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UGC suggests public univs to curtail academic year

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22 Jun 2021 20:53:42 | Update: 22 Jun 2021 20:53:42
UGC suggests public univs to curtail academic year

The University Grants Commission has suggested public universities to reduce the duration of academic year and cancel holidays in a recovery guideline amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

The regulator body of country’s higher education on Tuesday forwarded its six-point guidelines to the vice-chancellors and registrars of all public universities, said a press release.

On May 31, the commission decided to formulate a recovery guideline according to the capacity and reality of the universities at a virtual meeting attended by Education Minister Dipu Moni and vice-chancellors of all public universities.

UGC asked to reduce the duration of the conventional/existing academic year significantly and acceptably also to reduce or cancel various holidays (summer, winter and festival vacations) to complete the final examination/class/class test/assignment/practical classes and semester within the shortest possible time.

The duration of each class (theoretical and practical) or lecture time cannot be reduced, suggested UGC, adding “even if the number of lectures needs to be reduced, the entire syllabus must be completed”.

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