learning courses and exams. The decision to conduct the exam in July was highly opposed by the students. "We were willing to hold it, but the UGC guidelines came at the last moment," Advocate Sachin Dutta submitted before a single judge bench of Justice Pratibha M Singh. The petition also asked the court to allow an alternative evaluation model in place — that assesses students based on previous year’s result to promote first and second year students. The decision by the Delhi University comes at a time when <keyword id="6240601" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="The-University-Grants-Commission">the University Grants Commission</keyword> has mandated that the final year college students will have to sit for exams — online, offline or blended mode. “Evaluation of the terminal semester students which was to be done through examinations in the month of July, now their examinations will be conducted by the end of September-2020, following the guidelines laid down by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare,” Union Cabinet Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal said on July 7. In case the student is unable to sit for the examination in September, they may be allowed to appear in special exams for those courses, which may be conducted by the universities later, when the situation normalises, the UGC guideline added. See also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/ecommerce/news/flipkart-bets-on-social-commerce-with-2gud-with-a-video-based-shopping-experience/articleshow/76851279.cms">Flipkart’s latest bet on social commerce will be led by influencers and a 'video-based shopping' experience</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/zoom-video-launches-new-hardware-as-a-service-with-multiple-vendor-options/articleshow/76850952.cms">Zoom Video launches new hardware as a service with multiple vendor options</a>

Delhi High Court grants more time to Delhi University to come up with a detailed plan for conducting final year exams

<ul><li>The students in the final year of college will have to sit for exams by the end of September — online or offline mode. </li><li>This is as per the revised guidelines rolled out by the University Grants Commission (UGC). </li><li>In case the student is unable to sit for the examination in September, they may be allowed to appear in special exams for those courses, which may be conducted by the universities later, when the situation normalises. </li><li>The regulatory body said that the schedule for the intermediate examinations or semesters remains unchanged. </li></ul>Online or offline, the students in the final year of college will have to sit for exams by the end of September. This is as per the revised guidelines rolled out by the University Grants Commission (UGC). “Evaluation of the terminal semester students which was to be done through examinations in the month of July, now their examinations will be conducted by the end of September-2020, following the guidelines laid down by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare,” Union Cabinet Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal said in a tweet. <div type="twitter" handle="DrRPNishank" handlename="Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1250023125191819266/Bx7kBZRg_normal.jpg" favoritecount="10129" retweetcount="2829" status="The UGC has revisited its earlier guidelines related to university examinations.In view of the safety, career prog… https://t.co/IGBAhqaiHW" createdat="1594051418000" id="1280170552313835521"></div> According to the new guidelines, the final year or terminal semester students having backlogs “should compulsorily be evaluated by conducting examinations.” In case the student is unable to sit for the examination in September, they may be allowed to appear in special exams for those courses, which may be conducted by the universities later, when the situation normalises. The guidelines, however, clarified that this would be a one-time measure for the current batch. Schedule for the intermediate examinations remains unchanged The regulatory body said that the schedule for the intermediate examinations or semesters remains unchanged. UGC had earlier said that the next academic session will begin in August, 2020. “The academic session 2020-21 may commence from August 1 for old students and September 1 for fresh students,” it said. On the other hand, those in the first semester will be promoted based on their internal assessment scores. Students in other semesters will be promoted based on their academic record in the previous year and internal assessment of the current semester. As many as 33 crore students are enrolled in over 45,000 colleges in India. <div type="twitter" handle="DrRPNishank" handlename="Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1250023125191819266/Bx7kBZRg_normal.jpg" favoritecount="6873" retweetcount="1724" status="1. Intermediate semester students will be evaluated based on internal assessment (as per earlier issued guidelines)" createdat="1594051419000" id="1280170555568607238"></div> “Universities may conduct terminal, intermediate semester examinations in offline or online mode, as per their ordinances and regulations, scheme of examinations, observing the guidelines of ‘social distancing’ and keeping in view the support system available with them and ensuring fair opportunity to all students,” the earlier guidelines said. The exams shall be conducted for a duration of two hours now instead of three hours. In addition, the universities will have to follow a six-day week pattern “to compensate the loss for the remaining 2019-20 session”. In March, the Ministry of Human Resource and Development (<keyword id="6361413" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="mhrd">MHRD</keyword>) directed all the educational institutions — including the universities, entrance exam centres to shut down due to coronavirus. See also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/education/news/trumps-new-visa-policy-leaves-foreign-students-enrolled-online-in-a-lurch-take-transfer-or-leave-us/articleshow/76825867.cms">Trump's new visa policy leaves foreign students enrolled online in a lurch — take transfer or leave US</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/news/phoenix-mills-is-prepping-for-a-two-year-coma/articleshow/76825696.cms">One of India's largest mall operators is prepping for a two-year coma</a>

Online or offline, the students in the final year of college will have to sit for exams by the end of September, says the UGC

