NTA UGC Calendar 2020: NTA UGC Calendar 2020 – 2021 Released!!! Details regarding the New Guidelines for Examinations and Academic Calendar for the Universities. Students shall check here the details and changes regarding the academic activities and exams.
Due to the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic throughout the country our central government has announced the complete lock down for all educational institutions, universities etc. Due to this lock down there is a lot of issues regarding the classes and exams the University Grants Commission constituted an Expert Committee to calculate and make recommendations on the issues related to the Examinations and the Academic Calendar to avoid academic loss and take appropriate measures for the students future.
Prof. R. C. Kuhad, Former Member, UGC headed the Expert Committee and Vice Chancellor, Central University of Haryana, Mahendergarh, Haryana along with other members. The Commission at its meeting held on 27.4.2020 accepted the Report of the Committee and approved the Guidelines on Examinations and Academic Calendar.
University Grants Commission(UGC) has issued NTA UGC Calendar 2020 certain guidelines for the University students regarding the Academic Session and University Examinations. Candidates can check the detailed guidelines issued by UGC.
1. Intermediate Semester Students: Will be graded based on internal assessment of the present and previous semester. In states where the COVID-19 situation has normalized, there will be exams in the month of July.
2. Terminal Semester Students: Exams will be held in the month of July.
3. A COVID-19 cell will be constituted in every university which will be empowered to solve the issues of students related to academic calendar and examinations.
4. A COVID-19 cell in the UGC to be created for faster decision making.
| Events | Dates |
| Start of Even Semester | 01.01.2020 |
| Suspension of Classes | 16.03.2020 |
| Continuation of Teaching-Learning through various modes such as Online Learning / Distance Learning / Social Media (WhatsApp / YouTube) / E-mails / Video Conferencing / Mobile Apps / SWAYAMPRABHA Channels on DTH etc. | 16.03.2020 to 31.05.2020 |
| Finalisation of Dissertation/ Project Work/ Internship Reports/ E-labs/ Completion of Syllabus/ Internal Assessment/ Assignment/ Students Placement Drive etc. | 01.06.2020 to 15.06.2020 |
| Summer Vacations# | 16.06.2020 to 30.06.2020 |
| Conduct of Examinations: Terminal Semester/ Year Intermediate Semester/Year | 01.07.2020 to 15.07.2020 16.07.2020 to 31.07.2020 |
| Evaluation and Declaration of Result: Terminal Semester/ Year Intermediate Semester/ Year | 31.07.2020 14.08.2020 |
#– If situation so demands, the universities can have Summer Vacations for 30 days from 01-06-2020 to 30-06-2020. In that case the teaching-learning through various modes can be held up to 15-05-2020 and subsequently Finalization of Dissertation etc. may be completed from 16-05-2020 to 31-05-2020.
2. The Academic Session 2020-21 may commence from 01.8.2020 for old students and from 01.09.2020 for fresh students.
| Events | Dates |
| Admission Process | 01.08.2020 to 31.08.2020 |
| Commencement of Classes Students of 2nd/ 3rdyear Fresh batch (First Semester/Year) | 01.08.2020 01.09.2020 |
| Conduct of Examinations | 01.01.2021 to 25.01.2021 |
| Commencement of Classes for Even Semester | 27.01.2021 |
| Dispersal of Classes | 25.05.2021 |
| Conduct of Examinations | 26.05.2021 to 25.06.2021 |
| Summer Vacations | 01.07.2021 to 30.07.2021 |
| Commencement of Next Academic Session | 02.08.2021 |
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