UGC Exam Guidelines Show Deep Concern For Students' Health; Issued For A Uniform Academic Calendar: SC
The Supreme Court on Friday approved the guidelines issued by the Universities Grants Commission (UGC) on July 6 for holding final semester exams by September 30. "The Guidelines were issued with the object that a uniform academic calendar be followed by all the Universities and final /terminal examinations be held", observed a bench comprising Justices Ashok Bhushan, R Subhash Reddy and MR Shah. The Court stressed that the uniform deadline of September 30 across the country was set for the welfare of the students, by saying : "The students who look forward for admission in higher classes or take employment require final degree for their career prospect and to maintain uniformity in dates by which final examinations are over is with the object of students welfare and for their career and it cannot be said that since uniform date has been fixed by which Terminal semester/ Final year examination are to be completed, Article 14 has been violated". The bench held that ...