<ul><li>India's top court announced its verdict on the University Grants Commission (<keyword id="44171" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="UGC">UGC</keyword>) cases ruling that it's mandatory for states to conduct final year examinations. </li><li>It said no students will be promoted without having sat in their respective final semester exams.</li><li>The Supreme Court has given states the option to appeal to the UGC for an extension beyond the September 30 deadline.</li></ul>Coronavirus or not, the Supreme Court has ruled that states have no choice but to conduct final year exams in order to promote students upholding the circular put out by the University Grants Commission (UGC). The states will have the choice to appeal for extending the deadline to the UGC beyond September 30. According to the court, any decision by State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA) to postpone the exams, as in the case of Maharashtra, will prevail over the <keyword id="427299" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="UGC-guidelines">UGC guidelines</keyword>. All eyes were on the Supreme Court today as students and institutions awaited the verdict on the UGC case and whether or not final year examinations are mandatory amid the COVID-19 pandemic. At the last hearing on August 18, the apex court had reserved its order and asked for parties to respond and present written submissions on their final arguments within three days. What happened in the previous hearing? In the last hearing, on August 18, the Supreme Court asked the University Grants Commission (UGC) if the latter could override a state government decision in certain situations and take a position on the conduct of examinations. During the marathon hearing that lasted close to four hours, the apex court heard arguments from a battery of Senior Advocates appearing for various stakeholders -- Arvind P Datar (for Maharashtra government), Jaideep Gupta (for teachers from West Bengal), KV Viswanathan (Delhi government) and Advocate Generals of Odisha and West Bengal. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta appeared for the UGC. The court was hearing a batch of PILs, along with those from the states of Maharashtra, West Bengal, Odisha, and Delhi, that questioned the UGC directions to universities to conduct final-year exams before September 30. The state governments argued that they have the power to promote students without exams due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. The bench asked Mehta: "Can the UGC override a state government's decision, where a certain situation like Covid-19 exists?" In response, Mehta submitted that Covid-19 pandemic is a 'national disaster' and it is for the Centre to decide and that the "state authorities cannot override the UGC". The bench said that this exactly is the question, as the disaster management authority of the state has authority in healthcare. But can the UGC override the state and ask it to conduct exams? "Maybe the UGC can say no degree without an exam. But can they say hold an exam on this date?" Mehta contended that the deadline was given for the benefit of the students. "It is not a diktat. All universities must start admissions to postgraduate courses. The country is working," Mehta submitted. Advocate Alok Srivastava, appearing for a group of students, contended that the July 6 guidelines making it mandatory to hold exams by September 30 cannot be implemented across the country, as there was no proper consultation. Mehta contended that the universities can seek an extension in the deadline under the UGC guidelines, but they cannot take a decision to confer degree without holding exams. The Solicitor General also cited 'Maharashtra's political somersault', wherein it first decided to conduct the exams but later opposed it. Mehta insisted that the UGC and other regulators exist for the protection of the interests of stakeholders. "Here, the students are the main stakeholders," he added. Reserving the judgment, the top court asked all the parties to submit their written submissions. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/science/health/news/oxford-astrazeneca-covid-19-vaccine-phase-ii-trials-will-begin-in-india-today/articleshow/77757085.cms">Oxford-Astrazeneca COVID-19 Vaccine: Phase II trials will begin in India today</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/defense/news/india-military-options-against-china-explained-by-experts/articleshow/77743778.cms">Experts explain India’s 'military options' against China</a>

