Haryana State Higher Education Council (HSHEC) on Tuesday decided to conduct examinations of the last year students of all Universities and Colleges by the end of September while results to be declared before October 30
HSHEC president Brij Kishore Kuthiala said that this decision was taken in a meeting wherein Principal Secretary, State Higher Education Ankur Gupta, Director General Ajit Balaji Joshi, Vice Chancellors and Examination Controllers of all the State universities attended through video conferencing. HSHEC spokesman said that about two lakh students are studying in the final year classes of various colleges and universities of the State and all the arrangements regarding their examinations will be made on time.
He informed that the State Government has given approval for these examinations based on the recommendation of the Union Ministry of Education and University Grants Commission. In addition to this, the Supreme Court has also made it mandatory to conduct final year examinations.
The Vice Chancellors of all Universities assured that the instructions given by the Central Government and the State Government on 'Standard Operating Procedure' (SOP) in view of Covid-19 will be fully implemented. Provision has also been made for compartment and re-examination for final year students in all the Universities, he added.
The spokesman further informed that the students of these classes who have opted for the examinations have been given the option to appear in the examination either online or offline.
A hostel will also be arranged for the stay of students coming from far off places. Rules of social distancing will be followed in the examination centers.
He said that the exam papers will be of multiple choices, short answers and explanatory answers. He said that some of the Universities which have already started the examinations have also declared the results. The online work of last year's students' classes is going on at a rapid pace.
Along with the examinations in September month, there will be new admissions from October 2020 while normal studies will start as much as possible according to the circumstances. It was also told that students who will not be able to take the exam due to real reasons will be given one more chance of such examination, he added.