University Grants Commission(UGC) on Tuesday released the academic calendar for the first-year university students of undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) courses for the session 2020-21. Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal shared the academic calendar by UGC on Twitter.
As per the UGC calendar, the academic session for first-year students will now start in November. This delay will have an impact on the next academic session as well.
“In view of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Commission has accepted the Report of the Committee and approved the University Grants Commission Guidelines on Academic Calendar for the First Year of Under-Graduate and Post-Graduate Students of the Universities for the Session 2020-21,” Pokhriyal said in a tweet.
Education Minister Pokhriyal further added that a full refund for the admission cancellation will be made to students till…