Supreme Court today instructed University Grants Commission (UGC) to work with the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to come up with a new 2020-21 academic calendar, reports LiveLaw.in.
The Court instructed both the agencies to work in tandem with regard to the compartment exam result and academic calendar so that students who are giving the compartment exam do not lose a year.
The Court instructed UGC to work out a date with the CBSE regarding the cut-off dates for one to apply for admissions and then it will instruct the board to declare the compartment exam results before that date.
A bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar & Sanjiv Khanna noted that due to the exceptional circumstances both the agencies should work closely regarding formulating an academic calendar that can accommodate students appearing for the compartment exam. The board is conducting the…