UGC Guidelines: Gauhati University Exams 2021 for UG 3rd semester cancelled, 6th semester exams in August

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.

Gauhati University Exams 2021: Gauhati University has announced that it has decided to cancel the final exams for the third-semester students. 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.
“For intermediate semester/year students, assessment shall be based on internal evaluation and previous semester as suggested in 2020 guidelines,” the commission said.

In the notification, Gauhati University said: 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.

The UGC in its notification had asked the universities to conduct exams for final year or end semester students by August 31, in online, offline, or blended mode, following COVID-19 guidelines. For the fresh batch of students, the admission process should be completed by September 1 and classes should begin in October, it had said.

Gauhati University in the notification further clarified that proper instruction will be issued shortly for the conduct of practical classes.

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