Analysis of
UGC Guidelines
Now,
two-year grace period across all univs?
Guidelines Apply For PG Courses too
Undergraduate and postgraduate
students across the country will now get a two-year grace period beyond the
scheduled duration of their degree programmes to clear their backlog papers.
The
University Grants Commission (UGC) has issued guidelines to this effect to
bring uniformity over the grace period across universities. Universities and
higher education institutions are expected not to set varying time spans for
students to complete their degree studies after the regulation period is over.
The
guidelines provide that a student pursuing a three-year undergraduate programme
or a four or five-year professional course such as en gineering, medical or
integrated law degree would be given two more years to clear the backlog
papers. Similarly, students at the postgraduate level will also be given two
years to clear their backlog papers.
In
a letter to vicechancellors of all universities, UGC secretary Jaspal S Sandhu
has asked authorities to pursue and adopt these guidelines. The guidelines were
formulated after the UGC constituted an experts' committee to determine a
uniform time period for completion of degrees. The uniformity was also needed
in view of the reforms like choice-based credit system.
“The
guidelines are a good step towards maintaining uniformity in standards.
However, we will have to see how universities respond to them,“ Ravi Bharadwaj,
education and legal consultant, told TOI.
He
said the guidelines are subject to regulations of statutory bodies and
universities governing grant of degrees and may merely be recommendatory in
nature.
Guideline Link | http://www.ugc.ac.in/pdfnews/2980373_Guidelines-for-uniform-span.pdf
Source | www.ugc.ac.in
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