Showing posts with label Court Order. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Court Order. Show all posts

Friday 28 August 2020

Supreme Court's Decision on UGC Guidelines for Examination 2020

The Supreme Court's Decision (Date- 28 Aug 2020): 

(1) The   prayer   to   quash   the revised   guidelines dated 06.07.2020 issued by the University Grants
Commission and OM dated 06.07.2020 issued by the Ministry of Human Resource Development and letter
dated 06.07.2020 issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs is refused.
(2) The   decision   taken   by   the   State   Disaster Management   Authority/State   not   to   hold   final
year/terminal semester examination by 30.09.2020 in   exercise   of   power   under   Disaster   Management Act,   2005   shall   prevail   over   deadline   fixed   by the University Grants Commission i.e. 30.09.2020 in respect to the concerned State.
(3)   The   decision   of   the   State/State   Disaster Management Authority to promote the students in
the final year/terminal semester on the basis of previous   performance and   internal   assessment
being   beyond   the   jurisdiction   of Disaster Management   Act,   2005   has   to   give   way   to   the guidelines of UGC dated 06.07.2020 directing to hold examination of final year/terminal semester.
The   State   and   University   cannot  promote   the students   in   the   final  year/terminal   semester without holding final year/terminal examination. 
(4) If any State/Union Territory in exercise of jurisdiction under Disaster Management Act, 2005 has taken a decision that it is not possible to
conduct   the   final   year/terminal  semester examination   by 30.09.2020,  we   grant   liberty   to such State/Union Territory to make an application to the University Grants Commission for extending deadline of   30.09.2020   for   that   State/Union Territory   which   shall   be considered   by   UGC   and rescheduled   date   be communicated to   such State/Union Territory at the earliest.

Monday 19 August 2013

Distance Education Council to extend the recognition of the Global Open University, Nagaland

In a recent order of the hon'ble High Court Guwahati, which has its jurisdiction over Nagaland state also, opined from the evidences that the DEC had not granted recognition to TGOU arbitrarily without any solid reason. This was clearly a case of Discrimination. The court ordered the DEC to extend the recognition of TGOU from 02-06-2009 onwards till the time of taking the decision on the report of Expert Committee in matter of according regular recognition to the University. DEC was further directed to publish on its website within one month of the extension of the recognition.

This will benefit thousands of students of the North East and the other parts of India who have got enrolled in the Distance Education Courses of TGOU, Nagaland. It is noteworthy that TGOU is the only university in Nagaland that offers distance education courses in the state.




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