Karnataka universities to conduct semester exams soon; Next academic year from October

Dr Ashwathnarayan who is also the Deputy Chief Minister further added that the vice-chancellors of all universities preparing strategy towards holding the semester exams for the UG and PG students soon.

The Karnataka Government is all set to commence the next academic year from October 2021. The decision has been announced by the Minister of Higher Education Dr Ashwathnarayan CN on June 15. During the announcement, the minister also proposed holding the semester exams for the undergraduate and postgraduate programmes soon. Dr Ashwathnarayan who is also the Deputy Chief Minister further added that the vice chancellors of all universities preparing strategy towards holding the semester exams for the UG and PG students soon.

While talking about the tentative timeline to commence the next academic year, the Higher Education Minister also stressed upon the vaccination process. He further added that Vice Chancellors and college chiefs must ensure all students above 18 years are vaccinated against COVID so that the next academic year starts normal. “VCs and college chiefs have a social responsibility. They need to ensure all students above 18 years are vaccinated. This helps start the next academic year activity as normal. Examinations can also be held as normal. Academic work has to go on and we have to find solutions,” Dr Ashwathnarayan added.

Meanwhile, the Karnataka Government is also planning to arrange for evening colleges in metro cities and are exploring options to launch inter-disciplinary programs in some colleges of Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU). With the objective of making Karnataka a leading education hub, the government will also launch a unified university management system in July.

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