The meeting of the principals of the 35 autonomous colleges, Vice-Chancellors of five universities and academicians convened by the Higher Education department on Tuesday resolved to introduce a uniform academic calendar and common syllabus in conformity with the UGC guidelines in Plus III level.
The meeting was convened by the Higher Education department Principal Secretary Gagan Dhal here to promote academic excellence in the autonomous colleges by doing away with the disparity in syllabus, academic calendar and holding of examinations as well as the publication of results.
After the day-long deliberation in the workshop, Dhal said a decision was taken to adopt a uniform academic calendar for admission, examination, publication of results, etc at a particular date for the benefit of the students. Even the internal examinations and semesters would be held in particular dates in all the autonomous colleges.
The new calendar would be put in place by mid-November next in all the 35 autonomous colleges in the State, he said, adding there are 19 Government autonomous colleges in the State while the rest are aided ones.
Dhal said that a high level expert committee had also been formed to monitor the quality of education in the autonomous colleges in the Plus III level.
It was also decided to adopt a common set of question papers in 80 marks leaving 20 marks to the respective college authorities to frame the questions. The meeting stressed on holding of examinations on a particular date and publishing results within a particular time frame, Dhal informed.