The Supreme Court is scheduled to conduct hearing on the plea from 31 students against the UGC guidelines to conduct the final year examina...
The Supreme Court is scheduled to conduct hearing on the plea from 31 students against the UGC guidelines to conduct the final year examinations in all the universities. In the previous hearing, UGC had submitted its response and the Court had said that it will conduct the next hearing on August 10.
In its response, the Commission had said “Students should continue to prepare for the examinations. Students should not be under the impression that examinations will be stayed because of the Supreme Court hearing.”
The UGC had filed a reply to the court in which it had said that the final year exams are compulsory and need to be conducted before September 30 deadline. The Commission had clarified that students who are not able to participate in the exams will be given another chance to appear for the exam at an appropriate time.
Abhishek Sanghvi, who was appearing for one of the petitioners, argued that the decision to conduct the exam amid the pandemic was arbitrary. He pointed out that some of the universities do have adequate IT infrastructure and it is not feasible for them to conduct the exam.
Sanghvi also said that “heavens will not fall if exams are cancelled” and cited the Disaster Management Act that allows...
