The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the University Grants Commission to not release the academic calendar for this year till September 24, so that students appearing for compartment examinations can apply to universities, Bar and Bench reported. The compartment exams began on Tuesday and will end on September 29.
A bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar and Sanjiv Khanna cited the exceptional circumstances of the coronavirus pandemic and instructed the University Grants Commission to work in tandem with the Central Board of Secondary Education, and coordinate on the date of declaration of results and the cut-off dates for admission.
Senior advocate Vivek Tankha, appearing for the students, contended that if admissions to colleges are over by the time the results are announced, the students taking the compartment exams would lose out on the opportunity to get admitted for this…