The Union Minister for Education Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ announced on Tuesday the University Grants Commission (UGC) Guidelines on Academic Calendar for the First Year of Under-Graduate and Post-Graduate Students of the Universities for the Session 2020-21 in View of COVID-19 Pandemic.
The Commission at its meeting held on 21 September 2020 approved the UGC Guidelines on Academic Calendar for the First Year of Under-Graduate and Post-Graduate Students of the Universities for the Session 2020-21 taking into account the ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic.
The admissions to the first year programmes for the session 2020-21 will completed by the end of October 2020. The last date for admissions to fill up the remaining vacant seats shall be 30 November 2020.
The Academic Session 2020-21 may commence from 01 November, 2020 for first year students.
Accordingly, the following calendar has been suggested for the academic session 2020-2021:
- Admission Process (To be completed) 31.10.2020
- Commencement of Classes of above students
- Fresh batch (First Semester/Year) 01.11.2020*
- Preparatory Break 01.03.2021 to 07.03.2021
- Conduct of Examinations 08.03.2021 to 26.03.2021
- Semester Break 27.03.2021 to 04.04.2021
- Commencement of Classes for Even Semester 5.04.2021
- Preparatory Break 01.08.2021 to 08.08.2021
- Conduct of Examinations 09.08.2021 to 21.08.2021
- Semester Break 22.08.2021 to 29.08.2021
- Commencement of Next Academic Session for this Batch 30.08.2021