Supreme Court says final year exams are 'mandatory' in order promote students

<ul><li><keyword id="6364832" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="IIT-Kharagpur">IIT Kharagpur</keyword> and Kanpur have decided to mark students based on internal assessments including viva, projects, quizzes and mid-semester exams. </li><li>IIT-Delhi is considering early graduation options. </li><li>Meanwhile, Maharashtra government has also decided to go against conducting the <keyword id="9187161" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="final-year-exams">final year exams</keyword> across courses.</li></ul>In its latest directive, the Ministry of Human Resource and Development (MHRD) said that the final year college students will have to sit for exams in July — or later if the condition worsens. However, a few<a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/covid-crisis-forces-at-least-4-iits-to-ditch-final-year-exams/articleshow/76165911.cms"> Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs)</a> — Mumbai, Kanpur, Roorkee and Kharagpur campuses — are doing away with final graduation exams in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic. While others are evaluating online examination modules, grading systems and early graduation. <keyword id="6359674" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="iit-roorkee">IIT Roorkee</keyword> said that it will promote students of 2019-20 batch based on performance grade points. However, it mentioned that the students can appear for the exam later, if they don’t want to go ahead with the grading pattern. "We have introduced a system to convert a pass letter grade to a Satisfactory (S) grade without grade point if a student requests for the same. The weightage ranges of various evaluation components have been revised. Further, students also have the option to appear in a re-exam to improve their grades," Director AK Chaturvedi told news agency PTI. IIT Kharagpur and Kanpur have decided to mark students based on internal assessments including viva, projects, quizzes and mid-semester exams. The institute has formulated a special committee to work on the grading scheme. In fact, as an exception due to COVID crisis, <keyword id="108320" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="IIT-Kanpur">IIT Kanpur</keyword> said that no student will fail this year, and the grades would be marked as A,B,C or S. On similar lines, <keyword id="61708" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="IIT-Bombay">IIT Bombay</keyword> will evaluate students based on their performance in the mid-semester examinations while up to 20% weightage can be given to online exams — if all the students register to appear in it. IIT-Delhi is considering early graduation options. A Twitter post shared by IIT-D director V Ramgopal Rao said “For early graduation, there are two options. Students can choose the ‘Audit pass/fail’ option or a credit option. For audit pass/fail, instructors will declare the cutoff. For credit options, students will take online tests, home exams, assignments and viva voice as applicable. Grading policy will also be announced.” <div type="twitter" handle="ramgopal_rao" handlename="V.Ramgopal Rao" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1254326397868191745/TMHpMNSm_normal.jpg" favoritecount="87" retweetcount="28" status="IIT Delhi policy for 2020 Graduating batch.For any other queries, please send an email to &quot;arugs@admin.iitd.ac.in… https://t.co/e7XId2VJCZ" createdat="1591020290000" id="1267457079125479427"></div> Meanwhile, <a href="https://indianexpress.com/article/education/no-final-year-exams-for-maharashtra-students-new-formula-for-promotion-6437394/">Maharashtra government</a> has also decided to go against conducting the final year exams. State Cabinet Minister Aaditya Thackeray said that the students will be promoted based on the aggregate marks. Overall, as many as 33 crore students are enrolled in over 45,000 colleges in India. In March, the HRD Ministry directed all the educational institutions — including the universities, entrance exam centres to shut down in wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Since then, colleges have been trying to move the academic sessions online. See also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/careers/news/digital-skills-that-experts-believe-you-need-to-survive-the-current-job-crisis/articleshow/76167406.cms">Digital skills that experts believe you need to survive the current job crisis</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/online-streaming-and-e-newspaper-replaced-burgers-and-pizzas-in-may-as-people-continued-to-spend-in-may-despite-the-lockdown/articleshow/76167952.cms">Online streaming and e-newspaper replaced burgers and pizzas as people continued to spend in May despite the lockdown</a>

IIT Bombay, Kharagpur, Roorkee and Kanpur students will not have to sit for final year exams

<ul><li><keyword id="470781" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="The-Bar-Council-of-India">The Bar Council of India</keyword> (BCI) said all <keyword id="6418036" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="law-students">law students</keyword>, except those in final year, will be promoted on the basis of their previous year's marks and marks obtained in the <keyword id="4234762" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="internal-examination">internal examination</keyword> of the current year. </li><li>However, it clarified that after reopening of colleges/universities, the institutions may conduct the end semester examination with respect to the year from which the students have been promoted.</li><li>The lawyers' body clarified that for final year LL.B students, the universities may adopt any other appropriate method which they feel is adequate to satisfy the requirements of a regular examination. </li></ul>The Bar Council of India (BCI) said all law students, except those in final year, will be promoted on the basis of their previous year's marks and marks obtained in the internal examination of the current year. The BCI has issued fresh guidelines for the promotion of law students to the next year and the criteria for law exams amid the Covid-19 crisis. However, it clarified that after reopening of colleges/universities, the institutions may conduct the end semester examination with respect to the year from which the students have been promoted, within a reasonable period of time, though such promoted students shall continue to study in the year to which they have been promoted. "And in case, they are unable to pass/clear any such paper of such end semester exam of the year from which they have been promoted, they shall have to clear the same, before they are granted the degree. In the case of students who have been promoted to the final year as LL.B students, they shall have to pass all papers in order to obtain their degree/s," said the lawyers' body. It allowed the <keyword id="6411073" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="final-year-students">final year students</keyword> of the three and five years LL.B courses to appear for online examinations. "In case of Final Year LL.B students, who have not cleared all papers of previous years and are required to sit in the supplementary examination, but, who have been promoted to final year, such Final year LL.B students may be allowed to write a project report or appear in online examination with regard to the pending/supplementary papers, so that they could also pass within time," said the BCI in a statement. The lawyers' body clarified that for final year LL.B students, the universities may adopt any other appropriate method which they feel is adequate to satisfy the requirements of a regular examination. "Under this system, the University may allow students to write a project report/research paper for each paper of the final year or they may adopt a foolproof method to double the internal marks of the semester exams already held for such year," said a senior official of the lawyers' body. The BCI insisted that the universities must adhere to Covid-19 protocol and ensure that the norm of social distancing is followed in the campus and all classrooms and examination halls are properly sanitised from time to time. "The safety and health of the students should not be compromised at any cost. Universities are instructed to maintain the highest academic standards while conducting the examinations," the statement said.

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IIT Bombay, Kharagpur, Roorkee and Kanpur students will not have to sit for final year exams

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