Amidst the ongoing debate regarding the holding of examinations, on Friday, August 28, the Supreme Court has upheld the University Grants Commission's (UGC's) July 6 circular stating that final year exams are mandatory, however, the extension of the dates can depend on the states.
A three-judge bench of Supreme Court which comprised of Justices Ashok Bhushan, R Subhash Reddy and MR Shah pronounced the verdict when faced with pleas challenging UGC's directive to conduct final year university exams by September-end in the midst of the coronavirus outbreak.
Moreover, the apex court, providing major relief to the students, stated that the deadline set by UGC can be changed by the state but the states cannot promote the students without taking examinations. The court further in its statement added that the Maharashtra government's decision to postpone exams under the Disaster Management Act shall remain in its place.
Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray had earlier urged PM Modi to cancel the final-year examinations of all non-professional courses and to pass the students with average marks in view of the pandemic. CM Thackeray further added that there should be a single decision at the national level for the final-year examinations considering the safety and future of the students.
Meanwhile, with the surge in the rising number of cases of coronavirus in the country, Maharashtra clocked 14,718 fresh cases of the coronavirus in the last 24 hours taking the COVID-19 tally to 7,33,568.
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