New Delhi: The University Grants Commission (UGC) has directed universities and colleges to ensure that admissions to first-year courses for the academic year 2021-22 are finalised no later than September 30, 2021. The UGC has stated that academic sessions 2021-22 must start latest by October 1, 2021.
UGC on Friday issued guidelines on examinations and academic calendars to colleges and universities in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Rajnish Jain, Secretary, UGC, has sent a communication to Vice-Chancellors of universities and principals of colleges. He has informed them about new guidelines regarding examinations and the academic calendar in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Admissions to the first-year courses/programmes for the session 2021-2022, shall be completed by no later than September 30, 2021. The last date for admissions to fill up the remaining vacant seats shall be October 31, 2021. The relevant documents of the qualifying examination can be accepted up to December 31, 2021,” wrote UGC in the letter sent to Vice-Chancellors of universities and principals of colleges.
“The academic session 2021-2022 shall commence latest by October 1, 2021, for first semester/year students,” the commission added.
