University Grants Commission (UGC) has approved the revised alternative 2020-21 academic calendar for universities, according to Indianexpress.com. The universities can commence their classes for 1st year from November 1 and no new admissions will be allowed after November 30, according to the report.
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This is a revised version of the alternative calendar in which the commencement of classes for the 1st year has been pushed by at least 2 months. According to previous revision released in April, the classes were supposed to begin on September 1.
Due to the delay in various entrance exams, the commencement date has been pushed to November 1 now. Universities can push the start date until November 18 if there is a delay in the results of the entrance exams, adds the report….