Bhubaneswar, July 17 -- The University Grants Commission has issued guidelines on examinations and academic calendar in view of COVID-19 to all universities and colleges across the nation.

According to the notification issued by the UGC, the admissions to first-year courses for 2021-22 should be completed by September 30 and academic session will commence by October 1.

Here are the details:

Examinations

The provisions as contained in the guidelines issued earlier as mentioned above shall apply for the current academic session 2020-21. Further, the Terminal Semester/ Final Year Examinations (2020-2021) be compulsorily conducted in offline (pen & paper)/ online/ blended (online offline) mode by no later than August 31, 2021 following th...