Bhubaneswar, Sept. 22 -- Union Minister for Education Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' on Tuesday announced the University Grants Commission (UGC) Guidelines on Academic Calendar for the 1st year of Under-Graduate and Post-Graduate Students of the Universities for the Session 2020-21 in view of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Commission at its meeting held on September 21 approved the UGC Guidelines on the academic calendar for the first year of UG and PG students for the 2020-21 session taking into account the current pandemic situation.

The admissions to the first-year programmes for the session 2020-21 will be completed by the end of October 2020. The last date for admissions to fill up the remaining vacant seats shall be November 30, 2020.

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