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New Delhi: The final year exams have been an increasingly concerning issue and while there have been constant debates around the same, the Supreme Court has in fact ruled out a verdict regarding the circular from the University Grants Commission (UGC) dated July 6. The decision on the pleas that challenge the UGC’s guidelines to conduct final year exams by September 30.

The bench declaring the verdict was headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan and while the verdict was reserved on August 18, 2020, it was today, on August 28, 2020, that the bench has decided to upheld the UGC’s guidelines regarding the conducting of exams for final year students. SC has now directed the Universities to take the exams as the degrees cannot be given without them, however, it did state that conducting them by September 30 is not a diktat while also stating that this has been done in order to keep in mind the benefit of students as the admissions to PG courses are due and the state cannot override the guidelines that have been set by UGC.

Meanwhile, the decision ruled out also stated the fact that the Universities can postpone the exam dates and get fresh ones after consulting with UGC under the Disaster Management Act. While states have insisted on not putting up with final year exams, and with those like Maharashtra and Delhi ruling out any possibility of exams, UGC has in fact, stated that the higher education of the country will be affected and hence, these exams are necessary.

While exams will have to be conducted, those who do not want to do so by September 30, will have to convey the same to UGC in order for appropriate representation of the issue.

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