Agencies:

NEW DELHI: Final year Examinations in Universities will have to be conducted by September end, the HRD Ministry announced on Monday, deferring the schedule from July in view of a spike in COVID-19 cases.

However, students unable to appear in final year exams in September will get another chance and Universities will conduct special exams "as and when feasible", according to a revised guidelines issued by the University Grants Commission (UGC).

In view of the surge in COVID-19 infections, the UGC's panel of experts, headed by Haryana University vice-chancellor R C Kuhad, was on June 25 asked to review the final-year examination guidelines issued on April 29.
The Minister said it has been formulated "in view of the safety, career progression and placements of the students and their larger interests, after consulting" the Home Ministry and the Health Ministry.